Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-19
HOBSON is IN COURT.
HEARING DEFERRED on ACCOM-
or MIR. FISHERS CONDITION.
WORSE HURT THAN WAS SUPPOSED.
AFTER Hearing the Statement "
uichaux ns 10 His fa'ie"'
,.,,ce CrutchGeId Refuses
IN Nm, Judge witt Accepts Bond

r,. casa ~ S. i. Hobson, the youi's
charged with assaultins and strik'ns
ceore. f. Fisher. secretary OF the i'o"-
nona Railway and Electric OonpSHy
,oar Ninth and Bank streets on Mo'oa'
-, % O'clock. came up before JUSTICE
cr,,,cbsela in the Police Court yesterday
.,,,,,e but because Mr.. Fisher was IN
able TO be present the hearing wa
timed until Saturday morning.
Owing TO the seriousness OF MI f's"
or.s ,n,yries. Justice Crutchheld deeiiheu
% renew the bond OF the prisoner D""
wss granted finally, however. by Judge
wit Of the Hastings Court. IN the sum
Of 5000. with Mr.. c. NJ. Carlton u
Twenty-fourth and Marshall streets d
surety.
GREAT CROWDS ATTENDS
Tho nrominence Of Mr.. Fisher. VINO mas
hoo, closely connected with one OF the
grea, street-railway systems OF the ciIS
for many years, and his CONSEQUENT 80,
business acquaintance, attracted an ,rt
mense attendance upon the coot" -,
nanacious courtroom was densely pacheu
,,,tb mon Young and old, OF every sto-
80 relieving his usual custom Jus
,icA Crutchfield heard the ordinance OaSo9
frst and IL was nearly IL O'Clock peloIe
the case OF ex-Conductor HoDsoh W.
reached. When Sergeant Ihoiids'
rr,er mad called the witnesses. such a.
49, ,s,nod IN the warrant. Captain a.
u cuigon. counsel for the street-rali"ag
,onnanv accompanied by Mr.. Nyndh"i"
- HTere6,th appeared before the par 10
i ~, go, Mr. Fisher. as his friends, not
az counsel, as Captain Gusoh ".ei
s,o,ed Hobson was accompanied pS
his counsel. Mr. Il. c. FOXES ne W.
naativ clad and his countenahce wa
calm. but TO all appearances theie W.
no look OF triumph or eXultauon' 80
as one might expect TO ma on the "a"
OF one who had fed fat the gruase nc ''oie
an enemy. ...,,,>,,r
CAPTAIN GUIGoN's STATEMENT
Pressing through the crowd to POM
within the bar. from which ne Couia
heard distinctly by Justice CI5 ~
centain Guigon said that he ana MI
Nfaredifh appeared not 9s prosecutors IN
tha case hut as personal FRIENDS OF MI
FISHER. He did not think counsel Was
necessary as IL was an instance III WHICH
tba atate was called upon TO protect lhose
within its borders .,..,oa ",,cus-
"Were IL not" he continued u"
tomary for the Commonwealth AtloiHeS
10 appear in such cases, woulo hOI say
a word" He then stated that MI ish
VAS vet at his hotel in bed, ana unaple
"a he present He held in ms manu- q
abatement from Dr. Jacob Michaux' "hiCH
he vvas given permission by the Court ~
read. 1t ran as follows .,,.s 80
"Tbis Is TO state that 1 was called 10
a+tend MIR. George Il. Fisher on yester-
day. october II, 1898, at the once OF zap
tain A. Pizzini, Jr, at about lZ:SO ciOCA,
and found him bleeding proIusely run ~
nose. which was fractured padly' anu Sui
farine severely from a large ana oeep
oontnsion on the back Of the head ana
another on the left side of the foreheao'
The SYMPTOMS this morning are very Sc
r,ous as they point to extension OF 'he
irfammatory action and possible irdCtuIe
and Inflammation about the base Vi tle
slSul and brain and meningis. L. there
fore pronounce Mr.. Fisher unaDie 10
leave his bed"
WANTED AN EARLY WEARING.
Mr. Folkes interposed here, and asked
,ba Instice 10 continue the case no longer
tban was necessary. Captain Gulgon salu
~ had heard from DIR. MichauX just pc
fore coming into court, and IL was 'le
nbvsician's opinion that II every ueVei
opment was favorable Mr.. flsher Woulu
probably be able TO get 10 court NJ
sarlier than Saturday. This sulteu MI,
sSo,l.oa and the hearing went over until |
that time. ..o.,o,, |
MIR Folkes Immediately made motion |
for hail which Justice Crutchileld as
promptly overruled. In doing so the foIiee
Justice said that the condition OF MI
FISHER was much more serious, Judging |
from the physicians statement IMAM ne
bad ever Imagined. ,,...,... |
When he heard OF the case Moluay' |
soon after II happened, he thought IT was
. trifing affair-a mere street highland |
.eIt disposed 10 censure the Magistrate Tor
making II a felony and issuing a war
PANT He then gave bail readily at S5oO'
NM could not now. with such statement |
40 the PHYSICIANS before him, the last
TART of which ne read over again.
TRIES THE HUSTINGS COURT.
Mr. rolkes then took the statement of
br. Michaux. and with the witnesses for
he prosecution, went up to the Hastings
Court DR. Michaux was summoned 10
testify an person. lie did not think Mr..
ISisher's condition necessarily dangerous,
but from the present symptoms 1t was I'M
POSSIBLE 10 tell now what the development
might be- When he had concluded Judge
Witt said he would allow pan IN s-'VoV.
Mr. Foikes went out Immediately TO get
bondsmen. and soon returned with Mr..
Carlton, who was accepted.
Condition of Mr.. Fisher.
DR. Michaux said last night that the
condition Of Mr.. Fisher was practically
and II was YET 100 soon TO
teu the direction which the symptoms
would take. He added, however, that he
feared his patient was very badly hurt
and II was simply impossible to say
whether he could come out by Saturday.