The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-10

was impossible to get Squire Martin
over the phone. and finally messenger
was sent to him. asking him to come
to the sheds or at least to the courthouse.
He declined to come to the sheds. as re-
quested and the messenger didn't renlem-
Der what he said about the courthouse
proposition. Thereupon special car was
| run out, and squad OF soldiers was de-
tailed TO accompany Farley and Mr..
Murray NJ. MCGUIRE, counsel for tho
company, In their search for the magis-
trate. A speedy trip was made to the
| courthouse. but II was there stated that
Squire Martin had gone to Glendale and
could not be reached at all. AS last
resort. Squire Lewis was walked up and
he announced himself ready to grant the
much-desired bail. The car went on back
up to the West End. where the necessary
proceedings were conducted. and thus
the case ended for the evening. or, rather,
the carly morning
The Trial Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Far
ley appeared before Squire Martin for
trial on the two warrants. In view OF
the fact that at this time factory folk
and others employed In the East End
are Just coming home. an effort was
made to get another hour for the trial,
but without effect. Hence the squad Of
soldiers.
One Of the compliments. Roberts. was
not present at all. The other. Cronogue.
asked for a postponenent until to-day,
declaring that he had not been able to
get his witnesses together. and that
some OF them had been Spirited away"
by the company. Squire Martin promptly
granted the request. Captain Guigon,
for tho defense, rnado strenuous, objec-
ton. stating that after the remarkable
arrest made in the dead OF the night on
a trivial charge, and the other peculiar
circumstances attending this arrest, he
thought it strange that the Common
wealth should ask for a postponement
He thought it unfair to the defendant,
who was present and ready. to be tried,
to have to submit to such Interruptions
Of the business in which he Is engaged.
The objections were OF no avail. Squire
Martin granted the continuance and set
the case for Ii o'clock to-day. Mr.. Nc
CURE, one OF the counsel for the COM
pany, arose to make statement, but
he stopped in the middle OF the first
sentence and awaited the pleasure OF
the presiding officer, who chopped him
off by asking Cronogue to go on with
the list of witnesses he was calling out.
When Mr.. Martin was finally at leisure
the attorney proceeded to ask that the
defense be considered somewhat in the
had to be made. be extended to week
or more, at least until next Wednesday.
The attorneys for the company. he said.
had engagements for every hour OF the
day up to that time. Squire Martin
refused to bulge from his decision, ana
he proceeded TO call the witnesses for
the Commonwealth before him that he
might recognize them for their appear.
ance at II o'clock to-day.
IF your Honor please" said Mr.. Nc
CURE. at is quite impossible"
Come around, Mr.. Farley, and be re-.
..cognized." called out the justice.
At this point Captain Guigon arose. He
stated that at II o'clock to-day Farley
IL to be tried before Squire Lewis on
another warrant. and that no law on
earth could compel man to be IN two
places at the same time. This announce
ment had no effect whatever upon the
magistrate He declared that he had fixed
the hearing for II o'clock. and that he
didn't propose to change his decision.
Considerable OF a discussion followed,
and finally at the suggestion OF a lawyer
in the room Squire Martin consented to
/ fix the case for 10 o'clock this morning
SO as to give Farley time to get through
with 1t and then appear before Squire
Lewis. is
In the absence OF the complainant. the
Roberts awrrant charging assault and
abusive language was dismissed.
Thinks it Looks Like Plot.
While they are not given to discus
sion OF the matter so plainly, 1t is easy
to sea that the officials Of the company
regard the warrants served at a late hour
at night and the great difficulty to secure
bail as plot of some sort to get the chief
OF the strike-breakers into hot water. or
o< Ioo CT 70 Ia a nj t.
jail. Farley declares that he has not
struck any OF the strike breakers. and
that he has not assaulted any of them