The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
Some Interesting Testimony
Before Justice Lewis.
FARLEY is FINED:
PUT UNDER BONDSa
An Appeal Taken in the Case Of thss
Chief Of the Strikebreakers, Who =
Was Accused Of Threatening
to XIII Striker Mann.
Much Interest In
Both Gases.

Before Squire James T. Lewis, eitttn&
in the Magistrates Court OF Henricos;
there was tried yesterday the famous
,Guigon-Angle case, in which an ohceFt
or the law was charged with assault. and
one of the most prominent attorneys on
Richmond, with using abusive language.
AS result OF the proceedings of thG
day, the warrant against Mr.. Guigon wak.
dismissed and fine was imposed upon
Mr.. Angle.
Quite nuuber OF people were at the
courthouse again, and quite lot OF II.
terest was tase-.4ir the ca ne NIL
bayonets. One of the attractions OF the
day was tho continuation and compile
ton of the trial of Farley, the chef on
the strke-breakers, on a peace Warrants
charging him with threatening to Kill a.
striker named Mann. In this case Farleysa
as told Immediately below, was fined and
put under bond, from which decision OF
the court an appeal was taken by counseI
for the company.
The Farley Case.
The first case OF the morning was thai
Farley. chief Of the strike-preakensy is,, D
named Mann This is the case that WAS
sl,ecnn Friday afternoon. but. was not
completed The Commonwealth had en-
deayored to show. through several VII
tnesses. that Farley, early N the strthe
ncriod had threatened to kill Mann pc
ara,,sel 'he was trying to induce some or
fhn stril1e-breakers to leave the company.
The defense introduced witnesses TO snow
that Farley had made no such thl,,. thref Y.
and that all he said was IN reply 70 Wt'as
was first said by Mann himselt. mann. ~. ~
was claimed, had said he would cut tfar-
;ley's heart out, and Farley replied 70 MN
+hat ~ he tried 1t he would get as gooo
as he sent. a, .r+t.
There were discrepancies IN the testi-
mony OF both sides, but Captain S!u,soA
claimed preponderahmSe ,hnsp o. tbe iae Witnessed
for the defense had fatty contraalcteaa
tbe witnesses for the Commonwealth: ana
that there were thus two lrrecotnsl'eD.s tV'I.,ys
statements-that Farley did threaten anu
that Farley did not threaten-thea prasoHe t,e !
sho,,ld always be given the benefit OF ,ns
sa,,ht "a His Honor had properly ruieG ies
IN FRIDAY In the case Of the man WI WI
- - A., IN his neck. This was all the more
to be claimed, when it was taken an.9
consideration that the defense nau sesSY
witnesses to the four OF the
wealth. .,a warrant 80
~ inc,ude the charge of assault, anH
then fined Farley s. and costs anu -
him under bond Of 500 to keep Lne peaSs tyvs
for SIX months. we aPpea, c,,1on aris1
your Honor, saio Sap 4,
ing. d
g The Angle Case.
shortly after 1 o'clock the Ag,eS ,,.
c,nIron case, or more accurateiS' ~
case Of Captain Alex Guigon, charseu
With abusive language. and OF cons,ap'a
Myer Angle. charged Win assau..iaa u.,at
Snat.,n C;nigon. were called for trial.
Saaatast Sapes interest was manifested IN tbs
,,nocaedings. the matter being looked
,,non NV many as the most importart
~ the string OF cases which have RePS
IIenrico courthouse more or less IN ina
center of the stage recently. Mr. W enuens
hmrp was present to defend Mr.. Anglet
Major Miles Martin and Mr., Ernest ~
Wells represented Captain Guigon-
Counsel for the company dld nov tooH
with favor upon the suggestion or 'squ'Fe
Lewis that the two warrants % t tahei1
up as a joint case. but as a n'at'npo.
convenience for the benefit of Mr.. Wen.
denbere consented to having the Angle
matter called first. The Angle warrant
was therenpon called and Captain GuisoH
who swore II out was placed upon th1
stand at once.
tn onening his testimony the witness
stated briefly the circumstances OF tha
arrest of Farley on the goth or June, ana
of his compensation with the chlef OF pos
lice as a. result OF Wnlch NllH Nli'pt W s'i1
str,lke. breakers was to be taken to the
courthouse in Mr., Guigon's buggy, After
Farlev had eaten breakfast, he and the
nolice officer entered the buggy and nre-
nared to drive down town. There was
nuita a large crowd present. and as the
vehicle began to move away cries and
,eers we're heard. There We're yells at
Farley OF .Giys him ten years and so
on. Finally one man cried Hang him!
Hang him!
When in the midst Of an excited crowd
language of SO incendiary character
was used Captain Guigon~said he demand
ed the arrest of the person who was
guilty of the serious utterance, The man
Abbott--was standing a few feet from
him. and a few feet further on was
constable Myer Angle. who was perhaps
the same distance from tha alleged of
fender as the witness. maybe nearer "a
him.
He called to the constable TO placo
Abbott under arrest. but Angle refused
10 do so. and SO far as he could remern-
her moved off In the other direction. Abs
holt began to run and Captain Guisou
to run after him In order that he m!ghs
keep the fugitive In sight Somebody
called 10 Abbott to stop and face the
music and this he did. Several OF tho
county officers thereabout came up and
the young man was placed under arrest.
The question as 10 witnesses Of the