The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

The first Witness favoring them was
Ton Cousins, employed as night watch
man at the park. lie spoke of his
authority as n county policeman, and
Justice Crutchlield said he placed great
weight upon IT,. He said he tried TO
stop the fight. but during the encounter
some one struck him. and he struck
back. He also said he had arrested
Mr.. Nosely at the park last summer
and turned him, with two other youths.
over TO Mr. Calder, superintendent. MIR.
Calder was sent for and took the
stand. Young Mosely stood before him,
but Mr.. Calder said he could not re-
member the boy.
The next witness was Mrs. Warren
She said the seven or eight couples
came to buy tickets as she WIS closing,
and each couple gave her quarter.
and she gave each five cents change.
Mr.. Schmidt. she said, claimed 10 have
given her fifty cents, and when she
denied it he, she continued, cursed her
She repeated 1t to her husband, hut
no one else questioned. she said
Cousins heard her, but she did not
Ispeak to him.
he had given Mrs. Warren a dollar
note. Mrs. Warren also said that the
young man lad since passed her and
laughed.
Her husband followed. He said he
was defending his wife. That after
he came to Mr.. Schmidt he struck him
twice. He did not strike him again.
Later he clinched with Mr.. Royal. but
released him after the youth said he,
the witness, was the bigger and better
man.. He denied that there was third
encounter, which was tile effect of the
preceding testimony. He saw no more
than two men near where lie struck
Schmidt, and he did not know where
all the witnesses came from. He said
Cousins was about twenty feet away
but he could not say that Cousins saw
it. He said he had u right. he thought
to defend his wife. He said he did not
strike :'ouES; Royal after releasing him.
Al $50 concession of his evidence Mr..
Royal sasa Mt. Warren did strike him
afterwards in the back.
Did Not Arrest Cousins.
The evidence In the case was prac-
tically closed with the, testimony that
Fark Policemen Long and Kelly had
| left the park, It being about 11No'clock
| Reports of the disorder came to them
and they worked upon the case. The
| youths came to them and gave them
selves up, and they arrested the en-
ployes. They told Cousins that they
| would not arrest him, because OF his
! (Cousins's) position, but would leave
that TO developments Several more
witnesses testified worry briefly, but
nothing new was brought forth eA
cept that Mr.. Morris, who runs a con.
| fectioneiy stand at the park, said tina,
one of the young men asked him for q
| pistol.
! The employees practically denied they
| had done anything wrong, and the evil
dence then closed
Mr., Smith began tho argument but
| spoke very briefly, saying he was no,
there TO prosecute any one, and would
I IKE the evidence to speak for itself,
MT. Foikes followed, and said the
case affected everybody who visltoc
lakewood, and he could not help the
/ park being involved. Warren. Hart and
Pace, he said, We're guilty, the former
| certainly We're. He believed all III,
employees We're Involved besides
] Cousins, the man sworn to preserve tn,
peace
Mr. Folkes said he had no idea thai
the young men had insulted Mrs War,
rem He asked that If it seemed neces
sary he be allowed to reply to Mr.
Wendenburg, who then followed.
j Mr.. Wcndcnburg said that Ware,
had a right to defend his wife from
INSULT and that this right was recog
4 nized by all law. He maintained tina
either OF the remarks attributed to MI
schmidt was offensive, and merited tn
resentment of Mr. Warren, whose dut,
IL was TO protect his wife.
After the lawyers had finished Jus
tiee Crutchheld imposed a $50 Ana a,
Mr., Warren and a $40 fine on Mr.. uart