The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-04
MULLEN " AS
ACQUIT TED
Was Charged with Carryinga
Concealed Weapon.
EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT
Said He Had the Pistol in His Hand and
Was Taking it to His Son--Other
Gases Before Justice
Crutchfeld.


The charge against Editor w. II. Null
len, of the opinion, in the court OF Justice
John yesterday for carrying a concealed
pistol was not sustained, and Mr.. Mullen
was dismissed The charge was preferred
by G. Y. T.. Long, and warrant was sworn
out on Saturday night. A number of W.T.
nesses had been summoned. but only two
of them appeared, one Of whom was the
man who swore out the warrant. He said
he could swear that the pistol was con-
cealed, and that he was not drunk, but
excited, when he swore to the charge.
Mr.. Mullen protested that the pistol was
not concealed.
II had been to the depot to meet some
of my family" he said, "and when we
got homo, somebody thought there was
a noise In the house. took the pistol and
searched the house and found no one.
Then I took the pistol in my hand. not
in my pocket to my son, who Is employ
ed near by, and gave it to him. so the
small children could not get it. That's all.
The other witnesses not appearing and
having net being certain that the weapon
was concealed, Justice Crutchfield dis
missed the charge.
The docket yesterday was about the
largest in years. There were cases Of
disorder, robbery, assault and intoxica-
ton.
Richard Holmes, i young negro, was
sent on to the grand jury for breaking
into the place of l.. Rose & Co., and
carrying off a lot of junk.
Bernard Harris. one Of the strike-
breaking conductors, who lett his job
last week, charged Bernard Harris,
George Irving and Charles Cross with
drugging him, and taking his money.
shoes, watch and other articles.
Here / am left in a strange place,
without money or friends. 1 took a drink
from bottle offered me by these men.
and fell in stupor. When / awoke they
were gone, and so was my property.
But there was no evidence that the men
drugged and robbed Harris, and they were
discharged.
Henry Dickerson, a small colorcd boy,
was sent to the negro reformatory at the
request of his father, who had the alter
native OF whipping him for taking S1.eo
worth of candy from a confectioner.
Garfield Bates was fined $50 and given
thirty days for carrying a concealed
weapon.
Alexandra Harris, colored, pleaded
guilty to having stolen a ham and q can
Of syrups. belonging to Ullman Hc was
given thirty days.
Phillip Golden was assessed $50 and
givon thirty days for carrying a conceal
ed pistol
Robert Hill. for cursing and abusing j.
II. Clarke was charged S.
John Drew was fined $3.50 for cursing
opd ol,,,cipo Cnllia Ne1con
Annie Taylor and Roberta Nelson, col
ored, were each charged $3.50 for running
when they saw policeman coming.
James Stokes paid SIS for cursing and
threatening Lizzie Spain. He said he
didn't know anything about it.
Charles Nelson. colored, a. notorious
character. was charged by county off,
Ger with threatening to shoot at a street
car on the Seven Pines road. He was
turned over to the county officer. William
Davis was also turned over to the county
for refusing to move when ordered to do
SO by an officer.
w. II. Collision was arrested as a suspi-
| cous character He Is one of the dis
| charged Farley men, and was seen hang
| Ing around the barns at 2 o'clock in the
| morning. He said he was there to borrow
| so cents from a friend. He. too, was turn
| ed over to the county authorities.
r. G. Thomas, r, w. Blake and George
| Wilkerson were each given sixty days to
| sober up in.