The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-12
THE TABLES TURNED.
JONES, THE PROSECUTOR, Is NOW
JONES, THE THIEF.
Barton HeIghts' Sensation Grows in Inter.
est, and Jones is Sent to Jail-Mr.
Russell wyatt's Part.


| liar. was the decision OF the magistrates
court at Barton Height Yesterday after
NJ on The festive Jones entered the
! Wigwam insolent, impu ent and defiant;
| he left in the hands OF an officer Of the
law. contrite, humble, sorro gful and re-
| pentant perjured out Of his own mouth.
| The trial came off at o'clock Al the
afternoon in the wigwam, the City Hall
OF Barton Heights, where all the great
events Of that section take place.
Magistrate w. j. Tyler OF Henrico
! county, presided, and Constable r. e.
Mosby acted as sergeant-at-arms. Mr..
! w. II. Beverage, OF Richmond, and Mr..
| W. II. Garnet. Of Manchester, appeared
for the accused Jones sail he had Sc
| cured counsel. but none appeared.
tIon the stage, which occupies the rear
end Of the Wigwam, were seated dozen
| or more pretty young women. the bellies
| Of that vicinity and their fresh summer
gowns made pleasing background to
| the hall. which was crowded almost TO
| suffocation with the citizens of Barton
| Heights, witnesses. reporters and other
| dramatis personae.
To the right of the Justice sat the
| counsel and the five accused. The latter
| We're: Rev. Samuel G. Hatcher, the popu-
lar young pastor OF the Barton Heights
Methodist church; Mr.. John Gaines, a
| respectable-looking old gentleman, of
seventy summers; Messrs. w. T. Wright,
Garland Haynes and J. r. Phillips well
/ known young citizens OF Henrico county
| in the vicinity of the village.
Except Mr.. Russell Wyatt, who occu-
| pies an unenviable position in the com
munity on account Of the part he took
In the matter, and several others Of less
Importance. all the others were negroes.
The case occupied four hours by the
watch, and Barton Heights has not had
such a picnic since II became a village;
and Justice Johns Court was made TO
| appear stale, fat and Improbable In
comparison with It,
| Squire Tyler fought with brave dignity
| against the tide of hunor which swept
| through the hail.
| Constable Mosby time and again had
| TO remind the dignihed citizens of Bar
| ton Heights and the sturdy yeomanry OF
| Henrico that they were not in a theatre,
but a court OF justice, and that applause
| was not in order
| Between the efforts TO suppress his
risible muscles and preserve the requisite
| judicial dignity. the magistrate some
| times appeared as II about TO have the
| apoplexy, and the female contingent were
| threatened with Mysteries.
| The bold, bad Jones entered the Wig
wan with the air of an African king.
| his retinue of witnesses, nearly all
| "Joneses," following in his wake.
Following the i'll advice Of others. he
rushed headiong into law, like the moth
| In a lighted candle, and he, too, went
| through the smuggling process.
| Jones was the first witness. He was
| facetious, imposing and so insolent TO
| counsel and the court that the magistrate
had to take him severely In hand before
| he was brought to a realization OF court
| etiquette. Jones referred to the five gem
| tlemen who were placed under the gran
deur Of his gaze In an off-hand way, as
de Ku Kiux," "dem mems" and such
| other familiar terms.
| The warrants were read, charging the
| gentlemen named with trespassing on the
| PREMISES of said William Jones, and
| with shooting at him with intent TO
main, dishgure and Kill him.
| Jones evidence was a remarkable mix
/ ture Of shrewdness and ignorance. He
| said he knew them so well that he could
| tell them blndfoded: that they "jes rose
| up outer de bushes like turkey-buz-
yards. and swooped down on his house,
| and commenced consultin' wild my wife.
| They cussed and hollowered FOR me- ana
roared nightly down the throat when
| dey said de dam"
Being asked il he could tell them by
their voices. he said he could. When
| asked who did the "cussing," he pointed
TO Rev. Samuel c. Hatcher
From that moment Jones' sun seemed
| to pale. His evidence was received with
n least degree Of respect as TO truth,
| but that was just little too much FOR
| the friends of Rev. Samuel c. Hatcher.
Jones statements became more en-
phatic and more conflicting. until he lied
| himself out OF court and into jail.
! The gentlemen whom he most emphat-
| icauv swore he saw face 10 face proved
/ by a number Of witnesses that they we're
at home in bed.
The greatest interest In the trial at
| tached TO the arrest Of Rev. Samuel G.
| Hatcher. The negro admitted finally that
ne did not even know Mr.. Hatcher, ana
! had never seen him before and did not
| know whether he was there or not.
He succeeded in strengthening the be-
! lief in his scheme Of blackmail described
| exclusively in yesterdays Times. but he
succeeded in so contradcting himself as
| to make the charge OF perjury afterwards
| preferred against him easily enforced.
| Mr.. Russell Wyatt was the next witness
! He was very uncomfortable about the
part that he had taken In the matter
| He approached the counsel for the ac-
| cusod md said he would nave the charges
Withdrawn il they would permit II. This
| they Informed him was Impossible. Al
though he was full Of protestations or
anv hand In the matter, IL was brought
| out In his evidence that he went to Judge
! Waddllb office with Jones TO assist MN
! in bringing a damage suit against The
| Times for defamation Of character; that
/ ne went with Jones to see Mr.. George I.
! Haw In regard TO prosecuting the gentle
1 Nth
| men on trial; that he had ADVISED WIN
| him several times, and that IL was ne
who reminded Jones to get the warrant
| out against Rev. S. G. Hatcher after
| the first four had been served. Mr.. wyatt
! felt his position keenly, and his own SUI
/ fering is punishment enough. IL was
| charity to draw the veil. The negro wit
nesses came in rapid succession. Jones
| wife was volubie and helped Jones all
! she could in an ignorant way. she SAID
| she thought "they was hants, ana was
! so skeered she couldn't do nothing but
turn over in bed
Fannie Robinson however, made GER
tain developments that were interesting
| She said one night Jones was setting on
her well talking, and finally remarked;
| DOG my cats IL there amt some or the
| finest chickens in Barton Heights l ever
seed and / am a-gwine to git sum on
| 'em !, Being asked where they were, he
| said next to the school-house. Sure
enough Mrs. Martin, who lives next 10
| the school-house, lost twenty-five fowls
that night. This closed the evidence and
-, foto Mr. Raveridge then spoke