Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
HE GOES SCOT FREE.
THE JURY AcavIT Mr.. CABOT IN ALL
THE CASES.
su,t Brought Against the "Big -Four !"
for $4,000 = Yesterdays City
Hall News.

Mr.. Seymour s. CABOT In now free
J man. so far as the environments OF the
law OF the State OF Virginia are con-
| cerned.
| The fury in the case against him
| brought In a verdict OF mot guilty yes
terday morning. The same verdict was
rendered in all the other cases against
the accused. and he was discharged from
| custody.
When the jury entered the Hastings
| Court room yesterday and the foreman
| announced that an agreement had been
reached there was death-like stiffness.
for nearly every one expected this result.
After having received the congratula-
thong OF a. number Of his friends the del
fcndant walked out OF the courtroom
with the same afable look on his face
that has been there ever since this in
vestizatlon began, a little more than
week ago
This has been one Of the most re-
markable trials that has ever taken place
IN Virginia. Since indictments were found
against Mr.. CABOT, several persons more
or LEGS connected with or peculiarly In
terested I'm the case have died. and many
have suffered from sickness. thereby
causing number of delays TO the pro-
ceedings in court.
The defence made absolutely no EFFORT
To rebuff the evidence of the prosecution.
1t took the ground that the alleged dis
crepancy was due TO outage, drayage.
freights. &c, allowed here by Mr.. CABOT.
The accused was represented by Mr.. {.
V. Meredith. and Colonel NJ. H. Spots
L., ~.
Mr.. ID. c. Richardson.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD SUIT.
Mcssrs. Edgar Allan and Edmund Wad-
dill brought suit in the Law and Equity
Court Yesterday for Alice a. Pyle. of
this city, against the Cleveland, Cincin-
natl Chicago and st. Louis Railroad Com
pany for $4,000. The case will come up
for trial August 1st.
on July lst last year. Mrs. Pyle was
a passenger on one OF the Big Four
trains returning from the Worlds Fair.
when a collision took place near La
Fayette. Ind. In the accident Mrs. Pyle
was very seriously injured. She suf-
fered conclusion of the spine and other
internal injuries. and because Of these
she sues the company for $4,000.
An attachment was served on twelve
cars Of the Big Four in possession OF the
lUfSdDtdht anu OIllD IdliHdN III AilS 'iAs &.
The case promises to be an interesting
one as it is probable that the Big Four.
the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the Rich
mond and Danville will combine to de-
feat the plaintiff
The chancery cause of =. c. Edwards
against X. II. Fox was being tried in
this court yesterday. The defendant is
charged by Edwards with having violated
an Injunction order.
HUSTINGS COURT CASES.
The following minor cases were dis
posed OF in the Hastings Court yesterday:
William Scott and Samuel Talbot.
charged with assault and battery. Both
sent to jail for one day and fined one
cent.
Charles Smith. charged with house
breaking. Sent to Jail for sixty days and
fne1 one cent.
William Woodson alias Charles Smith.
convicted Of felonious assault. Sent to
the penitentiary for two years.
NJ. G. Brook was charged with carry
ing concealed weapons. Fined $50.
John Chapman. James Thomas. and
Frank Venable, convicted of petit lar
ceny Each sent to Jail for fifteen days.
OTHER COURT NEWS.
Judge Wexford. OF the City Circuit
Court has ordered a special Jury for
to-day TO try the cases OF Garland T..
Pollard against the Union Central Life
Insurance Company; Caviar Elicit against
the same, and Mary l.. koates and India
Gaylord against the same.
James +. Brooks qualified in the
Chancery Court yesterday as executor Of
the estate of Leonora Brooks.