The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-07
A HUNDRED
FOR FARLEY
That the Fine Imposed on the
Chief Strike-Bredker.
YOUNG VIM RELEASED
Crime Charged to Him Not Proven,
and Passenger b Power Company
Asked His Discharge--Cther
Cases Continued.

Hot and Sitting as X was several nun.
dred persons crowded together for three
or four hours yesterday, while sat The
Magistrates Court Of Henrico, in trial Of
the eight or ten cases growing out Of the
present street car disturbances. So great
was the throng that the room OF the
County Court was pressed into service for
the time being. and even there the condi-
tons were far from pleasant and COM
Portable.
AS a result OF the days work The cases
OF tho three guards, charged with shoot
ing into the crowd in the West End, were
continued: tho Angle-GuIgon affair also
went over; the case Of VIM was post
poned; young Abbott was discharged;
and Farley, chief of the ke-breakers
was fined 800, from which verdict he
took an appeal. The fning of Farley was
the chiefly interesting event OF the day.
apart from the big crowd and tho fire.
quent squabbles OF tho counsel for the
two sides.
Squire Lewis was the presiding officer
of the day. Mr.. Sands looked after the
Interests OF the Commonwealth. Mr.. Lou
Wendenburg appeared for Abbott, and
Messrs. Gulgon. Wells and Mcclure for
the Passenger and Power Company
Gases Continued.
The first cases called were those Of
the guards-Mitchell, Cronk and Digs
all OF whom were charged with felonious
shooting. Tho question of Jurisdiction Will
enter largely into these cases all OF
which were postponed on accountiof the
absence OF some OF the people who were
shot
Similar action was taken in the case OF
George c. VIM. charged with feloniously
shooting Sergeant Easley. Mr.. Wenden-
burg, who represented the defense made
vigorous opposition to continuance. but
the Commonwealth insisted that one OF
its most important witnesses was absent.
and the case went over until Friday.
Farley Fined Heavily.
But a few moments suffIced for the dis
position OF the first Farley warrant,
charging the chief of the strike-breakers
with carrying concealed weapons.
On behalf OF the prosecution. A. B.
Mann, a former employe OF the company,
appeared. and stated that on the day
upon which the disturbance occurred a
great bunch of the strike breakers were
going toward the companys office where
they were TO be served with breakfast.
Farley was with them. The witness said
he engaged in conversation with one OF
the men, who loitered behind, until Farley
came back and ordered him to move on.
The chief OF the strike breakers threat
ened to shoot him. the witness declared
and obviously with a view to putting his
threat into effect threw his right hand TO
his hip pocket where he exposed pistol
to view. Witness thereupon left and re-
ported the matter to the county officers,
Some OF whom later accomplished the ar
rest Of Farley.
The two officers who made this arrest
Chief Ratcliffe and Special Green-were
next placed upon the stand. According
to their testimony. the chief. acting upon
the information given BY Mann. stepped
UP to Farley as be came along and
asked him IL he had weapon upon his
person. When he made an affirmative reply
he was placed under arrest by Mr.. Rat
cl!ffe and Mr.. Green, the latter OF whom
disarmed him. It was brought out further
that when Farley was arrested that he
was on the property of the company,
and also that his coat. during at least
portion Of the time, was sticking above
his pistol. which was thus exposed to
view. The evidence tended to show,
however. that though the arrest was
made on the property of the company,
Farley had come off the public highway
with the pistol In his pocket,
No additional witnesses were introduced
and but little argument of the case was
mace. Captain. Guigon, on behalf Of the
prisoner, stated that fthe arrest had
been made on the property OF the COM
pany when Farley had every right to
wear pistol anywhere upon his person,