Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-22
Jury Finds Young DanVlI|e Man
Guilty Of Malicious Houat|ng.
ATTACKED ISLE OF WIGHT FARMER
James knight Refused to Give Ae-
cused price o. Nights Lodging and
Assault Observation-Disclosures Collins
Acquitted.

After being out an hour or more
and having at first reported TO Judge
Barham that 1t would not be able 10
reach an agreement. the jury In inc
case of l.. A. Lane, the young Dan
Vile man who was charged win
maIlclous,y wounding James Knight a
farmer of Isle of Wight county. re-
tnrned verdict OF guilty yes'er
aay afternoon and fixed the punishment
Of the prisoner at four years In the
State penitentiary.
Although he made no motion 10 set
aside the verdict of the jury. Attorhes
C C. Mitchell. who was appointed oS
Tho court to defend the prisoner, re-
ouested Judge Barham to deier pro
pcuncing sentence upon Lane. 'u"se
parham granted the request.
Lanes case was taken up I'M
aa;a,e,v after Judge Barham con-
vened court at 10 o'clock yes'eru"'
,,rn,pp The prisoner was Without
counsel and Judge Barham appointed
mr. Mitchell TO defend him. "n'''
ror,mopxeaIth's Attorney Berkeley
prosecuted the case.
Price Of Nights Lodging.
The evidence showed that on the
night Of Saturday. September H.
knight and his brother-in-iaw. W. H.
Cousins met Lane and another young
man named r. C. Motley In Rocket's
saloon and they had several drinks
,opether during the evening. Wneh
Knight and Cousins started to re'ur"
home. Lane and Motley asked inc
former for the price OF nights ioos
ing hut they were refused the money
They accompanied the two men across
the Twenty fifth street bridge anu
whom nm the westerly approach Oh
tbe structure they again asked tor
money. knight told them empnau'
ca,,v that he didn't propose to give
them any. Motley then turned and
walked away. but Lane drew d
hottie from his pocket and struck
Knight over the head, telling him I'M
conscious to the floor of the bridge.
Captured by Policemen.
Lane and Motley escaped after the
assault and Cousins summoned aid
10 Knight. the man being taken to
the police station and later to Cousin s
home on washington avenue. Both
Lane and Motley we're arrested after
ward by Patrclman Padgett and Price.
Motley Is now in Jail and will be Civ
en- hearing in the police court this
morning.
After Lanes case had been dispos-
ed OF the trial OF Andrew Collins,
negro. charged with housebreak-
ing and larceny was taken up. The
trial of the case occupied but shcrt
time and the jury quickly returned
a verdict OF not guilty" Collins was
released from custody.
Murder Case Set for Today.
When Judge Barham convenes
court this morning. Ralph Whiting. a
young negro. viii be placed on trial
for the murder of Walter Fleming
also colored. In Rockets on the morn
ing OF Sunday. September 5. Only
few witnesses are to be heard in
this case and 1t is expected that 1t will
be concluded today.
The killing OF Fleming was the re
suit Of some trouble between me dead
man and a negro woman. The woman
accompanied by Whiting. wen; e
f7emins's house and after calling hin
TO the door. began abusing him
Fleming struck her and Whiting sho
him four times with a 3s-cslibre re
vciver. whiting escspea after tn
shooting. but was run 20 cover nea
the Ivy avenue pier * ssv,: 30 polio