Evening journal., 1906-09-22
TRUE BILL AGAINST ADAMS
coIored Man Indicted for the Killing Of
James Redden.

The session yesterday afternoon was
taken up by the trial Of James Ar
maine, who was arraigned during the
morning session on a charge OF assault
with intent TO kill Fred Quashing.
The prosecution rested before the noon
recess and Leonard y. Wales. repre-
senting the defendant, called as his
FIRST witness OF the afternoon the
Rev. II. A. G.. Westerheld. who testified
to marrying Armaine to the woman
who now bears his name on April II of
this year.
Left Her Husband
Armaine being placed on the stand
testified TO the effect that four
or five days after his marriage TO his
Wife, whom he had known but two
months prior TO their wedding had
gone to the home OF Quashing and
stayed there some three days when she
returned to her home.
she again left and on a night or two
prior to the shooting he had gone to
the Quashng house with officer James
Il. Scott and demanded that his wife
return to him. This she refused to do.
however on the night Of the shooting
he had heard that Quashlng was going
to do him bodily harm. so he took a
revolver from his trunk and placed II
in his pocket Later he walked past
the house where Quashing lived and
saw him sitting on the steps. He.
Quashng said to him Whose got
your wife now? You or me2" and
grabbed him by the coat sleeve.
Quashing then put his hand behind him
as II 10 draw a weapon and then Il
was he shot at him, more to frighten
him than for any other purpose.
After all the evidence had been heard
the jury returned verdict OF
guilty and Armaine was given year
In prison.
James Adams. colored was indicted
on a charge OF murder IN the first de-
gree for the alleged killing OF James
Rcddin. also colored. Yesterday. how
ever. the jury indicted Theodore on a
charge OF murderously assaulting Leah
Blake IN the house during the trouble
when Redden was fatally stabbed
Leonard e. Wales was assigned to de-
fend him.
The Grand Jury ignored the charges
against fve conductors Of the Peoples
Railway. who were accused Of emhez-
zling money collected as fares from
/ tho company The. accused men who
had been on bail. were dismissed from
custody. They are William Ryan
/ Wilmer c. Nolan, Arthur Mellin. AL
bert Deakyne. Alvin Morris and Rich
ard Megginson
These bills were also acted upon by
the Grand Jury yesterday afternoon:
Malicious mischief. Harvey Carney
Harboring a girl. Maria Brown.
Wife-heatlng, Samuel Roads.
Embezzlement as bailee. Mary Z.
Miller
Permitting a building to be used for
gambling. Ralph Mustard.
Practicing medicine without a license
C. Herman Lawson. alias Lawson
Herman.
Using a female child for improper
purposes-Florence Daker. Richard
short
Larceny William Parker Joseph
schllhng.
Among the cases that were not sent
into the Grand Jury were that of Rev
George L. Wolfe. who was ALLEGED "a
have married a couple who did not
first procure license; Victor Adams
accused in a check transaction. anc
Daniel Pinaro, accused OF allowing q
minor to play pool in his place
Jurors Discharged
The jurors having finished theii
work were discharged from an,
further attendance during this tern
OF court
The report Of the committee tina
. visited the county workhouse an,
made an inspection without Wardei
+ A. s. Meserve being aware of the tim,
Of the visit was submitted by Jame
T. Shallcross. foreman. and was real
by Clerk OF the Peace Quigley TIT
court ordered It enrolled on the record
and directed that a copy be sent to IN
workhouse trustees. The jurors wer
: thanked for their faithful and ex
peditious work. they having been il
session for five days and cleared up
big docket Of presentments, including
four murder cases.