Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06
PLANET LIBEL /. sui !.
PROMINENT COUNSEL ENGAGED IN
THE NEGRO CHURCH sauABDLE.
KING SOON 10 BE TRIED.
No Further Postponement VIII BE.
Observation-Disclosures Damage Suit
Against woolworth and Coz
Grand Jury Indictments.
KING SOON TO BE TRIED 3 led
! r,brr POSTPONE ment VIII BE


/ The case of Nelson Williams. Jr (color
/ ed) against John Mitchell {colored), To-
$40, 600 damages. is on trial In the Law ant
Equity Court. It is expected that tn
hearing OF the controversy will occup,
| the. attention of the jury and court unit
Wednesday. probably even longer.
When the jury was secured ann sWoli
| It required two hours for the COUNSEL Z
make their opening statement Follow
ling this, Nelson Williams. the plaintiff
| was placed upon the stand. and was dues
toned until late in the evening
The case is being holly contested. ant
already a number of exceptions have
been noted to the ruling OF Judge Minor
who is sitting. in order TO carry the CASE
into the Supreme Court. if it goes against
| the defendant.
Fl. NJ. Smith. Jr., and Hill Carter are
representing Williams and George D
Wise and c. v. Meredith. Mitchell.
Nelson has nineteen witnesses sum
moned and Mitchell sixteen. All OF them
have been separated. and are not nearing
the evidence of Williams
The suit arose over certain publications
in the Planet, a weekly paper, issued by
John Mitchell, ia reference to the calling
of meeting at the First Baptist church
\COtOESOJ SOtile tiilic d5O. AIAtIAASiA eIAASSSN
that the meeting was unauthorized, and
charged Williams with forging certain
names to the call for the meeting. Will
liams denied that such was fact. ana
hence the suit
The meeting was for the purpose OF
electing pastor. Mitchell favored one
man and Williams another, and the whore
affair arose over this difference.
The interest Of the colored people In
AZ to 1to md bro
the hearing yesterday a number OF them
were in the courtroom.
MANY PRISONERS INDICTED.
The January term Of the Hastings
Court convened yesterday. with Judge S.
s. Witt on the bench. Little business was
attempted during the day excepting the
inpanelling OF the grand jury.
& The grand jury was in session about
three hours. and the following indict-
ments were returned true bills, viz:
John Lewis and William Hundley,
murder; George Moore, alias Sonny
Hazard, HOUSEKEEPING 1.-TWO charges):
William E.. Johnson. malicious wounding;
Mamie Gibbs. burglary; Edward B. Wat
kins. malicious wounding: William
Brown, alias kneebone, housebr eakins:
same, malicious wounding; Frank Swain,
alias Frank Murphy, grand larceny;
Charles Goodman, robbery ttwo eharges);
Enos Johnson, robbery (two chargss);
Rosser Coleman. housebreaking;; r. W.
Blakey, housebreaking; Mitchell Hill,
burglary; Eliza Wallace. aiding felon
to escape; James Hackett, car-breaking;
Witt Adams. car-breaking; Joseph Heck
man. car-breaking; Jonas Johnson. mali
cious wounding: Sumpter Roane. mali
cious wounding: William Sheppard, ma
licious wounding; William Sydnor, alias
Bill Bailey. grand larceny: Lewis Grant.
murder. and Hanie Building Company,
carrying on business without license
The docket will be called this morning
and the criminal cases-those continued
from the last term, as well as the new
ones-will be set for hearing during the
month.
The appeal case against ex-Alderman
John NJ King, who has been convicted
in the Police Court Of bribery, has been
set for January 18th. The case has already
been continued four times at the instance
Of the defence. but it is believed it will
De heard this time.