The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-15
l. JOHNSON
IS SENT ON
Defense Presented No Testi-
mony in Police Court.
HIS FRIENDS INTERVIEWED
They % Not All Bear Out His State
ment that He Was in Bed at Nine
o'Clock-A Feel Sorry
for Him.
HIS FRIENDS INTERVIEWED

without introducing any evidence To-
the defense In the Police Court yesterday
morning Counsel Robert Talley submitted
tho case of l.. 2. Johnson, and the &C
cused was sent on to the grand jury tc
be heard at the September term. No bal
was asked and the prisoner was sent
down to jail.
Two witnesses for the prosecution were
heard, Detective Sergeant L. l.. Quinn, OF
Norfolk. and Mr.. Wilton d. Perry. of the
| Hotel Gladstone. Norfolk. Both of these
| men had been invited to occupy tho room
| at the Gladstone Hotel, adjoining the one
occupied by Fisher and Johnson. They
heard the conversation between the two
men and heard Johnsons statement that
he placed tho dynamite and torpedoes on
the car track.
This story has already been printed.
Johnson Is alleged to have said that hc
committed the act and that he changed
the spot first planned for. because he was
afraid the explosion might at that point
hurt others, besides "the carmen and mig
gers"
Both men were surprised to hear the
statement, for neither Of them knew why
they were asked into the room. they
stated that tho distinctly heard the con-
fession, but that they did not see john
son while he was talking. Afterward
they saw and heard him, and felt con-
fldent that he was the man who made
the statement.
No other witnesses were examined and
the Commonwealth rested.
Neither Detective Gibson, Wren OF
scherer testified.
no PROVE AN AL1BI.
AS was indicated in an interview with
him in yesterdays Times Dispatch, john
son will endeavor to prove an allbi.
He stated that he had been painting
roof that day, and was very tired when
he Got homo to supper.
II played game OF croquet.' he said.
lard was in bed by s o'clock. My land
lady and the others In the house can tcs-
tify to that"
The explosion to1 place about 9 clock
and was distinctly heard at Hubbard's
store No. I'LL North Twenty-fifth Street
A. Times-Dispatch man went to john
sons boarding place last night. and saw
Mrs. Anna Malone, teh landlady.
u wish l could do something for
'Yank, she said '.but l don't know
a thing about it. i was away that eve
ming in attendance upon a meeting of tho
Daughters Of Liberty, Of which 1 am q
member. No one else in the house knows
whether or not he was at home that
night. His room Is on the second floor,
In the rear, and there is rear flight Of
stairs by which he might come or go as
he pleased
1. JOHNSON's WHEREABOUTS.
AT Hubbard's, Mr.. L. +. Hubbard said
that johnson was there all evening keep
Ing tab in the pool room, and that he
and Mr. Gordon Wood were taking a
drink at the bar when the explosion &C.
Cured. They all ran out to see what 1t
was.
1t was stated that Mr.. Tom Austin was
also present, and that he will testify that
he saw Johnson in the bar at the time the
explosion was heard.
Mr.. Bayard Gathright was the bar
keeper on that night. He was off last
night. and could not be seen but
friend said he was sure he had stated that
he saw Johnson in the bar. at the time
OF the explosion.
Mr.. Tom Bagley, who keeps a store op.
posite Hubbards, told the newspaper
man that he was pretty sure he saw
Johnson on the pavement in front Of his
place some time after the occurrence.
Mr.. Arthur T. Crabbin, who is with Mr..
Bagley, was u.der the same impression.
although neither felt he could swear to 1t.
FAMILIAR FIGURE.
Johnson Is familiar figure in that
neighborhood. He has many friends. and
they are doing all they can to get track
OF his movements on that night.
He Is not considered by his acqualnt-
ances as man of any degree of bright
ness.
The general impression around tn"
neghborhood Is that Johnson is eccentric.
Every one seemed to be sorry for the
man, but as he was such familiar fig
ure, they are having a hard time getting
run of his movements that night in place
of the statement he made that he wen.
TO bed at o'clock.
It is not likely that Mr.. Tallcy will ask
for bail for the present.
Messrs. Perry, Quinn, Fisher and
Scherer left for Norfolk last night.