Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-17
SUPREME COURT AWARDS
JOE WILLIAMS NEW TRIAL
""cr fiHc-icar Manslaughter
Sentence. Chauffeur Again
to Face Jury.
$1,000. ~ Thc -lmns. Disrn,l


sentence. Chauffeur Again
to Face Jury.
Snecil! TO The Zines Dispa,chl
WI IitENiLLE. VA. June 1.-The
supreme COur. OF AppenIs ,oIar
granted a new trial TO Joe NiItia,,S
VINO was convicted In Iiulines Cnur,
OF richmond OF killing his vito and
given hve years in the State Peniten
;htry NOR" than year ago.
Az the trial OF Williams. tho most
damaging evidence against him w,s
given by his sister-in-law. civ
Coroner Whitfield had found that
Mrs iisiams died OF "a blood clio, on
the brain. Miss Viola Bcbou, Mrs
Williams sister. testified that SOM.
SINE previous to tho woman's death
she heard sound IN the room OF
MI and Mrs Williams as OF = blow.
ana tn" theory of the STATE Sas that
| IN" blood clot which resulted in Mrs
Williams death was formed by a
blow struck By her husband
Attorney Louis wendcnburg. for
me accused. appealed. claiming an
error IN the manner of drawing the
! jury He maintained that the new
| Code OF Virginia vent into effec, on
inc day the jury in the case vas
selected tn" jury, which tried Will
/ i.ams. was selected under the rules of
! the old Code. ne claimed. when IL
should have been drawn under IN.
new Code
| The court took no action in tho
cas-" OF thc consolidation Of the Vest
! mor"land and Commonwealth Clubs.
| 'hpeaso! by members OF the West
! moroland club opposed to the merger
from tn" state Corporation Commits
| sion.
H.
me following opinions were handed
| down thirty-four in number:
! ~ Judge Joseph T.. Kelly. president
-TraElor vs.. Atkinson ct al. Chan
Gerry Court Of city of Richmond, de-
, creoS affirmed. Davis VS. Helm. Cir
! cult Court of Wcstmorelnnd County.
judgment affirmed: Mihalcoe ct al.
vs., iioiut. Circuit Court OF New Kent
| county. Judgment reversed: Morris &.
! co vs.. Avis. Circuit Court OF City
| OF i.ynchburg. Judgment. reversed I:
american National Bank vs.. Chaplin,
! trustee. 1T al. Court Of Land Regis
tration for the City of Richmond.
decree reversed. Clark VS.. Hugo ct nj.
| circuit Court of city OF Norfolk,
Judgment reversed; Henderson vs..
CITY OF Richmond, Judgment reversed.
Opinions by Judge Sims.
sfy Judge Frederick w. Sims
cochran ct Al. vs.. Iiiden ct ais. Cir
cunt Court OF Culpeper County. de-
cree affirmed. Black VS. Daurhtry
circuit Court OF City of Norfolk,
JudGmen; affirmed; Eltcrich ct al. va
the LciEht Real Estate Company,
pc" Circuit Court OF Norfolk Coun-
". deere" affirmed. Britton & Ken
ned. Inc. ct ais. vs.. Terry Circuit
Court OF l.Gncnburg County. DEGREES
affirmed; Clattcrbuck ct al VS.. Clore
Circuit Court of Madison County. de-
crees reversed. Williams VS.. Com
monweaith, Hastings Court of CITY
LOT Richmond. Judgment reversed
scott W. Doughty, Circuit Court OF
southampton County. Judgment re-.
versed; Johnson vs.. Hoffman, Circuit
Court of Madison County. judgmcn,
reversed oldbaker, an infant. py
etc, VS., Virginia hallway and Row r
Company, and Oldbakcr vs.. Virginia
hallway and Power Company. Cir.
cult Court OF Norfolk County iudp.
ncnt reversed
Judge Prcntis' Opinions
BY Judge Robert Il. Prentis
Smith-Gordon Co, Inc. VS. Snellinys
Court of Law and Chancery of Cit,
OF Norfolk, Judgment affirmed: Henri,
vs.. Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, Circuit Court OF City of Nor
folk. Judgment affirmed: Directors
General OF Railroads t.Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad) W.. Lucas Hastings
Court Of city of Petersburg, judS-
ment affirmed; Ingram VS.. ingram
ct ais, Circuit Court OF Plttsylvanin
County. DEGREES affirmed: Chapman
Us. kite II ais, Circuit Court o.
Madison County. DEGREES affirmed
George H. Ruckcr " Co. VS. I;lcnnau
Trustees. Inc, Circuit Court of Ar
linston County, decree amended and
affirmed; Standard oil Company OF
New Jersey vs. Roberts. Law an,
Chancery Court of city OF Norfolk
Judgment reversed: Harris Woodsor
Rarbce Co. inc vs.. Gwathmcy. clerk
Circuit Court OF city OF Norfolk
judgment reversed.
Opinions by Judge Burkx.
Hy Judge Martin II. Burks-Mat-
thcws W. LaPrade, Circuit Court OF
Charlotte County. Judgment affirmed
Hines, director general (Atlanti,
Coast Line Railroad). W. Burnett
hustinss Court. Part IL. of City OF
Richmond. Judgment corrected and
affirmed; Ellison vs.. Commonwealth
Circuit Court OF Arlington County
Judgment reversed; American Peanut
Corporation VS.. Newsoms Supply
Company IT al, Circuit Court OF
southampton County, Judgment re-
vcrscd; North shores Improvement
company vs.. New YORK, IhiladelphfH
and Norfolk Railroad Company at al.
Law and Chancery Court of City oil
Norfolk. Judgment reversed. I
by Judge T.. w. Saundcrs-Murder
vs.. Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany. Circuit Court of Norfolk Coun-
ty, Judgment affirmed. Judge Sims
disscntinS: Judy ct n. rs. Doyle
Corporation Court OF city OF Fred
er!cksburg. judgment affirmed: Bunk
lcys rs. commonwealth. Corporation
Court OF City OF Newport News
judgment affirmed; Davis ct ais. vs.
Kendall 81 ais, Circuit Court OF
Orange County. decree reversed
Whitehurst vs.. Burgess IT ais. Cir
cult Court OF Norfolk County. decree
affirmed
Argument Miller. admins
traitor. ~ ais. ". southern Railway
Company. argucd by y. 7. slant for
appellant and l.. l.. Pennington for
Iappclicc ana submitted: O. Quinn VS..
Hazel Land Corporation. argued by
: II Sutherland for appellant and
J. W. iiarman for appellee and sub
United,