Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-11
WANTED LARGE BAIL
brpcE n.RnAM OFFERS TO RE-
LEASE PARKER IN $4,000.
he crccncsviiIc Jurist Almost
raraiyscs the Goid-Brick Nan-Hts
| Counsel and Fricnds--Back to Hen
rico jail.


Frank lockwood Smith. with all his
,hsr names. handcuGcd to Dcputy-sherin
eN Russell. and accompanied by large
sr,bcr Of lawyers. Witnesses, and others
-creSted IN The recent Sold-brlck trans
e.on. left by the Atlantic Coast Line
cstofday morning at 9:06 TO appear AT
no County Court Of Greenesville on a
Ar.i Of habcas corpus.
To-day he viii b. again In his lonely
quarters in Henrico jail
Rail was offered HIM in the sum OF
S5Ac1o. and as the Court would no, reduce
sho sum Parker alias Smith and his coun-
20 and friends. after consulting among
hcmselves. determined not 20 make an
for, 90 procure the security required 10y
ihc Grecnesvine County Judge
when Judge Rarham announced That
Dc vas ready TO proceed u counsel were
| 1ir. Conway Il. Sands, the common
4 woaltl's Attorney Of Henrico. inane /"
motion 70 compel the prisoner 70 80
[sscurity for payment ~ costs oonnec'eu
with expenscs Incurred by the execution
Of tho writ OF habcas corpus ana pE w
transporfaflon of Witnesses, etc i"e
3,no,ion Was very vigorously opposed IVY
<,lr Davis. OF the prisoners counsel !,
f.Yas finally agreed that the Court s'ou'u
- ,bo costs proper 10 be paid by 'he
a. PENDANT. . .,.,,
4 m. et,ornevs on both sides spent some
,ir,e arguing upon the question as 70
whether the prisoner could make appi.
cation for bail after 8, had been refused
~ ,hn CONT al Petersburg. Mr.. Smith
a..
4, 40 SO he might take the case all over
;ne state and make large costs-pliis LOT
the Commonwealth.
other counsel spoke upon the question,
,rl Judge Barham decided that the
prisoner was emitted 20 the VIII. ana
tf.f me previous action Of Judge Mullen
e. refusing II did not preclude the de-
s,ufant from applying again and before as
pany Judges as he saw I'll.
4 CASE or GRAND LARCENY.
Judge Earham stated that the case was
one Of grand larceny. and that IT was
lis richi 20 bail the prisoner even II ne
kr.,g that he would not come back
Mr. sands said he was prepared 10 prove
..et the defendant had skipped bail
l1nd of $1,000 and that the Governor
t.4 r. number Of acquisitions for him.
Judge Barham asked for the evidence
III Ivan y. Nl'StCfMaN, IiiNht' SUI
,s,v 90 the Governor. Mr.. Crawford, su-
,s-tn,.raent Of the Identification Bureau
Z me Cincinnati Police Department. ana
5r Mann : Qusrles. Of the Virginia Trus,
r.rrsnv. were placed upon the stand.
mo after was present Tor the purpose
~ going on the bond of the prisoner. ana
lf,.r The evidence Identifying Parker alias
smith with INC gold-brick transaction
s4d concluded and the Court had deter
f, vea that smith was entitled 10 BAN
a. Ousrlcs was questioned as TO now
such bail he was prepared TO furnish.
STR. Ouarles answered that his company
,4f a cnuital % $4,000. and surplus oil
-l1D. but pc could not say until ne hhd
tuferred with the counsel and others TOT
ne prisoner what he could do.
judge Rarham said that there was no
I-ghi that the prisoner was the party
.harged with the crime in Henrico county.
t.i also the one wanted In the state on
illinois. and that be would allow the
prisoner bail IN the sum Of SoVo.
Every body was much surprised. ana the
rosrf took a recess at O'Clock until
o'clock to hear the answer OF the de-
-spdant. IL was at the latter hour that
counsel for the defence pettioned the
court 10 reduce tho bail. This Judge
T.rham would not do, and the prisoner
was rsmanded to the custody OF Sherin
fimon Solomon, Of Henrico.