The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-09
TOM PAYNE ON TRIAL.
Tho Grand Jury Mako Their Report and
Arc Discharged.

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h Grand Jury Make Thor Report and
Arc Discharged.
In the hastings court yesterday morn.
ing Thos. b Paino was arraigned on the
charge Of %felonious assault on the per-
son OF Harry Ward with intent to kill.
The following jury was impaDelled e.
j. A. Ysger, JIG. knapp, j. M. Man.
gus. w. Robertson, NJ. r. Garner, w.
w. Workman, II. L Heasil, B. b. Allen.
i. +. Mer3hsl aud j.. Ii. Wilkinaon.
me evidence wss practically nll
taken yesterday, and at q late hour the
jury repaired TO the ground on which the
cutting took place. Upon their return
the court wss adjourned over until his
morning at 9:30. when IL will be argued.
Tho prisoner ia represented by Roy B.
smith, and Colonel Hartwell 10 prose.
outing tho case. The evidence against
Payne wns Of . damaging nature.
The grand jury, after reassembling
yesterday morning, completed their
Ing the following true bills:
Moses Dennis, attempted to commit
rape; N S Underwood. grand larceny;
Thos. Payne, an ASSAULT on Wesley
Price; Ohas. Clark and Will Early, rob.
berry; w. II. Dodd, grand larceny; "A. @.
Pagan, gambling; the Westmoreland
Club, selling liquor on Sunday; the
Westmoreland Club, selling lilo uor with.
out3a license; Z. w. Adams, selling
liquor on Sunday, two counts; Tom
Brennan, selling liquor without .
license two counts; Raymond Barnett,
malicious wounding of Tom Clayton.
They also brought In the following sLe-
cisl report:
ttT, thn Ha- To- VI yu.-
OF the hustings court for the CITY of
Roanoke. Va:-The grand Jury beg 20
report that from tho testimony of the
various witnesses who have been before
US at the January term, 1896. it appears
that the saloon kept on Salem avenue
and known as o. X Smiths place is the
scene OF considerable disorder, and q
number OF cases Investigated by us seem
10 havo originated at and around said
place, and we recommend that some &C.
ton be taken in the matter.
CHAs l. LUNsFoRD. Foreman.
THE VI reporter saw Common
wealth's Attorney Hartwell in regard to
the above, who stated that he would ct
an early day institute legslproceedings,
by virtue OF authority of law vested in
him to have the licenses revoked for
violation OF law.
'hDs az Uoat0 h6to uOu0 BO
before this time, but for the fact that
soon aftor tho special report as to this
place Of business, made by a former
grand jury, the licenses ware transferred
from the tben proprietors to the present
proprietor, o. k. Smith, who, at that
time, made and gave o special promise,
both 10 himself and the Judge, that
he would keep good order, and that he
would see that the law should be obeyed
and observed.
Tbs com mission. composed of A. NJ.
Nelson, Lu Ian Ii. Cooke and DIR. Leigh
Backner, appointed at the October term
OF the hustipgs court, reported their
quarterly inspection of the city jAil yes.
terday.
They found the jail in fairly good con.
dition as to repairs, but recommended
that 1t be whitewashed. They seemed
to think that the food was wholesome
and sufficient. They recommended that
separate apartments be prepared for the
hardened criminals who are confined in
the jail, and for the young boys who
have committed petty ofsnses. perhaps
for The first time. They think thar the
association OF the younger criminals
with older ones is not calculated to be
beneficial TO the former from q moral
standpoint.