The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
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Bondsman, May For
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POLICE UNABLE
TO LOCATE HIM
Henrico Farmer-P h c r,
Charged With Capital Crime,
Missing When Third Trial
Is Called-Capias Issued
and Court Calls on Off
GERS to Get Him.

Edward Foster the Henrico county
farmcr preacher. twice tried or tho
charge Of committing "A capital onense
against his youthful ward. Ada Cath
crime Meeks. failed 10 appear TOR trial
I'm the Henr!co county Circuit Court
Yesterday morning \ careful searcn
~ his residence and premises In the
Na7lna dlstric, oy Deputy Sheriff sgd
nor failed to reveal his whereabouts.
and 4, is commonly believed now that
tho aged farmer has left this section
OF the country IN order to escape the
consequences q the crime which is laid
at his door.
The case was 70 have come UP for
trial Monday. but was postponed until!
yestcrday Fosters abseuce when the
case was finally called len, colo. 10 the
theory that he mad no lnteniloi. OF ao-
rearing for trial, and Commonwealth
Attorney Frank 7 Sutton. Jr. moved at
once that the bond or $500 with which
Foster purchased his temporary free-
dom be declared forfeited. Judge
Shackletord granted the motion. with
tho provision that no forfeiture snail
take place Il the prisoner appears In
court before next FRIDAY The bond
was furnished by Attorney L o Wen
denbGrg. who j also the counsel :or
tho accused.
In Richmond on saturday.
Foster Was seen ~ Richmond last
saturday afternoon by number of
people. but no one has been found ~
inc officers who has seen him since. on
that day he visited the ofice OF Lawyer
Wendenbl.g and made an appointment
To NEE; him again on SUNDAY Il IS re-
ported ~ those who saw aifn Saturday
That Foster exhibited considerable
sum OF money-enorga to purchase
transporiat!on 10 a distant point.
TAe police however. are working
upon the theory that the accused is st!ll
~ ;ais vicinity \ cap!as was issued
Yesterday tor mis- arrest. and the county
constabuiary has been instructed to
arrest him on sight The authorities
express the belief that ne VIII soon be
aeain h-nlua the bars /. he is recap
tlrei ms trial viii take place at the
ncN, term OF court which begins IN
october. The postponement was au-
tnorzcd IS Judge Snack!e:o.d because
az the large number o: cases now on
docket awaiting trial.
Charged with Capital Crime.
The case interrupted yesterday by
the abscondlng % Foster drew unusual
attention from the fact that the &C
cGsed laid claim 10 divine Inspiration
ana because ot the further fact that
the little orphan girl he Is alleged to
have wrongcd was placed in hts care
10y the ChIdren's Home Society OF Viz
glnia Witnesses who knew the CIR
before she was placed IN the home tes-
tihed a, the Two former trials that she
was under fourteen years Of age az
the time the oftense against her Is al
legged TO nave been committed
Foster was arasted last fall al the
instance OF Or. William j. Mayoee,
State superintendent OF the Chidren's
Home Society He was held without
hail FOR the first trial which resulted
in a disagreement. the Jury standing
eight for conviction and four for &C
quiital. At the second trial ten Jurors
voted 10 convict. but the other two
succeeded in preventing a verdict
More Thnn sixty fenrn Old
The accused is more than sixty years
old. IS married and has children. =
decided sensation was prec!p!tated at
the last trial when MS son was arrest
Cd, charged with making improper ad-
vances towards one OF the jurors. The
court failed 70 sustain tho charge. and
lc was dismissed
nv all the rules. Foster should have
been in court on Monday Unless he
surrenders or is caught BY Friday the
county viii call upon Mr. WendenpuTS
20 nav $500. that amount having been
istipulated as the bond County olticers
were busy yesterday trying TO ma OUT
If Foster owns any property. but there
was nothing TO indicate that ne Is
man Of any considerable means.