Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-11
CARTER is INDICTED.
GRAND JURY FINDS A TRUE DILL
IN HIS CASE.
NOVEMBER 18TH FIXED FOR TRIAL.
On That Date Carter In to he Are
rnigned on the Charge of MURDER
monwealth Has New Evidence.

james Penrose Carter the Henrico gro
ceryman, who. on the morning of Sep
TENDER 2ith last shot and killed Charles
r. Moore. who he claimed at the time
OF the killing owed him for a lot of sand
and refused to pay him. was indicted
yesterday by a special grand jury of the
Henrico County Court. and his trial was
fixed for November 18th.
1t was foregone conclusion before the
grand jury assembled that 1t would find
true bill against Carter. There was
really nothing else for 1t to do, as only
the evidence in the possession of the
Commonwealth was submitted. All of the
witnesses who testified In the examina-
ton before Coroner Croxton were exam
ined, and they gave substantially the
which has since been printed. DIR. Crox-
ton also testified before the jury, giving
a description of the wounds inflicted
upon Moore. and telling in detail the re-
suit of his examination Of the body.
THE COURTROOM CROWDED.
to consider, and the Carter case was put
off until the last, hence 1t was o'clock
before the result OF their deliberation was
reported to the court. When Judge Wick
ham assembled the bench and the fact
that the grand jury was ready to report
was noised about, the crowd, which had
waited about the courthouse in eager
expectancy all the morning, surged into
the room, and in short time there was
but little space without the bar.
The Jurors, after taking their seats,
answered TO the roll-call as follows: /.
II. Jeter Qoreman), Samuel c. Duval, w.
X. Hooker, A. c.. Houston, Oliver Garth
wright, r. b. Green, James w. Sweeney,
Todd Dabney, and Fred. Moss, the last
named colored man. After the jury had
been polled the prisoner was brought into
court. but ere his arrival the foreman,
Mr.. Jeter, had announced that the jury
had found true bill against him.
Carter entered the room looking none
the worse for his confinement. He wore
a nonchalant air, and bowed with a
smile to the officers of the court as he
entered the rallied enclosure in front of
the bench and took a seat between his
counsel, Messrs. l.. o. Wendenburg and
II. NJ Smith, Jr.
Judge Wickham then asked If the dc
fence was ready to proceed with the trial
whereupon, Mr.. Wendenburg arose anC
said that while Carter was as anxious fol
speedy trial as a man could well be
under similar circumstances, he was viii
ing to stay In Jail awhile longer in order
that his counsel might have more time II
which to prepare for his defence. The
lawyer also referred to the fact that Oc-
tober Is one of the busiest months in the
year in the courts of Richmond, and saic
he and his associate, Mr. Smith, had
cases set for almost every day this month
in other courts. He, therefore, asked
that the Carter case be allowed to &c
over until the next term, and that IL be
set for as early a date In that term a.
possible. Mr.. Sands took the ground thai
the fact that the attorneys had other
engagements was not valid excuse, IN
asmuch as at any other month in the
wear they might find themselves IN the
same position. He, therefore, asked that
some day next week be set as the date
for trial.
POSTPONEMENT GRANTED.
Mr.. Smith, following up what had been
said by Mr.. Wendenburg, cited the fact
that he had engagements in other courts
every day next week, anu tIldl MI. Ncu-
denburg would be engaged every day Out
Wednesday. The Judge, after consider
ing the question and ascertaining that The
case would probably occupy two days
decided TO grant the request of the de-
fence, and the case was set for the second
day Of the next term, which begins on the
18th. Carter was remanded to jail am
the witnesses in his case we're recognized
for their appearance on the 10Th at II
o'clock.
II Is still a matter Of speculation as to
what evidence will be introduced by the
defence. Mr.. Wendenbu:g does not now
claim with so much emphasis that his
client will be acquitted. He seems to
fear that he may have trouble ere he
breathes once again the air OF freedom.
The prosecution has gathered good deal
of new evidence, but none or this was
submitted to the grand jury yesterday.
commemorative Attorney Sands will not
saw either what the nature OF TINS evil
dence is.
The grand jury also brought In tue oiils
against the following parties:
William Brown. charged with placing q
railroad tie across the track of the Seven
Pines electric road. and derallng car.
John Jones, charged with malicious as
sault.
William Walker, highway robbery.