Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-05
GRAND JURY'S WORK
Summary of the Cases to En-
! gage Their Attention.
STREET RAILWAY GOSSIP
30" the New Project Is Viewed. Lieut.
Daaghcrty's Cup. Opera ut the Home.
Phoebus News Notes. "A Band
Organized. Other Local News,

Monday is County Court day, but as
, next DAY is general election day. the
court VIII do little more than convene
on Monday and adjourn until Wednes-
oa aS special grand jury, consisting
OF SIX substantial citizens, has heen
drawn for Wednesday and has aim
cult task before it.
me occasion for convoking a special
grand jury is the investigation Of tho
recent outbreak in Phoebus, in which
Jonn Gorham. of Pennsylvania. n pri-
Hate united States Artillery recruit was
kl'led and six or seven other soldiers
We're more or less seriously wounded
presumably by P. F. Eagan, whose sa
loon and music hall was attacked plum
uered and partially burned by a mob
WE. Ea6an and seven artillerymen from
the fort We're given hearing and held
lor me grand jury. he being released
under $1,000 bail bond. while the soldiers
We're committed to Jail in default of hail
me story OF the affair. as cleaned from
MI EaEan's statement and other
sources, II familiar by reason of recent
publication
one Of the seven soldiers held on a
charge of completely in the lawlessness
Private Taylor, of Battery 70. Fourth
Artillery. the only one of the defend
ants VINO is not a recent recruit. was
Yesterday released on furnishing a 5000
bail bond. His counsel is Mr.. Lett Of
lsoSkin 4 Lett. Newport News An
other Of the defendants. Private Hugh
McGordE. of Battery 3. Third Artillery,
mas retained as his counsel Attorney
Hughes. of Hampton. The other five
men nave employed no lawyer but will
ne assigned counsel by the court if they
nave then secured none
one OF the men stated Yesterday thar
he mad sent home to secure money Will
Which to employ lawyer and conf
fN
IN tiine. When asked as to the move
ihent among their comrades at the fort
70 raise money by subscription with
which to employ legal counsel. the men
IN Jail stated that they knew nothing.
from TINS fact it is presumed the sub
sciipllon movement failed Of consum-
nation. -
Private Roberts was visited yesterda "
oy his commanding officer, Captain Sat
terlee. Mr.. Roberts, when seen nv a re-
porter, stated that he was quite hopeful
OF acnuittal and claimed that the chief
witness against him. a private who was
AT 1irst co-defendant. had given false
ees.lmony to secure his own defend
ant s. release. and that this man, he had
just been informed. had deserted the
service @'4e
It is rumored that one or two other
men have deserted since the Ptoebus
fracas, presumably to avoid the proba
ol!ity OF oelns involved in the crimes
with which those now in custody are
charged and are, they claim uniustlv
charged
The present Jail where the men are
confined is mere temporary affair,
crude. uncomfortable and inadeuuate to
present needs, but it is the best to be
hau until the new one is completed. The
authorities nope to get into the new one
next week. The present quarters of the
men are certainly foul, uncomfortab BILE
and meagre. and it is hardship in
deed to be incarcerated therein.