Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-31
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Charles }. Dougherty Sent On
to the Grand Jury.
Ho Is Charged with Attempting to Crimi-
naily Assault a Child sevon Years old
Jordan. Charged with the Murder OF
Douglass. Valves E1amination-Ca pps
Held as Accessory.

Upon the charge OF attempting Grim
inal assault upon little Jessie Sawyer,
only seven years old, Charles ]. Daugh-
erty. painter in the employ of l.. +.
fenfress, 81 Bank street. was commit
TED to Jail by Police Justice Tomlin yes
terday morning without ball.
The accused has formerly borne a
good reputation in this city.
Daugherty. who is about 81 years old.
and who lives at So Falkland street,
has been we'll acquainted with Mrs.
Sarah E. Sawyer and her little daugh-
ter Jessie, for some time, and was re-
garded as friend of the family. Sat
uroay afternoon last, Jessie Sawyer,
who had been walking on Fenchurrh
street, went nome and told her mother
OIL 4 conversation which she said had
occurred between herself and Daugher-
", whom she met on F'enchurch street,
ana also told of the latter's conduct to-
ward her. 1t was said that after max
ing improper suggestions to her
Daugherty caught hold of the little
girls arm.
Inc warrant upon which Daugherty
was arrested was sworn out by Mrs
-" - WIZ Is d. WIDOW, living at 81
Mariner street. In Police Court yes
terday morning the child told Justice
Tomlin the same story she had told her
mother. She said Daugherty tried to
get her to go with him, and gave her
some money. with which she bought
candy
The mother testified as to what the
child told her. using the same words
the latter used in telling her mother
about the alleged attempted assault
Daugherty testified in mis- own behalf.
he had no lawyer. He said he had
known little Jessie Sawyer for some
months, had ridden her on his wheel
and seen her at her mothers house
several times. He said he was drink
ing Saturday afternoon when he saw
the little GIRL but was certain that she
was mistaken as to what he said to her,
and denied that he had any bad inten-
tions.
Daugherty has been in Norfolk over
a year. His home is in johnson City.
East Tennessee. He has n divorced
wife living at Elizabethtown, Tenn.
The charge against him will be inves-
tiFated by the grand jury, which meets
next week.
Justice Tomlin held that the laying
OF hands upon the child by Daugherty
constituted a technical attempt to as
sault.
JORDAN-CAPPS MURDER CASE.
When the grand jury meets next
week the charge OF murder against
James II. Jordan, cclored and the
charge against Tom Caps. colored, of
being an accessory to the murder, Will
be investigated. Both were held by
Justice Tomlin yesterday morning with
out bail.
Jordan waived examination. Capps
asked for preliminary hearing, and
the evidence in his case was about the
same as pres nted to the coronar's Jury.
which expressed the belief that he was
an accessory before the fact to the
murder of Joe Douglass. colored. last
Monday evening at the corner of Smith
and Queen streets. 1t was testifi, that
| he grabbed Douglass as jordan Stable i
| him.
Jordan will be represented by p. 7.
! Morris, John G.. T'ilton and William II.
Land, the latter colored. Capps had 70
counsel yesterday.
HINES DISCHARGED.
Police Justice Tomlin dismissed the
warrant yesterday against John Hines
colored, charging him wl!th voting lie
gally in the First Ward In the recent
| cIection. The warrant was sworn out
| by Captain Nj. II. Prince, Of the police
| force.
1t was admitted by Hines that he did
not live IN THE First Ward. but he said
he was registered in that ward throue l,
n mistake. and whsn he voted. he said
he thought he lived in the ward
Registrar ]. Salomonsky. of the Firss
| Ward. testified that Hines came 10 him
TO register. giving his name and adj
| dress. He lives on Union street. in the
| Second Ward. but Registrar Salomon-
| sky said he believed him to be Il resi-
dent of the First Ward when he was
registered.
1t was also shown by the registrar s
| testimony that others had been regis
tered in the wrong ward through q
| mistake.
A PAYER SENT TO JAIL.
| Charles T. George. n payer. was SEN
| fenced to thirty days in Jail on the
charge OF stealing valuable brass pip.
| ing from the Atlantic Hotel George
| was we'll known. and had previously
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