The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-11
MURDER TRIAL SET FOR TO-DAY.
New Developments Occasion Delay.
RuiiIn Makes Full Confession I'M
pllcailnq Another Who Is
PInmllIY Arrested.

80 HAAH NJ
.ar,e crowd in attendance upon court
Lass Monday, Tie trial Of neither Of
le prisoners charged with the bruisi
murder Of SIR. John Grubs. came OF.
THE po-tp1nement was oecasioned
Is developments which were brought
lo ile Courts attention during ihe
preparatory steps 90 commencing the
tl.I oI one of the pri,ouer,. since the
Ia-t issue OF the Herald Huiin hes
malea fl confession. in which be
implicated one John Brown, coIorei
who 1913. located hy The direction Of
HlMu iu Montgomery, W. Na- and
rmmn.ly arrested and brought here
uy Inspector Robinson. Brown was
landed jaii here Saturday evening,
Is ol sunday morning. after every
Ure.sui.0l against Dob. life being put
n .e.randy through wrongful. iden-
tfeaton of hm ny the two se.f-con-
f.-ei mlrierer-, wa, confronted uy
Elrn sai uil and they both de-
Glazed Chat DE was with them OBJ lAe
occasion OF the murder 10 wa, then
decided oy the Commonwealth Alt
.omev iadlct and Try Brown first.
1-r- Ns-,.e Hll and William Ruf.n
as witnesses.
Brown "a, indicted Monday morn
a- upon the evidence OF Mas-le hl.l'
aaa before sra'snmenl was a>hed ny
Che Court % DE had counsel OF vile
a-.-e,. The prisoner sad DE nal Wiz
a--'-, I'D West Virginia ou' n"' H'
lawyer .' oeieAd A'ih' aver l'i".'-
ins a.m o. Stale under oAth what jig
expected to prove ny DIS Witnesses
and appointing Me,srs. a. D. Arm
strong and Is h- bfock i' deieAl inc
prisoner. judge huna'ey sa'd .A'' me
witnesses. living In West virginia
"et- without his jurisdiction D1l '''a.
.aeman should naNee every cAAn'e ana
iaf TRIAL, that Doe "olid continue 'le
case unt. Friday morning lhe ll'n'
ani send Co West Virginia iof such
witnesses a- had been named. Brown
declares that this is the ni'l 'he De
las eter sci foot upon The soli OBJ inl,
section snd that DE was al ine '.Lne
ol Che murder OF Mr. Df1ol. ODD .ne
n'e-i o. June DID ia''' iA " e,' '-
-iaa- lie expects To sho" 'h'' 10y
both tae man DIE wa, "oIhin- ioI 80
chat time snd oy woman whom DE
hnoH-. Detective Robinson len Nom
day evening for the West Virginia
points named uy the prisoner
ln RuNn'. confession Of the crime
DE state, that Str 6ruUu was iir-i
Shot hy Nas-le Iiiu and then hy ka..-
road Hu the latter seeing that HiI'-
shot, which struck the old gentleman
about tle head. did not kill him oui-
relt Then me Bun'u priced back
one OF me iron bars 10 The window
and John Brown The smaller of the
quartet cawied into The store.
Neither of thc others went inside.
Brown came out with AN the money
ne could fnd. between sixty and se'-
catg dollars. Then the house va.
frei and the four came down the raIl-
road track together. passed FarmFi.ie
and Keep. Oh until they reached the
other side OF High Bridge where they
stopped ana divided their money.
Here they went a sleep, and AFTER
wards resumed their journey on 10
Petersburg. where they separated, he
going towards the coast, Hill and Rail
road Bu in another direction and
John Brown probably returning "e'i.
ln Hlil confession Whlcn ne ii'''.
soon after bis arrest in July iA-'' ana
which he has stuck 10 "i'Do-' 'i'
. slightest change Do single po''''' ''
says that The murder ana ouii' ~.
were done 10y Railroad hiii ana i'u''''
. while be and an unknown negro 1"'
.ui theauesl OF John Brown non. ''
aoN declares was '-'e o''e "''''.'
the railroad. Ano'"eI "''''''S ''' ''''
confessions is one WIG" ''N'' pc
Brown. hil says 'D@' "'''D '''''
.a"oAe ii'iA 'leii s''' "' '-'.
Brown had departed anu Ie'..''
them saw nim again. "''''' ''D'''l ''
c.are' that hIo"n comm I'' Jo.''
F. ing With them uh'i e'e'''''- W."
reached.
IA'.'sI'i'lei - ."' wa" aal
s''--' ''olu"s WIZ ',.' - ,..
B" ..'7 ''.'' n-.''' 49, rol .,...
hoIi' '''u 'i'a'i, f'''''' 80
pn-oHeis ana '"es "s'' 0-
There are 30 unnecessary '''-' ~.
either erininA. OF ''''' case, ','
docket OF dds COURT an" VINE -'e