The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-10
DEATH OF FORMER MAYOR
Fall Rally of Methodist Sunday
Schools-Other Petersburg
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ants the prosecutions here will be vir-
tually ended
Judge Mullen to-day. In two care
fully considered decisions, read from
the bench. overruled. first, the motion
of the defendants to dismiss the big
indictment, known as No 10. contain
ing 525 counts, ON the ground that the
accused had been discharged of the
offenscs therein alleged. In that they
were the same as the offenses alleged
In previous indictments. which had
been dismissed, of which they had
heen held for more than four terms OF
the court without trial OH tho dis
missed indictments; second, overriding
the demurrer to and the motion to
quash the big Indictment on the ground
that IL was so long and contained so
many charges and counts that because
of its confusion and unintelligibility IT
would be impossible TO get fair trial
under II. These several motions were
argued at length some days back.
Before the decisions were read, how
ever, commemorative attorney asked
and was granted permission to nolle
prosequi about $50 of the counts. COW
ering certain charges in tho big In
dictment. This will leave about 165
counts in tho Indictment unaffected by
this action.
Colonel James Mann, of counsel for
Mr.. Davis, explained some misappre-
hension or misunderstanding under
the courts ruling on the motion to dis
charge, but the court held that there
was no ambiguity In the decision. that
the motion was overruled on the
ground that the defendant was not
entitled to discharge.
A great deal of discussion followed
on various points. The court was anN-
ious to set as early day as possible
for the trial under in' ctment No. 10.
and at rst Monday. October 80, was
fixed for the trial on the merits OF the
case MIR. Bishop electing TO be tried
separately.
Later. however. after conference,
counsel for Mr.. Davis asked for con-
t,nuance of this particular case until
the November term, for the sole reason.
as explained, that within the interVen-
ing time they might get the one great
question involved. that of former dis
charge. before the Court OF Appeals for
decision. This could be done by hab-
cas- corpus, ii being claimed that Mr.
Davis. having been discharged on for
mer indictments of offenses charged In
indictment No. TO- Is Illegally held In
custody. The court granted the contin-
uance. and the case will be brought
before the Supreme Court without de-
lay.
There were six other indictments
pending against the accused. alleging
larceny. These the Commemorative
attorney nollc prosecuted. There is
also one alleging false statement OF
the banks condition to the Corporation
Commission. This was continued over
until November.
AS Carter Bishop was indicted for the
same onenses, end mostly jointly with
Mr.. Davis. the same pleas and motions
were filed in his case as in that of Mr..
Davis. and continuance was granted
him until November.
Death of "A Former Mayor.
Information has been received of the
death In Washington yesterday OF
Petersburg. Mr.. Wood came South
with the rush Immediately after the
war and was appointed Mayor under
military rule. He was n radical Re-
publican.
General News Notes.
David Little. former resident Of
this section, but who has been living
away for the past forty years. has re-
turned to the city and will make his
home for the future In Southside Yir-
Einia- He is Confederate veteran
ana served In a L. HIS Corps.
s. M. Grayson, OF Washing ton, who
is making a tour of the Virginia bat
tieheins' is IN petersburg and Is Wis
lung the heids around the city. Ha
served III tne confederate Army.
leonard holiaho ana ROBERT smith,
White. ana FRED Ellis, colored. fugi-
tives from Justice In Chesterfield coun-
W nave neen arrested here They are
wanted LOT nouseoreaking and robbery.
rev. H. ~, "eorge fucker ID. d..
president OF ST. Johns college. In To-
klo, Japan; preached Yesterday morning
l ~ 81. ranl 3, ana az nisht In ST. Johns
I .,' On ohr'S'ian work and condi-
.,ons IN 'nat country his addresses
were heard oy large ana deeply inter
es,eu cohs resatiohs'
Au!utahl WOODS OF the salvation
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