The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-17
THAT ELECTION CASE
WAS THE CAUSE OF MUCH INIh"-
EST HBNRICO COURTHOUSE
1t 10 Postponed Until Tutsdsy-Csp'' ""''
Gon to Witnesses Efa"'
ined In the jenkins Case.

The Henrico Courthouse and vicinity
WAS astir yesterday morning. the IN
terest shown being on account OF thc
Smither's election precinct frauds anu
the Soloman Jenkins murder case. whicn
were under consideration by the srahu
jury. who were in session more than t"o
hours.
Most OF the session was consumed III
the two cases named, both Of whleh
were postponed until Tuesday. Three III
dictments were found as follows: Jonn
Banks. a negro boy. for house-breaElns
and larceny. William Cooper tcoloreol'
felonious assault with "A knife on WI
liam Onten. and the Paramount Lana
company, misdemeanor IN permitting
unhealthy ponds Of water TO stand Oh
their lands. <o,
The grand jury is composed as FOL
lows. j. VI. Fourqurean, foreman, J.
NJ Dietrich. William NJ. McGruder, a.
g Sheppard. Oliver Gathright r. T. VIII
SON l. IA. Herbert. Frank Enroughty'
Caskie T.. Smith. NJ. j. Gayle. John Bry-
ant and william Scott, the last TWO
being colored.
Judge Wickham overruled the motion
10 set aside the verdict OF the jury. I'M
posing a fine Of $50 on J. @. Dickinson for
ASSEMBLING Mrs. Alberta :. Nalenuhe'
and the fine was paid
The case Of John Banks was tried be-
fore the jury. He pleaded guilty to the
charge Of breaking into the stable oil
George Rupp and stealing a set Of har-
ness The case was submitted without
argument and he was sentenced to Jail
/ Ca. r4ouflc and lined So.
The case against r. II. Samuels, the
constable. charged with trespass while
making a. levy and required TO give bond
was dismissed
The Solomon jenkins Case.
,.,,, Grand iurv examined a number Of
witnesses I'm the case Of virgil walton
and Lizzie Walters. charged with poison
ing solomon Jenkins. Among those pres
emf and examined was Miss Moliie Ben
nett who was engaged 10 Solomon Jeh'
Tins and her father and sister.
Mr. Bennett. who seems 10 be an eNelt-
| able individual talks increasingly ABOUT
the case. and would like to get into prih'
further on the subject. The JlInes mas
already published a correction or al
legged errors i'm connection with the repoI'
Of the associations of himself ana iamlly
| with the murdered man.
II WAS q mater of surprise 10 me PUBIC
that the grand jury did not make re-
mort on the case. commonwealth A.
torney Sands declined TO give any lnloI'
nation in regard to the future dlsposluoD
Of the case. but il is thought by Severa
persons connected with the matter ina
no indictment will be found
The Election Frauds.
number Of persons were on the Up
<lr
toe Of expectation yesterday IN resdI'
TO the election frauds AT Smithers pre-
cinct. but the case was postponed uhu
,rresdav commemorative Attorne
s.rda stated that Mr. Wyndham r. Mere
9th. who had been considering IN
prosecution Of the case. had declined. bu
that he had engaged other counsel an'
asked that the matter be deferred E
that the counsel could look into the cas-
and prepare for the trial Captain \. !
Glicon has been appointed for the prose
cution. and will conduct the case Tor In
| Commonwealth.
The reason given why Mr.. Meredit
declined the case is that when he com
menced his practice he made II a rul
never TO prosecute criminal cases 10
commentator. On account OF the peculia
circumstances surrounding this case h
hestated a while, but finally decided TIA
by accepting he would violate principi
he had established for himself.
The Injunction.
The proposed injunction against tn
SUPERVISORS Of the county TO restrai
them from appropriating 500 to prosecut
the Smither's precinct election frauds ha
not been filed. Mr.. w II. Beveridge Tn
lawyer who was consulted on the subjec
saws that the reason he has not sued on
the Injunction is because no Zee was forth
coming. but he expects the matter wi
be arranged and the injunction secure
| In the ncXt two or three DAYS.