The Washington times., 1919-04-22
ANLEADER CALLS
SELF JESSE JAMES
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ttves from another part OF the State
are now in the mountains searching
for the fugitive.
One thousand dollars is a fortune
IN Green county, but there are few,
according to the general talk here,
who would take the risk that would
certainly be involved even for that
sum of money.
Feared Troops, Il Belief.
II seems to be the consensus of
opinion here that Morris would have
showed UP at court yesterday but for
the presence Of the. company Of State
troops from Charlottesville.
Under the command of Capt. Joel NJ.
Cochran, president Of the Virginia
Hourse Show Association. the troops
reached here late Sunday afternoon
in automobiles, coming over the
mountains in a three-hoUr ride. The
distance is about thirty miles.
Each man-there were ffty-three in
the company-bore a Springfield rife
and ten rounds Of ammunition Some
Of them also carried autOmatics.
After spending the night in the
courtroom, they went on duty as a
guard for the courthouse, the green
about ii, and the jail, which is in the
courthouse yard.
The company was made up Of Lead
ing professional and business men Of
Charlottesville.
First Lieut. c. E. Moran is clerk of
the corporation court Of CharlOttes-
Vile.
Second Lieut.. H. w. Walsh is a
well-known lawyer. member of the
drm of Allen & Walsh
Attorney Charles w. Allen, assist
ant prosecuting attorney, who would
have prosecuted Morris should he
have put in his appearance, was on
duty inside the little courthouse,
while Lieutenant Walsh offered pro-
lection at the entrance with . squad
Of guards.
W, Allen Perkins, first sergeant, is
an attorney at Charlottesville.
Sergt W. L Maupin, who had
charge Of one Of the guard reliefs, is
deputy clerk of the Circuit Court Of
Albermarle county.
Sergt. Allen White is a leading mer-
chant Of Ivey, Va, and director Of the
National Bank Of Charlottesville.
Search all Entrants.
Private Philip Grove, Charlottes-
.vHle attorney, was stationed at the
entrance to the court house yard to
asEist in the search Of each and every
person who entered. No one was per-
mitted TO bring in firearms.
Assisting Private Grove was Pri-
vate A d. Dabney, who, by the way,
Is Judge of the corporation court of
Charlottesville.
On guard at the pump, which is
near the fence where the throngs
Esthered. was Private Ivey Lewis,
who back in Charlottesville, is pro-
fessor Of bacterioloEy at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia
As the troops, with fixed bayonets,
pstrolled the courthouse green and
guarded every approach, crowd Of
probably 1900 persons stood against
the iron fence-outside.
The presence Of the troops seemed
to awe them Less than 100 sought
entrance to the Courthouse
OF these only three had hrerarms /,
taken from them.
one of them was the Rev. o. H. |
Willard. a Dunkard minister from the
mountains, who had been having
trouble with Morris for more than
year. He carried two automatics-
Edgar Morris has shot at me
eight times, and 1 don't intend for
him to get the drop on me again"
the minister told The Times represen-
tative.
ssDid you ever shoot at him?' he
was asked.
well. 1 frightened him away from
my house FIVE times by firing in the
general direction Of where / knew he
vas" he answered.
The. pistols were returned to the
Rev. Mr. willard. when he left the
courthouse. He protested to the judge
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the court reminded him that he did
not have a permit. The minister was
not arrested for carrying concealed
weapons, but was advised by Sheriff
Malone "to have care"
Trouble Started In His Church.
1t was at wiIlard's church that
Norris got into the trouble that
brought him here on the occasion !
when he shot and killed Magistrate |
Sullivan. .......
John S. Chapman. former Common
wealth attorney and former State seh-
ator from this district, was appointed |
by the court yesterday to assist in the |
prosecution.
Reuben S. Thomas. the seventy
seven-year-old Commonwealth attor-
ne, was unable to be present on ac-
count Of ill-health. He has been a /
virtual invalid for some time
Formerly Defended Morris.
Attorney Chapman was counsel for
Morris at the time he shot and killed
Sullivan. His appointment yesterday
TO aid in drawing UP the indictments
found against Morris made him nis
prosecutor.
The court, however. has designated
Clarence z. Gentry, Of Charlottesville,
to direct the prosecution should Nor