The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-23

Crowded into the small, low-ceilinged
and dingy court room whercinMagistrate
>. w. llowcrton dispcnses Justice yes
terday, were come twenty-five men
and a troubled. down-cast and forlorn-
looking little woman.
She was Estclinc King, and was there
as the complaining witness in the case
of the Commonwealth VS.. Crawley and
Fortune
This was the case, recitcd at length
in these columns yesterday, in which
the defendants sought to cnticc Miss
King into house of ill-famc, and the
charge was abduction.
Messrs. Lockctt and Hogc appeared
for the city and Mcssrs. Woods and
Cooke for the defendants.
The warrant OF arrest set forth That
the oiTcnse was against Miss Cain"
and the misnoiucr was corrected after IL
short legal spat between the counsel.
Then cnsued IA determined effort on
the part of the defense to secure post
ponemcnt first in an effort to quash the
warrant on Il question of phraScology,
and then because of the insuilicency of
time defendants had to confer with
their clients.
The defendants were sworn, and
avcrred that they were not prepared To
20 on even with preliminary eXami-
nttic". as they wished To look into the
girls record and to establish their own
respective regulations. -'
VI,
counsel for the State, who held thai
these things were immetcria in the ex-
examination before a magistrate. whose
sole jurisdiction was TO determine if the
amount of proof which the law requires
to justify holding or committing the de-
PENDANTS had been produced. They
wished to proceed with an examination
Immediately.
Nlessrs. Cooke and Woods warmly de-
MED that their purpose was simply to
delay an examination. They explained
their position to be one of protecting the
good names OF their clients. Two men,
they stated, were arrested in strange
city, and it was sought to examine them
on OK partc testimony, as they had been
unable to secure IL solitary witness in
the brief time clapsing between their
arrest and the trial or examination.
They commended that if they had time
to produce witnesses the showing they
would be able TO make would justify the
magistrate in discharging their clients
from arrest, whereas if they submitted
to an examination at once things which
should he explained ut once would have
TO be delayed until the case came on to
be heard in the court of trial.
This, it was asserted vchemently by
counsel for the defense, would greatly in
Il
enjoyed at home, and would work an in
jury which even an honorable acquittal
on the trial could not repair.
The counsel on the other side de-
mandcd OF the defense what they pro-
posed to show with these witnesses who
were not present but so much desired
by the defense. They claim that these
were matters solely for consideration on
Il jury trial.
After further argument, Squire
Howcrton decided to continue the case
until Saturday. the Goth instant, at l3:30
o'clock, and concluded to leave the mat
ter of bail with Judge Robertson to be
heard at > o'clock yesterday.
Then another complication arose. 1t
was developed that Judge Robertson
was out Of town. and Squire lIowerton
was prevailed upon to accept bail for
the appearance of the defendants at tho
examination next Saturday.
Mr.. r. l.. Harvey, of Lynchburg, was
called and qualified as bondsman for
! Fortune in the sum of 5000, and bailor
and bailee left the magistrates office.
| They had scarcely left the building
/ when counsel for the State was informed
/ that the surety was insufficient, and
officers wero hastily dispatched for the
/ two men.
| Officer Wolfe brought the pair back,
! and Mr.. Harvey was rc-eXamined as to
/ his suiliciency, which resulted in his
being rejected.
Friends of the parties interested them
selves III finding bondsmen, and later
DR.. Jones appeared and qualified in the
sum of $500 as Crawley's security, and
j. b. Powell in similar sum to secure
the attendance of Fortune.
1t is but just that the statement should
be made that both Fortune and Crawlcy
enjoy an excellent reputation in Lynch
burg, and many friends accompanied
them to Roanoke yesterday morning to
stand trial and testify to this fact.
Handsome Present.
Mr.. E. c. Richardson, of this city,
manager of the keystone Watch Com
| pany Of Baltimore, was the recipient OF
very handsome present yesterday
from the employees and guests of Ford S
Hotel IN Richmond, where he acted in
the capacity of clerk for five years 1t
was silver water pitcher and cup lined
with gold, with his name and the date
nicely engraved in script on each. 1t
was given as an appreciation of his gon-
| tlcmanly courtesy while on dutv nt tha