The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
YOUNG HINES IS
ALLOWED BAIL
His Case Comes up in the Police
Court October 26.
VAUGHAN Is GETTING WELL.
Witness Tells Judge Wit All Ab0ue
the Affair aud He Fixes the
Bail of Hines at $500.
The Evidence Given
VAUGHAN is GETTING WELL,

Judge s y. witt Of the Hastings Court,
yesterday held Oscar II. Hines in $40 bail
and the case will again come up Tor a
hearing before Justice Crutchheld, the
date set being October 26th The bonds
men OF MIR. Hines were Messrs. Philip g.
Kelley and Ivan Muller.
The case was called I'm the city Police
Court yesterday morning. but after a
consultation, Justice Crutchdeld refused
to entertain al motion admitting the de-
PENDANT to bail and referred the case TO
the Hastings Court
BADLY BATTERED.
Hines appeared in court and was in a
pretty badly battered condition, mute
testimony Of the drubbing he had re-
ceivod. His face was marked with
bruises and scars two large bruises, one
on the forehead. above the left eye. an
other on the left cheek He also walked
with a slight limp. lie was represented
by Mr.. II. l.. Watson, of Watson and
Skipwith and Mr.. Thomas l.. Moore. OF
Christiansburs formerly the Common
wealth attorney OF Montgomery. MI.
Moore Is a brothcr-n-law of Hines. The
attorney FOR the Commonwealth. ID. c.
Richardson. appeared for the prosecution.
Although seven witnesses had been sum-
moned and were present. but four were
examined. The first witness was Dr.
Cunningham, Of the Ambulance corps. he
testified that there were two wounds IN
the left breast Both had been caused
I.tr mis- ftI hal hall ed n
the lung. the other around the lung. In
his opinion Vaughan would recover ana
he expected him TO be able TO be ont IN
about a week or ten days. Or. Goode.
also OF the Ambulance Corps. was called
and corroboratcd Dr. Cunningham tes-
umony.
TAYLOR'S TESTIMONY.
Zeb Taylor was the next witness. HIS
testimony was as follows:
IL was coming down the street short
ly after ] o'clock Sunday morning and
saw a scufile Talked 20 man who ask
ed me if / knew who the party was that
was being so badly used. lie told me
that IL was young Hines. the druggist
and said that he will be killed If be don
stop l heard Hines beg them TO let
him get up, and say that they had no
right 10 beat him that way. Then they
let him up The big fellow. referring to
Vaughan, went over and spoke 10 three
or four men In the doorway and then he
came back and hit him dimes again
Hines told them 10 quit, and ] saw him
hold up his hand. The big fellow call
ed him a vile name and told him 10
shoot. Vaughan then grabbed him and
the pistol went Of.
Harry Thomas. lcolored was called
lie testified that he had witnessed the
shooting which occurred about half past
o'clock lie saw the men lighting. and
heard Hines. who was underneath and
being badly used plead with his assail-
ants % lct him up.
He heard one OF the latter say in re-
plv 10 Hines request, Cd - him;
kin him. Hines was afterward allowed
20 rise and was standing off TO the side
brushing his hat Vaughan. after talking
10 his companions again approached
Hines who warned him OF. Vaughan
struck Hines and the latter fired, the ball
striking Vaughan
Upon recommendation of Common
wealths Attorney Richardson. bail was
fixed at the I'm named and was ac-
cepted by Judge witt.
At the city Hospital late last night II
was said that Vaughan was improving.