The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-06
Droner's Jury Charges These
With Being Implicated.
DURALREADY UNDER ARREST
mother Has Left the Community, and
the Arrest Of the Others Expected
To>Day-The Names Withheld
Grand Jury Meets Monday.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.o

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
LEESBURG, VA. August 5.-Ten men
'e held by the coroner's jury to be a
lrt of those responsible for the lynchins
Charles Craven, near this city last
bursday. -Four of these are under ar
Et. one has left town and it is be-
sved that the other five will be arrested
lthin twenty-four hours.
After three days of weary inveshga-
pn OF the Craven lynching, the accom-
tn,inG verdict was returned by the
irnnar's jury at $50 this afternoon. The
lding did not occasion much surprise.
The investigation, which on Saturday
ms adjourned over until to-day in order
4 allow time to secure other witnesses,
kls resumed this morning promptly at
/ O'Clock and six additional witnesses
kre examined, including Deputy Sher-
I NJ NJ Mock, Of lower Loudoun. and
kputy Sheriffs Allison and Machen, of
hiifax None Of the deputy sheriffs
fantioned the name of any party impli-
tted in the lynching. and no other facts
value were disclosed. At 1880 the
sidence was all closed and the jury re-
red 10 consult of their verdict.
y list of the names mentioned by wit
uses was made up. and the jury spent
ie next four hours going through the
luminous testimony as to each man,
ten voting to whether there was sutfi
snt evidence to justify the return of his
tine. In this way the ten names We're
rked out as men against whom sufficient
f:cence had been obtained to justify
er being held for the grand jury.
ARRESTS BEING MADE.
The verdict was returned to the coro-
" at $50 but the names mentioned
RE withheld from the public and the
aSious group of reporters. SO Us to allow
D" officers to make the necessary ar
trs without giving the parties chance
/, escape. The first development .-as the
rect of Samuel II Grimes, who was
t'Scn before Justice Charles f. Harrison
i'o committed him to- jail. pending a
liminary examination tomorrow after
~ Application for bail was made to
iJge r. II. Tibbs. but was refused. and
Irin1es was remanded to Jail.
T-Ilon inquiry it was found that Charles
/ I.owenback another CT the ten whose
rmes were returned, left town Yesterday,
! his Whereabouts are not known to the
ithGtities.
scott Bradley and Ernest PaSson We're
,einally placed in jail on charge of
ring drunk and disorderly. and are now
fms held for the grand jury. while
.Aailes Knipple has been arrested in
frederick. Md Requisition papers We're
rpected here this evening, and before
r end of the week Kninple will also prob
rly be in jail in Leesburs.
The other parties identified with the
r,ching all live in lower Loudoun and
! all probably be arrested and brought
3 Leesburg within the next twenty-four
t@ars.
GRAND JURY TO ACT.
Coroner H O. Claggett and his jury
tave certainly performed their duty in
te most painstaking and courageous
tanner. and il now remains for the grand
bury to take the matter up next Monday
md make such further investigations and
kch disposition Of the matter as seems to
hem fit. The high character of the grand
hiTies of Loudoun has often been re-
marked upon, nd the men composing this
,ady can also be depended upon to uo-
Ibid the cause of iuSticP and >-i,,,1jca. a