The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-07
CLEMENTS TRIAL
SET FOR JULY 20
Grand Jury Hears Statement of
Miss Fannie T. Chenault
and Her Father.
TRUE BILL is RETURNED
Four Other Indictments Are Re
turned in Henrico County
Circuit Court.
TRUE BILL is RETURNED

John Clements. the negro charged
with n capital crime against Miss Fan
ME Il. Chcnault. will start his real
fight for life before jury In the Cir
cult Court OF Ilcnrico County on the
morning or July 20. After the girl and
her father. Wallace w. Chenauit. had
given their testimony to the Henrico
County grand jury yesterday afternoon
t"u" bill was returned against the
negro. and OH agreement OF attorneys
the day COR the trial was set
Only two OF the fourteen witnesses
summoned before the grand jury were
called upon to testify. The girls
father was the first examined, and lie
remained IN the grand jury room for
nearly half an hour. Miss ChenauIt
was called next. and 1t was fully three
quarters of an hour before she came
out. The indictment against Clements
charges criminal assault. and under
the law the actual crime or an attempt
at criminal assault each constitutes n
capital oftense. The penalty is death
In the event that either the act or tho
doubt.
ACUTE; INTEREST HAS
MARKED EACH DEVELOPMENT,
Acute interest has marked eocf, ncw
development in the case since Glenn
ehtS was hrst given preliminary
fearing before Magistrate III. S. sun
Ny ana sent on TO the grand Jury.
- .ous statements regarding the case
a.cu IN the newspapers. and
strong sentiment has developed In The
various factions representing the loree
nusnbef OF citizens who are becomin..
more ana more interested in tho nro
ceeuinEs as the time draws near for
me actual trial to commence. II is
tnonsh. thiit the hearing OF evidence
IN the case viii consume two dave ma
we'll Ia
1eai me arguments OF counsel. Judre
EeoIse > Shackleford OF or.nnc
oui.E; VINO is presiding over Tho
90, aaring the illness OF Judge
during the trial oehch
Hunors are current that soro,
lists VIII DC sprung at tho trial -.
.sNeiai new witnesses will - $50.
u1eo 70 testify to iinportant da,,n.
IN me case. II was stated ycstard.,.
anae me commonwealth will summon
material witnesses TO ain IN
~. p'osesus:o;'. but no names were
given out. Friends OF Clements arc
confident that the prosecution viii
IAN IN it's attempt to convict hut 10
Nonhonwealth is said to have stronr
evidence tending to establish the ne.
gro's guilt. "
FOUR OTHER VuIrE
BILLS RETURNED
Four true bills OF indirtment 80
I
returned yesterday afternoon hy tho
grand jury besides that araius, Clam
ents, although most of the Indictment.
charge minor ofrcnses. A case charo
ms Charles Zimmerman with break
ing and entering Il box car on the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
stealing goods valued at SIS. was set
for trial July Is.
ease. charging John Harris with
the theft OF s66.25 from j. Lee koiner
is set for trial July o on the Same
date Bennie Anderson will he tried
on charge Of assaultins Henry kidd
Leon NJ. Bivins Will be arraiened Iulv
\. charged with deserving his wife.
Inc grand Jury will meet again
thursday morning ut 10 o'clock to in
vcstlG"tc the case, charging NAPOLEON
NiliianS, colored. with a capital of
tense against Ellen Smith, a colored
girl, said 10 be under fourteen wears
OF age The prosecuting Witnesses
iailea TO appear when the grand Jury
was in session yesterday, and the In
Vcstisatlon was postponed
Routine matters occupied almost tbe
chtlrc session Of court Yesterday. as
arranging the civil and criminal docl,-
cts Tor this term required much time
Court will convene this morning ~
10 o'clock