Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-03-17
HARDY MUST DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
City of Richmond Wins Building
Line Case and Also Suit for Pos
session Sf Barnes and Jones
Island-A Big Batch
Of Opinions.
RICHMOND. VA.

/ handed down Thursday morning by the I
Virginia Court OF Appeals. the most /
I important. by Ions odds. from pub I
I lie standpoint. is that bearing on the /
case of Samuel Hardy who stands /
I convicted % the murder OF Tibcrius !
i Gracious Jones
The accused has had the best OF
+ legal counsel. but todays action OF
+ the appellate tribunal means THAI
+ nothing but death. an escape from
jau or the clemency OF the Executive. I
f cam now save him from the electric
chair.
affirmed the Judgment OF the circuit
Court of Nansemond county. which
foand the man guilty OF murder in 'he
frsr degree.
WITH the verdict OF the fury. is affirm
eG.~
The homicide. which led 20 the ar
rest and conviction OF Hardy. is one
90 the most famous OF the crimes that
have been committed in this state in
recent years This. however, IS owing
rather 20 the prominence OF the vic
tirn OF the murder. Tiberius Gracious
Jones. than 30 the Standing OF thc
prisoner.
1ir. Jones was shot down ~ his
e.te ou the nieht of October 30. 1suS-
and with almost h.s DYING BREATH. Dee
ACCUSED Hardy OF the cr me. Hc was
Frustrated by two wounds from Ca
shotgun ard three made by bullets
r-cu trom IA pistol
Dc was a known fact '''at the ar-
r-e' was hostile to hs victim. rs
, .fr. Jones noo accused hin. ~ selling
..uur without license rud also with
rrtfns rerJured himself in notice
$500 case.
Hardy was heard 90 make threats
4 r-airst Jones. too. but the mans con-
/ ...t'on. 90 appears. was due primarily
|tn the iGcntf~- N OF cartridge
, Nal found "..- OF the WOUNDS anl
also 90 the .act that the forearm OF
b |au 1thica shotgun was discovered near
+ me scene OF the crime on the day
ter the sloou--
It vas subsequently proved beyond
7 che shadow OF a Goubt that Hardy
y / possessed such q gun, and the cetach-
/ "a piece nfteu eNa> ty o. 'No weapon
owned by him.
Counsel for the accused assigned
uany rrounds OF error tn their pcti
ton- one OF the points they raised
... that the jury visited ca moving
... trre show in company with the
B -rertn. and that some % the scenes
> rnrv saw there depicted may have
I.nHeuced them against the prisoner
But no one who reads the brief Tor
che Comm onwealth can doubt the guilt
% tnc accused. The circumstautia|
evidence against him seems over
The clsy OF Richmond Jared vel
n todays batch OF decisions Be
sides winning the noted building lin,
case fEubank vs. the city OF Rich
mondl. IL also won the case concern
ing the title or Jones and Barnes
island. a one-acre tract IN the rlvei
near the old Pumphouse.
This land was used 10y the peopl'
~ the neighhorhood as sort OBJ
rendezvous. and clubhouse wa
ip claim 90 o. and in 1890 secure,
Comm nnUealfh's grant for IA
nrupcrff- They asserted their titl
% whom abe city surveyed the land d,
ls -oune0 Uor with lts plans cor an eI-c
~ .r.r plant This ntt. the Cialula nt
llicreo. was am custer. and thr
y rou-ht o. sult ior electment
ire CTS Nes able Co prove that
peso IIr.a "a grant Tor tce property ID
! 1850. le case .s sent back o. tn
81 IoN-- court for another frlaI
pr nuitdlrE line ordinance VALID.
IN IlE case ul 4-alluA against Cd
le IltN ot itlcl. uloul. IL which The Faillit
-f FuIsel. the contention of thc city ls ur
b. he.l end lne ordnance IS declare
'' Elhank buIt a house in East Grae
Stree. ana Ald t-e -lilaing rro1et
sos.a.ned IS t5e o-t.Sa iis ''"'
d. was hrst arfalsued iu the In.ic
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