The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-19
MUST KEEP THE PEACE.
GEN. HUNDLEY AND cor. CUSSONS
BOUND OTER FOE ~ MONTHS.
.,u.,ice CrutchfieId susiains the Charge In
the Warrant aud Places Both "en-
uemen Under Bonds.

The Police Court was donsely crowded
| with interested spectators VINO had gain
| cred to witness another chapter IN tho
! History Investigating Drama yesterday
morning when Colonel John Cussons aha
General George j. Hundley were arraign-
ed on the charge OF being about to COM
nit a breach OF the peace. Many mem
bcrs OF the Legislature ana other us
tlnguished citizens were present beside
tine regular attendants upon the sessions
OF the Court Of Justice John
After a rather lengthy docket Of DRINKS
| disorderlics and petty thieves had been
disposed OF The case was called.
Major Cussons was ON hand shortly az
ter O'Clock. and court had been in ses-
sion only twelve minutes when Gen.
/ IIuudlcy entered. Tie had been preceded
| by his Counsel Hon. w +. Reddy. and
| Hon. Isaac Diggs. who took the place Of
| Hon. J. &. Parker. the latter gentleman
| being unable To- Doe present.
Cob James ~ Stubs followed Gen.
! Hundley into tn courtroom and cordial
| ly greeted his friend. the two sat to-
! Fothcr during the session of the court
until tho case in which they were inter
est-d was called. which happened 20 De
! HE last one on the docket. Col. Cussons
remained in Justice Crutchnclds private
| office until the case came up.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
J Chiof-of-pOlice Howard was the m SO
! witness placed on the stand, and he stat
! ca that ON the morning OF the arrest sew
/ eral gentlemen. whose names he did not
! cive called 90 see him at bis office IN r,-
| ference to the letter printed in The Times
! by Col Cussons, and upon conversation
! with the Commonwealth Attorney,
warrant was issued for The arrest OF both
| gentlemen.
! lie was OF the opinion that the tenor
| OF the article in The Times, and the fact
/ that both gentlemen. who lived in dllicr-
! Ont parts of thu state. should come 90
/ Richmond Immediately following me
4 publication of the article. were enough
/ I'D arouse suspicious. and thc warrant
| was served as a precautionary measure.
/ lu reply 20 cue Ion Oh Mr. DlsI'.
/ Chief Howard aid that Dr. certainly was
/ off the opinion at that timc chat breach
| of the peace was imminent. but that Doe
B was not as strongly of that opinion mo-"
/ ass ho was ten days ago. and the reason
for his change of mind was that the gene
/ ucmen had time 10 "co0l on
"What was tha special part of the
! correspondence between the Two gentle
| men that YOU Thought would lead 10 a
| breach OF tho poace2" asked Nj. Digs.
"That ! can't say, unless ! have the
| pap.rs before me- replied the witness.
] i'''i
( "Au the circumstances surrounding the
publication OF the las, lctter-the ar
! rival soon aftcrward in the city of both
| behlenen' anu '"' .,.,.i ~ -
! found suspicion that breach of the
peace might have taken place had we not
taken me measures ,.'' w. ,-,. D.,
PhESENoE Iil-i.E SiOt I,.',, NJ r-
,..',,,,. ,..1r. p, continued The witness.
/ .,'.i b,,'. sl.,., him many times I'm mo
! ana nave seen "i." li.-,'s t'.,t,
o''s -, - t.,.. ,.o, I'm the c.fy FREE
! s'"'vii' " my '', ,l 49,, .,.
/ queniiy az 'He sumo ,iii'' "'''' nm w.,
/ r,., e'ct nnt mon tbis occasion. i'm
wa. ',',..,,is,-' ,,.es ,l,.ir ,,ras.,..
/ ne" vi '''1 .',''',,.,
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] 49,, .,,,,tl,.t,,,d chat tho uurpoee of This
| i,.,,ir., is to nl3co thc responsibility of
! I,i. ,,,,,,,r,rea unou nv shoulders. and
! ,.,,,ia 'il,. IN 4el N the last letter.
| ,..ttoh .r,I,dfel u,.. rriylte correspond
! ','e het,ro.u Gem Iundlry and myself.
d5 MOI lcld up to the arrestr'
| W.. . ...ia rr..f Howard
/ M. lama. amor thsf nrlyatc carre-
! -. ..,.o..d ala coi Cu4eons. letter
/ ...,....',,.. .-l.d An rise-.
/ 20 s..,,., t,,v. ,uln.f e.. 30 until J
800, ~, t.r ,,orrio, r r,pl!,d witness.
/ .tI.du,. tbn priyato correspondence
! ....s'.,g .,,,,a Ian da.s before tine puhli.a-
/ ron of tbo letter."
/ % ID, NOT know
.tr t,. pr,,.te correspondence is what
/ ..,,' t,oudbt woud cause the breach OF
1000, ,,,v -bouiau.t u have done so be-
! ,or, ,,, n,llic9tion of the letter iu The
! ..,
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..,.' Uo ~, -. ,.b.th.r or not Cen.
! I'M S' ,..i r,"1 The article before be
Ilull''' ',s it5i,t,,o,do,. asked AR. Digs.
| I'M w. ..,..l ma bo b.d ropliod chief
,, 9ui
i''"''' C,er pprcFnTEp
,r,,'.ii-.l', ,I,.r t,,oi tho stand
9,it,"'l .,,'.,-,.t and bailine of Gen.
/ ii.,n.ti,,, oo Inc ltb instant. and of the
i,-''', . S-li f,,.sors am tha 1th instant
/ t..It ,t. cbilf. office and
/ WIG" ~. 90 ,,.., t,fred
su. v"Tv' ''- .,1 d., t.d no evidence TO
, .'.' ','., a., ,'ee ,,.. presented.
~. 5,..,.,,.,. of ID Justice Crutchlcld
This Is one OF tho uhsNpec'eu "-,.''
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| men'' lir N"'. w." -, hin rr,.s.lf
! n"u lHo"7H' 81 wv 'i..,.. tt,. t.-t.. ,u
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