The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
HIS LIFE is AT STAKE
TN NEGRO WESLEY MAfO TRIED
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
The Accused Called to the stand-He Con-
trxdicts Almost Every Witness-in-
struouons submitted to the Court

C0uUlls was VI $500
Court OF Manchester yesterday. The evil
denco was all given in. but some contro'
versy arose over the instructions suO'
mii,cd by counsel on both sides. ana an
adjournment was taken until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. so the testimony OF
Mrs Lowrie might be submitted by the
photographer.
During the last session OF the Legisid-
ture an act was passed under when the
ATTEMPT AT criminal assault can Do pun
,sned with death.
A large crowd of spectators hi'eu 'ne
courtroom yesterday morning. anu =
who were unable 10 gam "ui"'
s,fbercd around tho windows 10 wd'0h
the proceedings exod
for Ton q clock. but there was a long ue-
law owing 10 the absence or captain
George ID. Wise, who with MI. W. ii,
Carnett had been engaged as COunSe'
After waiting fully an hour for captain
Wise's arrival. Judge Ingram many
opened court at II :O2 O'CLOCK. MI, udi-
n,tt stated that Captain Wise had peeh
",ooIoved as counsel by the friends oil
the prisoner and hat he was uh"pie "
occount for his absence. lie moved 10
ouash the service under which the peu'
,nrv in the case had been anu
also the service under which the pet'
|,,v had been summoned, that was 10
THE CHARGE READ.
Mr.. Charles l.. Page, who appeared as
associate counsel Of Mr.. Garnet, eNpih.h-
eli that ne did so at the earnest so"0''"-
ton Of Mr.. Garrett.
~ xt,wro AGAINST the prisoner Wto
then read and an exception to IT was
taken by counsel for the defense.
ON motion Of Judge Clopton, VINO acteu
as commonwealth Attorney all WITNESSES
were excluded from the courtroom ana
at the request of Judge Clopton the spec
tators were also excluded during the time
when Mrs. Lowrie. who was the hIst
witness. gave her testimony.
The Jury who were sworn In 10 uS
tho case. was composed as follows
Messrs. John II. Archer. y. l. Anderson
q = Fisher. w. G. Fowlks. W. c.. Bona
nan John NJ. French. II. X. Reid. Alex
ander Eastwood. Geo. w. Reams' Chas'
II Thorpe. Geo. r. Markham, NJ. A.
Rightsell.
Messrs. T. NJ. Fisher. j. j. Blanton' Jno'
l.. Breach and l.. NJ. Nunnally were also
summoned but their names were stricken
off.
i 10 AANNA |F
made the following statement;
MRS. LowRIE ON THE HAND.
MY name is Mamie Z. Lowrie. and
live at Centre Hill farm, within a mile OF
Manchester. On Sunday morning about
9 o'clock | went to the barn TO get some
feed for the chickens and r~uced a negro
man in the road. He was stiil there when
I came back TO the house. At that time
at.t, n gurffgI and / fnld my
children to watch him. |
watched him in the window, and | went
out afterwards again, when he was hid.
ing i'm the bushes. l then went out after
the horses. which were in the neld and
he followed me. / saw Mr.. Lowrie and
Mr.. Hobcck at a distance, and beckoned
TO them TO come TO my assistance.
When l went after horses | was com
PEELED 10 20 towards where the prisoner
was. and he ran about forty yards after
me. When | first saw him, he made a
suggestive motion. When my husband
came up. the prisoner could not see him
at first, but when he did. he stopped and
ran through the bushes trying TO escape.
Mr.. Hobeck ran after him at once and
heard him shoot at the negro.
Witness then identified the prisoner. but
said he was dressed differently from
what he was on the day, when he ct
tempted the assault.
CAPTAIN WISE ARRIVED.
AT this juncture. at 1855 a. NJ. Captain
Wise made his appearance and stated
that he had been detained In the police
court i'm Richmond. He had been pro-
missed TO he excused at 1890 a. NJ. but
did not get released until at n30 A.. NJ
The excuse OF Captain Wise was accept
cd by the court and Mr.. Page withdrew
from the case 10 make room for Captain
Wise.
Mrs. Lowrie was then cross-examined
by Mr.. Garnett. She reiterated that the
actions of the prisoner were very sugges-
tive.
Messrs. Lowrie and Hobeck. witness
said. were at Mr.. Anderson's house. a
short distance away. There was no OBJ
struction in the way and the two gentle
men could see the prisoner. Mr.. Lowrie
afterwards told me hat he did see him.
hut did not pay any attention TO him.
The prisoner came within thirty or forty
yards when / went after the horses, but
he did not speak TO me.
When the prisoner was running after
me | called a colored woman who lived
in the neighborhood. She did come down
the road and saw the prisoner running.
He had crossed over the wire fence. which
Is perhaps 400 yards from my house. when
the colored woman came up. Then he
stopped anu 4 went lHIOuSn lHc rye
patch. There was nothing 20 prevent him
from catching me. unless he was afraid.
Any one could have seen him from Mr..
Anderson's house. but no one could nave
come to my rescue. before the prisoner
could have come to me.
NEVER CAME NEAR HER.
MY husband who had been at Mr.. An
derson's house. anne up with Mr.. Hobeck
when the colored man ran away. They
oftorurarJo nprunaI him Tho nrfanpar
never came nearer TO mo than about
thirty or forty yards.
Witness stated that the prisoner ran
after her twice. while she was going af-
ter the horses. The second time he run
after me. soon after A colored man by
the name Of Brown had passed my house
IN q wagon. / walked along rapidly. but
he ran after me and when ] stopped. he
stopped too.
He stopped when ] waived my hand 10
Mr.. Lowrie TO come over. but he did not
see Mr.. Lowrie.
On the redirect examination witness
was asked 10 describe In detail the action
OF the prisoner. She replied that his ac-
lions were very suggestive. and when
pressed further she declined 10 make any
further statement. When the prisoner
started to run after her. he was about
. <0 yards away and he stopped when he
came within thirty and forty yards.
MIR. HOBECk TESTIFIES.
Mr.. A. c. Hobeck. who was the next
witness. made the following statement. /