The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-16
JUDGE CLOPTON'S
CLOSING CHARGE
Jury Charged to Inquire Into
Sale Of Liquor at Forest
Hill Park.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l

CHESTERFIELD, VA, Sept. 15.---The
regular grand jury for the term OF the
County Court, was sworn In about noon
YES terday Judge Clopton, perhaps, de-
lvered his last charge to regular
Chesterfield grand jury at that time, IN
at the close of this year. and his charge
was delivered In a peculiarly Impressive
manner, which sent a thrill of sadness
to those who thought of the approaching
end of Judge Clopton's valued service as
Judge of the County Court.
s1& The attention Of the jury was called
to the Importance Of their office and to
the general matters which should come
under their consideration. In particular,
the jury was charged to Inquire as u, 70
the reported illegal sale OF g liq uor1 WIZ ,
out license at Forest Hill Park. ana as
to tie charges of felony standing against
Waiter Walden, David Mahoney and 9th
ers. EG Z,
Walter Walden was the most important
under consideration, he being schargea
with killing John Webster by stabbing
him In the back on the 10th day OF laSt
July, The evidence In this case ap.
pears to be that an alteration took place
on the farm of the former, near w inter-
spock, In which Edward and Lynn Wen e.!
ster afterwards joined, all three alta ',ho
Ing Mr.. Webster. who in the night sta ato,
Ing MT. NeDSlcI, "Ilp ~ t'o
and killed John Webster. ~ !,
By'the adjournment Of court the grand
Jury reported the following true niiis
Of Indictment: .,,,.
The Common wealth against Wa!te!
Walden, for felony; Commonwealth againns'
James Lewis, for felony: CommonWealtn
against David NIahoney, for reiony ~
Commonwealth against the Virginia Pa is
senger and Power Company.s1or m' Sae'
meanor. -. M
ward and Lynne Webster. -,
Tho case against David Mahoney, wiz
was indicted for assaultlns Frank Ran
cock on the Fourth Of July N oW f.h :
rock, was tried during the afterhoon' o -.
| case was laid before n jury .Wh,o1 con, ,f
| yicted the man Of simple assault. am
| fined him S. and costs. ,,,,,
The case against Walter aae!l W" w,
/ 20 over to the next term TOR tr'nl n,,,, ~ ~
Will also the case against James LOWS
| Tho last-nnmed defendant, VINO
charged with grand larceny, ~ pu MI, !,
, boy, scarcely in his teens, ana W" ~
probably DO sent to tho reformatory 'o
The Virginia Passenger ana o ~,
Company was indicted for the paM COT !,
| dItion Of the street railway trachs -
| SWansboro, ryo,,horna
who have for some weeks peeH ~ -, n
| chnrred IaIth criminal assault or y
colored female In Manchester a1st''e.
we're to-day released and allowed 20 e. g.
without hail, the CommonWeallhs 49, F,
ney having entered none Ptuusoo4A' =
During The morning session ct court ~ IT, tn =,
Will of Mrs. Charlotte r., w, -. dtaaM ,vn
of Violet Banks near PetarsnurE, T VI.
| admitted to probate. The estat tad 20 %
Thomas Covlngton qualified as aa N, IN
,strator Of his son. Robert =. co rrnni, ~
\ who was kil.,o In the railway "'e'A q
Samuel A. Ride and william dllcn,i .,
natives OF England, to-day rece'Yeu '''''
naturalization papers. asdov
The court adjourned TIL WeuHes1e''