The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-11
JAIL
MATTER, AGAIN
Supervisors Meet To-day Tor
Further Consideration Of
Charges by Architect.
MUCH INTEREST IN MATTER.
Harry Spencer Gets Seven Years
in the P~enitentiary for
Perjury.

The Board of Supervisors of Henrico
county Is called to meet at the county
courthouse this morning at IL o'clock for
further consideration of charges brought
by Architect Charles X. Bryant against
the plumbing contractor, Mr.. John II.
Rose. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bryant
is prepared to attempt to prove not only
that the contractor is not using tho
plumbing material called for In the
specifications, but that what Is being
put in is of an absolutely inferior grade.
On the other hand, Mr.. Rose offered at
the last meeting to introduce witnesses
as to the character of material used.
Mr.. Bryant, however, was not ready
with facts and figures, and the full
hearing was postponed until to-day.
Case Of Spencer.
Judge Scott, sitting in the Henrico
Circuit Court yesterday, heard the case
of Henry Spencer. colored, who pleaded
guilty to a charge Of perjury.
Spencer, who was given seven years in
the penitentiary, is the negro who volun-
teered testimony In the case OF Austin
Johnson, who was tried for criminal as
sault in Henrico last October. Spencer
came to Commemorative Attorney Wen
denburg during the course of the trial
of Johnson and declared that he had been
NN''A4Ga III ''G oHitN wi II lAst
at the city Jail, and that Johnson had
confessed to him in detail. After Spen-
Ger had told his story to the~jury, At
torney Wendenburg found that, not only
he had not been confined In the sane
cell with Johnson, but that they were in
separate tiers OF cells. and could have
had no communication with each other.
Til testimony of Spencer was thrown
out, and the jury gave Johnson twenty
years in the penitentiary.
Just what animus Spencer had against
Johnson could not be determined, all
though Mr.. WendenburE questioned him
closely yesterday. Spencer's first story
was that a negro detective had paid him
ten dollars to testify that the man who
committed the assault was the niger who
was drowned last fall The story he
did tell to the jury, however. was to tho
effect that Johnson confessed having been
with the girl and having robbed her OF
two bottles of cologne.
Later, Spencer said that Il negro spot
ter, Dennis Rowe. had offered him ten
dollars to testify against Johnson. Attor-
ney Wendenburg was unable to get any
thing definite out of Spencer as to who
put him up to perjury in the matter.
The Henrico jury also heard the case
of Willie Coins, colored. charged with
highway robbery, and gave him one year
in the penitentiary.
Arthur Mc6ee, "A farmer of Hanover
county, was returning to his home one
night last August. when Coins asked
for a ride. After he had gotten into the
wagon, McGec fell asleep. and coins
quietly wenI through his pockets. Goings
was not sentenced by Judge Scott, as he
is only seventeen years old. and Clerk
Waddill was instructed to make some in
quiries as to sending him to the negro
reformatory..
Judge Scott yesterday ordered the re-
lease of Garfield Lewis, colored, who was
convicted of housebreaking on January
8. 1906, and sentenced to a fine OF IS and
one year in Jail. Lewis has served his
jail sentence, and the fine added an extra
thirty days, which Judge Scott RENTED.
Mr.. r. A. Wilson, a farmer of varina
District, living near Dutch Gap, announced
yesterday that he would be a candidate
for supervisor for Varina District. Mr..
Wilson'S candidacy is subject to the ext
Democratic primary, which will be held
seome time next summer.