Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-20
TOWNSIS FREEAGAIN
40 EVIDENCE TO CONNECT HIM
WITH THE DEATH or PAGE.
The sn,ither's Precinct Investigation ."
Begin To-Day-No Loungcrs
About the ourt-House.

,-re theory OF murder IN connection
oh the finding OF william Pages body
q. lanes river last Wednesday has been
..o,os.d. as the Dispatch anticipated
MD he and BENJAMIN Towns. who
- arrested on the charge OF having
,licl PAGE. has been released from Gus
t01y.
vocis,rate w. J. Tyler conducted the
,~oner's inquest yesterday afternoon at
b, o'clock. Mr.. William II. Sands rep
mid the Commonwealth. and Messrs
ID NJ smith, Jr.. and ID. {. tAcharosoh
..,n,,rcd for the defence.
r-,c proceedings OF the inquest were
,.,,s, farcical throughout. none OF the
..,c.sees appearing to know anything.
nero being no direct evidence hears"y
.,.,.yoony was admitted.
.r Chalklcy. when called to the stand
irci that there were no signs OF foui
...,. on the body when he held the au-
.s, There was nothing. he said. 90 In
..,,. that the deceased was not drowned
.1.nially. Several negroes were ex-
.,.l lut one Lee was the only witness
testimony Was OF any Importance
,. ..,,, Page on the afternoon previous
..,t. disappearance and the unfortunate
ms apprehensivc of trouble. saying
-. him that he would have TO hurry
..,.. before dark. as some fellows were
.n.r him.
r.,.,s was then put upon the stand
., 4.nic-l all knowledge Of Pages death.
,.. reiterated what ne had stated In an
.,-,.yc with the Dispatch man on the
,..ht ~ his arrest
81, the suggestion OF Mr.. Sands the jury
.,-b- I'm a verdict that thu deceased
........ to his death from causes unknown
-.,.,a was then discharged from Gus
.. md went off very much eiated.
...,.. -,ur,1TR's- PRECINCT CASES.
r.. Investigation OF the alleged eiec'iohs
,...ls a Smither's Precinct. in Henrico
,,r will come up before the grand
.r. ~ * morning at 10 o'clock.
,f.s.rs C. V Meredith and Meaue
.r. Sins viii certainly appear for the oe-
.... io the event that any indictments
.r. found .s,
ga, Guigon Is hard AZ work on the case
v.u stgr; the investigation to-day.
,...t Do stated 10 Dispatch man yestei-
mat ne was afraid he would have 10
for an adjournment OF the Jury D.
f..-, tn. investigation is concluded
cir ". n. Beveridge. who was engaged
~. ont an Injunction by several
....rty property owners stated yesterday
...t ne had almost completed me WORK
81 lrlUing up the papers therefor, an .l
...,if file the suit in Judge Nehloru
r..nrt wednesday. Several members "t
d.. poarl Of Supervisors, when asked
.,.t This PROPOSED suit, SAID thtt IL
...,s an n bluff. and would never amount
vr T. q. Mitchell, county chairman
.,. ~ the movers ia the Injunction
movement
LIZZIE AND VIRGIL"
Tho case Of Lizzie Walters and Virgil
Walton. charged with the murder OF Solo-
,,C, y Jenkins. will be concluded before
fr. grand jury to-day. ana the PRISONERS
will probably be released
Nr. u. G. Richardson, counSei iol
phlBp y. Nicholas, said to Dispa'ch
,,,'., yesterday that there was little prop,
't.,i,,, NJ tn Nicholas case being acted
80. I,, the Supreme Court Of Appeals unti
a.. October term. The records IN the case
..,. Il, course Of printing now, ana cannot
a. finished until after the present tern! vi
the Supreme Court has adjourned. Mr.
richardson Is confident that he VIII secure
a new trial for his client.
NO LOUNGERS WANTED.
Judge Wickham has issued an ORDER
fortadiing the use of the County Court
hons. TO louugers None but lawyers anu
Witnesses win b.. allowed In the space
out.il. the bar and none but oilceIS oI
IN, court and newspaper report ,r'.,'.
~ IN come inside the bar. This
,';,I ,,r..,tlv facilitate the transaction OF
,7,sin.ss OF the court and make the
dut,es Of the court officers much caster.
Robert Jones )coloreO was ilned so on
, rhar,,e Of stealing shotgun, ana IN
default was sent 10 jail.