The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-03
NEGRO SENT ON
TO GRAND JURY
ADDrE CASH WAVES ExAMINA-
TON BEFORE MAGISTRATE
IN HANOVER COUNTY.
NOT YET IDENTIFIED
MISS ROUSE SAYS HE ANSWERS
IN A GENERAL WAY HER
RECOLLECTION OF AssAIL-
ANT. BUT NOT CERTAIN.
NOT YET IDENTIFIED

Addie Cash. the negro who 10 sus-
pected Of having robbed and assault
ed Miss Myrtle Rouse. near Ashland.
ON Saturday night. was fought back
to Richmond for safekeeping yester.
day afternoon. after he had appeared
before magistrate In hanover
county. and waived preliminary
examination.
city jaii In the custody of Sheriff Hail.
who has been working diligently on
the case. The negro refused to discuss
the affair, and not even the semolance
of a hoped for confession has oeeh
obtained from him. With two other
prisoners he was taken before Miss
Rouse Yesterday. She waved the
other two asiSe. but hesitated "heh
she glanced at Cash. Finally. she SAID
that he certainly responded In a gen
eral way with her recollection OF her
| assattanY. She was not positive. ana.
realizing that word from her wouio
be sufficient to convict and send the
man to his death. she would not swear
that he was the assailant- Announcer
opportunity will be given her. now
ever. to identify the negro. II sne
fails Of positive Identification. the oniy
proof the Hanover county authorizes
will have against him VIII be purely
circumstantiai.
tho State farm followed his trail from
he scene OF the attack. but, 80 lar.
there has been advanced no proof
that they we're placed on the rignt
trail In the beginning, II is prooaoie
that several hundred people visited
the scene before the bloodhounds ha
been taken to Ashland.
It will be recalled THAT In the famous
| Beattie trial Judge W. d. watson
would not allow the mute evidence Oh
amounting dogs to be oroosnt IN.
The dogs were placed on inc 'aen
Of n man at the point In the ROAD
where Henry Beattie's automobile had
been placed, and they followed them
to the stump behind which Beatue Is
believed to have placed the gun with
which ne shot and killed his wife. But
This evidence was not introduced De-
fore the Jury. Counsel for Cash. II
he should be indicted. could estaohsh
this az a precedent and ask tnat tne
evidence Of the bioodhounds be not
admitted
Cash is taking his arrest philosophi-
caIly. and seems not to be alarmed
over the prospects. He has nrmiy
denied his guilt. and his statements
have been reinforced by those OF his
4
wife. He declines to talk. and no al.
rect evidence has yet been procured
against him. Unless there are other
developments, 1t is probable. however.
that ne will be indicted. either by
special grand jury or by the regular
grand jury. which meets the third
Monday In May.
He was placed yesterday afternoon
| In what La known AS tho grand jury
corridor of the city jail. He was
treated as any other prisoner IN tnat
I, mart OF the tall, and II was not deem
ed necessary to place a special watch
over him. He was brought to Rich
mand because OF the intense feeling In
Ashland. and in the county generally:
There have been no direct threats OF
violence so far. but the people arc IN
| famed over the brutal assault.
Miss Rouse IL reported al havins
recovered somewhat from the severe
shock to which slae WAS subjected. =.