Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22
NEW TRIAL FOR DAVIS.
Nation Is Continued - Election
Judges for the County,

The Henrico County Court was In ses-
sion a short while yesterday, and MI
G.. w. Thomas made a motion to set asloe
the verdict given against Paul Davis LOT
criminal assault on Cora Twitchell, as
contrary TO the law and evidence ms
was oyerruled, and a motion was theh
made for a new trial. on the ground Oh
nev,ly-discoyered evidence. This molioh
WAS continued until next term OF court.
The new evidence is a letter from the
Mayor of Buffalo, y. Y, which says Coid
Tvitcheu was born on the 18th OF April
1850. instead Of 1888, as sworn to in court.
The difference in age puts the girl Deyohu
the limit on which certain law depehuS'
A DESPERATE CHARACTER.
Nothing has vet been heard OF the
negro Jack Thornton, who, with cooheu
nlstol. dehed arrest by county oiilcers OH
Friday. though it is thought he mas sono
Northumberland Dohwassen cams
,,,1o, "a fght near Twenty-nlnth surely
between a white boy named MeduI 5N 49, 60
Andrew Thornton a negro ~ 49, Ia 10 him
stop, but they paid no attention 10 H.
end he had to place both under aIles o'
srbie he ala with no trouble, but a noto
rious character, Jack, Andrew III H.,
came up at the time, anu, ,paC,A'S, re-
negro ~ EsnS5 So'jre would not hear of such
" ttf,o INT deputed OVerseer-ol- Ihe-I UT
Touston to arrest the negro, n,,rsuit
then drew a pistol, anu ueIS is sfnce The
ded He has not been seen siuN0'
cher men were taken to the jan
TuD 'sOUIRES BUSY DAY.
,,o.,dos the arrest of these puglhSts.
the Squire also sat FRIDAY III d
Of small cases. ..,e charged with
ho .al IA threatening to kill Miss Lucy
~ - ~ SttiSsoy re was fined s. ana Iequhcu
-. ,i,,a S90o security, from when ne 'ooH S
an appeal. This warrant wa a1t Ire cost.
Bridgewater was requiIeu ~ az p' he arrest.
Sonefoble r. G. Garnett mace Ihe 81 rested
y5,ag TavlOr a negro, was an ~.
80 '-r,e6 before the Magistrate OH 80
aborCe Of stealing skirt ana un e1 NIeTv
go, bis sister This sister, haIIieu - her
from ms ,9issed her apparel, ana as 5 mei
Iat,o-. ,,os I'm the house when IL 1
nrneared and he was known as no
"Denter of policy-shops she o,srsonal
Vas the thief. Whatever u,e heen
opinion Of the justice justice 10 in show that the
tINtS rad stolen the arucies' anu ~
| tbe case was dismlsseu. 49, Court issued
Thc clerk of the county Coui,. ~ III
Yesterday a marriage hc oa,,,os from South
Culo;, -, NO 90 we'd Miss Alma Gerhardt' Oh
| Benrlco county. ,ppOINTFD.
ELECTION JUDGES APfOlN ! -
1.,a.o Ivickham has already aPpUsrn, ~,
Juuso, ,,os ~ the Democratic prliiea lay
tie 40 he held in the county on - e.
elecsoi'o Oh next. to choose candlaatea ,h lev
TEN ZEN Sonsfe and House OF Delegates A"N'
ere as -Pnmp Precinct-P. 5. Leak - ~
rS n9Ga and Robert Wade ,,-,a.os. and
n9 CaytonNs. s. Lee, W. {. Chiiuie'S'
w; T. T G9IIpnrcb-T. D. Crouch. p. W.
Kiuge and A. smith. r.
JcnilSoii,. annton-John LchnoN' D.
,,..,ie,, aud Howard kinnSy, w
| intili,N, isrcr;e-W. u. Hooher' n
cIiorne and John Ahern., ,uusor King
I,ivii'Sseer,y~M y. Sheppard "iSo''
ana 1s,, u, ~ b. I.add, L. Il. Je'er' anu
,,o,os's-Iohn Rebman. Wliiain W.
- and John Lindsay p,clond Nor
H., n Ueichts-Samuoi iasi""N'
~, vi, ,,ior and Harry Roher,s, pardin
rs s.,llaas. s, Hili-T. c. Rufhh'
1870 and q. A. Carey. .-oh,a Allen.
be alL,,,hers's- Pascal Hicks, Aro"'o
I I'D a. n. Parrish. c,,t1+ Barney
AM rd,n,s Shop-John Guiu''
/ Nh and c II. jenkins. c,,oh Graves,
cn,,on Pines-T. j. Carter '"ieD
"a orver Gathrisht. ,,.~,,, schi,d,
"'pa,(cr,s-Todd pabrey, Martin
and c. T.. Parr; ,,o,o,,vo r G. Roper,
: carters-R. 4. MohS"''' -
I'D GEORGE r. Drtrker .,. y Il.
AZ t,,o,,-N,ile Creex-John i. LeDei'
Cum and John a. Arcner ., Charles
b. vhitlock' s--John i. WhalosdH'
Whitiock and l.. J.