The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-20
RICHARDSON ON TRIAL
The DetecliY, [e;lared Not Guilty by a Jury
in The Corporation Court.
THE JURY WAS OUT ONLY TEN MINUTES,
DR.. Spciehi Create. II Sensation b, Ills
Testimony Matter. in the Police
t"urt-I.iquor Gases Continued
The Knitted stutes Court Deed.
Recorded. Etc.

Recorded. Etc.
The Corporation Cour, room was
filled yesterday morning TO hear the
trial of Detective Charles l.. Richard
son. who was Indicted by the last
grand jury for fcloniously and mali
ciousiy shooting and manning Sallic
Brewer ON the 29th day of last June.
Judge Thomas II. Wilcox appeared
To assist Csmmonwealth's Attorney
Haum in the prosecution. and Judge
James +. Heath and MIR. l. W. t:ason
appeared for the defendant The first
witness called by the prosecution was
Dennis Brewer tcolorcdD. the husband
"i the woman who was shot He tcs-
tined that several men were ut his
house on the night of the shooting ON
Il Visit, thai II knock was heard at one
ol inc doors leading into his sitting
Ib''n Tie asked who il was and
SViht on" replied Tom. Witness told
nm 10 Z" l" tn" next door. which wit
ness opened. and thcrcupon saw Dctuc-
tx Richardson. who ordered the nnr-
ties to throw their hands NJ. they
dld 50 officers iirChmcir and Do
tectiNc Williams followed Richardson
INTO the room. ono of the men an
peRred frightened, and started toward
thc middle door which led into his
bedroom. His wife was in thor, nrr-
phrin% 10 60 10 bed lie told the man
not 10 10 in there as his VIII" was m
dressing. aud walked toward the door
10 stop hin. whcrvupon Detective
itlcnafdSun shot us he believed at him
IN bullet went between him and the
other man VIII" was going towards tho
door. aud struck the panel oc the door
passing through II. II" heard his wife
scream ana rushed into tn" room ANA
found that Sh" had been shot
TO JudE" Heath: | have been arrest
cd one" or twice :or keeping IL guming
house. The cases against mo were dis
missed did not consider that Kept
a gambling house. becausc money to
~" amount OF SO was never lost there
II" boys ana girls COmr to iuN house
al various times To- sing and dance.
Y es, sir sometimes they played poker
| ! nave poker chips at my house / went
out ON tn" night my wife was shot 10
get some ice for her. shortly after
Eot back ! heard that knock at the
uo"r IN" ilrst officer that | SAW was
MI Richardson's The others followed
MN IN ther" There was half Il dozen
| ppopl" In the room where was AIN
VIE was in tn" adjoining room pre-
pairing To so to bed When | heard M.
| shot fired aud nay wife scream. | rush
eel IN the other room She was partly
undr'sscd. had hor clothes down tn
her waist examined the wound II
was bad lou'Iu hole as large as the
rushing ont OF it.
I" Mr. iaason: When MIR. Richardson
| ilrst cam" to my room ne said hands
! up lie was tho only officer in the
mid"I" "l the room. It there was any
| other officer in the room ,yitrn IN
aho, was fired. did no, see. him. W.
| %li@ play poker som" times. hui do NOT
| play tor money Everything was uIIi,t
when IN" officers came In. We were.
| not gambling. did not rrah Tor die.
ana cards whcn the officer told us to
mold up our hands. but held them nm.
| II is not true that rcupl" tried To- set
out OF the windows or doors
dUdE" wilcox rec Nnminod the wit
| ness, but no ncw points were brought
| out. Sin other Witnesses. an cnlnr.d
! followed Brewer for the prosactltinn
/ nut non" of their statements Differed
| IN amy material points from Hr.vn,',.
| IN" sISt OF each testimony being ,hni
| thcN "hrN"d the officers command Ia
| throw up their hands, and that there,
| WAS no excitement and no attrmui fu
| escape. TN" last witness an their side
| hrlnS TN" complainant. Sallir Hr,y,,i.
| who received tn" wound She could
| only testify Ia the fact that there was
| no gambling. disorder or excitement i'm
! the house. and that she was suddenly
| *hot through the door She ,.ny,. =,
| graphic and blood Curdiins account Of
| IN" wound, describing hen. SUFFERING. .n,
! ti'" now oi blood and Coutrndcd thai
| IN" bullet was Stiii inside of her TN,
| d'i"ist called p"trCtiv" Richardson ,s
| tn'if lIrS' witness. His testimony v,n.
| me same IN detail as given at the t0riuri.
| nearing, TN" ElSt OF which was that h.
IN company with ScrgcautS l<nchmrir
robinson. oiiiCcrS Cross. SNkr. and d.
lr'ilNc Williams. rHiCvd thc gambling
| nous" "i The Brewers on the night il,
question; that on entering III. room
great excitement prevailed among thu
! inmates ana q stampede WAS started
| IN Their efforts To ESCAPE by doors and
windows, that several did get ont. nnd
IN oru"r 10 intimidat- and Quiet Them
he drew hts revolver ana held il ,.l.-
waited Nhil" IL WAS ia that position
two of the party made IL break for thr
door. and In passing him they either
struck ms arm. tiSchavging the pistol
or n" iHaGN "rtenuy DISCHARGED ii IJs
denied any intention OF malicousiy or
| Intentionally shooting at any one. OIL
GERS hiIohm"lr Robinson. Gross Svkr.
ana peicciiv" Williams Curroboratrd
Nh Richardson's testimony in its mos,
| important points. Sergeant kirrhrncir
/ ana Detective Williams who were i'm
IN" room, did not think there vas any
cauS" 10 shoolaS seen from thcirunsitiou
hut Things might have looked different
where Mr richardson was Staudiu,.
1t was not an unusual thing To IRE i'm
me ar L" Intmidutc prisoners who al
tempted 10 escape.
Dr SprSht. Physician TO the Aims
nous" and Jail. created a sensation