The Washington herald., 1909-06-01

/ dence, which the court took under con-
/ sideration. It IS regarded as doubtful
If il viii be granted
! johnson will be sentenced within the
next few days. and under the new State
law viii expiate his crime in the electric
chair
As the jury fled IN Johnson. who evi-
| IDENTIFY expected a verdict Of some sort
/ lscrutinized them carefully. When the
! verdict was read he displayed but little
/ emotion The only comment by him was
made 10 a correspondent Of The Washing
ton Herald. when he said: 1T IS mighty
/ hard verdict
RemaRded to Jail.
| The prisoner was at once remanded 10
| Jail by order ot Judge Barley 20 await
! sentence Immediately following the YER
dict Judge Barley addressed the jury
as follows: "On behalf Of the court and
people Of Alexandria and the State Of
Virginia, i desire 70 thank you for the
/ interest you have given in this case
The jury was thereUpon formally dis
charged after having been IN session
since last Tuesday. When the verdict
was announced less than fifty people
were in the courtroom and there was no
( demonstration.
/ When court convened shortly after 10
O'Clock this morning. 7. c. Smith. cashier
Of the Alexandra National Bank, twas
placed on the stand at the Instance OF
/ Commonwealth Attorney Brent. and he
testified that he did not think the man
who boarded a train. out OF Alexandra
the night Of March , last and who got Of
al S. Elmo, Alexandria County. was
Schultz Witness also said that he did
not see a negro with the man
Several Of the jurors questioned Mr..
Smith while he was testifyinE. Before he
took the stand there were objections on
the part Of AIr- Aachen. The court over
ruled the objections.
Commemorative Attorney Brent said he
would put Attorney Gardner L Boothe
on the stand. whO would testify that the
man who was on the Jrain that night was
not Schultz and he further said that 8Ir.
BOothe would testify that he had seen the
corpse Of Schultz. Mr. Bcothe appeared
al 1 O'Clock. and the jury said they did
not desire him 10 go on the stand
Farmer On Stand.
HilIman Bayliss, FARMER OF Fairfax
County. next took the stand. and identi-
fed Schultz from a newspaper cut He
said that he net Schultz on the afternoon
OF March at Cameron and Royal streets.
and that Schultz had a camera and re-
quested to be directed to the Washington
Lodge room at the Masonic Temple. Wit
ness said he did so and that the man took
e snapshot OF the place. and afterward
told him the camera would not work
Bsyliss was positive the newspaper cut
was a picture Of Schultz.
Counsel for the defense objected 20 this.
and asked that the original photograph
from which the cut was made be pro-
duced- Mrs. A II. Gillette. sister OF the
slain artist. who was out Of the city. was
sent for. and shortly after O'Clock this
afternoon she appeared in court and
brought the original. which was given 10
the jury 10 look over Rubber tubing
found in SchUltz's picket, together with
the collar worn by him. was also giren
TO the jury. at its request
Late this afternoon the Jurors asked
that a copy OF the testimony Of Beverly
Digs. q negro. be given them. This
the court could not permit. as II has no
sworn stenographer. Digs was after
ward brought into court, and he re-
peated the first story told by him OF
seeing Pines and Johnson enter the
lunch room conducted by Ben Moore. a
negro Johnson. he said. was the last
10 enter. Witness was certain that il
was the night Of March last, shortly
after : o'clock.
The jury again returned TO its room.
The testimony was once more gone over.
and the jury finally announced. through
the bailin. that il had reached a verdict.
Jundge Barley remained in court all
day. and did everything possible in order
TO assist the jury in reaching its con-
clusiOn-
New Trials Wednesday.
Announcement was made by Judge Bar
ley, following the action Of the Jury. that
a venire Of talesmen would be summoned
for Wednesday next. at which time the
trial OF Richard Pines, the second Of the
four negroes charged with the murder.
would be commenced.
The following composed the jury. Fred
erick Klaus. foreman: S. W. Pitts. H D
Kirk. H H Newton. Maury ". Gaines.
Charles W. Fletcher, Joseph n. Arm
strong. John " Riley. Elmer L SpittIe.
Rudolph Norris, James New. and c. P.
Waller, Jr-
The banks and city Offices were closed
to-day In observance Of Decoration Dav.
otherwise business was not suspended.
Many people during the day went ont
of the city and attended the various
picnic and summer resorts This after
noon appropriate services were held at
the national cemetery. Large numbers
Of people also visited the various eeme-
teries throughout the day and decorated
the graves Of deceased relatives and
friends.
James W Jackson Council and Belle
Haven Council. Junior Order Of United
American Mechanics, tonight held appro-
pirate memorial services, at which time
an address was made by Ernest T.
Royer, Of Patrick Henry Council, Rich
mond-
Thieves on Saturday night last entered
the Office Of Walter Roberts, in South
Union street. and after ransacking the
drawers in search OF money decamped
minus their desired spoils. Policeman
knight this morning found the side door
open and the papers OF the Office scat
tered about.
Clifford K. Bergman. cartoonist. will
on Monday night next deliver a "chalk