The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-25
THE AASSEY.P|LOT SUIT
Called in the Circuit Court Yes
terday.
The Defence Presented A Special Plea
Which was Overruled. Eleven
Well Known Citizens Found
Mho Gould Give 4 Fair
and Impartial Trial.


directors, w W Gibbs, Luther Shell
don. Il Y Zachary. w B Wilder. L.
Roper. d Humphreys, S . Collins. Q
" kclliuscr, j w Borum, S n Brick
heRee, Jas B White, Frank busch, L
G White, Q Il Nerdier and Samuel w
Bnsll, managing editor. and Il Il
Bird, lawyer of Winchester, Va. was
called IL the City Circuit Court Yester
Gay with Judge Prentls on the BEECH.
Thsvill be the most sensational case
TILED in the courts OF the city In the
lrst half century, and will be watchoi
with in.Dresl by the news readers Of
the entirs country. The charges being
worry grave, the plaintiff high State
Official the defendants woli.known
c;tiZeas Of Norfolk aud many of them
msa of weslth. makes the case of much
more than local interest.
Tho lawyers are men OF fine ability
and it will be q battle royal when they
properly croaa swords. Tho legal
1krimishss, up TO the present time,
have hrcn TO the advantage OF the
plaintid, whose lawyers aggressivoly
urged q speedy trial and tainted the
dutsnco with an attempt to delay the
hearing before jury.
1t will hp remembered that at the
Nay term OF the court the defendants
asked continuance till November,
stating that they had been unable to
saoHre oil the testimony they desired
to introduce. The other side replied
that if this was so they had been sleep.
irg on their arms; that weeks had
elapred since the filing OF the dcolnra
tioE.
Judge Prentia. after listening to
lengthy argument OF the motion for IL
tfnt Il 4
November term, but continued the case
ell June oath, yesterday.
THE ATTENDANCE.
The Circuit Court room not being
suti GENTLY large to accommodate the
lawyers, witnesses, newspaper men and
the curious citizens who might daily he
present, II was wisely determined to
occupy the Corporation Court room
kud accordingly that spacious hall wns
early yesterday morning put in oondi
ton to receive the Judge Of the Circuit
Conrt.
HE newspaper men were the first to
put In nn appearance. Tables had
been provided far them by Sheriff
Bark and the knights of tho quilt were
AS comfortable as possible, considering
the Thermometer was III the mnelies.
A number of leading lawyers OF the
Norfolk bar and other prominent ciii
Zens. arrived about 1890. just before
ii O'CLOCK the venerable plaintiff
walked into the Court closely follow ed
by his attorneys. Mcssrs. Thorn,
Wake Rnd Nicely. These gentlemen
selsctod their seats at a table III front
OF the the Judges stand aud were soon
engaged IN earnest conversation. The
OTHER eide were not far behind, aud
moment lator Capt. John 5. Wise.
e. Z. Byrd. Judge Heath and j. Il.
Heath. Jr., sud Sam w. Small. came
IN Ano took seats by the tables on the
extreme right.
There was not the slightest delay in
calling the court to order. just AS the
hands on the clock registered II
Judge lrcntis mot!oned TO one OF the
Dtpnty Sergeants to make the usual
proclamation. The officer did so and
then called the vepire as follows:
THE vENIRE.
n l. t Davis. w L b Slaughter, Sam
w Hodges, IL Umstadter, j Is Lowen
berg, W w Tunis, George TAFT. Wal.
ter l. Irvine. John n Vaughan, George
Z Reid, Vim w Chemberlayne, \ g
9anplln, \ NJ Osborne, Is A Marsden,
JG Womb!e. w w Vicar, Is p Loyal,
M l. Lure, { L jenkins, j LAWYER,
George W Dey. ID g Lasslter, /.
Strudwick, f L Guy. James w Hun
ter, Sandusky Do2ier, Fred Green
wood, Il Henry Jones, W Il Mayo, Is
= Pollard, VIM L Taylor and L +
Rogers.
MIR. Is. T. Loyal was excused, he be-
ing member of the bar.
EFT. Installer was excused, being 8
member OF a military company,
l!Mesers j. W, Strudwick and Geo.
.. keid were excused on account of i'll
health. Mr.. j. Il. Lowenburg and b.
a. Marsdeu were also excused.
Ills Honor stated that hs had sum.
moned ns Jurors the most prominent
citizens to be found in order that the
verdict when rendered might be &C.
cepted, but that it had been found that
OF those summoned number came
with valid excuses.
AT this point Mr.. j. L. Heath. Jr,.
arose and presented for the defense
AN ADDITIONAL FLEA
charging conspiracy; alleged the truth
OF all the allegations before made, but
vent further than that and charged
that the American Book Company and
Rir. Nonnnck the agent, and John =
massey, Superintendent of Public In.
atruction for tho State of Virginia. con.
splred to induce the Board of Educa.
ton OF Virginia to adopt the America
BC0k GCn hool.,