The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-10
SENT TosGRAND JURY
Gases Of the Three Guards Before
Squire Lewis-Warrants Amended.

Cases Of the Three Guards Before
Squire Lewis-Warrants Amended.
AS the result OF evidence submitted
yesterday before Squire James I. Lewis,
OF HenrIco county, tho warrants against
the three guards OF the Passenger and
Power Company, charged with unlaw-
fully and felonlously shooting into
crowd of innocent bystanders' at Lom-
hardy and Main Streets, were amended
SO as to bring tho charge square down
to that portion of the firing when was
done outside the corporate limits and
the prisoners We're then sent on TO the
grand jury.
The question OF jurisdiction entered
largely into the preliminary proceed
ings. The county line Is about l5O feet
beyond Lombardy Street and the greater
part Of the shooting occurred On this
side OF the line. and Is hence; n matter
for the consideration Of the city nuthori-
ties Some shots were fired. however, after
the limits had been passed, and 1T is the
responsibility for this occurrence that
the Henrlco officials are now endeavorlng
to fix. It was manlfestly Impossible to
charge the three men under arrest with
the shooting In general, which occurred
mostly IN the city. Therefore. the case
OF man who was shot after the car
had passed the city line was made tho
ground for the trial in Henrco, and the
warrants were amended so as to con-
form 10 this decision The man shot is
Ben Harris, who, though himself stand
ing within the city at the time was hit
from car which had gone beyond. The
three guards are Dggs. Cronk ana
Mitchell. Mitchell is charged with shoot
ing Harris, and the other two with being
accessories. In this style the matter
-, Il f,1ryy nv II - frn
Lewis,
GREAT INTEREST IN CASES.
Not n little interest was manifested In
the proceedings Yesterday The County
Court room had to be used again. and
big crowd of curious spectators were
present. Captain Johnson, OF Newport
News, was there with u guard OF ten or
twelve men, and quite a number OF mill
tary officers were In attendance. One
of the striking features of the scene in
the court room was the presence OF the
| men who were shot In the disturbance
There were about a dozen OF them. one
with a cruch, another with his arm in
| sling. and so on.
| No evidence was submitted by the de-
tense FOR the present. The Common
wealth opened its case with the testi-
mony of Walker Ford, who was shot
in the foot by the fire of the guards
He said he was In the porch Of house
near the scene Of the shooting, and that
| tho first he heard of disorder was the
firing of torpedoes. When the firlHS or
guns began the shots came from holll
cars Crayson Carter, who was wounded
| in the left arm, said the men on he cars
began firing when the first t2fpedo
went off on the tracks. Tho shooting be-
gan near Main and Iombardy, and con-
tnued until the cars reached the sheds
at Main and Vine Streets The Wit
ness said he heard shots from behind
fence in one of the fields near by, he
! firing being in reply to that from me
| cars He could not say what sort ~
weapons were used. Allie Rowe, VINO
was shot in the left arm, SAD ne was
near Main and Lombardy Streets when
he heard a torpedo so off, lie started
toward Floyd Avenue and shortly after
| ward heardl the report OF me gun WIZ,
which he was shot So far as he knew
there We're no stones thrown from me
crowd,
one Of the chief witnesses OF the day
was DR. Lee station. who was silot ~ ,he
. leg of his trousers. Aceordins 70 me
witness somebody in the middle o. me
car gave the order to SHOOT Later on
Ia the day W r. Valentine another WI,
/. ness, said ii was Dr. Darlington himself
who was on the ear and VINO gave IN
structions to the guards to shoot. lis
was quite positive in this statement anu
said he saw the Doctor lie down IN rue
car when the shooting began Ine lael
. H. however, that DR.. carrinston was
not on this car at all
OTHER WITNESSES,
A nunher of others of those who We're
shot we're tntrn6u,ced as witnesses. among
them Eddie Frost, Arthur Fora Ben
Harris, Jack Allen. ard possibly s2,ie
others. two or three Witnessed Including