The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
JOHN RIGHT, SENTENCED
5a TO HANG, MAY BE INNOCENT
Many Believe That He Should Have New Trial. and That He
Convicted BY Unreliable Evidence Negro Bore
Good Character.

md assaulted her. She was with Bony.
but lie story Is unbelievable.
Il On the night Bohy was killed d pos
!liceinan near the Virginia end OF the
Long Bridge saw a woman running to-
wards him screaming, calling I'M v \
child! Ny child p, Tho officer stopped
the woman to make Inquiries concern
Ing her trouble Siln told lin her child
was in d hospital III Wnshington,}nnn
that she had learned 1t was dying. SNe
was llurrSing to sce5it. The officer de-
tanned her, saying she could not run
across the bridge, that she would get
run over. After come further conver-t
shtion, the officer saw a wagon coming
along. and told tho woman ho would
have the farmer, apparently, take her
over III his wagon. The " oman pro-
tested, but the officer went UP to tho
policeman addressed the occupant OF
tho wagon. There was no RESPONSE
and 8thc officer found tho man was
dead shot through theehead.
Fl The woman was closely questioned
by tho policeman, who asked her II slln
knew anything about tho murder I'd 5a u,
she had SO recently been seen running
from tho direction tho horse and wa
Eon had come. Tho woman denied al
knowledge OF tho crime. 3s3 81 4,
s#8 But afterwards, III tho course OF d
day orStwo, sho admitted shc had gono
across the river from Washington that
night with Bony, who had lust res
ceivcd payment OF claim against tho
government amounting to over $1,000.
She said TINT sho and Bony could not
ind q place to lodge where thoy cx-;
pectcd and wore looking out for ans
other, when they were attacked. The
!robber shot ard killed I3ony, and pre-
.sulnably robbed him She lcnpcd from
the wogan. and ran. but was pursued
49, t11% 4,
made hlssescape. II ne 9i Il
The woman never gave any cxp1ann-
ton Of the story she told tel, policeman
concerning her dying child In the
Washington llOspltal.@ The case against
Wright for the murder OF Bony was got
for the same term OF court Mt which
was to be tried the case against him
for the assault upon Miss Risley, but
the latter was tried first. s i53 SS
The Case against Wright for tho muir
der OF Bony has not come to trial Mr..
Clements, from whom the foregoing
outline Of tho case was obtained to-day,
saws that II tho trial Of the case against
Wright for the murder OF Bony Ind
been called first, Il could have boon
shown that hn{testtmony OF the Green
woman was utterly beyond belief In
addition, he claims that ! t was impro-
|$perto allow her to tell the story which
she told on the stand. + .5g ia
~ A1r$C lementsSl Is absolutely convinced
of the Innocence OF shis$ client. He has
spent 5000 in tho case, although the
lSrce allowed him by the u court, which
appointed him to defend the negro, was
only SIS. II II g s @ is AZ IA sIs
Mr.. Clements believes the negro has
I$notS go Justice. # IIo5 thinks heis about
| to be hanged for a crime he never
Committed. q IIo believes that the ftesti-
mony OF q woman tunworth OF confld-
J,l,f
ylcting the lnegro he case Is one Of
| deep Interest, and the fight which is
being made to save his lie may. result
4 successfully. III