Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21
DID FORGE IT
ge Admits This When Confronted With
The Hanover Court Records.
ruE BOOKS BRouGHT DOWN.
rhcy showed No Such order, md the
People Whose Names Were Use"
We're Dead--Othcr Features of the
Terry Case.
Terry Case.

The case OF the Commonwealth w. "
T.. Terry was continued In the HushhsS
court yesterday. The proceeoihsS wei
brief, hat interesting. and thers
some developments which 'ehueu "
strengthen the defence.
Inst before the court adjourned on FIJI
day night. and shortly after an a''us'o''
had been made 20 a Hanover WARRANT
,v,,ch pu,nlcy Taylor swore vas genuine
a,d had been paid by him IS his fathers
1an,,y ~ ynward Harris for the main
,epaucc OF Lewis Williams, lunatie' MI
Ifav. ono Of the counsel for the defence'
osked for an Adjournment ADDING SIG
pifcantIy that matter OF importance
renulred his presence at his home (Which
"a near Hanover COurthouse).
II was expected that the instructions
would be given 20 the jury yesterday
morning. and that a verdict would be
returned during the day. but when the
court convened at 1879. Judge witt. ad-
dressing the jury. said he saw no prospect
of reaching a conclusion IN the case tha'
day. as some new evidence Woulu ne
introduced by the defence. and II the
should be afforded him 10 prove his IN
,,ocence Judge witt went on 20 say that
The Hanover court records would be IN
reduced by the defence and as II would
ha impossible 10 get the book here be-
fore 3 o'clock. the court would ADJOURN
until that hour, CommOnW ealth s-Attor-
nev Smith stated that As the case hau
been reopened by the defence he would
also Introduce some new witnesses from
Hanover county. The deputies were theh
sworn. and the court adjourned I'LL the
afternoon.
THE WARRANT a FORGERY.
II was $3.50 I'm the afternoon when court
wqs reopened. ana Sergeant Iomlnsol''
who had been sent TO Hanover Court
house for the court records ana 10 SUP
nosna several witnesses. arrived at inc
city Hall. r, H.
Mr.. Haw opened the case. The Han
over warrant was produced. ana SHOWN ny
the records % be a forgery. Inc eh'ileS
-, the hooks for the october cOurt were
,bon declared 20 be IN the handwriting
OF burnley TAYLOR by Clarence Taylor
his brother. who was placed on the stand
by the defence.
Charles Briggs testified that he had
lived In Hanover county all his ne, IhaI
he knew both Lewis Williams ana NIL
ward Harris. The former, he said' dled
two years or more, ago, and the latter
fully six months before the last OCTOBER
court. -,
Mr.. Smith here interposed. and SAID
that he admitted that the warrant was
forgery. II,
Policeman c. A. Gibson was then called
IN the stand. and stated the details OF
the arrest Of Terry. Replying TO the
question whether Deputy-Shern VIII
roy had evincel any sorrow Nheh
acquainted with the charge against mo
nrisoucr. he said that on the contrary
ne appeared considerably elated' ana
went through several grotesque ahucs,
expressive Of delight. The witness sdlu
the deputy said on that occasion'
thought 80. buying sugar 10y the barTeL
and paving 500 FOR buggy.
The case was then turned over to the
Commonwealth. who called to the stahu'
eucceseivelv. Messrs. Tcbbs, Robinson,
ware. and Neal all Of whom testified
mat they had known Willroy for some
years. ana had always found him truth.
mi and reliable in business trahsacuohs'
TAYLOR ADMITS THE FORGERY
burnley T,vlor was then recalled to the
stand ON being shown the Hanover war
rant and asked If IL were genuine he
stated that he knew II to be iOFgeu'
Asked when he arrived al that deteihl-
nation. he said that lac had become con-
WINGED Of the fact when going over tle
events Of the day I'm his cell on frluay
nipht. He stated further, that ne hau
notified Mr.. Smith by letter early yester-
day morning that he had come 10 'ne
conclusion the Hanover warrant was not
>.an,,ine as stated in his evidence ON
Triday. The warrant was made at 'he
Dodson House. he continued ana Was
endorsed by Terry, and negotiated by nm
throuch the Title and Trust Company.
Terry had only given him g. in cash ana
some goods "a his share. lie had never
horrowed money from Terry, and never
owed him a cent. on the contrary, Terry
was considerably IN his debt, ana an ac-
count of some Of the transacuohs was
kept In an accouni-book.
The book was not put In as evidence,
&c counsel for the defence objected ana
their affection was sustained by Judge
Ivitt who ruled that the book could not
he admitted. as It was evidence In chlei'
and should have been introduced earlier
In the proceedings
THE DIVISION OF PROCEEDS.
TAYLOR then went on 10 explain now
,be nroceeds from the warrants We
divided. and said that Terry used III
warrants, knoWlNk lh'li w '''''N
,orged and gave an illustration or now
Terry held his pen when forging the en-
sorsemonts. out Of the several claims
solicited by Terry Taylor said ne hau
,ever received any money IN cash. but
,ad on one occasion received alarge CON
slrnment OF goods from Terry on account
~ his share In the warrants. OF the war
rants cashcd at Ullman's store Dy VII
moss Terry Invariably received half tho
value either in cash or goods.
Cross-examlned. Taylor said he had teie-
phoned TO his brother. Keith, who lives at
Hanover Courthouse, to visit him AT tho
Jail early in the morning, and that ne
sent the letter 10 Mr.. Smith by his brother.
Mr.. Haw stated that he had travelled on
the same train from Hanover Courthouse
with Mr.. Keith Taylor, who was then on
the road TO visit his brother, and that he
had previously gone over the records OF
the Hanover Court. which fact was
known to Keith Taylor.
The court then adjourned till II o'clock
Monday