Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25
SWOONED IN COURT.
~ EXCITING SCENE At A TRIAL IN
THE cocKApE CITY.
The Court Fercod 10 Adjourn-The Pc
venburg District Alliance Ex.
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corcspondence Of the Richmond Dispssch.l
PgrnmuRo, Va. February 2i.--The trial
q Paul Young for the murder of Robert
Gillian (colored) on the evening OF the 20
Of last December was commenced in tho
Hastings Court to-day, and the probability
h that II will consume two or moro DAYS.
John J. Cooke, Esq, Commonwealth attor'
nsy Of Prince George county, representative
prosecution, and Judge w. II. Jones q
Son and Mr.. Griffin are counsel for the
prisoner.
An EXCITING SCENE.
After fully an hour had been consumed
In empanelling O jury Mrs ). w. Smith
the FIRST witness for the Commonwealth
was placed upon the stand. Mrs. Smith is
\ dressmaker, and the killing il represent.
ed to have occurred directly in front Of
her door on Short Market street. She testi.
fed that she was sitting at her door at tho
time OF the shooting; that Gillian had
some words with DIR" Van, q colored
man: that Paul Young crossed from the
opposite corner, showed Gillian aside
cursed him, and told him to 90 away; that
Gillian replied he had done nothing "a
Young and did not intend 10 go anywhere
and that Young drew pistol from his hip-
pocket and shot Gillian through the
temple.
THE WITNESS swooSs.
In the REORGANIZATION counsel for the
accused, with the view Of impeaching the
witness. asked numerous questions touch
ing her Observation-Disclosures she was born,
the different places in which she had lived
and finally came down TO her relations
with her husband. At this point the wit
ness. who had answered all previous ques-
tions with apparent Misunderstanding told
of her birth in st. Johns, n. b., her
residence in Canada, in Maine, in Penn
sylyania, and finally in Petersburg
fell into dead swoon. Her head dropped
upon her right shoulder and swsyed back
wards and forwards for few moments be-
fore her condition was realized, and then
there was a rush of several bystauders u
her assistance The courtroom was
crowded, and the occurrence caused great
deal of confusion. A physician was sum-
moned 10 attend the sick woman, and II
was some time before she revived suth-
ciently to sit up. In the mean time the
court was forced TO adjourn, and placing
the Jury in the custody of the Sheriff, re-
cess was taken until 4:30 Z. NJ.
WAIVED THEIR RIGHT.
When the court met this afternoon the
crowd was so great that the Judge ordered
was denied. Mrs. Smith was present, but
her condition was such that counsel for
Young waived all right TO examine her any
further. The Commonwealth had only
half concluded rs testimony when the
Court tonight adjourned until tomorrow.
THE DISTRICT ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
The Petersburg District Alliance Ex-
change met here this afternoon. After the
transaction of regular business the Board
of Directors met in private session and de
cided to postpone for the present the
opening of the Exchange and adjourned
until the first Tuesday in August. A merl-
Der OF the board said that if they succeed
in the arrangements they are making pre-
paratory TO the opening of the Exchange
they will establish q business-house that
will be credit TO the Alliance cause and
provide means for the farmers to accom-
plish many of the ends for which the or
der was organized.
Shadrach Saunders, q colOred barber
who served term in the Albany penlten-
tiary for dealing in tobacco without IL
cense, was arrested to-day for dong the
same illegal business again.
MATRIMONIAL.
Mr.. Everett W. Wells and Miss Carrie
/. Noble were married this morning at the
residence o. the brides parents on Fed
eral street. Rev. Il. #. Wilson officiating.
The couple left for the South on a bridal
tour.
Among the now industries that are
Swinging up in our city is o trunk-factory
soon TO Oe put in operation in Blandford.
This will make the third trCnA-iactory IN
our city.