The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-23
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STRUNG.HIMU TO
gain CONFESSION
Negro He'll for Stuart Murder
First Arrested on Fake
Warrant.
CALLS TESTIMONY FALSE
Counsel for Prisoners Bring Out
Evidence as to Methods
of Prosecution.

Attempting to prove that false testl-
mony was adduced in the trial and
conviction of Dallas Wright. and in
the forinor trials and convictions of
(, Edward Jones and Richard Perkins.
colorcd. indicted jointly for tho muir
der of the Stuart brothers in Buck
ingham county in April. 1909. attor-
neys for Jones yesterday brought forth
conflicting statements from some of
the witnesses placed on the stand.
After short argument between tho
opposing Sides Judge witt allowed
the reading Of the testimony of More
man Carter, son of former Deputy
Sheriff Carter. now dead. Carter Ia
out of the State. and therefore beyond
the reach of a summons. His owl
>dence was to the effect that he and
his father. armed with an alleged fake
warrant. went to the home OF Richard
Perkins. one OF tho accused. ut night,
and placed him under arrest. Il short
distance from the house the negro was
1 taken from the deputy sheriff. md the
/ boy was later told that the mob strung
him UP to a tree In an endeavor to
wiring from him a confession Obtain
Ing nothing from him, they released
him. Then the deputy sheriff allowed
him to return home.
Heard TnIk About Money.
Mr. ballard. who had been guard
at the buckingham County Jail dur
| ing the incarceration of Johnson and
jackson, was introduced by the de-
fenso rs an important witness IN the
afternoon. He testified to having
, heard the two negroes quarrel when
Jones stated to his partner that he
Il
not going to tell his story because BIO
had received no payment. 1t was re-
lated that Johnson had said that the
authorities told him they would kill
him If he didn't stick to his story.
After the quarrel Jackson was placed
in cell to himself. from where he
could neither see out nor be seen.
IIallard stated on the stand that he
informed the jailer of what had trans
pired between the two negroce. and
was told to i!aep his mouth shut
nonwenlth's Attorney Edmund W.
Hubbard. who said. by George. keep
that quiet. Don't say anything about
it, Later he called on Attorney Eoat-
wright and told him the same thing.
THAT is the Mr.. BoatwriGht whom
defeated for Commemorative attor-
ney, Isn't it?" asked Mr.. Hubbard dryly.
Yes. cir"
Could Not Shake Him.
Then the witness told of how he
came TO Richmond at the previous call
ing of the case and informed Attorneys
Lee. STROBE and Hall of Johnston s
tatement. He said that he came OF
HIS own accord and footed all bills
himself. MIR. Hubbard tried TO shake
him, hut the young man varied not a
n O.
Lewis Williams, sheriff of Bucking-
ham county. was introduced to prove
that MIR. Hubbard had stated in open
court. just before jackson was taken
as a witness before the grand jury,
that he would not convict him on his
Gacksons) testimony.
w. ]. Hubbard, clerk OF the Bucking-
ham County Court testified as to the
warrants and jail commitments which
had been drawn up.
Before noon w. T.. Ellis and Robert
w. Spencer described the finding OF
the bodies and the ruined home.
Willie Jackson. one OF the States i'm
portant witnesses. told OF being forced
TO accompany Eddie Jones, Richard
Perkins and Dallas Wright to the home
OF the Stuarts 20 act as a Waterman.
the head of one of the Stuarts. telling
him to disclose the hiding place of his
money. In former trial he said that
Jones fired gun. Yesterday he said
that the stenographic report of that
trial was incorrect.
How He Was Killed.
Going on with his story. he said that
Jones got the money and that Jones
and Wright then threw Stuart down
while Perkins chopped his head off with
an axe. He said that Jones was astride
! the PROSTATE man. sitting across his
waist. while Wright was at the feet
The record of the previous trials shows
that the witness said then that Wright
was sitting across Stuart's waist. with
Jones at the feet Witness also con-
1 tradicted himself as to the movements
! of Aylett Johnson on the night Of the
murder
Jackson denied that he had stated
| that all he knew about the case was
! what Sheriff Carter had told him, and
I denied that Carter had offered him anG
: Johnson $50 each. He declared. how.
ever, that Guard ballard had offered
him $50 to change his evidence at the
next trial. ballard gave most en-
phauc denial to this statement.
Aylett johnson was next placed oil
the stand His story tailed in some
points with that of Jackson, and con.
tradicted it in others. He also con-
tradlcted former testimony given By
him. James j. Woodbridge, the las
witness of the morning. told of the
binding of the charred bodies of the
murdered brothers.
Salvation Army Dinner.
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