Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-13
M'NAMEE AND CAUL'S CASES
Fixed for Trial This Term-Hicks Sent to
Jail for a Year.

There will be a special grand jury OF
the Hastings Court Monday. Quite a
number OF cases AVE been sent up from
the Police Court, and Judge Wits tri-
bunal IL liable TO be kept quite busy
during the remainder OF July.
The cases OF McNamce and Gaul were
continued until this term Of the Hastings
Court. although the days for their trial
have not as yet been agreed upon. Mr..
II. NJ. Smith. Jr.. the Commonwealth
Attorney. who was retained by McNainee
before Mr.. Smiths election. VIII, II Is I'M
derstood. defend the accused murderer.
II ne does this. he will engage other
counsel TO prosecute McNamee.
IN THE COURTS YESTERDAY.
The Hastings Court was in session only
a few minutes yesterday, and nothing OF
public importance was done.
In the CITY Circuit Court the jury rem
dered a verdict for the plaintiff In the
sum of 800 in the case Of ). Is. ADKINS
VS.. w. Il. Oppcnhimer.
In the case of j. S. Moore vs.. Joseph
W. Blanton, the plaintiff. by his attorney:
rendered TO the Court his three DliIs OF
exception, which were received ana nleu'
Suit was brought in the Law and Equity
Court by Augustine & Glover against
william NJ. Henley. .Sallie ID. stout ana
John II. Stout for a claim on a note Oh
81. 7C3. 40. This court adjourned Tor .the
term yesterday.
Hicks Jailed for "a Year.
]. II. Hicks. the white man arrested
| on Wednesday by Officer John i. han
| on the charge of obtaining s5 by false
| pretenses from Thomas n. Curd, Wa7
given a hearing by Justice CrutcnheId
yesterday morning. From ,the eVluIHVe
il seems that Hicks secured the sum VI
- frgpa Mr. Ilf0 nflOf II
sight draft drawn upon w. X smith,
superintendent OF the Lexington busII,Sd
College. Lexington. Ky. The paper hau
| never been forwarded, so the Just!cG uI3
missed the case. He however, sent IiiNN
TO jail for twelve months IN delaui' "a
$500 security.
Hicks's lawyer on wednesday sent a
| money order for SIS to Lexington; Whlch
the police think Is Intended ior az phaau
be presented at the bank. HICKS IL a
native Of North Carolina. lie was At
one time in the drug business in MOTOR.
About three years ago ne WdS otDU
| Justice John on the charge OF obtaining
500 under false p%retences from the Coheh
Company and on other similar chaIfes,
His discharge was obtained al that tine
bv his f~ather-in-law, who settled Tor hlm.
| lie is said TO have been engaged IN the
drug business in Fulton, also. several
Nora jackson and Ellen Randolph (col-
orcdl went To the grand jury in three
| cases of burglary. They Were charged
with breaking into and entering the
| d~welling-house of Mr.. j.. w. Tomlinson
| and stealing a pocket-book containing y,
| and stealing So in money belonging to
Mr.. Tomlinson. Aon
j. II. Smith (coloredD was fined 5000
i for being disorderly and using indecent
| language in Capitol Square.
The charge against Richard hoplhson
| 1colored) OF fe%loniously cutting James
| Harris was dismissed, as Harris declared
| that he had been hurt while playing win
Robinson. loo,
Charlie Jones alias Henry Jackson 'coi,,
| ored) was sent to the grand jury. charsSd
with breaking into the house of j. T.
Perdue and T. III. Leadbetter ana steai-
ing a lot of tools. valued at SO.