Evening star., 1902-08-06
MORE SERIOUS ASPECT
Citizens Realize Gravity Of
the Recent Lynching.
TEN MEN ACCUSED
DENIAL OF RIGHT TO BE RELEAs-
ED ON BOND.
fudge Tebbs to Personally Select Mem
bers of the Grand Jury
People Aroused.
TEN MEN ACCUSED
Special From a star Correspondent.

I.OUuDun county responsible lot the uedLn
of Charles Craven. Thursdays lynching as
sumed more serious aspect. Late yester-
day afternoon and last night people about
town entered into a discussion of the case
from a new standpoint. Up to the time the
verdict was returned very few persons
realized how serious the affair threatened
to become. Until that time most of the
people merely said: 1T served the negro
right After the verdict was returned it
was: IT'S pity that so many good people
got into trouble over negro"
Five of the ten men who were held by the
coroner's jury having been implicated in
the Iynching of Charles Craven were in
custody this morning. They are Scott
Bradley, Edward PaxsOn, Harry Knipple
Samuel Grimes and DR.. Il. L. Weaver. DIR.
Weaver lives near Sterling, and as soon as
he heard that his name had been included
iR the verdict he made arrangements to
surrender to the authorities. He arrived
here on early morning train and ap-
peaTEd before Magistrate Harrison to an
swer the charge against him. Attorney r.
Walton Moore Of Fairfax appeared as his
counsel. and waived an examination. The
case was thereupOn held for the grand jury.
Similar action was taken in the case of
Samuel II. Grimes. He was represented by
Captain Garrett.
Shortly after the cases were disposed of
in the magistrates court Mr.. Moore made
application 10 Judge Tebbs that he admit
1r. Weaver to bail, and Commonwealth
Attorney Garrett called the judges atten-
ton to the testimony of witnesses who men
toned DR.. Weaver's name at the inquest.
He referred chiefly to the testimony of
Cecil COunOr, the attorney, and the Rev.
J.. 5. Kinks. DIR. Weaver was heard. He
explained what he did in the way of trying
TO prevent the lynching. He denied that
he instigated the affair or that he assisted
in lyuChing Craven DR.. Weaver said he
was at home when he heard of the arrest,
and he went on the train to Leesburg. He
was about the vicinity of the Jail when the
attack was made. On the way from his
home to Leesburg he got a pistol. He got
the weapon for his own protection. The
doctor gave the names of several others
who were on the train. Defendant ex-
planned his action in assisting Magistrate
Harrison from the Jail. This he did for the
purpose of saving the ma agistrate from per-
sonal injury.
Deputy Sheriff Machen of Fairfax, who
saw DR.. Weaver several times during the
excitement said he saw him engaged in no
misconduct. He followed the mob down the
$ad thinking the prisoner might be turned
over to him DR. Weaver, he said, was
some distance from the cemetery at the
time Craven was lynChed.
MoUltrie Wrenn also gave evidence ia
vOrable to DR.. Weaver. He was with the
doctor most Of the day, and saw him do
Did you do anything to try to stop the
trouble?"
II did not"
Il guess there was not much stopping that
day suggested Mr.. Moore
Richard Tyler was also examined. Most
of the lyuChers, he said, We're on horse
back Witness saw DIR. Weaver make no
demonstration He described the crowd as
an excited mob. and said he could recog-
Dize no one who participated in either the
jail delivery or the lynching.
Dr. F W. HOrnbaker of Fairfax told
Judge Tebbs that he saw DR.. Weaver at
the jail, but saw him do nothing wrong
Witness was fifty yards from the cemetery
when Craven was lynched. At this juno
no 2 mt n
Surrenders to the Authorities.
John Lefevre surrendered to the authori-
ties during the day, making the sixth de-
fendant to appear. He waived examina-
ton before Magistrate Harrison, and was
held for the grand jury. This afternoon
Judge Tebbs took up the case of Grimes
and Lefevre, whose counsel moved that
they be admitted to bail. Captain Gar
Tett represented the former and ex-Judge
McCabe the latter. In taking up these cases
the judge said he would not render his de-
Cision in one case until all three had been
heard.
Charles Lowenback, the saIoonkeeper
whose name figured in the testimony at the
inquest the man who assisted Scott
Bradley in leading Craven from the jail,
was also held by the coroners jury. He
was not to be found after the verdict was
rendered. and it is stated that he is visit
ing relatives 1t is expected he will return
here as soon as he learns he is wanted and
make application for bail. The others who
were held and who had not been arrested
this morning are George Williams, John
Iefevre. Marvin Wilson and man named
Williams. whose first name the jury could
rot ascertain. Marvin Wilson Is a nephew
Of Williams II. Wilson, the murdered man
Sheriff Russell went to Frederick this
morning with a requisition for the man
knipple. who Is under arrest there.
Before the Coroner's Jury.
The case was given to the coroner's jury
yesterday about noon, but it was not
until after o'clock that a conclu-
sion was reached. Then the coroner
and sheriff made the announcement
that the names OF those who were held re-
spOnslble for Craven's death would not be
given out until the sheriff had had an op-
portuntty TO apprehend the parties. 1t was
fOregOne conclusion that Scott Bradley,
Edward Paxson and Harry KnippIe, who
were already under arrest, would be held.
1t was also understood that some others
were likely to be accused of participation
in the lynching- About o'clock in the
afternoon the first surprise came in con-
nectiOn with the arrest OF Samuel H
Grimes, who had been named as one Of the
unlucky ten Grimes Is well-to-do butcher
IN town, and although his name had been
mentioned al the inquest his arrest came In
the nature of a surprise. He was escorted
to the office Of Magistrate Charles F. Har-
risOn, before whom he will have to be given
preliminary hearing before he can be
finally committed upon the charge of mur-
der. Three Of the six jurors were in the
magistrates Office when the butcher was
taken there, ready for hearing, and ex-
pressed surprise that a charge of murder
In the first degree should have been pre-
ferred against him.
we vO+ed for no such charge" said
Juror White. we voted to charge him
with being an accessory, and thought bail
would be taken for him.
Release on Bond Refused.
Sheriff Russell informed the magistrate
that Judge Tebbs said bail should not be
taken last night. and Grimes was thereupon
committed to jail Edward Paxson was al
ready IN jail, having been arrested Friday
night for disorderly conduct about the time
.hat Scott Bradley was arrested. Harry
knipple. as heretofore stated, was arrested
at Frederick. Md, where he is held for a
hearing tomorrow morning on a requisition
from the governor of Virginia.
Members of the coroner's jury were great
ly incensed over the action of the coroner
and the courts. The former was condemned
for making out the warrant charging so Sc
riOus offense and the latter for refusing
10 accept bond for Grimes A case involv-