The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-18
Examination Geo. CHERRY.

Yesterday morning Justice Rutter had
before him George Cherry, Hurry tiraig.,
and George Bland. charged with robbing
the store Of Mr.. Walker in Brighton.
on December "a, 1895.
MI. S'ne1'ryS case was the first called
Alr. walker was put on the stand and
SAID that his store was robbed the night
In question and that he did not know
VINO ROBBED the place. He lmcw that
Chcrry and Bland was in the store until
midnight and were drinking, but he did
not consider them drunk While there
MT: Cherry showed him q putty knife
ana said: This is my gun" He pulled
out a pistol, and said:' This is my gun,
100. NO more was said. The two men
left the store and nothing more was
thought OF it until next morning when
ne came down to the store. He found
NE mad been robbed. On looking around
ne found the putty knife that he iden-
tined as Cherry'S knife and which
S1herry admitted was his. This aroused
his suspicious. He accused Cherry OF
robbing his store next time ne saw him.
nut ne denied 1t, but the matter was
al settled up afterwards. He did no,
nave Cherry arrested because he did not
thlnk that he had evidence enough to
prove anything on him. He could not
tell exactly what time it was when he
was robbed in 1896, which wa; the second
llinc. put Alr. lNcy said that it was in
November. He had no idea who robbed
him.
In answer to a question as to whether
Graigg was present the night Of the first
robbery Mr. Walker said he was MOI
He further said he did not know any
thing about Mr. Bland, only that he
was with Cherry that night, and they
left the store together
MIR. CHERRY ON THE STAND
MI. Cherry said that the knife which
the Justice had was his, and that about
one month previous to the robbery he
did some painting for MI Walker. and
AT - clock he Went home and left his
knife behind the counter ana never saw
1t any more until shown it by Mr.. Walk
ef. VINO said that he found it on the
1ioor the night Of the robbery.
counsel for Mr.. Bland said that it was
natural that the knife might have been
found there; The prisoner admitted ii
was his and Mr.. Walker said prisoner
was drinking. What prevented him
from loosing it on the floor While under
the:inf1uencc Of liquor
The Justice said so far as he could sec
there was nothing 10 convict Mr. Graicc
or Mr. Bland with the robbery. but that
The information upon which thu. war
rant was sworn out came out IN the in
Nestigatlon before 4 city grand Jury.
and that the Commonwealth was famil-
lar. with the facts. lie had made appli-
catlon Tor the two prisoners on Linn and
Srlsmonu, VINO gave the information and
were confined In the city jail. He was
told by the jailor that they could not
De Drought out without al order from
the court and this he would not ask for.
lie saw nothing for him to do but to
dismiss them all. AZ Mr.. Walker did
not know who broke into his store and
MI. Cherry denied 1t, and there was no
witnesses to corrOborate Mr.. Walkers
statement.
About this time a message was re-
ceived from the Commonwealth Attor-
leS Tor the county requesting the Jus
aicc 70 continue the case until to- day,
and that he would see the Judge of thc
Hustings Court and get the prisoners
on me stand. so the case was continued
until to-day.
bland and Graigg were admitted to
pan OH their own recOgnZance. Cherry
being unable to give bail he was ~,
manocd back to jail, and thus the mat
ter stands.