Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19

| formal application to Judge d. D.
White, OF the Princess Anne County
Court. for a special session of the grand
jury of that county this week 10 con-
slider bill of indictment against Elem
| ming for murder. Judge White said to
Virginian-Pilot reporter yesterday
| afternoon that he did not think he
| would call Il special grand jury, as
Commonwealth's Attorney Ackiss is
said to be in favor of special grand
jury.
THE CORONER INQUEST.
When the jury of inquest reconvened
yesterday afternoon In Justice Hawks
court room ut Huntersville, sydney j.
Summers. the young man who was with
Snyder when he was killed, resumed his
testimony where he left off yesterday
afternoon. He said that when he and
Mr.. John Snyder drove to Kempsyille
after the dead boys body. Flemming
said to the latter: ''If you want to find
out who did it get out a warrant and
nothing about it. l was shooting at
some hawks to-day" John Snyder
picked up the gun that his brother had
been using to show Flemming that it
was not loaded and that his brother
had not been hunting on his farm, but
was simply walking across 1t. AS he
aid SO tfemmins drew q pistol from
MS pocket and, levelling it at Snyder
said: Il have not killed any one, but I
will"
Witness said that the man who did
the shooting from Trimmings yard
raised the gun each time on n level and
seemed to take deliberate aim He
could see him plainly. Nothing but
cornstalks were between them and these
We're not sufficient to obstruct the view.
Asked If he could have seen n hawk
| II II had been near him, he answered
IN the affirmative.
THB DECDASED's BROTHER.
Mr.. John Snyder the dead young
mans brother, was the next witness
he said Flemming seemed anxious for
him to get the body off his farm. When
witness found the body his two dogs
were laying by, guarding it, He had
some trouble in quieting them so faith
Iui were they to their dead master
witness broke his brothers gun to
snow Flemming that it was unloadcd.-
Another brother of young Snyder,
when Flemming drew the pistol. ex-
claimed: MY God. don't kill my
brother! You have killed one of them
| alreay.'
Flemming said: ~ haven't killed any
one, but l will" Witness then said:
If l knew you killed my brother I
would shoot you down In your tracks"
A MAGISTRATE TEsTIFIEs.
Justice G. S. Ferguson testified as to
arresting Fleming upon hearing from
sheriff Cromwell, of Norfolk county,
that he had killed a man. When Jus
tice Ferguson arrested him he was in
Crooks grocery, at Kcmpsville Elem
ming said he had been told by a boy,
Henry Cooper that hawk had picked
up chicken In his (Flemings) yard.
ana he had been shooting at the hawk
down on a pine tree in his field Jus
tice Ferguson testified that he saw no
pine tree In the direction OF the shoot
Ing, but saw cedar tree. There was
nothing to obstruct the view between
where Flcmmng stood and where
young Snyder fell, save cornstalks and
weeds. Flemming could have seen the
hunters from where he stood.
SHOT ON A LEVEL.
DR.. e. w. Baxter who made the ex-
animation OF young Snyder's wound.
testified that the bullet struck him on a
level. 1t was sufficient to produce
death. This was the last witness cS-
amined. The coroner's jury elaborated
for a short while and returned the YER
diet as above given.
FLENrNIING's CHARACTER.
Witnesses were summoned to prove
trimmings bad character These did
not testify however as their evidence
was inadmissable before a coroner's
jury.
w. A. Thompson, n Mr.. Hodges and
Mr.. Blank were summoned to prove
that FlemmIng said in their presence
that he would kill any one whom he
saw hunting on his farm without his
permission.
TALK WITH HIS BONDSMAN
A Virginian-Pilot reporter called up
Mr.. Crook. Flemming's bondsmaud, by
phone last night about II O'clock, and
asked him what Flemming had to say
about the coroners jury's verdict. Mr.
Crook did not care to talk on this suh-
ject, he said. Asked If he knew anv-
thing OF Flemming's reported intention
to skip out, and If he thought he haa
any such intention. his bondsman re-
Piled: II hope not" He said that all
was quiet in the neighborhood of Elem
ming's home.
Communication OF Sentence.