Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-23

"NoAN hOe COuNiCI any one on
hls evidence. Had said, from evil
dence heard in magistrates court.
that be (Broun) would not convict
him. Had met Mr.. Hathaway and
Mr.. Carter after first trial and ex-
pressed sompathy for the accused.
Jas. Fauntleroy was next intro
duced by the prosecution to rebut
the evidence as to the fact that Moore
had sold the boat previous to time
of fire. Ii was objected to by de-
fence on the grodnd that it was cor
roboratiye and not rebuttal testimo-
NY. Court overruled the objection. lie
then testified that he had used the
boat in question in September. but
could not tell what wear. II. l..
Downing testified that he saw the
boat In the possession of Moore i'm
1896 between July and August. He
had raised tomatoes for Lewis i'm
1896 and 1898, but did not know
whether the boat was Moore's or not.
Lewis Clark and G. G. Swami both
testified that the boat in question
was not bought by Moore till some
time in June of 1896, the latter
coming over with it in a bugeye from
Christield. Lorenzo Dobyns testi-
he'd that he was the one who brought
the boat over in June thus making
1T impossible for it to have been sold
in May as claimed by the witnesses
for the defence.
Geo. Thomas testified that he lived
within $50 yards of the factory ar d
was awakened by his wife about 11:2O
at night and the fire was then con-
fined to the warehouse alone. Saw
big explosion aod the fire i'm
mediately enveloped the factory also.
Went to the fire and helped to pass
water. etc.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY DIST.
On this day Dobvns testified
that he had conversation day after
the fire at Coan with Lewis, who
told him he had seen the light on his
way from Darlings, an oyster bar.
where he had been to see about his
oysters aud had returned home that
night. He called up Alice, his wife,
and showed her the fire. (Darlings'
is up the river from Lewisetta)
lie (Dobyns) bad since taken up
shore on Honest Point and
bad no luminosity against Lewis.
Sheriff Il. b. Broun corroborated his
testimony, with the exception that
Lewis had told him that he had
told him that he had been to Honest
Point for the same purpose, which
place is near Darlings'. Motion was
made by defense to exclude all rebuff
tai testimonies, in regard to the re
ceipt and time of the ownership of
the boat, said to belong to Moore
and used by Lewis that night. Evil
dence on both sides is all in, Com
monwealth rested the case at 1I:I5.
Things look blue for Mr.. Lewis, and
lawyers Smith, Hathaway and Hath
away, Rice, Chinn and Downing all
look tagged. Instructions are now
being considered and it is thought
that argument will begin tomorrow.
Conviction is almost certain
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 3p. NJ.
Argument in case commenced this
morning when Walter Hathaway
opened for the prosecution. He was
followed by Asa S. Rice for the de-
fence. Howard Hathaway aud Joseph
Chinn, r.,then spoke in order named.
L. D. Downing and i. Il. Smith are
yet TO speak. There is pos
sibility of the case going to the Jury
tonight and great interest is m ami
Tested in the decision.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
The Grand Jury has brought in
five true bills in all against Lewis.
three of which are as follows: For
burning a barn, the property of w.
A. Jones, trustee, on the 10Th of
March, 1899; charging him with
burning the factory of l.. w. Court
ney. and for attempting to poison the
horse of A. WIles, when the latter
was acting as agent for the receivers
of the Lewisetta property. The 9TH
er two have previously been reported.
Hon. w. A. Jones, o. NJ. Dennis.
attorney, of Baltimore, Md, aud f.
Is. DuVal, an insurance agent, have
been before the Grand Jury.
II. G. ID.