Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11
Justice Brown Holds Two Special
Sessions of Court.
tvI1EaCE'FDR ARD AGAINST MOORE
Numerous lwiiresde swear Tina, They
Saw Accused Climb Swinging Rope
Ladder. While Others say Ono.
armed Man Could do the Same

Special morning and afternoon Sos.
Sins OF the police court We're held yes.
lcruay Tor the hearing OF the case OF
Andrew j. Moore. indicted for perjury.
Numerous witnesses We're examined.
but when Justice crown adjourned
court yesterday afternoon there were
others 10 be called. AS soon MS Tie
regular docket has been disposed OF
today, the Justice will take I'M this
case. and IL is probable that a de.
cision Will be rendered early this AFTER
noon. vs. NNu
The morning session was held In
IN Circuit Court room, in order 10
accommodates the crowd gathered To
hear the case. aud In the afternoon.
Judge Berham having adjourned
court, the Corporation Court room WAS
occupied.
The accused appeared with his at.
torneys, Messrs. Ashby & Read ami l..
$. Robinson. and Messrs. +. s. Col.
iicr and 3. A. Lewis. of Hampton.
employed by the Citizens Railway.
Light and Power Company. appeared
to prosecute in the name OF the com.
mnnwealth.
The Indictment
In the indictment II Is alleged that
tn accused perjGred himself when he
swore during the trial OF his suit for
$4,000 against the Citizens Railway.
Light and Power Company that since
receiving an injury last spring he had
practically lost the use OF his right
arm; that he could scarcely raise a
cup of coffee to his lips and did not
have strength enough in his right arm
TO hold a cuspjdor. which he indicated.
Mr.. +. NJ. Braxion counsel for the
street railway company, and MIR. il. c..
wv. who made stenographic report
OF the damage suit trial. gave evidence
concerning the testimony of Mr..
Moore. The statement was almost
i'd 'ntical with that credited to the
accused In the indictment.
Evidence fer CommonweaIth
DR.. w. f Cooper. the quarantine Of
iicer at this port, testified that he had
frequently seen Mi Moore aboard
vessels in the river when he the
doctor. had boarded such vessels ty
means of swinging rope ladder. The
doctor could not say that he had ever
seen Mr.. Moore climb rope ladder.
Messrs. Clements, NJ. w. Brown. Ira.
Brown, Cochrane. ". a. Crump and
Others swore that they had. during
the three months prior TO December
], seen Mr.. Moore climb aboard ships
by means of rope ladder. Several
OF the Witnesses recalled one occas.
ion. in particular, upon which the
accused climbed swinging rope lad.
dor. and boarded a ship standing high
out of the water. on very stormy
day. In the TESTIMONY 1t was brought
out that Mr.. Moore was at the time
ev "aged in the business of watching
slips
Courts Own Witnesses.
Justice Brown of his own accord
had summoned Doctors Il. r. Gary
AID William Hoskins. and Mr.. John
G ,lden, superintendent of the sailors
re st. DR.. Gary. who was the rail.
" ~ company's Dhysician and who.
as SUCH attended Mr.. Moore at the
time he was injured. said that he
found the man badly. and possibly
injured He had not
sc On the patient for several months
Dr.. Hoskins.' who was Mr.. AIoor's
physician. said that his patient hn,.
bo en- very seriously injured and that
tn, Injuries might have been per.
He had not attended the
case for some time. but. when he last
s. Mr.. Moore the latter did not have
tie proper use of his left arm and
81 older.
Mr.. Golden testified that he fire.
nnently had seen sailors go up rome
ladders. on stormy days. CARRYING
bags or hlndles over one sholder, and
using only one arm for climbing. One
a two other witnesses made similar
statements.
For The Defense.
ID. |. Clayton. Charles Vaughan and
o'e or two others We're put Oh the
8 and by the defense. All declared
that an experienced hand could climb
n rope ladder and use only one arm.
Justice Brown desired to have the
accused examined by three physicians
II order to ascertain his nsysical con.
sttutioh at this time. The defense
AIRED. and the examination was made
last night by Doctors Hoskins and
Gary and third physician named bv
tie court. The report will be ma,ic
this morning.
Doctor Cooper probably will be re-.
called to the stand by the common.
wealth today. and several other wit.