The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
JUDGE WEST O|SPOSES
Of BIG COURT DOCKET
March Term In Sussex County Saw All
Criminal Gases Con-
tested.
CAPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
VIII BE Eectrocuted April so For
Murder Of j. NJ. Fuller last Janu-
ary-Other Cascs Heard.

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Sussex. Va. March 2i.-SusseS
Circuit Court. Judge ]. F. West, pre-
siding. which conveyed on Tuesday,
March .. adjourned at late hour
Friday night.
Judge West sentenced Herbert
Caple to be eiectrocuted on Friday.
April 80. 1915.
Caple some time last January re-
quested j. NJ Fuller. successful
farmer living near Stony Greek. TO
give him ride in his wagon. Fuller
granted his request. and after travel
ing a short distance Caple Knocked
Fuller senseless with a rock and rob-
bed him OF all the money he had on
his person.
Among the attorneys in attendance
upon the court were the following:
r. r. Wilson and ]. Gordan Bohan-
nan. Petersburg; Morton q. Goode.
Dinwiddie: s. v. Southali, Jr.. En-
poria; j. r. Saunders. Suffolk; r. w,
Arnold. V. l. Arnold and Thos. n.
Howerton. Waveriy. and William b.
Cooke. of Sussex; W. Stanley Hurt.
Ciaremoit
The March term Of this court was
unusual in that eacn one OF the four
teen criminal cases disposed OF was
contested. The following cases agalns.
parties charged with felony were
tried:
Commonwealth vs. Herbert Caple.
robbery, convicted and his punishment
fixed al death.
Commonwealth VS.. Davy soloman,
maiming, convicted. one year in the
penitentiary.
Commonwealth VS. Sam Jones,
manning. fined ten dollars.
Commonwealth VS.. Leonard Butcher
manning. fned ten dollars
Commonwealth VS.. Eddie Smith.
maiming fined ten dollars.
Commonwealth VS. william Peters.
naming fined twenty dollars
Commonwealth va Lynn Jefferson,
manning. fined ten dollars
Commonwealth VS.. Dick Massen-
burg manning. not guilty.
Commonwealth VS. A. l.. Rengei.
house breaking and larceny convicted
Of larceny. given forty days In Jail.
the Following HlsdefneanoFs we
desposed Of:
Commonwealth VS.. NJ L. siivey.
three cases violating revenue laws,
convicted and fined fifty dollars in
each case. and required to execute
three bonds in the penalty Of Ave hum
dred dollars conditioned not to v'o-
late the provisions of the Byrd law for
o period Of twelve months.
Commonwealth against Harvey
Babb. violating revenue laws. convict
ed. fined fifty dollars and required
70 give bond for five hundred dollars.
conditioned not to violate the Law for
q period Of twelve months.
Commonwealth VS.. s. A. Wetz'er,
violating the revenue laws. fined ATTY
dollars. and required to give bond for
Ave hundred dollars.
Among the common law cases dis
posed of were the following:
W. r. LeaveIle VS.. r. L. Mason,
exor'r. OF w. G. Leavelle. deceased.
action for services rendered during
the life time Of the deceased. judy
ment for the plaintiff of $500.
W. G.. Leavel's. exor'r. va w, IL.
Spratiey. Judgment for the plaintin,
3loo.
n. sabrov,tch VS.. ]. N. and r. NJ.
Monsoon. for the plaintiff. s2So.
w. A. Harris VS.. J. S, Parker iudg-
ment for .he plaintiff. eighty dollars.
r. j. Green VS.. r. W. Walton Judg-
ment for he plaintiff. one mule.
A large number of DEGREES were also
entered In chancery. causes