The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-01
KING MUST
SERVE TERM
Ex-Aldermdn Before Hastings
Court To-Day.
is REFUSED A NEW TRIAL
King Himself. Notified the Authorities S
Of Action Of the Supreme Court
and Asked Time to Arrange
His Affairs.
is REFUSED A NEW TRIAL

IT is very likely that John M. King,
formerly OF the Board OF Aldermen VIII
be committed to Jail to-day or Monday,
at latest. to servo out term of one year
in the city jail for accepting bribes while
In office.
His attorneys. Messrs. Fill Carter ana
Wyndham r, Meredith, fought for MN
with their combined energy and aplity
in the Hastings Court. He was sentenceo
at the end of that trial to one year IN
the new jail and to pay q fine OF sloo.
His counsel took an appeal from TINS
court to the Supreme Court OF Appeals
asking for a writ Of error and new
trial. The petition was given to Judge
Cardwel, OF the Supreme bench, reao oy
him, and in turn reviewed by the re-
naming four judges. whether tney Weie
unanimous in their decision Is not known
hut they, as body. refused to grant me
writ desired. The effect Is that the Jury
sentence must be served. When notlce
was given that an appeal would pc TAKEN lar en-
King was given bail in the sum OF sI'No
until September 21st, or until such tlille
before that date as the Supreme Coule
cision of the higher court had not yes
| terday reached the clerk Of the iust-
inps Court. The bond holds until the
I U,stings Court has been officially notl-
fled Of the action Of the Supreme court
and a capias served upon the prisoner.
Heard Fate First.
<,nr was one OF the first persons wno !.
| ,earned what conclusion the Judges "
| the supreme Court had reached. ne cal,-
ed up commemorative Attorney hlcih.u.
| son over the phone quite early 9estetuay y
1 :, 1,of
| news. Mr.. Richardson told him no any ~
| incurred what had happened. hing salo
| he would come UP there, meaning tne
| C.ity Hall, where Mr.. Richardson was a.
| the time In q short while the eA-aluet l.
man was seated In the office OF the CON .
| monwealth's attorney and telling as CAM CAM
! ly as conceivable that the supreme Goui
| had refused to do anything lor nm 81. a.,s
| that he would take his sentence. he saio
| ha wanted to begin his term IN jan az
i soon as possible so that the punishment
/ will be the sooner over. He made tWs
requests. One was that tho caplas shoule
| not be served on him at the residence o
his mother No. aO5 North Nlneteen,n 4
| Street, because she was SICK ana ~.
presence of the officer TO take nm miln y, !.
/ charge would excite her. he SAID ~
would be in the Hastings Court to-da!
at ii o clock for the capias to be servee
! unon him. The second request was ina
4 he should be allowed a day or SO OF I'D
| erty to wind up some personal matters
i Mr.. Richardson told him he would hav'
| ~ consult with Judge Witt before n
| could tell him how many days OF grace
he could give him, II any at all. What
| ever the result Of the conference witt
Judge Witt was, King was allowed nj
! freedom the remainder OF the day and i
Expected In the Hastings Court to-day
at, the hour appointed. 1t Is regarded as
very likely that instead Of formal sen
tence being pronounced by the judge, NJ
| will lust issue an order directing the Clt,
Sergeant to commit him to jail for TN
term set by the jury.
| An effort was made last night TO reacn
| Mr. King with a view to giving him an
opportunity of making statement TO the
public, IL he wished, but he was not az
his residence. on North Nineteenth Street
Kings one friend In his trouble was
] Dennis O'Sullivan, and no man ever had
ia better one. Mr., O'sullivan has lone
known King. and Is his neighbor. living
| lust opposite him on the same street
He went on Kings bond when he was
| first arrested He has stood by him IRON
that time until this. was his only witness
when he was on trial. and no occasion
has ever arisen from the first to the las
when King needed a willing friend ina
no did not find his nelghbor at his slde'
4 Given Neat Cell.
i Tho 1a!l authorities said last night tina
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