The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-22

hiiI 20 tnsi 10 could answer me without
the ladies knowing about what we wrr:
talking. Nr. Smith then said, iood
God Almighty Do you think my 'pncne
Is for tho private convenience OF the DIS
patch1 II H. put in ray ho1se lor my
| cwn convenience. and | want you 20
know It. You are PAD 70 gamer news W,
/ here I Will write your report Tor you.
| This angcref me- and I Said 10 Mr.. Smith,
I don't like yocT tone whereupon ne re,
Piled, Il don't care continental, ana
! remarked. L don't care d, ana l
I started 10 say something furth n, ont re-
memherng that I was talking over a
phone, / said I will not .el you now
what J think Of you, but when we meet
+ | will express my estimate OF you 10 your
/ face. l then closed the phore.
81 then went to my Office aud finished
I'D some work. Afterwards ! went into
I the front office 10 talk 20 Mr.. Boudar:
/ When .fr. Smith came IN md asked IL
I I wanted 10 see him. | told him, no,
SIR and. desiring to show my contempt
for him. I spokr IN a contempiucus man
ner I then walked towards tne repVrto-
rial room and when | mad passed Mr.:
Smith the latter struck me from behind
with his cane. The blow struck my hat
first and was sufficiently hard 10 fell me
to my knees: while | endcavored to turn
about I tried 90 get M. when he struck
me a second blow. which staggered me
again. We grappled. and Mr. Smith
grabbed me by the hair and ! took the
stick from him. when Messrs Boudar
and Williams appeared and separated
us
on REORGANIZATION by Mr. Meredith
witness said that he became ucensed
when he called Up Mr.. Smith. and did not
notice his former cordially m his. Ian
guage. lie knew the nature OF the Brad
ley case. which he would rot discuss IN
the presence Of ladies'. but he asked Mr..
Smith 70 allow him to interrogate him,
and that he could answer I'm mnn1sFidne
fashion. when the latter remarked. My
God Almighty. my phone Is not PIT IN
for the accommodation Of The Disnatch.
/ thought Mr.. Smith was accom- odatlns,
and, therefore. / asked him. but | see
that have been mistaken When ne said
that he would write the report for me
T. came TO his house, told him that
did not propose 10 10 So then con-
tnued II don't like your tone" Il don't
suppose you would. and ! don't care
c0hDnenfal' he retOrted. whereupon l
sand. 4 don't care a d. When I see you
again. / Will express my estimate OF you.
Witness was then asked by Mr. Mere
attn what he intended by the asst re-
9rk. For n long time he replief ny
say me- DO meant just exactly what he
sold. Finally. when told by the Court
that he would have 20 say what he IN
tended by the remark. he sail Il don't
think that my estimate would have been
as complimentary as soUe things viii IN
/ have said about Mr.. smith He then
continued:
"WhoD NJ Smith came into the Dis
patch Office. 7 think 7 was over any irri-
taticn. but my grievance had not been
settled. Whom ! made my coltemp.uo -
remark to Mr. Smith TODD behili the
counter. but Mr. Smith did not strl * me
200 that time. although be coul have done
~. 7 did not think / insulted Mr.. smith
with my remark because / lid lot think
Afr Smith was capable 20 take nm insult
from me: did not then have very high
opinion Of him. ! am positive he after
wards struck me from behind; II be
had struck az me from the front, ! would
have lodged the blow.
con Sunday morning Captain George
-. Wise called on me and asked ne 10
Withdraw my charge against Mr. Smith,
but 7 refused TO DO so. 7 did not wan.
him 10 get or with a fine Of $3.50 only.
At the station-house I insisted on the
issuing of n WARRANT for felOniOus as
sault 7 wish Mr. Smith would have been
kept I'm jail rot only that night. but for
Sis months. am not biased this morn
ing hut frl myself now IN spirit o.
forgiveness"
'rn. SMITHS VERSION
This ended Mr.. Boykin's testimony, and
Mr.. Smith took the stand who made IN
substance the following statement.
AS Mr.. Williams stated, we had just
finished our supper on Saturday evening,
when the telephone rang. There We're
several ladies' at the table and my
children, and we We're all chatting In
the most pleasant frame Of mind He
then repeated the statement published In
Sundays q mes. when / told Mr.. Boy
kin ] would write the report for him.
Mr.. Smith continued. II aid not do so
IN a dlsparaghg sense, for ] meant II lie
would send up a boy | would write the
report for him. ] did not say my tele-
phone rs not put here for the Dispatoh's
convenience. ] simply said. for youc con
W nience,' speaking 10 Mr.. Boykin, and
Doe simply mixes hlms II up With the DIS
patch After | got through talking
him | told ms nephew, Mr. Williams, !
am not going 20 let this thing pass, AMI
asked him to accompany me 10 Mr. CO.
Warl.n's house,
Witness then repeated IN part what had
been testified to by Mr.. Williams. "W1en
Mr. Boyxin behind the counter" Mr.
Smith continued. # told him. | wish TO
see yCu a minute; he came out and we
met In the hallway. when | asked him /
You wanted 10 see meY lie then treated |
me In the most cOutemptuOus man ler !
and as soon as | saw him start ut me, |
struck him with my stick. but | am posi- I
tive that he was facing me then; | don't |
think he fell on his knees. When we 4
were separated / had his head undari A
my left hand, and, Therefore. could not Il
use 10 against him. I did not go 10 the 4
Dispatch office, Tor, BE purp0Se .of COW!
hiding Air Boykin. bit went there merely \
To- Get am explanation for his cond ict"
on cross-examination by Mr.. Pattss n, /
witness said that Mr.. BovlSin's language /
was very Offensive 10 almost any one. /
Tie did not hold his stick IN a. rbr eatenlng |
way crd, inasmuch as he was IN the /
iabi. of carrying a stick. he aid lot care 4
90 leave IL az home when he went 70 the I
Dispatch office 20 get an apology from !
SIR B0vkir. he gave the latter "vtry |
Of making an expiin1ti0p |
and expressing his regret Of what had /
happened. Re said no looked at Mr. 1
RoySn not as man. but as a boy.
At this iurcture Mr.. Boykln called at |
tendon 70 the Druise, which. he said, re |
had received in the fracas. The Court |
that he he examined by Doc |
or' Thomas This was promptly done, 4
and Sergeant Thomas, after careful sX-
lmintion. stated that ne could not dis /
over any bruises or mark. THIS ended |
ne case. and the Court dismissed the |
he rye Of felonious assault
"A warrant for such a charge should |
nave never been issued" said the Court
Mr.. smith dil wrong when he went 10
he Dispatch office. and that Is where
he whole trouble came from. Mr.. smith |
s fined SO and Mr.. Boykin Is discharged
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