The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-12
JOBSON TRIAL BEGUN.
Jury Obtained Out Of the vealre Of
Thirty from Suffolk.
CRIsNoND ON THE WITNESS STAND

CRISMORD ON THE WITNESS STAND
objections OF Defendants Counsel
Overruled - Crismond Tells the
Story or the Burning Of whites
bursts HaiI+Witness as Guilty as
JObson IL He Told the Truth.
The venire of thirty men that were
summoned from Suffolk appeared in
court yesterday and answered to their
names soon after the court was open,
1ne indictment was read to them, after
Whlch each one was called separately
and questions were put to them in regard
to their capnbility Of serving on the jury
Gut or seventeen men examined sixteen
were accepted as jurors. q The following
are the names: Fl. K. Culley, ]. w.
Tunly. John johnson, N. J. Oliver, r. G.
Altman E. P. Pruden, J. G. helms. ST.,
George f. Batten, James O. Savage, J.
e. Frenzy, Joseph Bowen, s. A. Baker,
70. I: Smith. VIM. H. Howell, -----
Orquhart, r IL. Bringley and G. w.
Groh. MIR. Urquhart had expressed an
opinion and was discharged. The panel
was then complete and the four named
below was stricken off-C. w. Graham
S. A. Baker, J. w. Tunley and j. W.
johnson The remaining twelve were
sworn and the section in the code under
which the prisoner was to be tried was
read.
Mr.. Parker, counsel for Jobson, made
several objections, among which was
mat the charge was not specific and that
The clerk failed to state under which
section the prisoner was to be tried. and
asked the court to so state
me court did as requested and Mr..
Parker further objected. Objection was
oVerruled and objections noted.
After all the objections were raised
We're called and they were ordered to
retire: l.. G. Calvert, VIM. F. White
hurst. James T. Grenalds, Cornelius Cor
Don. VIM. Rutter, John Land and J. L.
Crismond.
Mr.. Crlsmond was put upon the stand
and answered the questions that were
propounded to him.
what Is your name?"
Answer-"John Edward Crismond."
Where do you live?'
AnSWeT-"1n Portsmouth"
How long have you lived here?'
Answer-"All my life.''
How old are you?
4nswer-'+Thirty-f five years old"
Did you know that there had been q
fire at Whitehursts hall?"
Answer-"Yes, SIR
hall7" :
Answer-"It is OH Glasgow street, be-
tween Green and Washington Streets
DO you know the date Of the burning
OF Whitehurst's hall?'
AnsWer-'Can't remember date"
Inc Indictment was then read to him.
He was asked, did you see Jobson on
the e., day or night Of the hre?"
Yes. sir. I went to Lookin's bar In
me AFTERNOON and again at night. Chas
Cook and another man was there We
mad some drinks. Cook, myself and an
other man left, took q walk, remaining
ssway short while. then returned, found
Iobson there. We remained until time
10 close the store; think 1t was about
midnight. Jobson. myself and another
man left there together-think it was
Cook. satisfied 1t was. Cook went home
and we went to Pearson's. begged for a
orlnk. Pearson refused US, but finally
4lioWed MT. Hutchins to give US one.
we left. went north to South street,
stepped In Creecys store door, corner Of
South and Green street, talked awhile
there: walked down to Jobson's house:
$1,000 al MS gate. talked awhile, and job
son said: Lets set Whitehurst's hall
on fire."
Here counsel for Jobson objected and
salo that In order to produce such tes-
timony the Indictment should charge
conspiracy between witness and pris-
oner. and as it did not he thought such
testimony out OF order
Inc court overruled objection and the
case proceeded.
Crismond then said that Jobson made
the proposition. They started off and
went down Washington street to Coun-
"; he thought up County to IIflngham
and thence North to High; thence west
70 Chestnut street: then they stopped.
JdDson took the waste from out q car
DON wrapped 1t in some paper and they
then came back to EfIlngham, went up
Enlngham to London. down London to
Washington, to Glasgow, up Glasgow to
WhitehurstS hall. He tried the front
door. found 1t locked; went in the next
yard, jumped the fence, found side door
unlocked; went in. Both took waste and
put under the steps in the closet He
could not say who struck the match.
He did not know whether he or Jobson
did 1t. Closed the door and came out
the lane; went down Glasgow to Dinwid-
die. up Dinwlddie to Queen, down Queen
to Court, Court to High, then went in
the Ocean House bar, got two drinks
and left; went down High street, met
Otticer Calvert In front Of Hume's, spoke
10 him and said we were going to Nor
folk: went in the rear Of Fiske's place.
Here Commonwealth told him not to
cay what he did
He then went back to the fire.
This concluded the testimony The
witness was then cross-examtned by
counsel.
number Of the witnesses whose
names are mentioned were examined