The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
HOLD CONSTABLE
FOR GRAND JURY
County Magistrates Send 1. y.
Davis Up for Alleged AS
sault OH Motorman.
OTHER CHARGES DISMISSED
Railway Company Will Proceed
for Removal of Three
Officers.


County officer. charged with teio-
Nous assault on Motorman l. n
Throckmorton, OF the Richmond ana
Ranpahannock River Railway Com
many in A general row between county
officers and street car men at faii
oaks. on the night of SATURDAY De-
cember II last. was yesterday "eiu
for the grand jury by Magistrate l.
purvear and Ira Watson, and his
bond fixed at $500.
Special Policeman W. G. vincent "a
vis,s father-in-lsw, and one OF 'he ne
,,raa IN the Fair oaks difficulty. stoou
,,,r,+, for the constable's appear
The case will come before the
Henrico Circuit Court next Mo"uA'
morning at 10 o'clock.
Immediately following the neal nc
uarrv NJ. smith. Jr.. appearing az
,nrnev for the railway COMPANY.
...oa that proceedings wouid nc
i,stituted looking 10 the remoVai
'.,, vincent and Andrew west d."
- officer implicated in the oCSN'
80 from their official POSITIONS.
-, leu of the forthcoming prooe
;ngs Mr.. Smith asked that tnS s,s
,.aDts against Vincent ano we ~
missed. on the recomtne"ra, IT
commonwealth Attorney aining
sutton. Jr.. all OF .he saveo
charges arising from the "e" A.. sp,-
,,rnber. were dismissed MI.
III - commended before CONFER
ION Nou ,he other attorneys, that nhes
i"s rsed on Conductor W. n -
De mn Davis for disorderly conu
on the car. - q. Mr.. sutton.
on ,,os Puryear and watson AZ =
~ a,raadv announced thes % -
"".i tor Dayis and Couch, oeclaeu
eacn ~! .bat verdict and discnatse
the prisoners.
crowd Watches Trial.
-, oorsuned more than nse
bours an exceptionaIl! ioHS a,,yhout
= magistrates hearhs: 80 cbam-
- 1roceedinss. the miniature
the basement OF the Henrico
per - was packed with auoil0, =
, total of more than t"e"'s
,.sses faced the court. ,, s;5es
~ testimony entered by po'h ~ ..
N,,oroted largely the accounts
GU si..,,rhance first published Al a.
N factor was the statement 80
ueu witnesses that all three Oh III
bad been drinking. on cro7s,
;,,o,ion Mr.. Smith manaSeu ~
"a. Vest and Vincent to aoilii' - q,
-, tbree drinks. although hei'".
ieas' 80 could remember more tnai
them alone Couiu
two. ,,.. al,s-....
s.orv about a friendly aitf-'"
hetween Davis and negro -''
"a uorris. resulting in the lnlsi1'i
CONDUCTOR Couch 10 preserve
- h;s car. was repeated by pfde
oii Of the witnesses. 1t oeVeiopeu 49,
Davis told the conductor 10 'i'N'
u-n business and the street ca
,'c,o~ announced that he was no
rrafd of the officer or any otheE S'4'"
man. ..a .hat Dayl:
- f.ouch of knocking down
Tares and that the conductor III ietu '
LII him a liar. II was then' IL
ia tbat Davis told Couch he Woui.
not repeat the word "Har On '"o
Wben the car reached Fair OAKS
where Davis got of, Coucn aiSo
cended TO flag the railroad cI"9SiH7
Inst how he happened 70 MT tne u -
ueN- TO Davis was DOl maui =,
the testimony. but all agreed ina I'i'
two men got together and had scI'P
Vincent Arrested Fighters.
Policeman Vincent placed them una
.r-est Throckmorton came back Iron
the front platform and toid VilCe"
thar he could not take Couch until Ms
run was completed. Then IL was INC
Vincent arrested Throckmorton.
was said that in order to take the thiI'
,oan into custody. Vincent placed ootf
his first prisoners under the care y
West.
paws. needless OF West attemptin
:. was said. TO hold him. made io'
Throckmorton. who was standing OS
Vincent a Gocile prisoner. Throchmoi
ton saws that two men held him "hii
Davis administered two blows with IN
butt end of a pistol, the second o
which fractured his skull. some VIII
nesses said that Throckmorton mace
motion toward his hip pocket as II U
draw pistol a weapon was ia'e
found on his person.
Harry VI. Smith. Jr.. and Henry :
Eeilv represented the railway men
lanes T. Lewis and James T. Kussei
anpearcd for Davis. and Common
wealfh's Attorney sutton was presch
in his official capacity