The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-15
TESTIMONY EVIDENTLY ssa
OF A85 DRAMATl lC NATURE !:
on Account ots the Large Nunl-
4 Der Of Witnesses the Trial
Will Take a avNeek$ or Ten III
Days, and Probable That [h
at Close of Examination
Will Be Postponed. "
Will be Postpo:.lnse:.d:1.. J. J.
.fspeccial to The Times- -pispateh.a s.


June 14.-.At the close OF the days pro-8
Sceedlngs at Bucking ham Court, after als
long and tedious examinat ton of wi t-@
5nesses. within closed doors, !, conc cerninsk
tho Wooldridge-Fo burning case, the
grand jury was dismissed until to-mor.8
row morning, when three additional witt
.nesses will be examined.
It Is impossible at this time to. say
what will be the finding in the case. but
1T Is tho general opinion here among
those who have q right to speak, especial-
Ely the COUNSEL, that the result will be a.
true bill against Z. G, Wool laridge nd
Charlie Forbes, while young Dan WI ool-- sss
drldge,. who Is out on bal, will be ex-ass1
onerated from all susp cion In the case.
The day has been on 1 Of n pei feet Or
der. The suspense has been great, and and
feeling has been sllppre essed. 3S
III The petit jury, composed OF some Of the
county's5 leading citizens. has b been pa
8liently waiting al day for the grand
jurys report, and moro I thai lffys wit
nesses have been on 8hand b to testify a.
the sheriffs call. VS.
Dramatic estinony. asgs u
Tho character and appearance OF many
Of the witnesses present proves the testl-s u
nySin the case Is to be of a very dra- ss5s
matte nature. Not the least interesting Il
testimony from the sensational stand
noint is to be that OF q young woman III
OF Lynchburg. who is registered at u
hotel here awaiting her call to testify
In the behalf of Charlie Forbes.
It Is stated on the best OF autnority
that this girl will testify that Charlie Sts sBA3
b'orbes spent portion of the nigh Is ors5S5
March Attn (the night on which the Forbes #
home was burned) III Lynchburg. Ih1a #s
Young woman was brought here TODAY
from Lynchburg by Messrs. Lee. and ~
Howard Forbess attorneys II Is tho'us ~ s5s
that this Testimony will prove TO % ne va ll-
uuble in case 1t Is proven as L VIII VAL
he attempted to show that Charlie sforhes
boarded a westbound train az App 'i.
tox Station on the night OF cle nl '!ts' ~ 6
sd or 4th Of March, i3 .gs
Three Ladies'. ~
I,ate this afternoon three ladies' from sa
n distant part OF the county vera 4
summoned to appear before the gransd ne S,
Jury but they had not arrived at thas y l1f.
time OF adjournment of court sS gsss M g
In spite of the extremely pusy seAsom:f s.ss,.,.
n great crowd was present from ever ever s
pnrt OF this and the surr COY H.
ties. ana many remained to be cary an
the trial tomorrow. sSsla q ss
None Of tho proceedings In tho case "
to-day have been made public, though i "
s known that nine witnesses nave pae'ls p'st1
examined by tho grand jury. ND lss3 s3s!
I,hey are Ndloe Spencer. Rob- hildress.5# Il
James II. Forbes, Jr.. Nancy Morsan "a 4
s(colored). Richard D. Forbes, Il. D. Nor VI
gan, r. a. Forbes and Henry WorleS.
Mrs, John O. Rrien and her two daug
ters will be examined Tomorrow Bafter, n, VII
noon when the finding Of the Jury W1ls WAY
be rendered, 5s VI
The Grand Jury. aa
The grand Jury. consists OF nine Of the
most nrom1nent citizens In the countys
as follows: L. #. I.ghtfoot, George w.
Patterson, John J. spencer w, Y, 20
wards, Charles T.. Glover. Joseph y. iry-
ing Brice Glover. Thomas r. ohaW al'u M gii
w. r.. Silvey.
All the counsel In tho case have been
nresent to-day working for their res
spectiye sides. Messrs. Edward W. Hubs N
bard and Aubrey =. STROBE are repre-
senting the Commonwealth. Messrs u nm III
r.. Lee and his partner, Mr. iioWatu. . aHH gs
Judge j. NJ. Crute Of Farmyllla, ARG de-
Tending Forbes. while Congressman iial' X
Flood and William Lancaster ara defend-
ing Woodbridge. The case Us attracting @
considerable attention among the 5la w ss 55
yeIs. Some of the promlnest pitrrlststs III
present ARE Senator Frank MOOT ma 81
Robert II. Hubbard and James Lyons.
ex-Judges Moss, Hall and Leake and
Others The prisoners, Messrss Wool-
bridge and Forbes, have remained eloss
In their cells all day, and there has baen
little or no visiting, t8i
May be Postponed,
II Is the opinion Of many OF the laws
,,,rs that an account OF the examination u
OF such a number Of Witnesses ss has
been summoned the tho case VIII f,e5
cupy week or ten days IN trial; for
that reason as we'll as for nnprepared
ness on both sides, It is thought proba-a
ble that the case viii be postponed
Juage Hundley at first offered 20 dn
what he could towards holding a special
Term OF court but later decided y would
be imprecticable II Is probable that The IN
postponement viii be Until the octopss \
term Of the court,