Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-09
VOLUME .XXXVII, NO. 48
CARR ACQUITTED OF MURDER
CHARGE IN FIVE MINUTES.
Local Jury Finds George Carr Not
Guilty-Tried For The killing OIL
Simon Wise, Texas Seaman.

AcQuittal Of George Carr colored,
charged with the killing Of Simon
Wise LOWS, Texas seaman several
weeks ago at the seamens home III
West avenue was announced last
night by the jury following a trlal
which lasted through the day after
elaboration Of only five minutes.
Defended by J. Thomas Newsomc,
q colored attorney Of this city, Carr
pleaded not guilty in the defense OF
his home from the attack of gang
Of Mexicans who had become inVoly
ed in al alteration with George
Grover, another colGred man living In
the same house with Carr, to which
he fled for protection when bricks
were brought into play.
Carr told the jury he shot from
his home into the gang who were
attacking the house in an effort to
inturc Grover who had run into tho
place. and on the base Of this that
the colored man was protecting his
home the jury freed him OF the charge
Of murder.
Tho shooting took place several
weeks ago and the victim was struck
as he was walking across the street
/, being alleged that Carr fired at
another man vino was about 20 throw
Il Brick at him. Lewis was brought
to tho emergency hospital at the
police station where he died while
on the operating table. His father
communicated with the common
Sreafth's attorney stating that the
l. wi, Ia
while letters from home were found
on the young mans person showing
that lie was we'll thought of at home.
Witnesses declared that George
Grover started tho trouble when he
initiated n cripple sailor which pre-
cip:tated the fight. Grover ran into
Cars home ii is said and picked up
an axe. At that moment Carr appear
cd OH the scene, and took the axe
away from Grover although the
crowd of Mexicans and other seamen
were storming the house OF the nc
cused man, according to the testi
mIny Carr then secured q pistol &c
cordng to the evidence, and fired in
10 the crowd over their heads, he told
the jury Lewis was struck as he was
crossing the street in an effort to cs
cape the row.
T1a,ules of the trial were the fire.
ouert verbal clashes between the Mt
torneys, the morning session being
devoted to the testimony Of several
Mexican witnesses, who were heid
by the police pending the hearing, as
we'll as the testimony of the man al
legged to have started the trouble, the
accused man and his wife.
All of the witnesses told the same
story-that Grover got into quar-
mel with The sailors and ran into
Cars house; that Grover got an axe
that bricks were thrown at the house
and that Carr emerged from the
place and shot.
In the morning session the state
found considerable trouble in find
ing a witness who knew just how the
trouble started. One witness testi-
fled that he throw a brick at Grover
and that he came back with an axe.
In the afternoon the commonwealth
In the afternoon the commonwealth
procured witness who stated that
Grover had initiated, cripple sea-
man.
SCOTCH LAD TNSTIFIES.
The one hit Of real drama came
with the testimony Of Danny Boyle
a IA year old lad just four weeks
from Scotland.
''I was working for the White Oak
coal company in the Hogshire build
Ing across the street from the fight.
I heard dogs barking and men yelling.
/ looked out the window and saw q
cclored man with an axe. White men
were throwing bricks" the boy testi
fled.
"Then another colored man came
to the door with a gun Hc shot. And
--and,--the man fell
The boy was crying by this time
AS he remembered the scene, his
shoulders rose and fell with sobs. A
ripple Of amusement went over the
court room. T.
Captain Berkeley hearing the
laughter got to his feet.
Your honor, see nothing funny