Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-01
ANABLe WAVES EXAMINATION.
Sent On for FeIonious Cutting-Other fo-
lice-Court Cases.

lice-Court Cases.
William Anable, who was at one tlrne
clerk of the Henrico County Court, was pc
fore the Police CouIt yesterday morning
charged with forging the name OF Louis
Rawlings TO paper for one doDsl
and uttering the same as true. The case
was called soon after the session OF the
court opened, as Mr.. Rawlings and one OK
two of the other witnesses were complain
ing of feeling unwell and desired TO leave
as quickly as possible.
Mir. Samuel NJ. Page, who appeared as
counsel for the accused, waived examina,,
ton, and the case was certified to the grano
Jury Of the Hastings Court. which meets
next Monday No witnesses were exa1ii11
ined and the accused was sent to jail, oaii
being refused.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
This is a copy of the paper which Anabie
is charged with forging: ,ooo
AT Mr.. Anable does not pay his bill by II
O'Clock A. N. will pay II. he IL al right
"LRwIs RAwLISGs.
Mr.. Rawlings, when seen by Dispdfca
reporter and asked about the case. said:
II was talking with some gentlemen last
Wednesday night when AnaOle joined the
marty and was introduced TO me by gem
tleman whose name it is not necessary 10
mention. He and / discussed business
matter. and told him to come to my OIL
fee next day and we would talk the matter
over further. / knew nothing Whatever
about Mr.. Anable, and taking him to be 9
gentleman treated him as such. He askeu
me il 1 had a business-card. and took one
out of my pocket and handed it TO MN.
/ did not see him again and heard nothing
more of him until Friday just as was gong
TO dinner, when was handed this oToer,
purporting to be from me, and told that
owed Mr. Mark Davis one dollar. L Went
bv the Davis House, and by. glanclng over
the register saw that Anable's name was
written in exactly the same hand as snI'
alleged order, which pronounced for-
Anable was arrested on Main street Sun
dav morning by Sergeant Alexander lon-
linson.
CONVICTED ONCE BEFORE.
This will not be Anable's first trial on
the crave charge of forgery, and his FORM
or record is liable to make against MN ~
the effort TO oxtricate himself from the
dihculties that now surround him.
Anable, whose family came here from the
North soon after the war, was clerk or tns
Henrico County Court for the year 1871
and part of 1872. Ills allowances were
paid upon the warrant of the Chairman ot
the County Board OF Supervisors, which
pOsition his father, Major Anable. then
filed. The young clerk was tried on the
charge of forging his fathers name TO over
allowances and placing the paper on the
market and wGs convicted and sentenced
TO the penitentiary. The case was taken
20 the Supreme Court Of Appeals and the
iudpment of the lower court reversed:
When the second trial occurred none OF
this paper WAS on the market and no case
could be made against him.
The accused appears TO be about forty or
forty-fiye years old. His father was re-
spected resident of the county and when
he came South was in independent clrcum-
stances.
sFNT on FOR FELONIUS CUTTING.
Adolphus Motley (colored) was charged
with assaultng, cutting. and wounding
William Cooley with some sharp instru-
ment, with intent to kill. The evidence
showed that these two men with several
other negroes were in the house of Sallie
Gaines. on Sixteenth street, Sunday night.
when Cooley accidentally struck against
Motley, who took it as an Insult, and in
vited Cooley out in the street to settle the
matter. Cooley left the room with his
friend, Richard Epps, followed by Mot
lev. and had reached Sixteenth and
Franklin streets. when Motley took a
knife or some sharp instrument from
his pocket and struck at Cooley, who en-
deavor d 10 dodge the blow but failed, and
the blade of the weapon cut him In the
right eve Motley ran off at full speed,
and Cooley went to the First police-stetlon
and swore out warrant against him. lie
was arrested about two hours afterwards
by Policeman Holdcroft at house Just
outside the corporation line.
Motley, VINO was defended by Giles
jackson. was sent on 10 the grand jury,
- s.1 - fhn olmg hon
The almshouse physician made an eXaIni-
nation of CoOlcy's eye IN the courtroom
and discovered that the ball OF the eye
had been cut entirely across and the sight
DESTROYED.
OTHER CASES.
Mrs. Anna Boltz. charged with being
disorderlv and creating an ANNOYANCE to
the nelghborhOOd. was cOmmittedto await
| a commission OF lunacy.
George Byrne. charged with vagrancy
and being q suspicious character was re-
ouired TO give security for his good be-
| Gnvior for thirty days in the sum OF 800.
Thomas Wah, cursing, abusing. and
threatening Julia l.. Whines. fined s5and
costs.
Delphia Robinson and Alice Iwyman
| (colored) were fined 50 and costs each for
/ being disorderlv on the street.
John Newcomb, disorderly on the street.
| Fined IS and costs.
! James White (colored), assaulting and
/ striking Margaret Thompson and threaten
/ ing to strike Emma Thompson with an
/ axe. Fined So and costs,
Edward Coghlin, drunk. Fined s. and
costs.
! A. Isadore. charged with vagrancy, was
/ required to give security tor thirty days.
j. W. Anderson, drunk. Fined s. and
costs.