The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-11
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8Ncf,ro Youth Who Killed Hugh
IS.,Sss James Released 8: fo . 4.
|. ST, 600 Bond. i3i.s 3iS
NEGRO SCORED 0v Il. |; ] e
Is Fined for Using Abusive
Lang NJ gistratcs Are Nh
4 After Car Breakers. II ss II

q La w,,,r1ce Hawkins, the colored n boy
Who slot ana killed Hugh ia mes last
sunday .tnorning and who was 1 sen t or. on
Ia ~ this n o. ober term Of the Henr.coR
Circuit Court BY Justice Lewis day be- be-.
Tore eAterday, was all owed ball {yester-
day MOI ming In the sum OF $1.00o. tor
new H. a M, p Smith Ind h the nrnou ut fixed
b. Bali commission err Gar dnerG &
ssuulrd Lewis had refused 70 give the e.
prisoner bali on the ground that n. tho
Testimony, OF tho severa witnesses y nae
been cor niotng, and that, With the na,
3ture 81 be crime, was sufficient TO ho ,ltl
hin lnSijail. "a 81 \.
u "a number OF responsible witnesses tes-
tiled at The trial as to the good charac
az Ha wilkins and the bad repu on :. .
ID mes 5 ON the ball 60 missioner looK
4ing Into \ the evidence he reached the
conc us! on that 81 900 was sa 1 SUN
to ball thhti5 prisoner with u. !, q.
MI. Mancl,etti, the employer OF me pos,s
y "a II ina wilkins, the prisoner unc le'
Tlu,eatened His Life.
X before 'shuire Angle at the Hen n, s;es
Courthouse yesterday; Mr.. W. Y. O.. :. -,
horne ID oyesaeer8 on the II oenniger "a rir IN
On the Williamsburg Road, charged Nor or
2ris Cook, d ,colored enploye on the plnce
with nbus1lz and threatening his life.
a Cook had been rele ased the fday before
ont his N own h recognlzance and &ss was
prompt to d ppear ins court yesterd az,
morning Xxi 58,. B M 5,.
Mr.. Claibeare testified that the negro.
had dared h1h to come down from n. y a.
wagon \ in which he had bee hauling
corn,3and hall approached him With Z. g.
watermelon rirher one arm and Z pocket s, :;
knife In tho ot!her. # - S53 ,Ssi &,
Mrs Claboir,e followed, and Al Al sta ted ted
that she had heard loud Language be a
tween Il the ttwb from a long distance
away. II a neiE hbor, who said no was
working on TIE other side5 Of the woods, \
gave similar Hytlmony.i 5535
Attorney Hili Montague who was ro-l
tanned BY tt9,s plaintiff, end eav s e !.
sort. It was hqtwn that words had pa ssed
between the tAyo on last Monday eve
ming, and On the following morning.
jlAt on Cook beiny called TO the stand, he
told his side OIL the story in d clear and
manner. He admitted that
he had duarreedt with Mr. Claiborne, but "
denied that he h,ld threat tened or thought
( Of attacking him. with intention to injure.f
Esquire Angle, who was favorably im-g.
pressed with ths, negro testimony and
demeanor,, fined him SIS for using loud y
language, and rel uired q bond OF $50 to
keep the peace for, six mont
Said the Melon Fell.
"A colored hand 8..of the seaboard Air
Line Railway yard g named Josh Briggs.
was up before ~ auire Lewis. yes terday.
morning on the charge Of stealing was
terrnelon.8 He wa b given thirty days.
}SsSS Thursday Srir,l OF d watermelon was
found by an emrtpye OF the road Fnear +
four melon cars, which were standing on,
side track. Onf questioning Briggs he
ga ID he found + the fruit fallen on the,
ground from one OF the cars. The rail-
way detective charged Briggs with break
ling into the oar anti stealing sth e eon.'
Although Squire Lewis could not commit
the negro on the chllrge Of car breaking,
lie was ndoubtably of tina opinion. The.
Judgment came like a blow on Attorney
Harry NJ. Smith, who was the defend
ants counsel. and the case Hns appealed
Suspicious Character. Il
@ Squire Angle tried William Scales, a
negro. yesterday on the charge OF being
caught as a. suspicioJls character In the
!chesa peake and Ohio yards. After hear.
Ing the case, the Justice called attention
to the recent robbertjss OF freight cars
and fined the man 1850 and demanded
security Of $50 for SIXTY q avs n. 55