Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-16
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Wyatt Conyicted OF Bigamy5
In Buckingham County
InterestIngg Gossip from -


,esBUcKINGHAM, January Is 8. :
Especially On Monday and Tuesday OF
this week the County Court, in sess 7bn
mere nss was engaged in trying a bigamy
charge against Frazier. " vat some.
times called Frederick Wyatt This be-
Ing the first case ,of bigamy tried there
within the memory of any one, much in
terest was taken in the proceedings.
especially by the more prominent color.
ed people. and tt.'sre were number of
negro preachers present Wyatt t. him
self lis a preacher and his wife Mo- is
the daughter of minist ter. Wife No. L
came hire from East Orange NJ J., to
appear as witness. but when she was
about to testify Colonel Lyons. counsel
for the accused. raised the point that
the woman, Jane Wyatt. being the al
slegsd wife of Frazier Watt underline y
witness, and she was told to stand asidel
The marriage certificate was then of
sfered. It showed that on the 9Th day of
July. 1850. at East Orange. Nj Fre9s.
were married by Rev. ohm z. obbins:
and the names Of Charles Henry and
Joanna Henry are subscribed as wit
This paper aloTsa
was also excluded; as it did not bear the
official seal required by the statutes Of
Virginia. It.sse1ns that marriage Licenses
in New jersey are not returned to the
clerks Of courts. but are. kept in the
office OF the Bureau Of Vital Statistics.
Ali this evidence having been excluded.
the attorney for the Commonwealth was
compelled to rely on.the admlsslo d Sc, o. =
living in New jersey. when. on the 18th
of August. 1900. he married Anna Pal
mer. Of this county. And he did prove
by four witnesses tnat NY Myaet nao + hat
he had a living consort when he was
married the last time. On this evidence
the accused was convicted and MS term
tent . -
fixed at three years n tne pehlIent1dhyI
law-maker, politician. and preacher was
one of the witnesses for the prosecu-
'tion. as he had performed marriage
cond wife was the daughter of pr'each-
er and Wyatt himself a preacher.
Mr. HUBBARD, in his opening speech. said
the crime was doubly heinous because
the accused had held hr nsea up p as; asa
in his defence. began at Abraham and
reviewed the lives of the patriarchs of
Israel down to Solomon to prove that
fence against the laws of Cod He said
that although the prophet, Nathan, told
David Of his great sin in having Uria h
placed where he would be killed. and
condemn him for MARI, ing the woman
after her husband was dead and that
God blessed the union by giving as
son the wisest man who ever lived.
Representative a., D. fAIILSliOusSs sWdS
here on Monday and was in conference
with leading Democrats in regard to
matters pending before the Legislature.
Mr.. Armstrong is in favor of the COM
missioners of the revenue being elected
by the people.
A prominent lawyer here expresses the
opinion that under the new Constitution
Judge Clarence j.. Campbell cannot be
tried before any tribunal on the same
charge of which he was acquitted, as the
Constitution says man shall not be
placed in jeopardy twice.
Mr.. Il. A. Moseley. solicitor Of the to-
bacco warehouse at White Hall, is out
in circular stating that Mr.. James
Hancock, Mr.. Leak Boatwright, Mr. Eft
wardsSof Lynchburg, and other buyers
will be on the White Hall market as
buyers, and that thereawill be three sales
days in each week.
There will be couple married at Anti Anti
och church on the. 21st, and the wedding
will, be surprise to some OF the Ir1ends
Of the bride and groom
While the bear hunt PREVIOUSLY re-
ported as taking place in the southe1
part of this county some weeks ago
was in progress. a gentleman showed
the track Of the bear to negro. The
darky, however, said it was no bear that
made that track. Nav. sir quoth he.
eds here is dat new niger dat was LET
out Of the Constitution. =
Much interest has been taken here IN
the proposed change in the game law.
aIJrder the old law the hunting season
viii he out here the 18th of January.