Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-09
WISHED Him TO HANG.
hurOr Johnson Said 10 Have Been Preju-
diced Against Nicholas.
DENIES THE STATEMENT.
NJ, trimmer beats Him Down That
fife Did So Express Himself before
ncing summoned aud Rec"iis INV
|conxcrsation I'm Detail.

las the day set apart Tor the
philip Norman Nicholas app'oa'"
forest IN his case Is reviving. ana MAJ
nreealons OF doubt as to the quit oi '"'
| naemnea man are 10 be heard eSPe-
&ally around the county cou'
|Air y. /. King. a well-knowh c'''".''
tho coun,v has written iet'er "
II q richardson. Of connsei io'
-. o. which ne states that MT ho'
D" .r.,,.r a br.,kiayer living AT lSi1
street, is prepared 10 '.S.'lS
q oa,h that he heard Mr.. Ihoin"S 'o""'
- o,o ~ the jurors who tired ana CON
- x,cbolas. say two weeks before
ss.% -. ,,as drawn that he wouid give
~ ,., an the jury that should tr,
o,,, as he believed him to be
- ...s.,t and thought he ought TO De
~ 49,. 80. r.t,,
~ ,,t.,,tch man went out 20 Mr.. Trim
house Yesterday afternoon ana re
s,om him a statement corroDoTa-
In every detail Of the one maze Dy
King in his letter. several persons
r present. and each bore withess 70
ing heard Mr.. Trimmer say '"e Bunny
&ng several times before.
MIR. JOHNSON DENIES 1T.
h. reporter then visited Mr.. Johnson s
t,,se on the corner Of Twenty-nln'h anu
streets. and Mr.. Trimmer accompanied
H., lie there confronted MI. Johnson
H repeated the statement previously
,ade TO the reporter. Mr.. Johnson Salu
! had no recollection Of having express
4 anv opinion whatsoever about the case
tcore he served on the jury, ana &c
I'm a 10 discuss the matter.
r. trimmer became somewhat Pre-
at This. and went into details. He
H. MIR Johnson that hc had repeatedly
HI i'm his presence before the trial. ana
no the case was the sensation or the
kur that Nicholas ought to be hangeN
K that on the day before the trial n
II him In his OohnsonD bar that h.
a been summoned TO serve on the jury.
81 then told YOU" MI Trimmer con
nod that YOU couldn't serve on t.
H. AS YOU had expressed an opinion ~
4. case. and had said you would IKE L.
n Nicholas hanged. Your reply was,
Ven. 1 reckon you are right; l can
cfyc' An old gentleman whose name
an't recall. then entered in the converse
|op and told you, as ! had DONE tha'
on were disqualified
White this statement was being maze
n Mr.. Trimmer In quite loud voice
trnber of people gathered about ana ior
3moment IT looked as though the Two
1en would have a difficulty, but Mr.. John
Z, turned on his heel and re-entered hls
IL. and the reporter and Mr.. Trimmer
tved OF.
WILLING TO MAKE OATH.
Dir. Trimmer said that he had long bee.'
! sidering the matter of going befor~
INC court officer and making an am
he setting forth Mr.. Johnson's position.
The case. and he had deferred so doing
\ nlv because he felt sure that Nicholas
kild secure a new trial. When he learn
of the refusal of the Supreme Cour
give him a new trial he told Mr.. KING
HIS determination TO make public what
: Johnson had said 60 him, and that
,nt,enan had written the letter above
kerred to- He Is very anxious TO ascer-
IN who the old gentleman is who was
4 Johnson's bar during his conversation
m Johnson. ana says he Is Wiling 10
ar to everything he stated Yesterday.
H.. Trimmer IL reliable man, anu en-
good reputation in his neighbor-
Mr.. Johnson for a long time con-
Kted a bar at the corner Of Twenty
,h and S streets lie was recently
bointed a policeman by Judge Wick
but only served a few weeks. II Is
hable that Mr. Trmmer's statement
be brought to the attention of the
Rcrnor.
6othing has been heard from the petit
TO the Supreme Court Of Appeals
be- i'm behalf of Nicholas, a1d unless
r that tribunal or the Governor IN
here's Nicholas will be hanged on the
OF this month.
MAKES AN AFFIDAVIT
ate last night. after having talked
IN the Dispatch man, Mr. Trimmer
<ent 10 the residence Of Mr.. u. G. Rich
<s3son on Church Yin. where he swOre
Z An affidavit before Mr.. Harry H. Wat
or,. n notary. setting forth what he had
ALL To the reporter. Mr.. Richardson
W. ne will lay that. with other papers he
II before the Governor.