Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-08
RICHARD PINES TRIAL
Jury Secured in Half an Hom-Open-
Ing Arguments.

OF the four negroes accused OF the muir
der Of Walter F. Schultz, was called
before Judge Barley 10 the Corporation
OOur. this morning fifty talesmen from
Fairfax county responded TO their
names. The court room Was crowded IN
spite of the Indictment weather and, &c
during the trial Of johnson, Idle and Gu
rious negroes we're excluded.
Pines was brought from the Alexsn'
dria jail by Policemen Ferguson.
Sixteen jurors we're called to the box,
and tpO Of the number were excused
because OF prejudice against capital
punishment. Their successors In the
box also declared they were opposed tC
capital punishment, and their places wert
filled.
Many of the jurors said they had
formed an opinion from the newspaper
reports, while others said they had reac
bat little about the case.
OF the fiat sixteen called nine re-
msine1 in the box aud seven more were
called to fill up the panel.
Five of these were excused, leaving
eleven jurors in the box, and five more
we're called. One said he had a fixed
opinion and another was called in bis
place. The third man proved sstisfsc-
tory, and Mr.. Nicol was given time tC
look over the list and strike of four.
The jury was secure ! 10 about
half an hour and less than forty men
we're called. J. L. Jones, G. ]. S.
Farr, Jno. Z. Dove, and ]. II. Petit
were excused by Mr.. NicOl, leaving the
jury composed of G. M. Cronk, Z. B,
Tyler, John II. Maple, l.. l. Boteler,
o. NJ. Johnson, L. ID. Hsines, Jacot
Cole, NJ. o. Cofey, w. A. Hopkins, G.
w. Gaines, s. w. Sisson and j. F,
5Rart.
At 1920 o'clock Mr.. Brent began the
opening argument, during which hi
said 1t would be shown that Pines was
on the ground where Schultz's body was
found the morning aud afternoon Of
March Z, and that on that day Pines
told man that he knew who had COM
milted the murder aud could put his
hands on the guilty people in ten min
utes. Mr.. Brent talked % minutes aud
WAS followed by Mr.. Nicol.
Mr.. Nicol spoke about twenty min.
uies, and at noon Windsor w. Demaiue
was called to the witness stand. He iden.
titled a photograph of Schultz, and de.
scribed the condition Of the body when
1t was found in the field. Under cross
examination Mr.. Domaine said there
was no apparent evidence that Schultz
was killed where he WAS found, but Mr..
Brent brought out the fact that the rain
of the night of March 6 might have
washed the blood away.
Chief Goods repeated the story Of the
6lding OF the body Of Schultz and also
told what Pines had said to him about bis
movements the night Of March g. Mr..
Nicol only asked the chief as to the
qusntity OF blood under Schutz's head.
Morrison l.. Psnkey, Southern
r iilway special agent, testified that be
WAS with Mr.. Angelo the afternoon OF
March 7 when they found hat, a rag
and a piece of cotton batting near
! where the body was found. The ha', be
said, was lodged against a snsg iD
Hoofi's run and WAS partly filled with
sand.
Policeman Sampson WAS the next wit
ness; ss in the case of Johnson he identi-
fed Schultz's clothing, which he spread
cut in the position in which the body
was found. He also told OF the articles
be removed from the pockets, including
three Wells Fargo express orders for
800 each, $29 in cash and a gold
watch. Officer Sampson also testified
that at 10 minutes of 6 O'Clock, March 6,
he saw johnson ADD told him the time.
At 1890 conrt took recess until Las
P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Chief Goods
again took the stand aud identified the
watch and other articles taken from
Schullz's body. He testified that Eu-
gene Dorsey lived at 800 north Henry
street with n woman named Green.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Brent,
the chief said Pines had told him that
he had "sold his pistols" before the
murder of Schultz.
Mira. A. II. Gillette identified a pic;
ture of the dead man as that OF her
brother. She said he was about feet
64 or Z inches 10 height and weighed
about 100 to 40 pounds.
Policeman Sampson was recalled. He
said he searched Pines's house, and the
only weapon he found was a double
barreled shot gun.
Hillmsn, Bayliss, Fairfax county
farmer, was shown a photograph OF
Schultz and positively identified it as
that of man whom he had directed to
the Masonic Temple about 4 O'Clock the
afternoon of March 6. The man, he
said, Was fairly well dressed. Cross
questioned by Mr.. Nicol, Bayliss was
positive In his Identification of the pic
ture, but was unable to so into detail as
to the mans wearing apparel on the
day in question.
James Willis Rich, colored, testified
that he WIS in Ned Green's poolroom
between 6 and 7 o'clock the night OF
March 6 and did net see Pines. He
denied having walked part of the way
home with Pines that night.
Edward Green, colOred, stated, as be
did in the johnson trial, that his recol.
lections of March were rather hay.
He said, however, that he could not re-
member having seen Pines that night
Leonsrd Garter, colOred, the manager
NJ Green's pOolrOom said he didn't |