The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
Jam W0OLDRID ARR FsTEDs
r. p. orbes Z Testifed That
Young y osol IS ridge Came T.
His Gus to Shoe Il inl.
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80. There was fconsid cradle excit ementt al
Blocking cham Gourthouse to-day, OCCASION
ed by a trial before Justice Alfred Garnet,
IN which young Dan yyooldrld dges son OF
p. g. ooldridEe; n RI p. Forbes. cousin
OF Charlie Forbes; Mrs. G.. Woodbridge.
Misses Maud and Maysie Wooldridge and
a large numb Of OF hers we're en- ga ged.
Dan Woold ridge was arrested and brought
to the scourt house last nig hit. charged with
threats against the life of Richard D..
Forbes. The trouble originated yester-
day morning, when Richard D. Forbes
sent word to & Mrs. ooldrldEe to keep
her hogs out Of his fields, which djoinc1
the Wooldridg geS estate and the estat of
the late John s. Forbes. II came out in
the testimony that R. .. Forbes either
llntimated or stated that the oldridge's5
were making slip gaps in their fence in
order that heir hogs might get into
his Il field. u .5S ii3s II 55
Overheard C Conversation
\ It appears that Forbes was In his field
near the home Of the NVooldrldg s. hen.
he overheard Mrs. w Wooldrdge peakiiiS
HI
ord ers to him In regard to his complaint
Of Forbes and the dlspo ton Of the hogs
Forbes. In btaining the warrant t. stated,
that Mrs. Wooldridg ge told her son, Dam
to go over to Dick Forbes and blow his
brains out, and mi " oth her Ssu Oh 9 ate
ments. H also saw ~ Dan NVooldr ldEs
coming towards his house wilt a. dam
gerous looking gun. So Forbes imme-
5diately had the warrant issued for young
$Wooldrd ge's arrest, here were a N UNI
ber OF witnesses In the case, the trial OF
which took up a large par T. Of the day
Both Messrs. !. Edmund w. .s49 II ubard and
Hal d, Flood were present it the 4 trinl.
though both, BY mutual consent, decided
to allow the case to be led by y ss Us.
ltice Garnet without the Intervention 9 {
lawyers. ss Fl, ,li. y. 5sS 33s99 39s$
Mrs, Woodbridge spoke to her son, Dall,:
about going to Mr.. Forbes, she did not
counsel him to- do vi olence to MI Forbes,
but told him to shoot the hogs brains 4oIe ,
OF the Forbes place. It was also proven
tina t Dan woodbridge left home; without
Al gun when he went to call on y DICK
Forbes in his house, and that he INTENDED
no violence whatever,
Came With a Gun.
Forbes STATED that he saw Dan Wool-
bridge coming with q gun, and he saw
him climb his fence with q gun I'm /. MS u
hand He thought Wooldridg intended 2
have trouble with him. Number Of other r
witnesses were examined, and after q q
thorough trial Justice Garnett decided
that there was no case against Oar Wool
dridge, dismissed the case, and threw
tho costs on r. ID. Forbes.
Y This ca Sc Is orl an indication q the
bitterness that exists on a ccoun t or f4 ne
great t Forbes and Woodbridge trials Whlcn
Will soon come to an issue IN the co'irts
Exc!temant still runs lgll, and the llnssS
terry lii the matter Is as great as 8eve ~
RI. D, Forbes Is a near n elgh hbor ol 4,
E, woodbridge and the late ~ Ohm =,
Torbes, being a nephew OF he latter
He npeared as n star witness against \
woodbridge In tho two trials of thatInoteu
nrisoner this summer, and thes VIII doup pl,
less figure the october tria ite ~
ono Of those who was SO ,terilhl Y scored
by Mr. Flood In his great speec q 4 nelose
the j,iry In the last rial l.
Prisoner Charley Torhcs ~ to-da y COM
siderably better though he Is far, !, from
fheing out Of danger. Ie is very ~ yet,
and is sd weak that he ca mot III MS
handa or move 4, muscle, tbs pl1 1Sslc'au,
EhoweYer thinks that no MIL recover. 9.
Wooldridge from his cell ulred aeageris ls.
as to the progress and result 9 81 me y
'fIae Me 5Gs bas about regalpea his customary
strength,