Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-29
BEFORE COURT.
BOWEN WAVES EXAMINATION WITH
OUT GoIHG INTO AN INVESTIGATION.
Terry Sent On to the Grand jury; holes
Discharged, bat TO be Indicted
Eotwithstandi1g.

The case Of James Bowen. charged with
the murder 10 Fulton on Tuesday night la.t
OF Summerheld simcoe. YVES taken up in the
Police Court al 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning. The other csses on the docket
had been disposed Of before this hour,
which was agreed upon wednesday s. the
time al which a preliminary hearing should
be had.
The prisoner was brought up from jail
about II O'Clock by Deputy y.SerEeant Bur-
gess and taken into the Office OF the Justice.
where bis mother, two sisters, uncle, and
brother-in-law were awaiting his arrival.
The meeting was quite affecting and the
eref-stricken relatives showed that their
weight Oi sorrow bore heavily upon them.
When Sergeant Thomas called BOwcn's
name he and his relatives walked from the
Office and took seats back Of the bar, the
prisoner sitting beside his counsel, {. v.
Meredith, Esq.
EXAMINATION WAIVED.
Justice Crutchiield called attention TO the
fact that there was on his docket the charge
against George SlmcOe OF sssauitng aud
sinking james Bowen with a stone, aSd
asked whether the two cases should be heard
together.
Mr.. Meredith answered that so far as his
client was concerned he felt no disposition
TO press this case that under the peculiar
circumstances they were perfectly Wiling
that II should he dismissed
Justice CrutcbdeId and Colonel Spotswood
were OF the opinion that the case bad better
be continued for ten days, and Il was post
poned until April 9Th. SimcOe gave bail Tor
his appearance at that time.
Mr.. Meredith then waived examination in
the chsrge against Bowen, and the witnesses
were recognized for their appearance before
the grand jury OF the lIuslings Court on
Monday next, the lst day OF April.
TIE NoLEs-TERRY CASE.
The most important case on the regular
docket was the continued one Of :. a.
Moles, charged with shooting william
Terry, and Terry, who is a c0lored man.,
charged with breaking snd entering In the
nighttime the storehouse OF :. A. Moes
with intent 20 commit larceny. Terry, who
had been at the city hospital under treat
ment since the shooting. which occurred on
Saturday night, March 10th. soon after mid
nIght. was in court, but looked very feeble.
His coat had Jagged EOle in the back, large
enough to run IUau's hand through, which
wos made by the whole load Of small shot
delivered from Mr.. Moes's gun when Terrv,
who had broken into the formers bir-iOom
near the second market, was trying TO make
good his escape. Terry was represented by
Mr. Hill Carter.
Sergeant Tomlinson testified to hearing
the report of the gun sOd going TO Moless
bar-room and finding the man shot.
MR.. M0LEs TELLS TIE STORY.
I'm his testimony Mr. Molos SAID this 10y
had been IN his employment up 10 within
three weeks oi the shooting. He had missed
money from the drawer the Saturday night
,reyious 10 the shooting and he determined
10 catch the thiei. On the night OF the lGth
OF March. be proceeded 10 lock up as usual,
and then concealed himself behind the bar
with his uble.barreledg gun by his side. \
few minutes after L. O'Clock he heard noise
AT the outer door. Afterwards be heard some
one at the door leading INTO the bar. lac
took ND his gun, cooked il, crouching down
behind the bar out Of sight, saw a man pre-
senty enter and walk boldly uD TO The bar.
He (Moles) then raised up ana said 9 have
got YOU now" The m1n turned and he
pulled down on him, but the gun missed
fire. Just as tine man reached the door he
pulled the other trigger. The second barre
fred and the man dropped, and pointing u
the prisoner said: "And there he is
THE COURTS DECISION.
The prisoner Terry took tue stand and
said that on the evening and night OF The
shooting he got with a LOT OF boys and got
drunk. he had no recollection Of being al
Mr. Moles's, and did not know anything Of
the shooting. When ne came 10 his sense:
sunday he found himself at the alalsbOuse.
blr. Moles was discharged: Terry was
sent on 10 the grand jury, and bail being re-
fused ne was sent to jail. Mr.. Carter thought
TO send Terry to jail IN his present condition
would 6ndanger his life. DR.. Whitfield, one
OF The almshouse physicians, said Terry had
BAD sore on mis- back and there were pieces
Of fractured bone in his body. lie did not
think, however, his life would be endan.
gered by imprisonment, and ne (Whtlield
intended to discharge him from the hospital
to-day.
TO BE INDICTED.
Commonwealih's Attorney SpOlswood,
who came INTO court after The case had been
disposed Of had a conversation with Justice
Crutchfcld and intimated that he will still
draw up an indictment against Mr. Mole.
and send 1t to the grand Jury when that body
meets on Monday. He l. OF opinion thai the
case was one which jury should decide.
OTHER CASES,
William Tayl)r (cOlored) was sent on 70
the grand Jury for feloniously assanlting W.
II. Howard with harhet. This offence
occurred on the 17th Of july, when the ac-
cused, who has Just been caught, and How
ard, who is white man, were both EN-.
Moved bv Mr.. AlOnZo Phillips.
Sterling Bryant. }. 4. Gsles, and +. n.
Cox were fined s. each for trespassing on
the premises Of and niuring the property
OF sam Wing.
Jim Stewart and William Christian (both
colored) were fined $40 each for fast driving
on the street.
william Coleman (cooFed). assauting and
beating Anns Clarke. Fined S1O and costs.