The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-15
NEWS OF HENRlC0.
Carter Reindictcd on Charge of Muir
der-County School Board.

The grand Jury of Honrico county held
| its regular monthly session yesterday
| morning and brought In three indictments
| for the consideration OF the County Court
this term.
j. Penrose Carter was re-indicted,
| charged with the murder OF Charles r.
Moore.
This was done at the request OF Com
mOnWealth's Attorney Conway Sands 10
cover a point OF law recently raised.
Attorney w. II. Beveridee in the de-
fence OF another case before the County
Court brought up the question whether
che Commonwealth Attorney was al
lowed to enter the grand jury room dur
ing the considerable Of a case for indict-
ment Judge Wickham Overrul6d.
Mr.. Beveridge plead in this case but Mr..
Sands thought the point raised might DO
applicabie in the Carter case, he having
GONE al one time into the grand jury
room while the case was being consld-
cred. lie therefore had Garter rein
dicted.
The Commonwealth againt Richard
Ouarles charged with assault against
The commonwealth against Robert
Green. charged with horse and mule
The County School Board through Su-
perintendent j. X. Russell, some time ago
filed a complaint before the County court
against John Sweeney
The School Board alleged that Sweeney
was about TO open liquor saloon IN
close proximity TO the site chosen Tor the
erection of a school house In Varina Dis
trict about ten miles below the city.
The building OF the school had been
contracted for when Mr.. Sweeney Sc
cured the lease of place within hund-
red feet of the prospective school house
with the intention of conducting liquor
saloon.
Stunt. Russell and the rest of the board
thought the nearness of the saloon 10
the school house would not exert good
influence with the scholars
Mr.. Sweeney and Superintendent Fus-
sell Yesterday appeared before Judge
Wickham in regard to the matter
Mr.. Sweeney stated that his license
would expire early next year, whereupon
Mr.. Russell on behalf of the School
BOARD agreed not to force the complaint
al this time. He stated however that In
case Mr.. Sweeney should apply for an
other license at the expiration OF the
present one that summary steps would
be taken.
Constable Meyer Angle. of Henrico
county. went down to the city 6ail yester-
day morning and made the arrest OF Frick
Racks whose term of imprison-
ment of ninety days expired yesterday.
The negro is charged by the county
authorities on two counts OF felOny-One
that he threw rocks and assaulted
white man named Jack Frost and the |
other that he interfered with Constable |
c. T. Clark in the arrest Of Luck Honey
moon, a negro, who through the interfer- |
ence escaped.
County officers Never Angle and c. f.. !
Duke on Saturday arrested James Mean |
lev and John Coles two white men. who !
were charged with trespassing on the |
property OF the Chesapeake and Ohio |
railroad.
MeaDley was given fifteen days In Jail |
and Cole was fined FIVE dollars and cost
by Justice J. T. Lewis before whom the
cases were called. |,
Arthur. Thompson, white man. was |
yesterday arrested by Henrico Constable |
Duke charged with trespassing on the |
property of the c. and o. railroad. The |
man was locked up.
The case of Joseph A. Pollard. the
negro lawyer charged with committing
an assault upon Attorney William II.
Beveridge, in o magistrates court. last
Saturday, was tried before Squire S. w.
Thomas at the Henrico County Court
house yesterday afternoon.
Pollard was fined so and costs.