The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-20
Sell DEFENSE 70
Be NE6R0'S plea
MURDER TRIAL Will BEorN IN
PETERSBURG Husr1vGs COURT
oCrosER 81.
SEVERAL SENTENCED
GRAND yUHY nnINos MANY IN
DICrMnNTS--MAN CHANGED
WITH RAfE Is FOUND
N0r GUILTY.
.virsinian Bureau

|, Law Building. Phone 1897.
PETERSBURG. VA, Sept. 1s.--The
September term Of Hastings court be-
gan today, fudge Mullen presiding.
The grand jury returned true bills
asainst the following: william Reeves,
Isaiah Croker Anderson Yates. and
Napoleon washington, are charged
with felony.
The case u the Commonwealth
against Napoleon Washington, ne
gro. charged with the murder Of AL
bert West negro. was Get for trial
October ID. The accused 10 represent
cd By Paul PAtttt The alleged muir
der occurred ON PocAhontas bridge
about . month aSo. The defendant
will plead self-dsfense.
The case Of John Folks, charged
with fsihny. was continued until the
next term. The cases OF Robert
Tucker and George Hobbs charged
with tnisdsmeAnors, were nolis pressed
The accused were dischargsd.
The Cases Of Heather Henderson
ana Isaiah Croker were set for trial
October ID.
William Reeves was tried and ac-
Quilted on Z charge Of felonious cut
Ing. Andeespn Yates pleaded guilty
to unlawful cutting. He was fined -
and given six Aaonths in Jail.
The case Of Tom Long. a negro,
charged with breaking into the store
house of J. ". Phillips and stealing
1850. ives tried. The accused was
found suiIty. Tie twas given two
years In the renitentiAry. Court will
be in session several days
Jury Fails 70 Asrss.
In the Circuit court Of Dinwfddte
| county yesterday. Joe Fill. . negro.
was tried for the murder OF Hattie
Lewis. . twelve-year- white girl.
The evidence and argument consumed
the entire day. The jury could not
agree. and was DISCHARGED, Hill was
| represented by n. +. Wilson. of this
city. He will BE- tried again at the
next term OF court.
The killing occurred March 2sth at
| the homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Wray. with whom thA gir1 lived. The
accused worked on the farm. He
claimed the shooting was accidental
| GARFIELD Jones, 4 negro, was tried
today in the Circuit court OF Din
widdie county on charge OF Grim
inal ussauit. His alleged victim was
. negro girl undsr fourteen years Of
ags. He was acquitted. r. r. VIII
sun, OF to1S cry W0s counsci AOf TAG
| prisoner.
| Demoxaesc CsmnAteec Meets.
| The Democratic city central COM
mittes INST last night In the once
0f ChairmaA Burke. The following
| Judges aAN clerks were appointed BY
the comnaittee to aot at the oongreS-
sionAl primary next Saturday: FRS;
wArd-JpAeAa, J.. J.. Nelus, c. G. Al
Icy. CLERKS, ". A. Franklin. seoonA---
warA-Ju1gss. T. J. G4llA Wilmer
Orr: clerk. q. c. Ramay. Third ward
Judges. J. G. Hoy. W. H. Ksven;
clerk, John Guinan. Fourth ward
Judges. Tioyd Brown. ". II. Lane;
clark, w. Il. UsssIl. Fifth ward
Judesa. J. q. ouAriss, r. g. Beastey;
clerk, J. +. Williams Sixth ward
Judges. E. C. Qregsry. L. A. Andrews;
clerk, r, e. L. Harsrays. One hall
Of the Judges are watson men, the
other half Turnbull mAn.
Cornelius Johnson. = nesro. waz
arrested by Lasutenant Donohue last
night for stealing . bicycle. He Wal
sent to jail for ninety days In Police
court this morning.
tcounty died last night. He was fifty.
seven years old. He formerly lived
here ind was widely known. The
funern! will take place ut tho resi-
dencs OF Thomas r. Knock. on Liberty
strsst, tomorrow morning ut II
o'clock.
Coos 70 VtctDTfa.
Rev. q. C. Zeisler left this MORN
ing for Victoria. Va. He Will con.
duct q series OF revival meetings
there.
The services at Halifax-etrees Bap-
tist church tomorrow night viii b
conducted by Rev. r. ". Moore.
i Charles IA. Cuthhert has returned
i from = visit to the mourtains.
A Miss ines James 10 visiting friends
in Wilmington. N. c.
4 Rev. John Fine. OF Dinwtddie coun-
1 ", was IN the city today.
r. A. Taimage n recovering from
an attack OF sickness.
The Democratic executive commit
tee OF Prince George county met IL
the county courthouse Yesterday, and
appointed judges and clerks for the
primary on Saturday.
The new bank building At Chester
IL rapidly approaching completion.
N. T. Van Pelt, Of Prince George
county. was in the city today.
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