Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-28
THE JURY ARRIVES.
NO TROUBLE GETTING A PANEL
FROM THE pANvIllE veNlRE.
The Hewrisg Of Testimony IN the Gaui
Case 60 Commence This Morning-other
City Hall Court and Council News.

The case OF William T. Gaui. the alleged
accomplice OF Thomas N. McNamee IN
the murder Of Robert Lee Atwell, was
not resumed rntil after 6 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Dcputy-Sergcant Claiborne
II. Epps arrived from Danvilie on the
$50 O'Clock train, bringing with him inc
special ven.re that he wal sent TO that
city after. ~Thirty-eight citizens OF Dam
Vile were coon assembled in the Hastings
Court room. and the regular form OF In
curry was gone through with by the
Court. The visiting Jurors were a fne-
looking and intelligent body OF men. re-
presenting almost every profession and
business in the city whence they hail.
There was but little interest shown in
the case. and. save the Danviile people,
the audience In the courtroom was ex-
eecdIngly slim. Gaui occupied a seat by
his counsel, Messrs. Smith and Carter.
while Messrs. Richardson and Dawson.
the acting attorneys for the mmo
wealth, were in their places. There were
no ladies present. and the only specially
Interested spectator was Hr. McNamee, a
brother Of Thomas ~. McNamee. the
rilnEllal III ~ tiakNAH ~
Twenty-eighth and Dock streets on the
night OF December 29th last.
THE SPECIAL VENIRE.
Only twenty Of the visitors were cues
toned by Judge witt. as on or TINS
number the panel had been computed.
one man was opposed TO capital PUNISH
ment. and three others hao nnp!sssu ~
Here Is a list of those consututlns IN
senire: q. w. Clutter. J. r.. Caruthsrs'
Al Grady. J. II. Rhodes. c. L. Warrlng'
n q. Kidd. L. G.. Clarke, +. X. GraNey'
p Pascucci, W. II. Rice, j.. A Brewer
]. +. Barnard. r.. Il. Cook. j. r: M2oIpe'
pearson o. r. Hall. J. Rosenstock. Is. ".
Morgan. p. ID. Guerrant. L. r, Fitzgeralu'
S, O.. BAPTIST, w. l.. Grady. w. i. horheI'
9. W: CHISHOLM; C. y !. y TiI nTyant. B. F.
Vaughn II. a. Gilbert, J. T. swanson
ri r page. +. L. Chapman. X. l., rs
horne a. #. Berr, l. II. Moore. ana T. W.
Kelly.
II NAMES OF THE JURORS.
Mees,s Clutter. Grady. Kidd. Pascucci'
Brewer, Barnard. Moore, CraWIey i
son. Hall. Morgan. and fttzgeraIu W.
sworn as jurors; anu comm ~ Was agreed
that ms the jurors were probaDIy tlitu,
lie evidence should not be gone mo una d
10 O'Clock this morning. ana the court Az
'opplss H. Court conyenes this morning.
the Jury will be taken 10 the scene u
the killing and shown over the EIounu,
An EFFORT will be made to finish the case
and get a verdict this evening" Us "
morrow Is Thanksgiving-Day.
OTHER COURT NEWS.
An order was entered In the Office OF The
Clerk OF the Cha2eery CSnr Out, ~ George
r. King against w. II. Bourn, ana MY
T. TAYLOR 81 Co. against w. II; Brown
the coats 20 be borne by the plalnuns
The Law and Equity Court was ensasSu
brothers against A. Gilman c,,v
Judgment was awarded In the CITY
Circuit Court yesterday in the case OF
Charles Phillips against JARVIS q M"
An favor Of the plaintiff for S,,oo.
The cases Of Caroline Strother against
Kettle and John Lewis and w. 5. forDes
a Co. against j. j. Baldwin were as
missed. c.roo,s will
convene in semi-monthly session at I
o'clock tonight.
Fire Department Matters.
A semi-monthly meeting Of the BOARD
of Fire commissioners was held AlohuaS
night, and a great deal OF routine DUST
ness was transacted. The. question OF
plans for the remodelling. OF washington
Hall was discussed, and a comnlllise'
consisting Of Messrs. Frlschkorh, iaylo,'
and jenkins, was appointed In inns con-
nection. These gentlemen are 10 MAZE d
report at the next meeting of the board;
Superintendent Thompson was excused
from the penalty imposed by the IuiSs
for allowing his name TO pc Gss9 ~
one Of the contests at the McGili Catnohc
Union Fair.
The following substitutes having salts,
factorily served their probationary period
were elected for the fun term OF three
years: Hosemen-L II. Hazelwoou' OF
No. /: j. H.. Parsons, OF No. z: II -
Beck. OF No. 9; j. T Wingnelq. o. no.
4: W. II. Heeke. Of No. .; a; r. SaiIs-
ton. of No. Z; and w. j.. WOOD; OF 40: 0
L~addermen-G. +. Snead. of Truck No;
/: j. II. Woodward. of Truck No. 2, and
a. Il. Hubbard and j. "A. Umlaut OF
Substitute Dunkley, of Truck No. !,
was dropped for ineficiency.
The Council will be petitioned at lte
next meeting TO consolidate the expense
and payroll accounts OF the department
A fire-alarm box was ordered TO be
erected at once at the Lower gas-works'
The number Is to be IA.
The Justice and the Evil-Doers.
Dabney Smith. the negro arrested by
day night for burglarizing the room OF
John Hughes and stealing a ladys CLOAK
therefilm. was at the bar or justice
John yesterday morning. After he had
been lodged In O. cell at the Second 70
lice Station he ~endeavored to make his
escape. but was detected in this by the
officers I'm charge. For the latter o1ence
he was jailed for twelve months Inc
other case was certified 10 the gfanu
fury OF the Hastings Court. Smith was
also sent on for shooting In the pubhc
street.
and cruelty beating Lewis Con, son OF
Charles Cox, was held ior lutther eA-
animation on the 18th. ,,
Richard Bagby alias "Dick the Devil
was forwarded to the grand Jury TOT as