Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
TO BEGIN SATURDAY.
THE sMrrHERs PRECINCT INQUIRY
FIXED FOR THAT DAY.
Lizzlo walters and Virgil Walton Are Free
Again-PoiIce TO BE Removed
County Notes.

Tho inve,igation into the alleged cleo
ton frauds at smither's Precinct mas
again been postponed.
Mr.. A. Il. Cuigon. the acting Common
wealth's Attorney, appeared before judge
wickham yesterday and requested that
the investigation be continued until next
Saturday. as he was unprepared to go INTO
II then. The continuance was Accordingly
granted.
Mr.. Guigon explained to a Dispatch man
later In the day that his action IN asking
for continuance was due TO the 'ae'
that he had not acquainted himoeh WIN
the case as thoroughly as he desifeu
30 do. He stated that he had discoVereu
suflcient evidence to justify him In the
belief that he would secure the indictment
and conviction of at least TWO peisonS'
and probably more. Mr. Guigon mas ho'
yet determined on his witnesses.
LIZZIE AND VIRGIL ARE FREE.
Lizzie Walters and Virgil Walton were
given their liberty yesterday at O'clock
after having spent something over two
months in the county Jail on the charge
OF numbering by poison Solomon II. Jen-
kins. Both have been wonderfully improved
by their confinement
The grand jury having had their case
under consideration since last SATURDAY
returned not true bill Yesterday morn
ing. The news was communicated 10
Lizzie by her attorneys. Messrs. Ponaip
ana Nosbv. and two newspaper-men. The
ninfA1
prospects Of again breathing The at
moaphcre Of freedom, and at once became
very laxative. She declined, however
To tell where she would 20 when released
While she was conversing with Mt.
Mosby. Sheriff Solomon entered her CELL
and conducted her into the court. Virgil
met her there. Immediately upon their
entrance, Mr. Sands addressed the court
AMI made a motion to discharge the
prisoners from custody. To this the Judge
assentcd. and together the two ox-p'ison-
ers left the courtroom. They were met
In the courtyard by Tony GeranGchr,
who escorted Lizzie up Twenty-second
street. and Virgil started out alone, going
up Main street.
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
The grand jury returned the following
true bills:
George Il. Anderson, Seiling liquor Wltn-
out license: Thomas Mccarthy, allowing
q pond OF stagnant water 10 staLd on
his premises.
The court overruled a motion fJr a new
trial in the case of Willis Brown COL
orcD.
Several trivial cases were tried in the
afternoon.
4 number of the special police Of the
county viii lose their badges i'll few
days. Judge Wickham. having received
numerous complaints against these ~ n,
who are given authority 10y The County
Judge 10 make arrests for lawful cause
has signiied his intention to remove nearly
all Of them from office.
1t Is claimed that many Of these officers
have abused the power vested in them
and by so doing having brought liscredit
upon the magistrates and the county.
THE LAST ONE ARRESTED.
Bob Williams. one of the nsgrceS en-
gagged In the riOting on Twenty-seveCth
street. last Christmas-Day. WIS arrested
by Constable j. W. Camp on Fourth
street yesterday. Williams had succeeded
IN GLIDING the police, and is the last
or the gang to be lodged in the county
Jail.
George Lee, Thomas Nelson, and John
Washington. three negroes arrested Mon
day for shooting craps, were before Magis-
trate 'Larus yesterday morning. Lee and
Nelson were dismissed with a warning
on payment of costs, and Washington was
discharged.