The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
JAIL FOR
The ELAWLESS''.
Squire Graves Deals Out
Justice to Rioters.
APPEALS TAKEN BY THEM
APPEALS TAKEN BY THEM
a Long List on the Docket Yesterday.
and the Court in Session Until Late
in the Day-The
Gases.

Squire Graves has taken a firm grasp
upon the situation, and those who get
before him are given taste of what may
be coming to rioters and persons who
break the laws.
He had number Of such cases before
him yesterday, and the frantic efforts
made to prove albis were fruitless.
H. l.. Cheatham. the baseball player,
was charged by Officer Hatton Amos. one
of tho bravest and most energetic police
men on the force. with throwing rocks
at car on Laurel Street
The case was proven, despite the fact
that Cheatham had dozen witnesses to
| show that he did not throw a rock, among
them a special policeman and several
ladies'. He, was fined SO and given sixty
days In Jail. An appeal was taken and
Cheatham was bailed for his appearance
in the Hastings Court next week.
In the hearing It was shown that Con-
ductor Harry Edwards, of Nashville.
proved himself hero. He was struck
on the leg and lncapacitated, but he stuck
to his work and ran the gauntlet OF
bricks and other missiles. He was laid
up for two days and reported for work
yesterday for the first time since tho Incl
dent.
w. j. Hass Raymond Sharp and B. @.
Frost were each fined $40 for extremely
disorderly conduct. and Hass was hned
$50 In addition for having In his posses
sion a concealed weapon.
great effort was made by alleged Wit
nesses to show that John McDevitt did
not place rocks on the tracks on Laurel
Street, but the positive evidence was con-
elusive in the point of view OF squire
Graves, and McDevitt was fined $40 and
given sixty days.
IT was shown that McDevitt was In
in the midst of the mob; that he was
Very disorderly and that he placed bricks
upon the track. The motorman, who was
a brave fellow, and who was struck sew
eral times with rocks, stated positively
that McDevitt placed distractions on the
tracks
The same evidence was given by OIL
Ger Sale and several people who were on
the car.
w, II. Hardasty. who was one of the
witnesses for McDevitt was arrested on
bench warrant charging him with In
citing to riot. Hardesty was very much
excited as We're all the other witnesses
on behalf of the defense. He was ealled
for his appearance on Tuesday,
Policeman Amos explained that he did
not arrest Hardesty a the time, because
he wanted him to testify first for the
defense
S. r.. Pace and John Hudson, two young
men, boarding on East Clay Street Wore
fined $40 each and sent to- jail for sixty
days for throwing missile at Clay
street car The arrest was made by direc-
ticn of Captain James King, who was on
Hudson Acknowledged that he threw the
bottle
1--WE had talked it over" he said, land
had been advised by others to throw
things at the car, But Pace hadn't
courage enough to do it. He was afraid,
So j threw the bottle, had no nten-
tion of hitting the car, and threw 1t for
fun more tha nanything elSe.'
The excuse didn't go this time. and the
fine and imprisonment was given. An ap-
peal waa taken.
e. b. Wright was charged with throw
ing rocks at car In Fulton He was
ready to go on with the case, but Captain
Chester BraXton, the main witness in
the case, was unable to be present, and
the hearing went over to Wednesday.