The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-29
JUDGE AND JURY VISIT
SCENE OF ALLEGED CRIME
Witnesses for Commonwealth Testify
in Chcnault Trial and Prosccu-
ton Rests Case.
GIRLS FATHER or STAND
Describes Circumstances of Morning
Following Alleged Atack-Con-
ductor Recognizes Clements as
Negro He Saw on Evening of May 81

'NCStO ftc SdN on evening OI MAY "
The Iicnrico County jury trying John
Clements. the negro charged with a
capital crime against Miss Fannic T
chenault. visited tho scene OF tho al
legged crime yesterday afternoon. ao-
companied by Judge II. Carter Scott
and court officers. When court con-
reres this morning tho defense will
begin the presentation OF its witnesses.
the prosecution having announced that
II would rest it's case when the jury
crime
The trial waa rcopencd yesterday
morning. with County Officer T. W.
Sear on the witness stand. The OF.
nccr testified that Miss Chenaut lid
not positively identify tho negro Rid
dick. one OF the suspects. Clarence
Wyatt. In whose employ Miss Chcnault
was at the dine OF the alleged assault.
sworc that he first heard OF the alleged
crime the morning after II occurred.
and Immediately sent to the Chenoult
home. fc told of bruises and scratches
he saw on Miss Chenaults face and
neck. and described unmis;akable evil
dences OF struggle where the Grim.
is alleged "a have occurred.
The girls father, w. ". Chcnarlt
daughter came to his room about II
o'clock on the night or May .. and :,ld
him Of the Crime. lie told of seeing
finger prints on his daughters neck.
When She had described her assailnnt
he said. he saddlcd his horse and rode
to Policeman Jcssc's home. where he
telephoncd the county authorities OF
the occurancc.
DEFECTIVE JOHN WILEY
DESCRIBES INTERVIEW
Detective Sergeant John Wiley, OF
the City. Police Department. was tn,
next witness. When he saw Miss Cnc-
nault on the morning after the crime
Is alleged to have occurred. he said
she exhibited a bruisc on her throat
and was very nervous She told lin
he said, thar her assailant. had pointed
gun In her face. l.. G. Land n re-
porter for morning newspaper, tecti-
nod :hat he went to the CITY Jail to
look at Riddick, who had been arrested
as suspect. H.. said he thought he
heard Miss Chenault say To Captain
Mcmahon. OF the city detective force 81
believe he is tho man"
Miss Elizabeth Buchcr. living at the
extreme east end OF Broad street.
testified that she gave Clements n
black felt hat on saturday. May Q. w
j. Slaughter, conductor on the Seven
Pines car line, testified that he passed
Stor %. about 7:25 o'clock on the even
ing OF May Q. and recognized Glenn
ontS "a the negro he saw sitting near
INC stop on that night. The witness
couid not swear that Clements VAS
INC man he saw sitting near the stop
few days prior to the alleged crima
H. T. Nci:ch, living near Stop %. on
the Seven Pines car line, swo-e he
saw Clements sitting near the switch
Oh the evening OF May .. He denied
that Miss Chenault had Identified the
negro Riddick rs her assailant. Mrs
Elizabeth Veitch. wife OF II. r. Veitch.
testihed TO seeing negro lettering
around Stop % on the evening Of May
p but. could not ideh ify Clements as
the man. Magistrate II. s. Sunday told
the court that he had ordered Glenn
cnts's release after Miss Chenault hnd
failed TO Identify him as her assailant
ATTEMPT no PROVE
POSSESSION or PLIERS
In her story told 10 the court on
Tuesday. Miss Chenault was positive
that her assailan: had some instrument
resembling pair of curling irons" in
his pocket at the time o: the alleged
assault. Attorneys for the prosecution
Yesterday attempted to establish tho
fac: that the accused was In possession
of pair of plycrs on the night OF May
., and that he attempted 10 sell the
instrument just prior to his arrest
w. G. Vincent. a special policeman.
told Of arresting Clements n; Seven
Pines, and finding Il pair of pliers in
his left hip pocket Clements, he said,
told him his name was johnson. w.
Wash Bottoms, member OF the Board
OF Supervisors OF Henrico County, was
next examined. He was present when
Vincent arrested Clements at Seven
Pines, he said. and Identified the ac-
cused as the man.
Charles Dean, who lives within
mile of the Chenault home, was asked
to Identify the pair of plycrs offered in
evidence as the pair Clements took
from his place few days prior to the
alleged crime He said they looled
few days of the alleged crime Clements
was employed b. Dean as farm
laborer
SAYS CLEMENTS KNEW
POLICE WE'RE AFTER HIM
j. Morris Garter. on whose farm
Clements was employed at the time OF
his second arrest, was the next wit
ness. Carter swore Clements offered to
sell him n pair OF plyers similar to the
pair shown. lie said Clements knew
the police were after him prior to his
second arrest.
At 1:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon
court took recess In order to allow
tho jury to visit the scene OF the
alleged crime.
Detective Sergeant Fred Krcngel.
who the day after the alleged GRIND
shot and killed negro named Thomp-
son. susptecd OF being the criminal.
said yesterday that he believed that
Thompson either made the attack or
know something about it. when Miss
Chcnault first saw Thompson" said the
detective she said he was the man.
Then she changed her mind and said.
he was not the man. After that she
seemed rs certain he was not the man."
1t is thought that the examination
OF witnesses for the defense will be
completed at to-day's session. In this
event the argument for the jury will
begin Tomorrow.