Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01
CRAWF0RDN0TTRlED
INDICTMENT BEING DEFEC'iNh'
NoLLE rROsEayI is ENTERED.
DEFENCE ANXIOUS TO PROCEED.
Counsel Tor the Accused Urges i""'
the Clerical Error JIG
n. ~x,.,o,t AvaiI-other News OF
the Courts.

The case Of George L. Crawford, the
,oal estate agent charged with applying
10 his own use money belonging TO Mrs'
Catherine Peyronnett. was not tried IN
The Hastings Court yesterday as mao
been expected. on the contrary ho"e
prosemi was entered; there VIII nave
10 be a new indictment, and the triai
Will not occur until after the meeting OF
the grand jury next Tuesday
This unexpected turn in affairs was que
10 the detection Of a clerical error tha'
had been made in the preparation OF the
indictment against Mr.. Crawford. Inc
mistake was in the date Of the alleged
unlawful transaction. The BILL as
drawn. charged that the bill was taken
An August. 1887. whereas 1t should nave
been 1850. As soon as Judge Witt detected
che error commemorative tiorney
Richardson entered a noile prosequi.
WANTED TO PROCEED.
Mr.. Hill Carter, who appeared lor Mr.
Crawford. asked that the mistake shouiu
be corrected. and the case allowed TO pro-
coed. He urged that the accused shouiu
he given a trial at once. as the case hdu
airesdv been postponed three times once
g., The police Court and twice In the
rT,,s,ip0s Court. in Difference TO the WISHES
80 ,be prosecution. He offered 10 90
ANYTHING TO bring the case to triai, Dut
Mr. Richardson thought he had 10 iis",
A. make "A change in the Indictment anu
Judec witt directed that the none pi0S9-
qui be entered ,o, 60 an
The witnesses were recognized 10 "P-
near before the grand jury next Iuesu ,,
Monday being a legal holday' anu W
.youford was released on bail, IN inc
sum of $3.50, with Mrs. MARIA n 49, 80.
&C secrritv. The accused was in cou''
With Mrs. Crawford and their son. MIs'
Crauford's mother, Mrs Maria II. stoVer,
and captain c. A. Crawford. brother ol
sna accused. OF the witnesses, All pu'
,,yo negroes answered their names, IN
enlargement from the officers al Chailes
Cttv county said the negroes couid not
be found.
WANT IT SET ASIDE.
emit was instituted in the Chancery
Court ves .erday BY J. w. Anderson
90 and W. NJ. Parrish, who sue lol
themselves and other lien creditors VI
en- virginia state Agricultural ana NV
cbanical Society. against the II SIN"
S,oto Agricultural and Mechanical So
cietv John SHELTON Williams ana -
Meredith. trustees. and others inc on
3ect Of which suit Is 10 set asluv "N
onnuI n sale made on the ltth Oh 'uIO'
1897 of the property commonly hilo"" o.
the FAIRGROUNDS, and TO supJeCI S,'iu
,~ro,art,, 10 the satisfaction Of the Hen
creditors of said society. Inc plal,e
ore representnd by Judge Edmund Nao-
Anderson ~ All
derson. - cir
out, court bv Judge Wexford to the
posenegk Brewing Company. The capl'a
stock &c 10 be not less than $1,000 nor
n,ore than 100000 The officers OF the
comnanv are A. Won ~ Rosenegk presl-
dent. Frank Williams. vice-preslueh''
Richard Wenzel, secretary; william KEN
linz treasurer The above and Messrs.
q Il. Noting and William Rueger are
members Of the Board Of Directors.
suits were entered in this court yes
terday by Judge George l. christian
executor of the late w. w. Ilmberlake
against r. Augustus Williams, damases'
500: and by the same against hopert r.
Johnston to recover SEQ alleged to be
due.
SUES FOR HER INJURIES.
Suit was entered in the Law ana Equity
Court last night on behalf of Polly
smith. a negrcss. against the Traction
company. to recover 5000 damages for
injuries alleged to have been sustained
through the negligence of the company.
rrhe woman was run over by a car be-
longing 10 the above company, April 2Ith.
nj Beech and Chaftin streets, as result
Of which her left hip is permanently in
1,red and she has suffered much pam
and lameness. Mr.. S s. T. Patteson Is
counsel for the plaintiff.
In the same court in the case of Thomas
+ savage against T. w. Tignor's Sons
the Jury decided that gun was uniaw-
fullv held by the defendant. and that the
plaintiff should return It, or pay SO. its
value.
William Patterson instituted suit pray
ing for divorce from fis wife Martha
Patterson. The couple were married ut
lie over three years ago. and the wife
has left her husband and moved TO New
York.
The following licenses TO marry were IS
sued in the Hastings Court yesterday:
William Mccarthy and Annie Disney;
Robert l.. King and Matte j. smith; JACK
Green and Minnie Powell.