Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-14
Grand Jury Returns Two True Bills
Against Him.
WIFE IETfIs AGAINST HUSBAND.
Alexander Conway Must Face Charge
Of Deserving Young Wife and Five
Little chIldren--Nesro Goes to Jail
for One Year.

Two new iHuictocHtS "ete
Ell by the grand jury in the Corpora
ton Court yesterday afternoon against
James Nj. Spencer. who was arresteu
Monday In connection with the aiieg'
ed abduction of fifteen-year-old Mamie
CoIey by Louise Lattimer. One OF the
indictments charges Spencer WIN
4 adultery and the other charges him
with running house OF Ill fame al
salter's creek. II is alleged that
Spencer had improper relations win
the little girl while she was at the
house at Salters creek.
Both of the indictments returned
Yesterday were certified to the pui'ce
court and the cases are set for near
ing before Justice Brown at 10 O'CLOCK
on the morning Of October ~.
spencer was indicted Tuesday iof
selling LIQUOR without license and he
VIII be tried in the Corporation Court
on that Indictment.
mot a true bill" was returned oy
the grand Jury yesterday afternoon
In each OF two warrants charging
Spencer with abduction.
Judge Barham yesterday set the
case OF Louise Lattimer fer trial ON
Monday. October 20. The woman was
indicted on two counts OF abduction
Tuesday. 1, being alleged that she
took the Coley girl to Richmond last
v@ek for immoral purposes.
Indicted for Deserticn.
Alexander Conway, a young
man. who was arrested Tuesday night
by Police OfRcer Gray when he was
alleged to be preparing TO leave the
city. was indicted yesterday by the
grand jury ON the charge OF deserving
his wife and five little children. the
woman and the children. the Oldest
Of which is not more than eight
years old, were In the court yester-
day and Mrs. Conway testified be-
fore the grand jury She claims that
her husband was leaving her and that
he was taking more than 500 of her
money with him.
Conway came TO this country from
England about a year ago and later
came to this city to live. He secured
position Mt the shipyard and his
wife and children came here from
England recently to join him.
John Fox, negro. was indicted for
the non-support OF his wife and in
FAINT child.
Lomax Gets Jail Sentence.
After beng out "a minutes. the
Jury in the Corporation Court In the
case OF Richard Lomax. negro.
charged with criminal assault on
twelve year old Frances Crawley, also
colored. returned verdict Of guilty
Of assault and battery and sentenced
Lcmax TO one year In the city jail.
The trial Of this case was taken
up yesterday morning and II occupied
the attention of the court through
out the day. Commonwealth At
torney Berkeley prosecuted the case.
while Attorneys j. Thomas Newsome
and A. l.. Toll.ver. both colored. de-
Tended Lcmax.
In their speeches before the jury
both Newsome and Toliver congratu-
lated Captain Berkeley upon the fact
that notwithstanding that both Lomax
and Frances Crowley are negroes, he
conducted the prosecution upon the
highest plane. and neither INDUCED
In nor countenanced the leviry that
sometimes obtains Ia slch cases
where the parties are colored New
some told Captain Berkeley that he
was entitled to the thanks Of ali the
negroes in this community for hrs
conduc, OF this case
Try Negro Woman Today.
The case of Mary Williams. colored.
charged with maIciously wcunding
Ellen Alexander. also coiored. is set
for trial before Judge Barham at 10
O'Clock this morning. The woman was
tried at the last term Of the court
and after two DAYS had been spent
IN hearing the evidence and the in
structiors and arguments, the jury
was unable 10 sgree.
/. = Judge Barhsm has set the cases or
Sarah Yates. ccioree. charged with
selling cocaine: william Smith color
ed, charged with grand larceny; snd
= n. L. King. white. charged WITH
forgery. for trial tomorrow. Smiths
case win be taken up at 10 o'clock.
LennusI Harris Trial
semnel Harris. q negro. who Is
charged With three sepsrs,e counts
Of forgery. vii BE tried Saturday
morning. II - alleged that the negro
forged three checks. which we're
cssked for hin by merchants on JEFF
fsrson avenue. The mans operations
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