Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-09-08
ASSAULT CASE on TRIAL.
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Lakewood. I. NJ. Curtis, Ingael Lar
son, w. s. Kitchens. M. K. Cottrell.
Floyd Ayers. L. A. Rustad, P. r.
Driseoll. +. r Bennett. Jno. Pitts.
and A. d. West.
Mrs Carey. the victim Of the al
legged assault. was the first witness.
Before beginning her testimony.
Judge Tyler excluded everybody
from the court room except the at
torneys and court officials. Witness
told Of the alleged assault which oc-
Cured Saturday night. Aug. Is.
about l1:30. She was with her
husband az the Palm Cafe. Went to
the Idaho Theatre thinking her nus
band would follow. Here the de
PENDANT came up 70 her and attempt
ed 70 take her arm. He touched
her sleeve only. Then made a pro
posal she considered insulting and
improper. Thought OF calling Mr..
Darlington who was nearby on the
street Changed her mind and de-
cided 20 90 20 tell her husband
who was still ar the cafe. Crossed
street opposite Persons store. Saw
Cloves coming diagonaIly across 10
her lett. Cloves met her az the
bulletin board tree and there grab
bed hold of her left arm and put the
other about her body. Held her
very tight and seemed 20 drag and
hit her. She cried. 20. Lordv."
Some one approached and the man
turned herioose. She was pos
tive It was Cloves and not Pierce
or any other person.
The afternoon session Yesterday
was consumed In the cross exami1a-
ton Of Mrs. Carey by Attorney Lett
first and then the other attorney.
She was a very reluctant witness for
Alr. Lett and her questions
were dragged out She seemed all
/ most on the verge Of collapse when
she was given a stimu'alt. She was
I asked by Lett why she failed TO
Identity the accused in the Justice
court when Pierce. an innocent man.
was allowed 90 so 90 jail. and when
both men were placed before her
and she was asked + either of them
was the guilty man. She said very
few questions were asked her on
I, that examination. and that She was
so sick and nervous that she did not
know now what she said. She was
questioned about bruises on her per
son, but il appeard from her state
ment that there were no bruises but
a red place on her arm and an Injury
70 her side. Attorney Armistead
asked her why she had testified on
Aug. l4th that she did not cry out
because she was held too tight bv
the man. She said she did not re-
member that that question had been
asked her. Witness was very ner-
vous and the matter Of cross emmi-
nation was about a stand-off.
Only two other witnesses were
heard yesterday after Mrs. Carey
lett the stand. The first was Frank
Morris, manager of the Palm Cafe
He testified 20 Mrs. Carey's nervous
condition when she came back and
reported the attack 90 him and her
husband. The defense tried 20 show
that she told her story 20 Morris be-
lore she saw her husband. There
was also an apparent disposition 10
connect Mrs. Carey and Mr.. Morris.
and this was limited at when he was
asked where he went last week when
ne lett town in the company of the
young lady. Ii was shown she met
her father in Richmond. and that
young Morris spent the week with
his mother in Manchester. Mr.
Morris. 1t was developed. boards
with the Careys and they share the
cost OF provisions for the family of
three. The associations of the peo-
PIE appear TO be 70 the entire salts
faction of Mr.. Carey. and that il is
all perfectly proper. Morris testif-
ed 70 the following conversation on
the morning after the alleged attack
on Mrs. Carey: Mr.. Cloves came
! TO the Idaho about 9 o'clock thar
morning and asked Tor Mr.. Carey.
heard him say TO Carey" I under
stand you say I attacked your wife
last night If they all say did il. /
suppose It IS so. I was drunk and if
l DID anything 10 her, I know moth
ING OF It and am sorry forit Ihope
you Will talk it over with your wife
and let it drop"
Mr.. Carey was the next witness.
he told the story Of his wife's con
diuon after the attack. how nervous
she was and how She told her 60,