The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-23
TRY MUnDERERs
HERE THIS WEEK
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY NEGROES
NAY FACE RicHMoxD JURY
TO-DAY.
WRIGHT IS INVOLVED
LAWYERS NEST DEFEND JONES
AND PERkINs fr EXECUTIVE
CLEMENCY Is Ex-
PECTED.

tSpecial to The Richmond viryipianl
{. BUCKINGHAM, VA. Oct. 2s.--Tbc
Buckin&isam negroes, Edward Jones
and Richard Perkins. who are charged
with completely in the murder of VIII
liam and Thomas Stewart, are to be
tried in the Hastings Court Of Rich
mond. The CO ses are to be called 81,
MONDAY the 23d of October and Hon.
f. w. Hubarl will 70 to Richmond ia
assist Mr.. Foxes in the prosecution.
w. Dallas Wright is confined in the
Jail Of Henrico county, where he is
held to await the outcome of the trial
OF these negroes. Wright. it viii be
remembered. was found guilty when
tried hare, and was sentenced to be
eiectrocuted. as were also the other
men. but the Supreme Court granted
a new trial with change Of venue in
the Jenes' and Perkins cases, bu, re-
FUSED to order new trial for Wright
because Of a technically.
Counsel for Wright, Messrs. Hail
strode and Lee i'll defend these me-
groes as the only means of saving the
live OF Wright. for the Governor would
lie almost sure to pardon Wright, the
white man, IL the negroes, Jones ana
Perkins, should be acquitted. as all
three men We're convicted ON practi-
caliy the Same evidence. On the nigh,
OF the 18th Of April, 1910. the triple
crime Of robbery. murder and arson,
was committee. and the two old men
Bill and Tom Stewart, as they were
called were the victims
One Of the men who did most to
ferret out this case or these cases
Is now dead, this was Constable Ed
ward Carter, who died during the
progress Of one of the five trials Of
these men. and there are those who
believe he also. Mas the victim of foul
play Mr.. Carter lived near the scene
OF the murder
The jury from Richmond will be TAX
en- to Buckingham. and given chance
to Judge by sight Of the correctness Of
certain statements that will be mada
In the evidence as re rds position.
distances. etc.
The two young negroes, Willie eJacw.
son and Ay1ett johnson. on whose evil
dence the three men were principally
convicted. are still held in Jail here
where they have been for nearly eish-
teen months
mere maze been fiye trials the f1rst
time Wright Was tried. the jury failed
TO agree. ami one OF the jurymen is
alleged to have given as his reason for
not agreeing to verdict of guilty was
that he didn't believe In siIld,hg white
man guilty or the Evidence Of two
NEGROES.
The place where this crime was
committed is In spsrseiy settled part
of the county near Spears Mountair.,
and there have been four men found
dead there within a radius OF tive
miles In the last ten Years. The first
was man named Amos, the second
a man named McEadden and the two
old misers. the Stewart brothers. Al
though men who were suspected OF
each crime were tried not one has
ever been executed.
Judges Hundley and Gordon. each Of
whom has presided in the trials of the
men, who have been found guilty of
the Stewart murder. seem to ilavs
taken entirely different views of the
cases, the one seemed firmly convinced
o. the guilt Of the accused, and the
other seemed 10 think otherwise
It In needless to say that the pa
pers giving report of the progress
of the trials in Richmond will he
eagerly sought by Buckingham people.
and the result Of the trials hooked for
with e0EAr interest