Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-21
GOT ONLY ONE JUROR.
THE OTHERS SUMMONED HAD
MADE Up THEIR MINDS.
SLOW PROGRESS IN CARTER CASE.
Judge Wickbam Hopes TO Get the
Jury in Henrico. Bnt May Have to
send where-Pri.oner some
what Dejecfed-County Items.

r. a jury can be gotten to-day. James
Penrose Carter will Be again arralgned
for the murder Of Charles Fox Moore
and bis third trial for that offence will
Be gone into.
The case was called In the County Court
yesterday at II O'Clock. and venire q
sixfeen men was examined. with the re-
suit that but one man out ~ the num-
ber Was found acceptable. and the rest
were discharged. save that one ~ the re-
naming fifteen was told 70 come back
70 court to-day IN order that be might
be- further examined
Judge Wickham is intent upon getting
a jury out Of HenricO n such a thing be
possible and with this end IN view
he issued venire for twenty-five more
citizens or the county. entrlsting IFS
execution % Sheriff simon Solomon. who
started 20 once with bis deputies %
gather the probable jurors in and have
them in court this morning az u o'clock.
AZ which time the case viii be resumed.
When Judge Wickham assembled the
bench yesterday morning no the usual
hour there were very few witnesses in the
courtroom The celebrated case from
the frequency N its trials. having lost
much az the interest which attached 90
lt. After court had been opened Deputy
shern FusseH entered with the prisoner,
followed closely by DIE wife and daughter.
CARTER Is DETECTED
Carter BIAS changed very little since his
lart trial. two months ago. save that Doe
terfue more detected. He wore "a dark
suit Of clothes. "a blue-s' ripped shirt and
70 rcd rrrkfe. and smiled at several m
DIS friends Iu the courtroom as be- took
bis seat behind his counsel Me-srs. Wen
druhufg and Smith. Io "a Dispatch man
who talked with him Afterwards he said
that hls health was falling him. aud that
hc was forced to rely upon medicines to
keep ~. re did nor have much % say
to hls wife and daughter. who sat beside
him. but with bis brother Mr. u. h.
Carter Doc talked for some time.
Several W tne Jurors summoned were
somewhat bate 10 reaching court pre-
.umnbIF on account Of the bad condition
Of me roads. but 900 showed up after
tlmD and the proceedings We're begun.
Coumouwe lirh' Attorney Sands Attor-
uer-Goneral Montague. and SIR Roy
I4wie were rro.pnf t0 look after fho DO
Of witnesses wns fret called. f0 ascertain
If "a sufficient number o. those on whom
tho Commonwealth relied t0 make up its
ca-c were present and 10 being asccr-
talucd that most of those summoned
had obcyed The mandate ~ The Jaw. the
case was begun with tho examination
of the vonire.
THOSE WHO WERE SUMMONED.
Those summoned for the Jury were
Mcssrs o. j. Francis j T. Childrcy. IA.
a. Christian. a. T. Sheppard. 3D. 81
stark. John A Archer. Herndon IaIH-
fDrro David C0uuauf Charles Austin
Richard Smith. o. T.. Pollard Lvdall
Hovlcs. r. 81. Smith. James Roper NJ
r. Thompson. and George Franklin.
All of these bad formed opinions That
IT, would boz harI for them Go overcome.
save Mr David Counaut. OF Lorraine.
who though. ho could aiyo the prisoner "a
nir Trial. uotw' outstanding thc lart that
boo bad r,ad something OF the case in
The Washington papers. Mr. j g. Chile
ORGY who vas opposed to capital punish
mont and SIR Charl.s Austin. who hai
read tlo trial reports in tnc paper. and
who bad married 20 cousin OFF thc accused.
Mr Couulut Wts accepted. SIR Chndreg
wat rejected. aud Mr. Austin was accept
cd ou probation the court r,servlns i1
decision in bis case until to-day.
After tho Neulre h.c been exhausted
Judge NIckham retired t0 his room and
consulted with sheriff solomon who. after
about au hour aud half left with his
deputies Goo summons twenty-five men.
Tho court then took "a recess until ibis
morning 40 ID o'clock b. is hardly eN-
pcctod that panel can be- gotten from
those summoned Tor to-day. ana Judge
Mickham Will. in an probability. send out
OF town tonight 90 panyillc. perhaps.
May get ~ New Trial.
In the Henrco Circuit Count yesterday
Judge Wexford iu the matter OF William
Brown the negro who Was charged with
having obstmcted a seven Pines car,
and was sentenced To- hye years boo the
granted IL writ ~ error ANA
supersededs 90 the ruling ~ the lower
court
Mir W. IT, Beyerdge b. counsel
for Brown. and 10 viii be remembered
that he excepted 90 the indictment against
his client. on the ground that the Conn
Attorney had gone into the
grand jury room while That body was
considering the case.
The will of George ". Brown was proc
hated 300 the County Court and Ellen
brown qualined as oNccutriX The bond
given was $500
Jcnray Sheuus will WAS also probated
with Thomas r.. uIrrlcott aF executor.
He gave bond In the sum ~ 500
CELEBR ATE 81. PArHICk's-DAh.