The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-03
Commemorative Attorney
Being Detained, Matter
Goes Over One Day
HAS NO ATTORNEY; TO
CONDUCT OWN CASE
Appears Calm in Court and Takes
Deep Interest in Proceedings,
Anxious to Bear All
Going On.

Adon A. Yoder. editor and pub
Usher of The Idea" will be tried
Wednesday morning upon a warrant
sWorn- nut -hx- Ehief-nf Police Werner
charging him with publishing matter
that tends to corrupt the morals OF
the young. Hearing of the allegation
against Aoder was continued from
1u. sday at the request of the prose
cution, commonwealth's Attorney
I FOXES being engaged in a trial In
the musings court.
Mr.. Yoder appeared in police court
Tuesday to answer the charge and
when his name was called arose from
his seat behind the bar and said he
would not go on the stand In his be-
half but would request that he he
allowed to act as his own attorney.
The request was "A legal one ana was
granted. loder moving his chair
nearer the witness stand and taking
notes OF what was happening.
MFR. Foikes Sent For.
Chief Werner asked that the Com
monweaith's Attorney be present and
when Mr.. Folkes did not respond an
officer was sent out to look for him.
Air Folkes was busily at work in the
higher court and a recess was order
ed for twenty minutes. Justice Crutch-
field thinking that the case down
stars could be heard In this time.
After waiting for almost half an hour
and learning that Mr.. Folkes could
not leave the hastings court, the police
court was adjourned for the day and
Yodcr bailed in the same bond he had
given for his appearance "Wednesday.
The court room was crowded with
Gil kinds Of people to hear the evil
dence- Yeder came In early with q
few OF his friends and sat in the place
reserved for attorneys. He Was calm
and composed and took deep interest
In the disposal of the other cases. Al
one remark OF Justice Crutchheld
against whom he had shot one of
his darts. laughed loudly. He made
notes Of the proceedings
Anxious to Hear All.
There was silence through the court
room when Sergeant Mathews called
the name OF Yodsr. II was the iasI
case on a lengthy and tedious docket
Chief Werner spoke to Justice Crutch.
held and detective leaned over the
desk. Mr.. Yoder remarked that he
could not hear what was being said
and Justice Crutchfield explained that
he had nothing TO keep from any one
either in his private or public life
Mr.. Yoder left the court room with
party of his friends. Mr.. w G,
Smith liz his bondsman-
The charge against Yoder was pre-
ferred by Chief Werner, who acted
upon instructions given him by the
grand jury. He appeared before the
grand jury Monday morning and read
the article In the pam phiet of tbs
twenty third of April. objection &c
which has been taken. Members o!
the grand jury, so Ii Is said, had taken
cognixance OF the articIe that is al
legged to be obscene, and had taken
into the room with them a copy of IL
So far as known the police COM
missioners had nothing to do with the
charge. Commissioner Manning wal
In police court but was not on the
docket as witness Major Werner
however, viii call several disinterested
parties to testify for the Common
wealth. Among the number viii et
several newspaper men whose opinion
he will ask as to whether or not the,
believe the articles printed by Yodei
have a tendency to corrupt the morals
of the youth.