Evening journal., 1896-09-29

sailor, now on boat at Philadelphia,
who roomed with Wright, and to sub
stantiate that proof by others.
l.. G. Vandegrift joined in the argu-
ment FOR continuance on the grounds
that he was interested In this colored
man. that his life was at stake. and
that Il was perfectly proper for Mr..
Cochran to have withheld his defence
until this moment. not wishing to di-
vulge It to the other side. The case
was finally settled to be tried at the
conclusion Of the Stats trial
WITNESSES TO HAVE TICKETS.
Mitchell Pryor witness in an inn
portant case. got into a crowd outside
yesterday and could not come when his
name was called a capias was issued
and when he was brought before the
bar to-day there was another charge
against him of carrying concealed a
deadly weapon He was sentenced to
ten days upon pleading guilty
Chief Justice Lore called up Deputy
Sheriff Tucker and instructed MIR
Tucker TO hereafter provide for the ac-
commodatiOn of witnesses to the ex-
cmsion of spectators He suggested
that a ticket be placed in the hands OF
each witness emitting him to a seat in
the court room.
RACE TRACK MEN FORFEIT.
William III. Brockenborough. julius
Fromhagen and Charles Muehlock.
guilty OF selling liquor without a IL
cense at the Iron Hin race track. did
not appear IN court and to-day their
recognizances were declared forfeited.
John G. Hartmann is their surety for
$1,000 each
CASES QUICKLY DISPOSED OF.
Robert Wolford's case was nolle
prosecuted, and the court discharged
him. He was indicted for receiving
ten of the stolen chickens taken from
Robert McFarlan's coop.
Thomas Loper was called to the
stand to tell how George Dutton. in
dicted for assault TO kill him, had shot
him. and admitted that he had also
shot Dutton. Both men were sternly
warned. and Dutton was fined 800 and
sentenced 20 three months In jail.
George Hall, Frank Harris and Will
liam Wright stood together and plead
ed guilty TO stealing some bread and
rusk, and stated that they restored
part of the stolen goods. which they
had taken because they were starved.
having had nothing to eat In forty
eight hours. They We're sentenced to
but five days, on condition that they
would leave the state Immediately upon
their release
Good words were spoken for Thomas
Edwards by Messrs, Marvel and
Knowles. and Thomas got on with
five days for stealing a watch, which
he restored.
WILLIAM PARM CLEARS HIMSELF
William Parm, patriarchal-look-
ing colored man with brass earrings
and bent over with trouble was placed
on trial for lewdly toying with a lit
tie girl. Parm entered into his own de
fence with a determination to cleal
himself OF the charge and the sever
years's Imprisonment following a con
viction.
Harriet A.. Fisher, the lite 10-year
old prosecuting witness, told OF the oc
currence for which Parm was held, an,
cOrrObOrative evidence was given by
Emma Jones and Emma Feeney parn
cross-examined both witnesses anC
then called five witnesses to prove good
character, among whom were John A.
Cranston, Victor II. Pyle and the girls
mother. The latter admitted that she
had permitted him to nurse her chill
dren and she had always found him
an affectionate and pleasant old man.
The attorney general surrendered
the case AS Parm was released he
thanked the court and jury for his fair
trial. braced up and looked twenty
years younger
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
William r. Henry pleaded not guilty
TO the indictment of murder IN the first
degree, for having shot and killed
William Virgins in Appoquiniminh
hundred August 6. Josiah Marvel, his
counsel. stated that he could go into
trial at once If necessary. Justice Lore
asked Henry II he was the son OF JOS
eph Henry. late of Blackbird hundred
a well-known colored farmer The
prisoner replied that he is. Henry Is
an intelligent colored man almost
faultlessly attired and created an i'm
preston that will not endanger his life
The grand jury was discharged from
any further attendance at this term
Justice Lore voicing the thanks OF tho
court and community for the despatch
with which the grand jury had dis.
posed of the extraordinary press OF
business.
Mr.. Cooper, for the state, immedi
ately applied for capiases returnabls
On 90.