The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11

oe the strike-brcakors. there for anoe ,,,
time TO stand trial fol. como OF the inu'.,
tudinous warrants sworn out agal'las
| him.
Considerable or crowd was presens.
again and the usual keen Interest wa" sat
taken In the proceedings. The conrs' Cd 80,
almost continuously from 10 ~ NJ. UNI,
F. NJ, and III the course of that '', ~
several matters had been disposeu ~, ~,
George G. VIM. the man chargeu ,snI
| the shooting IN ambush III the West IA
was discharged, since he clear III
nothing to do with the business, os
the cases against Harley was dis ..,.,,,od
and the OTHER was begun and cohth' LII
until this morning, when Hetili ...om,e
again be all attraction to many pep pc, -,
Besides the Farley matter, there WI, ,,,o ~
to-day the Giiigon+Angle tr'ai, no,,.
promises TO eclipse all the others III sei-
eral Interest
He Didn't Show UP.
When Squire Martin calico court yes
terday morning at IL O'Clock fhries Mhs
present to answer to the charse ~ a
saulting and abusing James S'eP'lo.' Az, Az
Of the strike-breakers, who hao ~ a.,
charged. The warrant IS ono Oh VIZ "
legged mysterious three, and me c o',,pi' ~
ant was the man who OIL the eNel,.nS ~.
fore. had manifested such Keen u ,s'. ~, ~
have the case set for TO-DAY. p ,.a, .'.a
loud-voiced call OF the court ol,Ven
echoed the only response IT receiVe ~
stepner,, was not there. nor cou.u ne os
found. and 1t was said later that he nau
gone out OF town. A..
Prompt motion was made pE MI W
CURE. counsel for the PasseIlsel ahr
Power Company that in the aose''ce -, oi
tho complainant the warrant We u .,Is.
missed. The court concufreu !" ~. .,.s
view OF the matter and the secoiin oi ~, ny
three warrants fell to the s'oun'u, ,r : ' u,
complainants have failed TO appear III
each OF them.
Vim Discharged.
AT 8 o'clock before Squire JAS T. Lewis,
sitting in the County Court ro0lh' ,.I,san
tho trial OF George @. VIM. lhe o.. ny u,
charged with shooting from a''s nnraa,n ~
Falsely. About three hours WORK was ''e'-
essary to complete this case
The Commonwealth introduced nun
bel, of witnesses, who testited as W VIC
arrest of the prisoner certain ,gn,,' 10 no
he uttered when he was beng TAKEN ~. ~
Jail and other matters, and IL was nis
submitted rs evidence that 'he III" IT.
wound was inflicted by bnllet lne s'z -
of the cartridges found in the pochcs u
Mr.. VIM when he was apprehellu.euu.
rho case of the Commonwealth, howe we, :,
was exceedingly weak. and not u so,li''''A1
Of damaging evidence was ln'l4uui III,
On his side VIM proved clear allpl !;
He had a yeritable cloud Of witnesses. ana
his case was so strong that many OF men,
wore not introduced at all 1t was agreed
by the counsel for both sides that accom- ~.
Ing to the testimony adduced iron. a. ~ %. on
sides, the shooting occurred petWee.i ostL
and 1926 on the evening OF June aotn !,
,rha defense thereupon proceeded, through
a number Of excellent witnesses. that , pc.
tunen 10 and II O'clock on the same nlght
Vim was at the Eureka Clup on WIS.,
Broad Street attending q banquet.
In view OF these facts the Coiilllon-
wealth's attorney asked that the case DC
d,smissed and this was promptly done
nv 'Scu!rc Lewis. A ripple or aPpla use
ran around when the decision or me
court was announced, but squire Le"'s
raped thrice with his little hammer any an.
brought things to order In double Hulek
fine. In the absence of the complainant
t,a warrant charging VIM with inter-
ferng with one Of the corporals' was
dismissed. The attorneys for the company
wished to have him put under oond lot
certain alleged threats he had mace, out
did not press the matter when IL Was Us.
c.ded that to- do SO they wouln nave ~
swear out n special ne" "a'ian'.
Another Farley Case.
After short adjournment 10, iunt !,
the court reasscmbled and proceeded VIII
the trial of Farley, charged on peace
warrant with threatening to XIII Mann
ono OF the strikers. At O'Clock III the
afternoon, when Squire Lewis mad tc
leave to attend a. commission OF. lllnacy
The case had not yet been finished, and u
was thereupon continued until TINS
morning.
Mr.. Mann himself appeared on the s.ahe
Yesterday. He said that on the day OF tht
Ancle-Gulgon disturbance he was at tht
Reservoir trying to induce some or the
newly arrived strike-breakers to como
over to the union and not work for tllt
company. A long line Of them came o o.,
Of the paint shop on their way 10 the
club house, where they were gong U
get breakfast, and he accosted numpe'
Of them. He finally entered into con
ye,sation with ono of the men at thf
rear end of the line, which passed or
while they stood talking. Farley. &C
| cordlng to the witness, came up at TINS
| time, and told the strikc-breaker TO 6
on. and that he was the only one Whe
! had fallen out of line. Mann told mn
not 10 do so, and then Farley threatcmet
| 10 shoot Mann, SO the latter SAD, me
witness said he thereupon reported tnf
matter to the police, who arrested faricy
FLY ON HIS NECK