The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-22
MR.. SMITH FINED $40.
THE CU1EGE or FEIONIOTS A.
SIULr DISMISSED.
The Charge Against Mr.. Doskin Dismissed.
The Testimony of Witnesses and
the Courts Comment.

There was n tremendous tiVWu tdthtf'h
IN the Police Court yesterday morning 10
hear the evidence in the cases brought on
by the difficulty between commemorative
Attorney II. NJ. Smith, Jr.. and Clarence
+. Boykin, reporter OF the Richmond Dis
patch. As stated 10 detail in yesterday 5
/ Times. there were charges preferred
against both Messrs. Smith and Boykin
for fighting IN the Dispatch Office, ana
/ The latter also preferred a charge against
Mir. Smith for fcioniously assaultins liin
/ with intent TO MAIN disuguIt, anu XII
/ him Nr Smith was represented vs. Mf.
: Charles Y. Meredith, while Air. Boyklh
/ had secured the services OF Mr. ;. > +.
Patteson. The case was calSd soon ",t arc
the openiug OF the court, and Police ON
Ger T. b. Wikerson was the uist witness
re stated that he had received iniorina-
ton on Saturday evening tlAt ushl nai
occurred III the Dispatch oihce about wv
/ II 81 between Messrs smith and Boyklu,
/ ana mat thereupon be issued warrant
against both.
MH. noUDAW5 sTAIrMiNr
Mr. = G. Boudar. bookke per FOR the
Dispatch. was next called. lie stated that
on Saturday evening niue "iler
o'clock Mr. BOykin was stahqlhS WIN
him behind the counter IN the front Patl
Of the Dispatch Office. when Mr; smith
came IN. While witness was taking 70
n customer he heard Mr. Smith say. Bar.
BovSin, YOU want TO see me- whcreupon
Mr BOykin replied be ana not care SCI
him. A few minutes later witness heaid
a ecuflc and be also heard some one say
contemplate PUPPY when expression
he thought. was made py Mt. 0iiitf- SUI
seQupntiv De- heard rather f1us rang N'at
u4.i hv both parties, Dut tus nnppenei
after the nentiuE parties bad been scpa-
rated IS soon as witness heard tne
sculie nc walked ont from beh,ud o.
partition and grabbed Ar smith, VINO
then had one of his hands iu Mr.. BOY
km's hair. the latter having hold Of Ar.
Smiths cane. Witness could not tell VINO
started the fraCas.
When Sir Eoykln left MN, witness
thought that he was returning 20 The
reporters room. lie did not see Mr.. VIII
llms until the dlfcllt nai oceuffti,
and when the latter tried 90 pun Air.
H0ykin away Wines dil not think tlat
Nr Williams had amy intention 90 ht
Air. B0yEin. Tho dGculty lasted about
ten minutes. during which time big
crowd gathered in front of the building.
Sir. Smith came in alone ana carrier
an Ordinary walking cane aud witness
did not think that he came with the inc
tentiOn of hitting Mr. BOykn. There was
some very Objectionable language used,
but witness was unable 10 say by whom;
however be- would not like 10 nave SUCH
language directed % him.
on cr0ss-examiuaf0n by Mt Meredith,
witness said he heard Mr. Smith say that
he would not have struck Ar. Boykn
with his cane II be had not had but one
hand io use. Air. B0yNin used such bad
language that Mr. Williams. while hold
ing hinl, came very near striking him.
Witness did not hear the language used
by Mr.. BOykin over the telephone. When
pr. smith came IN ami addressed Mr.
B0ykin, the latter said. II don't want to
see you. nor DO / want 10 have anything
10 do with YOU" Then be started to-
wards Mr.. Smith.
ON redirect examination. witness said
be did not think that Air. smith was
especially enragel when be entered the
Office. lp 10 the time when Mr.. Smith
called Mr.. B0ykin "contcmrtinie pup
py' the latter had not used ans INSULT
ing language The fghting parties were
separated near the small entrance 20 the
cOunting-rOOm.
THE IELrrHOSf Talk.
Mr.. G.. b. Snow. a clerk in Mr. Chefs
drug store. corner Third ana Main streets,
was the next witness. Dee stated that
Mr.. Boykin used the telephone in the
drug store. which was about thirty-liyc
feet away from whore witness stood. Tie
heard Mr. Boykin say over the telephone.
~ don't understand your tone. 1 asked
You civil question and expected 10
get civil answer This I did not get. and
don't expect 10 get in the future. AMI
] don't care d.. ! won't say what /
think Of you over the phone. bat when
meet YOU again / Will express my este
mate of you TO yOr face" Witness ana
not know Mr. BOykm. who talked rather
loud. and before closing the phone started
10 say something else, but caught him
Mr. T. W. ChelG who was standing
behind the prescription counter. some
twenty-five feet from the telephone used
by Mr. BOykin. heard the latter talk
about some Bradley affair. and then
heard him say, 81 don't like your tone.
etc. thereby c0rrOD0uting Sir SHOWS
testimony
Mn. WILLIAMS TESTIMONY.
Mr. H. 4. Williams then gave the fol-
lowing version OF the affair. Of am living
with Mr.. Smith. ON saturday evening
we had Just completed oar supper AND .
were sitting around the table. Wy wife
and myself with Mr. Smith and h's fami- f
ly, when the telephone rang. Mr.. Smith .
IL, ana az trst ! did not pas .
particular attention 90 the conversation. +
Finally ! heard Mr. Smith say. Il can't +
tell YOU that My God Almighty, Boy .
kin. / cannot remember the details of $40 .
pr iY Indictments Let me tell you, this
phone has been put in my house for my
personal convenience and not yours, but h
n YOU viii come here / VIII tell YOU an
about II o. write 81 for you Then the
telephone was closed, and Mr. Smith told d
me afterwards that be- had been insulted [
by Mr. BOgkin ana wanted 90 look him
lp, and asked me 90 90 with him tie
hen decided % go and see Colonel Co
Nariin nrst So we started out and on
Franklin street we met Colonel COWarGiu Z
with some ladies. and followed them Ia
'espcctful distance When the ladies' had
inferred the residence OF the Bishop. on .
truce near Eighth street. Mr. Smith 4
stopped Colonel COWardin and told him
what had happened. THE latter said he
would look into the matter but would
nave 10 go out Of town the next morn
rs for a few days. we then left. and
Mr.. Smith said 90 me- J am confident
'OlOnel COwardin VIII DO what is proper
y the matter. but 4 cannot allow man
o be looking t0r me for days, so I win
10 down 10 the Dispatch Office 10 see
loykin. We vent there. and [ stood I'm
he door. while Mr. Smith went I'm.
leard him ask Mr. Boyan N ne wanted
o see him. and the next thing he no
feed was when Mr.. Smith raised his
cing IN nay way. ! could not see what
hey were doing. ] ran IN at once and
aught hold OF Mr.. B0ykin While 1 held
i'm he called Mr. Smith n cantemptibie
N and contemplate puppy. and I'm
he excitement that followed l may have
aiset my arm
ON cross-eXaminat.On witness said he
~ not hear Mr.. Smith use any objection
bic language over the telephone When !
Olonel Cowardin WAS informed Of he
occurrence. be said he would see 1ir
'oykin about the matter. and when Mr. |
mith told him that he would himself |
% and see Mr.. Boykfn Colonel Covynreif,
spilled that that was a personal matter
ut advised Mr.. Smith not 10 20. wit
ess stated that after ne entered the Dis-
atch Office he did not hear Mr.. smith
Sc any bad language. He said 10 Mr.
Ovkin that he would not have struck
I'm with hts cane had he not been Dis
blcd. When witness approached the two
ovllin's neck He HID his sticI I'm his
ght hand but witness could nor Sow,