Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
nomNsnN ANDTlEErLOUR.
re g. PLACED Under Bonds Dut Not
Convicted other Cases.

In the Police court Yesterday after The
regular mornings docket had been disposed
~ The clse Of L. NJ, Johnson, charged with
having An bis possession one lot oi wHsh-
boards ana other articles, The property OF
'T,vIOr Il. Powell, and with stealing barrcl
~ flour worth 80, the property OF Anderson
A Newman. WIS called.
Iy.Jus'ice u. {. RICHARDSON anu Samue'
N. Page. E,q, appeared as counsel Tor tle
accused and Tor his wiic, Mrs. J.. 81. Jo1h-
son. who stood charged with stealing one
lot of washhotrd>. the property OF IayloT H.
Powell.
lame. Lewis atlas Dagger, Henry Baker,
and Reuben johnson (tll cOlOred) we're
CHARGED with stealing the barrel OF h'ur, and
against Digger there was the addillona'
charge Of stealing a hail Il zen wsshboardS,
the Dropertv Of Powell. GILES II. Jackson
anD4sred q, counsel FOR RCuben Johnson and
BaSer. At the request OF Justice Crutch'
lield. who felt dchc2cy about sitting IN the
ca.es. lie having tssued several OF the war
rants snd couycr.ed freely with counsel and
come of the witnesses. senior Justice Holmes
conducted the examination.
The cases were directly connected one
with the other. and IN fact some OF the
charges were the result OF testimony gwen
in former examination M one OF the cases,
hut Johnson, through bis counsel. elected
to he tried alone and separately on each
charge. and al toe request OF Mr. fSge 'ne
Commonwealth Witnesses were sent out OF
the courtroom, only Que being admitted at
the time.
The ii Al charre taken up was that OF l..
NJ johnson. charged with having in his pos
session good, belonging 10 Powell Counsel
raised the point that The warrant did not
charye that the goods were known TO be
stolen. ana that therefore the warrant should
he ouashed, and that no other warrant OF
tbis character could be issued except upon
sworn testimony. This point was sustained
and The warrant was quashed.
TIE charge against johnson OF stealing the
barrel of -four was next taken up. ana there
not being sufiiUcnt evidence brought Out 10
convict. the case was dismissed johnson
was reauired TO give security for his good
hohayloi for twelve months in the sun OF
sg0O. which he did with Mr. 4. +. Gill as
suretv.
All ~ the other cases were dismissed and
DAGGER was reuuiie ed 10 give security for SIX
months In The sun OF 1900. Messrs. kleh.
ardson aud Page made a strong legal nsnl
and ,ucceeded on technical grounds 10 pre-
venting the witnesses for the Commonw ealth
from testifving oa the most material polhts
involved In the matter
Henry Flick, white boy just thirteen
wears old, was charged with beinga common
vaRrant.
Policeman I. c. Epps. who made the ar
rest, stated that the boy was sent 10 the
peuitantiary from Rockingham county when
be was only eleven years old; thst last TAI
DIR. w. W. Parker and another gentleman
secured q home for him with gentlemsn
living short distance below the city; thAt
on TUESDAY the boy ran away aud came to
the cit, and was taken up rs vagTsnt.
In reply 60 questions asked oy justice
Crulchneld the boy said that be was con
yieted OF HOUSEKEEPING and sentenced tC
i've Years In the pentenuary and was IN
prison about one year: that he hsd 90 ofather,
but MS mother was living. Hesaid he broke
into store but did pot steal ANYTHING; that
he saw where the merchant hid his money
and he was after this, but did not get 1t. liz
had broken in.o one house before this:
The youthful criminal Was sent TO laii 70
stay untll the Justice can arrange Tor DIS
transportation to bis home.
William +. Alley, charged with oeins
drunk aud disorderly on the street ana re-
sisiing The police, was nued $40 ana costs;
Dsnie, MURPHY was fned S5 and costs iol
assanliing, cursing, abusing. aud stfikini
G. H. Morgan.