The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-16
A Physician Sent to Examine
Witness.
CASEPOSTPONEO TOWEDNESDAY
The Prisoner is a Man SiNty-Eight
Years of Age. aud the Victim Was
a Wcll-hnown and Popular
Young Man-Much Feeling
Is Displayed Against the
Accused.


of thc largest crowds since the famous |
trials of tho mlrJerars of Mrs. Pollard |
TWO years ago.
People wer. here from every quarter OF !
thc county
Tho attraction WAS the ease Of the |
Commonwealth against Thomas Vs. Price !
for tha murder of young Hhl Carter on
the morning of july 9.h ilst
The case was called in the county court !
to-day Judge j. NJ Crute presiding An |
indictments was promptly returned against |
tho accused ly the grand jury but as the
attorney for the defense. Judge W. d.
Mann. of Not9Way did not arrive bee
| fore nlifpas- d. ,ho prisoner WAS not
brought into the court room until that
hour
THE PRISONER.
Sheriff D.k.rs0u conducted the prison
| -r flom tl. iIu t1 thc cour, room, and
| shown ID scat within iho bar enclosure
| between h.s brother Nr a. j. Price of
| Wor-hIm. and his counsel. The prisoner
| looked iittie tle Wlrs. from his close
/ confinement iu the narrow limits of the
/ steel cass occupied SD many months Dy
/ solomon Mlun.e the murderer off Ms.
| Pollard. anI Wh.le he listened attentve.y
| every word uterot touching his trial. he
| showed marked degree of nervousness,
aIi the while pulling - his full beard
The yeuire from which the twelve men
/ arc to Dee chosen to decide the fate OF
/ Price were ordered from the court room
! bv judge Crute while 90 motion from the
/ defense for Cd continuance of the case t0
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CONTINUANCE ASKED.
Judge Mann asked for a coinuance upon
| tno ground OF inc absence "l ID HN|, ''
| Witness iir "II' "l ''. '"'-
| Mann siiN thia witness was ''''' '- '".
! If was Impossible Joy hri I'D u.''N' "'
| this Germ because of her enieeo.ed c9u-
] diu0n.
He related that Mrs. Price was
| eiehty-one years o.d. and had been an
! invalid for great number oI years i"r
Nmg of HaI Carter at her home and
m Der very presence Do said had er'1t-
! Ir shocked ana uNueiF'n Hti, "H' i''
thoueht She might be able to attend hy
| tine September court Judge Mann s'ln
he saw Mrs. Price last SATURDAY. ana s.i.
| then told him she in'uthi 7N- ".l-n.
stand The trip io fafmNile oy inc N'A'
term OF he ''.-- ...t,t.
Ine o... .i ,''i,l l.- l,,.i'1s1co i.'1 "'''
f~. D. watkins Tor tbe prosccu.
,f,., ,.of,.d to rudre Mann stating that
mi ,.. tbin, fn. derorr. had come
v,l.nn fha ruf.s Of the court in asking
f,r continuance rt required expert tcs-
t-,,o-.- r.I.. Watkins said. To- whether
thc witness was physically unable 10 be
lrouehf rare and the court had to be
shown that the probable mot possible
circumstances now are that Alrs. Price
! vUI Dee more able TO- attend upon the
t,i,l .+ tto. .r.vt form than She lis now.
-
WILL SEND A fh9l DiAN'
| Judge Watkins concluded with the sus-
gestiou that the court send physician
| along With the sheriff 90 the Price nome
and an examination De made hio ins
| PHYSICAL condition of Mrs. Price and TX
sle ha unable t) attend lnls term oi
| court to ascertain ID pos-'nIe' 7"e WIZ
probably Doe more ap'e lo 90 80 "' '"e
r,.t. r yyi,,st,n will co 70
Accordingly, br. Wiiisl2I "l,l ~ ~
of The court.
BID the meantime the trial or the case
| was postponed until wednesday morn
| n- at l0 o'clock All witnesses on both
! sides and the yenlre Wer, given positive
| instructions by the court fro Dee promptly
! on hand Wednesday morning.
THE CRIME.
7-fo crime for which Thomas W. Price
tri.l ,,-s one of the most
-.tt.lI o., prince r,d-
,-'o. ,-'ri NV voriinr on his fsrm near the
- ..,.- ,,,'i. ,iii7o. NJ darlington Heights
s..i.' ,..s yoYrg man name Hall Carter. SON
NJ Mr. Theodore carter. The Carriers
ttotl,, r.soecfad people in that lo-
,fi,,, aud their SON lust tvonty-one
yeras of age, one OF the most popui'i VI
ON the morning OF the 29th instant It
is alleged. while young Carter was sitting
alone al the breakfast table, Price ap-
| -,l.,,s5 at his chamber door, which leads
,rto the dining-room. with a shotgun. and
without word OF warning, fred fatal
Shot into the side OF Carter
potb price and Carter had the day
~, b., Earrnyille. and were seen
n'-o.v .lo,,.. ,bs Town that afternoon together
a, .,,arontlv as friendly mood as broth
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