Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-11-07
PREACHER IN COURT
FOR TRESPASSING
RIcMx oND. vA.-specIal.-

Mhat utxht trais be called
comedy ot errors Wa enacted
before aSEtstrate Cows" IN ens
that 81 the k<N. CseorGc ". ne
nantet. OF the FIRST bsPti-t thorch,
who was ioiatis charsed wish oshcrs
VITA trcrpa.-inG upSn the property
OF n. u. Nfetor. she focal German
consul S~ninE n tara scar Srs'its.
a mile or 80 above FOREST htti-
Dr. NcnaRiei acted - hts own
attorney, aud nSiS aud h"m"r-
s=zls conducted hts defcnse.
~ iliis roifiam had been retained
BY Mr. Victor.
Tho-e charged with pr. Mcdaniel
were che t1es. "a. a. JoDcn. 81 the
Fulton baptist Churchs william "a.
Foster. OF she Chcst~ccd Lumber
Company 4. 4. Miliincr and VII
liam ftsnu. n member % the thes-
tcrhcld CnusanbutarN.
Tbe RueS~d tre~pa~s was COM
melted ON October 18TH. while she
accused ,,err 90 n fox hunt. They
claimed that the fox took refuge on
the Victor fnrsn Hnd thst thcH en-
tered toe place merely 40 cah 0ut
AmcaE those appearing sEninAt
the foR hunters were Mr. victor. y.
?. Newton. one 81 his neigh bor-f
g.. "a. " oodRlt, manager OF the
Victor farm. and Hrnrs Faulkner.
negro cupioS cd on the place.
IL ala not appear in any % the tes-
lmcny % the witnesses FOR the de-
tense which OF the hunting party
had beer guilty OF the alleged tres
pass or. indeed. whether ary OF the
party had been on the place OF Mr..
Victor at all IL was testified 10y Wit
nesscs FOR the defense that the dogs
belonging - the hunting party had
been placed over the fence enclosing
the Victor place by negro who was
evidently employed 10y the hunung
psrty. and that the DOGS had beer
"hoiiered OF Is the hunters. IL Wa
also testified that the dogs were az
terwsrds called o0 by she hunting
party
Al his especial Request IL was agreel
90 Try DIT. Mcdaniel frsL Severa
witnesses appeared against him ans
testified Co The effect that the dog
had been ou the property OF ar. Vie
tor. None % Jnem said that Or. Mc
Daniel himself had been on the prop
erty ~ Ar. Victor.
Or Mcdaniel took the witnesses Il
hand and proved himself 10 be
nrst-rate attorney. as well as a min
setter. lie managed 20 tanEle up tn
testimony 81 more than one witness
ard wound ~ an able defense OF him
self AND hIs fellow hunters. ably dis
GUESSING the law
Willis e. PuIiam represented Mt
Victor and conducted the proseCu
tion- IN closing his argument. n
read the section OF the Code whicl
dealt with the law as 10 tIespassin
evoked some laughter by showing TIA
90 was lett 10 the discretion OF IN
court whether a jail sentence or
fine would be Imposed IN case gull
Vas proven.
i Dr. Mcdaniel said that Il seemed {
him that the whole case was making
mountain out OF mole hill. and tina
u Lis Interpretation OF tho law We
correct. the criminal intent must q
behind the act in order 70 convict
As I unocrstanc H. he said.
am charged with criminal trespas
Now. AL the evidence has gone
show that ~ We were on the land Z
SIR. Victor. We did not know IL "
went there merely 10 Eer our dog
and II the intention - argued, Il va
the Intention 10 prevent the dosH frol
perhaps coing "a greater harm ina
they are alleged % have done
why. 40 4 KNOW the law arlzh
you mas with perfect immunity brea
one law in order not 70 break = Erea
er Law.
-Assurediy We WOULD not hsve Eor
ou the land Of Mr. Victor ~ We la
thought hc objected la the least
VAS utterly surprised when ! was a
rested. "a have found the people
.Chesternc4d county 80 agreeable Ia
~ did NOT for one minute think ar
one would object - Us getting o'
DOGS Why. ore virginia Worn-A
vhen she s-l~ ~ coming opened q
gates o. hey place and told as 20 ril
right through and that she herse
. puuId Close the gates after us-
Mr pulkam asked Tor a cows
. ton exhibiting a large placnrl Will,
be aaic v4s posted az various ppin
al about the place % Mr Victor. az
which contained in large lstteriug
b warning against trcspaEsiuE Ola q
b property. and announced that the laI
par posted
squire CoWan said mat he doubt
whether "a conviction would D. So
81 talnet u appealed ~ the upper coUl
= and announced that before renoeri'
Z hiss decision De would prefer % CO
suit with the comm ID n wealth b Alto
b ney-
81 Tie accordingly reserved hs de-
{ sion sic said. however. that he q
Z not think that there had been a
- Intentional WrouEdoiug ou the part
- the hunting party.