Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
STRUCK HIM In PLAY.
But Nh. Mosby Struck Back in Earnest,
Drawing the Blood.
THE ELECTION CASES CONTINUED.
Melton Convicted of Assault and
Sentenced 10 Jail and a Ftne-se-
cond Trial of Parker Begins To-
morrou-Othcr County Items.

The case OF tlon-Constable Myer
Angle, charged by Mr.. William Donley
with defrauding an illiterate voter was
called before Magistrate Vincent yester-
day, and was continued until the 3lst
The other election cases will be brought
up tomorrow.
Immediately after the Angle case
Magistrate Lewis convened court in the
same room for the purpose OF trying
trivial case. Constable r. c. Mosby was
seated near the magistrate, and MT.
George Mask stood behind him. Mr..
Mask, in a playful manner patted the con-
stable on the head. and finally slapped
his jaws. This incensed Mr.. Mosby, and
he jumped 10 his feet and dealt Mr..
Mask a singing blow on the nose Blood
spurted from tho deep cut made by Mr..
Mosby's knuckes. The men clinched. and
the crowd In the room was moving hastily
towards the door, when Mr.. Southwark
took hold OF the irate constable and
dragged him of. Both Of the participants
were arrested. Mr. Mask apologized to
the magistrate, saying that he had been
Bile and preciptated the trouble. Mr..
Mosby also apologized. He said that Mr..
Mask had struck him in the face in play
several times, and he had warned him not
to repeat It. The Justice fined each t25O
for contempt Of court I'll settle Tor
both" said Mr.. Mosby.
THE CYCLONE NOT DISTURBED.
Constable Samuels was seen yesterday
f,, ha adnllnt9-
tered to him by Judge Wickham, an ac-
count of which was published in the Dis
patch, and he said that he would be able
10 prove that he did nothing more than
was the duty Of an officer TO induce MISS
Richards TO swear out warrant for her
fathers arrest. He apprehends no trouble
from the grand jury investigation.
The Board OF Commissioners OF Elec-
ton met at the courthouse yesterday
and canvassed the returns. The total vote
cast for the principal officers is as iol-
lows: For Treasurer-Brauer, 2,lI2; beaKe'
qO7. For Commonwealth Attorney
sands. 3I64. For Sheriff-Solomon, 2,ll5;
Southwark. l,i2l For Commissioner OF
the Revenue, Upper Observation-Disclosures
21u; Shaw, RS: Lower District, Kemp,
1887; Gillian, 5l9
Mr. Kemp explained TO a Dispatch man
Yesterday that his request for warrant
for the arrest OF Mr.. Samuel Waddill on
the charge OF crossing the D-foot line |
at Bakers was merely n Joke and that |
he had no intention of causing the arrest |
of Mr.. Waddll.
MELTON GOES TO JAIL
The case Of Mosby Melton. charged with |
assaulting Hannah Green, a colored wo-
man, and causing the death OF her I'M
born babe, was tried in the County Court
Yesterday. Melton was found guilty OF |
simple assault and sent to Jail for thirty
days and fined $.
The famous gold-brick case comes up
for trial i'm the County Court tomorrow
and everything IS now in readiness for
the trial. All OF the witnesses on both
sides will be on hand and the only dltli-
Guilty will be in securing a Jury. The
defence has had summoned new Wit
ness-a Mr.. Montague. Of Norfolk-who,
il is said, will be able to throw consldera-
bic light on the case.