The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-23
she SAYS HER SON is CRAZY.
FouShes'S Mother Tells About the Vein
Of Insanity in The Family.
UNCLES, COUSINS, SISTERS, AUNTS,
In Fact, Nearly All Connections Were
More or Lc.s OF Unsound Mind-Triai
ofthe Murderer of Edward Is. Tins
ley at the Keformatory'

The case OF the two boys. Charles
tousheo and Frank Jordan. inmates OF the
Reformatory School at Laurel station.
who are charged with the killing OF MIR.
Edward l.. Tinsloy. one OF the guards, on
November 9th last. by assaultlng him
with an axe. was called up for trial yes
tcrday morning at II O'Clock. in the Hem
rico County Court. The testimony sub
mittcd by the Commonwealth was in
ihe main the same as that brought out
during tho preliminary examination he
fore tho magistrate. but occasionally
counsel for the defence brought out state
mcnts contradictory 10 those before me
lower court
After recess. when the Commonwealth
rested. counsel for tho defence called up
Mrs. Elena Moon, the mother Of Charles
Foushoe. ono Of the accused, who al once
by her replies showed the importance OF
tho theory advanced boy counsel, That the
hoy. was not Of sound mind. Before the
court adjourned. witness related not only
some Of the queer acts on hcr boy, out
also enumerated sE or seven OF MS near
relations who did not have good sense, as
sho expressed IT,
a .II Itl IMfANN l-l<islst
Promptly at II o'clock yesterday morn
sng Judge Wickham assembled the bench,
and a largo crowd OF spectators filled the
room outside Of the railing.
As has been repeatedly stated In The
Times. IL has been charged that two boys
who we're al the time inmates OF the
Heformatory School Of the Virginia Pris-
on Association. at Laurel Station attack
ed MIR. Tinsley. one of the guards, on NO
vembcr 9th last. with an axe and ass
sauited him 10 such an extent that ne
died from his injuries the following day
The two accused boys, VINO appeared
rather uncOnccrncd, took thor seats
alongside OF their counsel Mcssrs Rose
well Page. Allan Potts. and Hardin r.
burnley The prosecution was repre-
sonted by Commonwealth Attorney
Conway ". Sands and Mr.. John Is. Gayle
After the usual formalitcs had been
disposed of. during which counsel for tho
defence dcmurrcd to the declaration read
by the clerk. without argument the jury
was cmpannclcd ass follows.
Henry Graves ID. j.. Smith. John =.
Perry Frank Putzoy. w. J. oakley. T..
Il. remnant. i. VI. Houston w. A. burS,
James Hughes W.. q. Liyosay, w. >.
Ieake and Fielding liohson.
The witnesses for the Commonwealth
and defence were then called and sworn.
whcreupon they were sent into am ad-
joining room. There were several Wit
nesses on both sides absent but notwith-
standing this fact counsel declared 20 be
ready and the trial OF The case was at
once gone into.
STATING THE CASE.
Commemorative Attorney Sands brief
Is stated his side Of the case and allud-
ed 10 tho fact that the plea of insanity
ON behalf of one of tho prisoners would
Doe raised. but that hc did not think
10 could be sustained. although hc was
informed that witnesses had been see
cured from North Carolina 10 coirobo-
rate that theory lie added that he
would cndcavor TO show that both pris-
oners bad planned the crime together and
had intended 20 carry il ont during The
earlier part of the evening.
Mr.. Roosevelt Page briefly replied on
behalf OF the defence. and assured the
jury that thoy would cndcavor TO show
10y expert testimony as we'll as by wit
ncsscs brought here at the suggestion
Of The Board OF Directors Of The Reforma-
tory school. that the boy Charles Fou-
shee had from his infancy been suffering
with mental debility which had prevail
al IN his family Mr.. Page also stated
that counsel for the defence intended
20 prove that no charge could be upheld
against Frank Jordan. the other prison
or. because there was no evidence against
him.
WRIST WITNESS.
Tho first witness called for the prose
cution was james McGrcgory. am inmate
Of the Rcformatory school
My home is az Atlantic city. near
Norfolk" ho eaid "hut l avn now am
Inmate OF the Reformatory school.
have known AR Iinslcy who had about
eight boys in his charge upon the hin
on the afternoon of November 9th. Fou-
shce and Jordan were boo The number
they were sknning the bark OFF some
roles and logs -Four Of the boys had
axes ] was standing alongside OF Mr.
Tlnsley. who told me To- carry some
Stops down TO the place.
"Foushcc was skinniug pole. and
while Mir Tinslcy was looking into the
slop-harrel Foushoe jumped over and lift
Mr. Tinslcy with the axe. ] didn't see
the blow struck because ] was looking
into the barrel at the same time When
Mr.. Tinsloy fen ] informed Mr.. Baker
and Mr.. Turner two other guards. Fou-
shce and Jordan walked away 20 notify
Mr.. Sampson the superintendent
AFTER Foushce ht Mr.. Wusley he went
first back to his former place then threw
the axe down and ran away towards Mr.
Sampson. but 1 do not know where he
was at the time.
when cross-oxamucd by Mr. Page wit
ness said.
.'Foushce did not work Boo Mr.. Tnsley's
force before that time. ON that evening.
Tho boys are divided mp iu three fami-
lies and Boa different forces. There was
no bad feeling between Foushcc and Mr.
Tinslcv. as far ass J knew. There was
not word spoken before tho assault was
made heard mo- conversation De- wecn
Toushcc' and Jordan.
ONE or THE GUARDS
Mr. NJ g.. Baker. one of the guards at
the Reformatory was tho next witness.
ION The evening of November 2lth.' he
said. -four guards. Mcssrs Turner. JEFF
fries. Tnslcy. and myself had forces of
boys working outdoors. Mr.. Tinsley.
with hi- force was behind the laundry
and was about nifty feet away IN TIE
wood shed Mr. Tinslcys force was
hcwine logs. while nay boys were putting
up some wood boo thc wOod-shcd sud
ccnly / heard AIR Tnsley hollcr and I
ran up ] saw him stopping over The
barrel and discovered cut ON his head.
81 asked MT Inslcy who cut him. Jic
said he did not know. but some OF the
boys spoke up. FOushce did it, The
latter said Doe had not done anything To
him and wanted Co know why Foushco
did &c. ic said DO was accidental
then called Mr. Turner and Mr. Samp-
son. who took Mr. Tuslcy into the house