The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-09
ca Said Justice CrutChftld While Hearing
the SluIs-ShOt Case
nv ATTACKED WITHOUT PROPAGATION.
,-..,lants sent on 20 the Hustngs Court
other Causes Before the
CITY Judges.


-....a boon adjourned over from Thursday
--r.ae .u order to set the additional tcst-
.., .. The policemen who were on the
-.s..af the foot Of seventh street 70 prove
.tot.r Beiscl was there about o'clock or
rr..noa Otev. Marion Powell Wikin-
.-s Alien were called. but none of them
f. swear that they saw the accused on the
. ttst afternoon or IN that neighbOr-
- Policeman Wilkinson took occasion TO
rsk chat unless the abuse which was
r..r.I rpon the men now ai Work was
......l t..ttlcrc would certainly bee breach
...p..re whercupOn Justice Ciutchheld
... tint such conduct was dis
-..r. nl that " anyone guilty OF 10 was
t- before him he would MAKE an exam
.. 81 flc party.
ra-e Edmund Waddl appeared for The
accused aud upon tho conclusion of toe tesll-
.... . fUe policeman asked that the prisoner
Iarr.l bus the Court determined TO
..- decision until the case of John a.
r.e.rs. who was charged with beng acceS-
en-. .. the assault. was heard.
I.e principal witness Tor the Common
va F. ir TINS case was Mr. ID. r. Cradd0ck'
,.... - tu charge OF the city carts 40 work on
Seventh street and who testified that from
a.-.-. tle street he saw the blow gwen and
man fall. and that the aseal.ant VINO gave
...f .g. with his associate. Immediately ran
.4 ITO SAID that the blow was short one
.r +..t Dee thought the man who was struck
-.... have been drunk 90 have fallen $50 easily,
Iat .t whom Doe went across the street and
, L.l up the fallen man that inc found bim
tr....-s and as soon as he was raised the
.... -u.rfel from his mouth. and that ne
t decided that the blow must have been
r..v.ei with some weapon.
same witnesses were recalled that were
~. It fllt inn NFI
We conflicting bot greater number OF WIT
r..-.- testified To Belscls absence than those
,... Identified him 0s being with COStgan.
I..gs.uot denied that Costean was on the
.-.t.. and he was recognized 10y some ~ the
Witnesses as being one Of the men near Laryes
st 11e time OF the blow. j he case was sub
I'll rel tar decision without argument. ana
..-t.r lrutchheld said that he bad carefully
considered the matter and examined the
.r.. ar.f.es and was of the opinion that the
.fe..a Rss q felony, and rs there was con
r.trrf estm0ny be would send Che case OF
both men O. the Hastings Cou for trial by
.r.. This decision brought rdtle ModuAl
f. Ines feet and be protested that u was not
felony because 1t was only a quarrel and hent,
Int t.. ..-t.ce sad that there was not par-
t..aOt evidence o. show that there was any
0.lrrs. whatever. aud the very absence ot
pr.ga.au0l made the act more criminal.
lrIr. Wad5.I ~tl protested. but the Justice
Was incroro.e and again took occasion to
emphasize his determination 10 preserve the
peace oi tno community h'' ""9 H@7U "'
William johnson. colored. was sent to Jail
for thirty DAYS iar -t-"-n7 " man, INC prop
@it N... fN-e. ,.......l ....
lrcaaug ilt0tne house of linda Cherry. He
t,-. ...,'..+. .'
Tx, t-.r.r o.1.~.1 WAS fined 50 and
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... .r,..3 ,,.,. e,,,5 90 IN and
,'. ~ ~ ''il, = 70 - I '-..
$500 ''H'"0e "N" abusing
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d.. . Iqlney was Aneo ~ anu 'os0 -o' Oe-
..-N o.-, po., D,rl., lo.lor.5.
l,.. ct.,,'.,t .i..rl,. with ro,oi,.'
M of- stolen br Nelson lanks james
,l-...., .,d sILe-+ Scott WAS forrd rn.lt-on
,r-,n ai29 af ' .ertaTae f." iaI foI six
..I. .r l,cE i-l,.tr,en+
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t.-.,. 1.,l and tnlJ ono cent
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.'.-,..l w ,,r,'d iorce,,,, and
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