Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-20
Alan, Who Killed Garrett Walsh IN
Phoebas to be Tried
For His Life.
7 nee IHDIC 'h.HTs AGAINST HIN
Attorney Fay S. Collier Win Repre-.
sent the Prisoner and Common.
wcalth's Attorney 9. A. Lewis win
Prosecute the case-erand Jury
Failed to lndict Charles Monroe.

"hc hl"u 10 ucath aud seriously
wounded two others last June in phoc.
BUS, viii be placed on trial before
Judge j. w. G. Blackstone and n iur,
III the Circuit Court this morning for
MS NE. The grand jury yesterday
ut noon returned three indictments
against Gutierrez. Two of tho iudict.
mcnts charge him with fclonious and
malicious cutting. while the third
charges murder IN the first degree.
ne VIII be tried OH the murder
charge first
Gntierrez stabbed Garrett Walsh. F.
!. Murdoch ana J. NJ. Alderman.
.hrec sailors FROM the United STATES.
pattleship Maine. aud Walsh expired
almost ms soon as he received the
latal stab Murdoch, who is the chief
master at arms on the Maine. narrow.
~ escaped death and is yet an invn.
liu from his severe wounds. Acker.
man was wounded in the right arm
ana soon recovered The cutting took
pace in Mallory street Mt the Palace
ho'cI and according 10 the witnesses
was n very cold-bloodcd affair. Cutter.
,el' however. contends that he used
"'s long knife in sclf-dcfensc.
Mr. Acke'man, one of the men in.
Jured: reached Hampton yesterday
morning and Mr. Murdoch will ar.
rive mere this morning so rs to be-
witness in the case. Mr.. Murdocl,
mas Teen III hospital in New York
Tor several months.
Wheh the case is taken up this
morning MT Fay S. Collier. the Grim.
MAI attorney. VIII appear rs counsel
Tor me accused murderer Common.
Nvalth Attorney Burdcttc A. Lewis
VIII prosecute the man.
since the cutting ARRAY GutIcrre-
mas been confined in the county iail
IT Is thought that the defense viii
make the fight for the mans life and
liberty on the ground of temporary In.
sanity and self.defensc.
As the North Atlantic SQUADRON
VIII sail soon for the Pacific coast
me case was given precedence MS Tho
most important witness for the nrosn.
cntion will be the two sailors.
onle''s there is an unforeseen do.
Jay the case should be finished his
evening. '"''
Circuit Court convenes.
When the Circuit Court convened
for the November term yesterdav
morning there were number of nj.
torneyS present. The caiilnr Of tho
uocket consumed most OF tho morn.
ing session. ''''
-, Grand Jury's Work.
me grand jury. with Mr. Hunte
X; Booker as foreman. was cmnan.
eiied and Immediately began its worl,
INC grand jury found Indictment
against tho following:
Frederick Gutierrez. murder ana
TWO Tor felonious stabbing: Augustus
Schrader. felonious cutting. NAV
freeman. housebreaking.
In the case of Charles Monroe mn.
der arrest for having entered tho rcsl.
uehce OF Mr.. r. I. A. Mason. tho
grand jury returned mot a true bill :.
monroe. who has been in jaiI for
several months was immediately re.
leased from custody.
Tie grand jury will be in session
again today and probably for the re-.
maindcr of the week.
The Docket.
Judge Blackstone announced tho
docket for the term as follows.
Wednesday. Nov. 2O-Common.
wealth VS.. Frederick Guticrrcz. muir.
Friday. Nov 21-commopwc wealth
VS.. Thomas Kennedy. indictment fo.
running a gambling house.
Saturday. Nov. 22-iO:3O q. m
,0iberdorfer & Co. VS.. Zncchia: pub.
nc Service Corporation VS.. T.. L.
simpson; eXparte William Wander vs.
cNparte. r. C. Mccarthy.
Monday. Nov. 2f-I0:3o n. m.--Thc
-Four Company VS.. Matar: II. T.. Davis
VS.. William Jones heirs: Bank az
hampton vs. Causcy. trustee. $50 n,
m,-Cox VS.. Anderson.
tuesday Nov. 25-P. X. NicoIopoo.
los VS.. Newport News and Old point
hallway and Electric Company; Ellen
phasey VS.. Newport News and Old
Point Railway and Electric Com,
pany.
The open dates will be filled in by
the court with the criminal cases. af
ter the grand jury has finished It's
work
Minor Business.
An order was entered allowing j
%. Foster to transfer his liquor license
In Phoebus to Thomas Francis.
Mr.. J. ]. Burns. of Phocbus. wa.
granted his final naturalization
papers and therefore is an American
citizen
capins was issued for the arrest
Of Charles Hopkins, under indictment
for support.