Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
THE JURY LOCKED UP.
THE TRIAL OF GEORGE r. HOLMAN
IN THE HUsT1NGs COURT.
MISS LACY ON THE STAND.
For Three Hours She Was Before
the Jury, During which Time the
Reporters Were Excluded-opinion
Divided as to the Fesult-Court
News.

The entire day in the Hastings Court
case against George P Holman, who is
charged with attempted criminal assault
on Miss Cora c. Lacy on the night OF
August 18th last, In negro woman $
house on north Madison street. At P.
NJ, when the jury was adjourned over I'M
til this morning at 10 o'clock, the Common
wealth had not concluded its evidence.
The jury, which is composed of Messrs
E. D. Wilson, Alexander Archer, w. D.
Gaclick, ". A. ellis, T. R. A. Burke, a
w. Miller, W. A. Steger, L. 0. Wingheld
Fleming Wingfield, W. T. Lawton. Jr.,
E. H. Cloves, and Reuben Burton were
sent in charge of Deputy Sergeants
Bowls and Macon, to Ford's Hotel where
they We're ordered to be locked up for
the night. The jury afterwards secured
permission to witness the play at the
Bijou, which was done from one Of the
boxes.
The entire morning session of the court
was consumed in securing the full panel
of sixteen veniremen, and with the open
ing statements Of counsel for the Com
monwealth and the defence. The first
venire was exhausted at l o'clock and the
court was adjourned until another venire
could be summoned. The jury was after
wards secured and sworn, and the accus-
ed arraigned and pied mot guilty to the
Indictment. Another recess was had fol
dinner until $3.50 o'clock.
EVEN REPORTERS BARRED.
Upon the reassembling of the court
Judge Witt cleared the room and station
ed Police Sergeant Epps at the door with
instructions to admit no one. Even the
reporters were required to remain on the
outside during the three hours Miss Lacy
was on the witness stand. Being the pro-
scouting witness. Miss Lacy was OF
course, the first witness called for the pro
secution. Commemorative Attorney Rich
ardson questioned her concerning the al
legged attempted assault for about twenty
minutes, in which time she made a clear
and comprehensive statement.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
When Mr.. Richardson had elected all
that was desired from the witness she
was turned over to the lawyers for the
defence, and then. for nearly three hours
she was subjected to a searching and
rigid croSs-examination. Everything
known to skilled practitioners was resort
ed to to break down her testimony, and in
several instances she did make, it is said
several unimportant contradictions
When Miss Lacy was dismissed her
mother was called. and while the news
paper men present were admitted to the
court room the general public was not
Mrs. Lacy gave substantially the same
evidence that was brought out at the hear
ing before Acting Police Justice Graves
when the case was called in that court
When Mrs. Lacy had been closely Gues-
toned by Mr.. Richardson and was turned
over to Mr.. Wise for cross-eXamination
Judge Witt suggested that the cross-ques-
tioning should be postponed until this
morning, and then the court adjourned
until 10 o'clock. The members of the
Jury were instructed to hold no converse
ton whatever with any person., and the
officers were sworn to see that they did
not.
HOLMAN INTERESTED.
Young Holman, who has been confined
in the city Jail since his arrest, followed
every move made during the day by his
attorneys, and none was more interested
in the proceedings than he. He does not
appear to have suffered much on account
Of his Imprisonment, except that possibly
he has lost some flesh on account of the
enforced confinement.
He is being represented by Mr.. George
E. Wise and MIR. Pembroke Petit, the
latter of Fluvanna county. The defence
is employing a stenographer, and as the
case proceeds exceptions are being made
to the rulings of Judge Witt, on which tC
base an appeal to the Supreme Court
should the case go against the accused.