The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
'GuILTY OF AN
|ND|SCRET|0N
\ Young Lawyer Rep'oved by
Justice in Lilliston
Case.
BE NO FAvoRs FOR MURRAY
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BE NO FAv0Rs FOR MURRAY
Sheriff Declares the Furnishings
Of His Cell Are Not
Unusual.
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Especial to The Tin1es-Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, N. G., Oct. 31..-fhe evidence
is all In in the hearing of Robert II. LII
liston before Police Justice Badger
charged with the murder of Charles G.
Smith. of Petersburg, Va. lii the Union
Station during the duel between Lillis-
ton and Harry Clark, alias Fred. Nor
ris. and this afternoon at ESQ o'clock
the contendng counsel began their ar
gunent. After this case is disposed OLA
time will be fixed for the trial of the case
again against Norris.
A sensational feature of the tria OF
Jilliston was the charge made by Prose
cutting Attorney W. B. Snow that a young
lawyer, w. C. Aborcomhie, of New York
here as counsel fot the brothers Of Cnas
Smith. the murdered man. that he had
been listening to the evidence OF witnesses
and then going into the room where wit
nesses We're detained and communicate
ing the features OF the evidence given
to witnesses yet to testify. However the
charge was not substantiated, witnesses
against him only declaring that they had
seen him 20 from the courtroom to the
=
hear what heI, said to any. of the Wit
nesses in waiting. He was declared to
have been guilty OF an fndiscretion, and
was reDroved by the justice.
MURRAY'S CELL.
3 Governor Glenn received a letter to-
day from the Sheriff of Durham county
to the effect that no partialityyls being
shown w. r. Murray In the manners in
which he is serving. his two years SEN
tence for the Killing of his uncle, j. S.
Murray. That the,furnishingsg OF his cell
are not unusual The Governor says the
explanation from the sheriff is perfectly
satisfactory to him: that he merely want
ed 1t understood that he had not COM
muted the sentence from work on the
roads to Imprisonment in the county Jail
in order that the prisoner might spend
the time in comfort and direct his bust
ness from the cell.
\ reward OF $40 is offered blythe Cow
ernor for the recapture of John Pate,
who escaped from the Buncombes county
Jail. where he was held for safe keeping,
to answer for the murder of Joan Crow
der In Madison county.
SAID HE KILLED A MAN.
Last night Joe Bones, an ex-policeman,
went to the police station here and sur
rendered himself to the officers, saying
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known man about town. Investigation
developed the fact that the two men.
had gotten into a row at q house in
the disreputable section of the city and
had fought with knives. cutting each
other badly about the head. Bones was
bleeding freely when he went into the
station house to surrender himself. How
ever, neither of the men is dangerously
hurt The trial was to have been this
morning before the police justice but is
postponed until tomorrow.
The loss by the fire In woolcotts dry
goods store early Sunday morning Is es-
timated at about $4,000. covered by in
surance. For while it looked like the
whole block including the. II Marlborough
Hotel. would go up in, smoke, but 1t was
inalIr gotten under control. There was
panic among the guests OF the hotal
who were all awakened ready to get out
If the fire came that way. IA 81 5S b; 81 &