Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-20
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
pA,u vouNe's TRIAL FOR MURDER
SET FOR TUESDAY NEXT.
. rore.ry Case and a suit for False In
prIsOnment--An Interesting Case
Tobacco Breaks.

,co.r..no,sepee Of tho Richmond DIspssch.l
PxrrpspuRo, February is.-The Hnstings
Court met this morning ct II O'CLOCK,
Jndoe BERNARD presiding. Tho grand jury
received their usual charge and suose-
o.entIv returned true bills against the fol
lowing parties for felony; Emily Black
we'll feolored), W. NJ. Roach (colored)s as
sault with intent to kill; spratley Barker
Cwhite), embezzlement Luther n. Baugh
(white), grand larceny; jacob Robinson
fpbite1 receiving stolen goods, Inere
being no further businessfo for consideration
the grand Jurors we're discharged Iof tne
term. nh, ravt
was Fixed as the dag for the trlal y o. ing
caqeof the Commonwealth %. Paul Young,
;ndicted al the last term of the court Tor
the murder of Robert Gillian (eoloreul.
This case will be watched with great
deal of interest. Mr.. Young 10 very
popular Young man and the son OF o
.honored citizen.
CHARACTER OF THE EVIDENCE.
There are many witnesses on either side;
Evidence will be introduced 70 snow InAI
fhe negro Gillian was turbulent and des,
,,eTate character; that he bad provoked
several difficulties with citizens on the
streets previous TO his meeting with MT.
Young; that his reputation was generaily
bad and that Mr.. Young was comp,esiise '
for his own safety to shoot MN ID seli-ue'
fence.
son also attract much interest. The offence
with which they are charged dates Dack
ALLEGED ToRoERT.
RE Rogers (colored) was tried to-day
ON the charge Of forgery, IN signing as en-
dorsers to a negotiable note for 80 the
names of ]. M. Rappold and Robert
Gerecke. The accused is q huekster on
the market, and witnesses gave him good
character. When put upon the stand ne
acknowledged having signed the names IN
onestion, but declared that he did so I'M
der the belief that he was authorized TO
The Jury this evening acquitted r. Z.
Rogers of forgery.
berry and sentenced to the penitentiary Tor
two years.
SUIT FOB FALSE ARREST.
The announcement in the Norfolk cor
respondence of the Dispatch that A. G..
Tucker, a deaf and dumb printer OF that
city, had decided to bring suit for S5,OOO
damages for false arrest IN Petersburg,
revives the circumstances OF an interesting
case. Mr.. Tucker is q native of this city
and is a highly intelligent and honorable
Young man. He worked for some
time on the {nder-Appedl, was edu-
Gated at the Institution IN Stsun-
ton. and at the same time worked
upon the paper published by the deaf
mutes there. Last Monday, after having
visited some friends here, he started down
TO the depot TO take the train for Norfolk:
On his way he stopped in at the store OF
Mr.. w. e. Moore to buy a piece. OF chew
ing-tobacco and Immediately left. When
he went into the store another party was
there examining watch, who left while
Mr.. Tucker was buying the tobacco. SUP
sequently Mr.. Moore missed the watch,
and was informed by the party who was
examining it that he had left it upon the
counter.
SUSPECTED TUCKER.
Mr.. Moore then suspected that Mr..
Tucker had taken it, and securing the ser
vices of an officer, he went to the depot
and had Tucker arrested while sitting IN
one of the cars. Tucker was not made &C
ouainted with the charge against him un-
I'll he arrived at the station-house, when
he Indignantly denied all knowledge OF
the watch, and willingly submitted to q
search of his person. which failed to result
in the discovery of the missing property;
Considering himself greatly injured and
maltreated, he has decided to bring suit
against Mr.. Moore for $1,000.
KILLED TWO COWS.
The noon passenger train from Rich.
mond ran into drove of cows near Old
Town creek, killing two of them. The
cows belonged to Mr.. John Shell. There
was no damage to the train.
OTHER NOTES.
The two or three days Of very mild wea.
Their were succeeded last night by cold
wave, which this morning brought a smart
sprinkling OF SLOW. Fires and oyercoats
which were oppressive, are very comforta'
bic to-day.
Interesting revival meetings have been
commenced in several of the churches II
this city, both white and colored.
The tobacco breaks were again heavy. to
day, and it was late in the afternoon before
the sales were concluded. High prices are
still maintained.