Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-24
MlSTOW REYNOLDS
Interesting Suit in the Corpora.
ton Court.
EXPERTS ON The THE STAND
The o'Boyle III ur.ler Case Will Come ur
This Morning. An Ugly Charge. Prise
oners in Jail Form q Kangaroo
Court. The Rules

Judge T. j. Barham was busy all
day yesterday with the suit of r. C.
Rristow VS.. r. w. Reynolds.
In this suit. Mr. 'Brstow asks the
jury to give him $4,000 damages for
injuries which he alleges Mi. Reynolds
inflicted on him some months ago. when
Mr.. Reynolds knocked him down.
Inc case, it Will be remembered,
came up in the Police Court, Justice
Brown dismissing the warrant, holding
that Mr.. Reynolds had sufficient PROV
ocation. MIR. Bristow then entered suit
The plaintiff claims that by reason
OF the blow struck by the defendant he
mas Deen. in measure at least, inca
FACILITATED from his work as contractor
He claims that since the occurrence he
has been subject to q dizziness which
prevents him from climbing about on
'1ight places.
introduced regarding conclusion and
compression. IN the course Of this tes
tlmony it was shown that dizziness
might be caused by indigestion and ne
hundred or more other things and THAT
man might receive conclusion of the
brain by falling lightly on his feet
The case was adjourned until this
morning, when argument will begin,
the evidence being all taken YESTERDAY,
Following is the jury:
VIM. Parker George w. W'idgeon. J.
u Heath, D. I. Clayton, T. c. Powell.
Z. ~. Sterling. F. ]. Palmer Jno. I.
Cottrell, J. E. Breadlive, r. Il. Redding,
J. E. helms. J. f. Martin
THEE OiBOYI-E CASE
The trial Of William O'Boyle, who is
charged "a Of
to mistress and causing the death of
her unborn child, will commence
this morning in the Corpora ton
Court Probably an uglier murder
charge was never lodged against a man
N this city than that with which
boyle IS accused. Considerable in
terest is manifested in the outcome of
the trial and doubtless the courtroom
viii be crowded during it's progress.
The trial has been set and reset, but
me attorneys for the commonWea
and the defense were so busy that thew
could not prepare for it this term.
The crime occurred several months
ago. O,Boyle's mulatto mistress was
Alma Hamilton. who was we'll known
across the railroad track. II is said
that ne was the father of the child
According to the evidence which was
brought out in the lower court, he as
saulted the woman. knocked her down.
stamped on her. inflicting injuries
which not only caused her death but
O'Bovle was nnt - az s+a an th ~
nra1; ,,,i- "aI ~. On we STAND at the
the woman Vac d,,, 81 Ioni.ei ' tnat
assam ana th,t ~ piosoheo me
proved 81 fat,1 We ca,,sod ~. MlilGh
mo hin, do",., ~ - eauseu ny ner pull
"a PRISONED,c ro1mr
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ganize5 n triai cnnr ne e1,y 1aa. .l nave or
to Tho oosas ' 20 ~, -. wnicll Mill atleHo
those yiolaf;nar tha liz a. uis prisoners ana
been 1.,id 1on,, 80 WISH nave
Officers ~ no oo,,,+
ed and II bas haa,, aoua 70 oeeii eieGt-
prisoners that y.I,a+ the,. y 81 " t.i AZ
new prisoners Viii hat,s+o 49,, goes. ~
rules ~ thex r,,,s+ go 80 aotue ~ ne
cas- Fo,lov,;,n - ~ $3.50.
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TIoui. )" r ,liia!ll - f,oyle:
Comm, o,,n no W.. atter 900;
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