The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-11

Serious accusations against Dcput.
Sheriff Ed Carter. of Buckingham
county. are made in the petition for
writ of error in the case of Dallas
murder. AS previously published, q
writ In this case was allowed a day
or two ago by the court at Wythcville,
the papers having been received yes
terday by Clerk IL. Stewart Jones'
Carter is said to have had "knowl-
edge and connivance" of a band OF
men which took Richard Perkins. a
negro, accused of the same crime. from
officers and strung him UP several
times in order To force a confession
The petition Of Attorneys Aubrey 4.
Strobe and Jack Lee says plainly that
Carter lied to Perkins" and calls the
officer "hypocritical deputy sheriff
The case is an interesting one
| throughout. The petition and record
are very lengthy. the attorneys going
into every phase OF the case. Argu-
ment will be had at the November
term OF the court In Richmond
Circuit Was Changed.
In addition to the structures OF Mr.
Carter. reference Is made to State
Senator Sands Gayle. of Buckingham.
1t is related in the petition that dur.
Ing the recent Legislative session a
| bill was passed taking Buckingham
county from the Twenty ninth Judi
cial Circuit and putting It in the Fifth
| This, so 1t is stated. resulted in leav-
| Ing Judge Gordon only three counties
| and giving Judge EIundlcy six. With
| out argument or accusation of improp-
| or conduct, which is apparently left
| to implication. 1t Is merely said that
| Senator Gayle. whose firm was engag-
| ed to assist in the prosecution, was 2.
member of the Senate.
A dream is said to have played a
leading part in the case.
| On the night of April II, 1909, a
| very old and dilapidated log cabin in
thinly settled part of Buckingham
| county was destroyed by fire. The
| house was owned and occupied by r.
| c. Stuart and w. j. Stuart. bachelor
| brothers who were reputed to hav.
money. The fire was seen by man
! living some distance away. When
| neighbors arrived and the flames had
been quenched. two bodies were found.
both being utterly unrecognizable az a
| result of the intense heat
| In thee house was found part of a
| shotgun in which there was an ex-
| ploded shell. which showed that 1t had
| been fired by a plunger and not by
| heat. Pellets OF lead were in one of
| the skulls. An axe was also discov-
/ cred.
| Remarkable Dream.
| a day or two after this affair !,
resident of the neighborhood, says the
| petition. G. r. Bolton by name re-
/ to diiapidated house. A shot was
/ fired. Then he saw three men strug-
/ Cling, one of them being held The
! captive was thrown to the ground and
| his head completely severed by an axe.
/ Then one of the Others went around
4 with a tin cup or can in his hand.
/ The murderers then separated. One OF
i them was a white man.
4 Mr. Bolton, ii is related, in this
1 dream recognized Dallas Wright. white
/ and Richard Perkins. colored. the lat
ter being the one who used the axe.
I These two men We're later indicted
with Ed. Jones, colored for murder.
Deputy Sheriff Garter next comes on
the scene. He had. SO 1t is said, been
active in trying to catch the muir
derers of the Stuarts He is reported
to have apprehended Perkins on a
bogus warrant. and TO have taken
! him out for some distance. where they
4 were set upon by a band of armed
!, men, with the knowledge and con-
nivance" of Carter. These men threat.
4 ened to hang Perkins unless he woulG
confess. which he refused to do. Ate,
stringing him up several times with,
out result they released him.
Two Confessions.
(, Warrants We're issued for the ar
rest of Wright. Perkins, Jones and fol
4 Aylette Johnson. Later. one was Is
; sued for Willie Jackson, All parties
: are colored except Wright. Jackson
! made a confession duplicating The
others. Johnson, 1t Is stated, at frs
said nothing, but later, finding tina
he was confined in jail while Jackson
was allowed to go at large, he made
a statement corroborating jackson.
, story.
9 The confession related the facts sub
: stantially as follows: Dallas Wright
Richard Perkins and Ed. Jones came to
the home OF Charity Johnson, the
q mother OF Aylette Johnson, on the
night of the murder. Aylette John
son and Willie Jackson were already
there. Intending, said one of them, to
/ go fishing. Tho three visitors declared
they We're going to have some fun
with the Stuarts. When the other tw
men demurred at taking part they
I were threatened with death unless they