The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-03

Partially Heard by Justice Crutch-
field and Continued to
Wednesday.
Wednesday,.

Justice Crutchheld. i'll the Police Court
yesterday, continued the case OF Arthur
leslie. charged with feloniously assault
ing r w Ivey, on the evening of January
3D. Part OF the evidence was heard. Leslie
had as his counsel Mss.srs- Moncure and
Gordon. -Ir. Edward VI. Roscher assist
ed CONFERENCE.-The Attorney Richard
son in the prosecution.
Mr. IVY stated on the stand that he
was about to enter his front door on the
night of the assault when in the gloom
someone hit him in the back of the head
Just as he entered the hallway. He
turned and received another blow on the
forehead. He was felled by that
blow and lay in a seuil-col-
sctous state for several minutes
He SAID ne would not have known who
hit him had he not heard his wife calling
Don't hit him, Mr. Leslie He said
that the relationship between Mr.. Leslie
and himself had been the fr.encfliest. but
that on TIE Saturday night preceding the
assault he had grave suspicious and Aid
charged his wife with infidelity. After
ward, however, he had changed his opin-
ion and in order to AVOID trouble he mao
not said anything further about it.
The story told by witnesses for the de
fenca was different. Leslie said that he
was in the house and that information
had been received to the effect that lvev
was going to wipe out the family" that
a dissolution and determination was
about to take place and everybody was
more or less alarmed. When Ivey came
in and gave indications of blood-thtrs' y
ness, he hit him in self-defence. beiiev-
ing. as the general Relief was, that Ivey
had u pistol.
Mr.. Roscher stated that as
friend Of Mr.. Ivey. he had tried to dis
suade him from going TO his wife that
day. as he was drinking, and very much
excited, and he had. also, advised Mrs.
Ivey to so TO her mothers, so that i'm
pending trouble might be averted He
acted as peace-maker. but MI. lVey s
regarded his advice
The case after several other witnesses
had been heard. all tending to show that
Mr. Ivey was DIR mixing. and that h. had
made the remark about breaking up his
family was continued to next Wsdnes-
day, SO that Mrs. Ivey could be present
THE OTHER CASES.
The docket before the Great Dispenser
Yesterday was Ike an Old horseshoe,
rusty and full of nails. and it was as slow
as an excursion to Goochland Court
house, Va.
Narducci Silvia was charged with at
tempting to wound j. 3. Hammond with
a pistol and threatening to hit him with Il
baseball bat. but the evidence Was not
strong enough to sustain the charge be-
yond the assessment of costs.
Walter Scale (coiored). as a suspicious
character, was sent to the rock-pile for
sixty days.
Thomas Coates tcolored, asked Bessie
Poindextar to let him see her watch She
did so and Tom started out with it
Don't take dat air watch" said Bessie,
.'cause goner send it to the country"
Tom took 1t. however and went on out.
and when he was arrested by the officer.
he said he was Jest foolirl'. but he tstsi
lost the watch
He was sent dcwrt for sixty Days.
Joan Mayo. alias Tout. alas Willie Rob-
iuson (coiored>. was sent on TO the grand
Jury on the charge of entering the beard
ing place OF Mr.. T. ]. Bassey AID carry
ing off an erercottt.