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The Daily Dispatch: April 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Washington dispatches. (search)
Henrico Circuit Court. --Judge John M. Gregory, of this Court, will commence the trial of criminal causes now on the docket on the 25th inst. The number of criminals now listed is three, all of whom are charged with murder, viz: Joseph Bernard, for the murder of Jno. Oscar Taylor, and Randolph Bennett and Wm. T. Meltoa, for the murder of a free negro, on the old Williamsburg Stage Road, some months since.
The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
Henrico Circuit Court. --The Spring term of this Court, Judge Gregory presiding, commenced yesterday in an upper room of the State Court-House, the Court room below being in use as an office by the Inspector General. No business worthy of notice was transacted. A grand jury being sworn in, examined witnesses and returned indictments against Wm. T. Melton and Randolph Bennett for manslaughter (killing a negro,) and against Jos. Bernard for the murder of John Oscar Taylor. "The trial of the implicated parties will be commenced in a short time.
The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Gen. Harney's account of his arrest and subsequent Adventures in Virginia. (search)
Found guilty. --Randolph Bennett was tried before John M. Gregory, Esq., Judge of Henrico County Court, on Friday, for manslaughter, in causing the death of Jim Page, a free negro, on the Darbytown road, last Christmas. The jury sworn in the case returned a verdict of guilty, and assessed his term in the Penitentiary at five years. Wm. T. Melton, who was equally implicated in the death of Jim Page, was tried on Saturday, but by a different jury, who, after a patient investigation, returnea free negro, on the Darbytown road, last Christmas. The jury sworn in the case returned a verdict of guilty, and assessed his term in the Penitentiary at five years. Wm. T. Melton, who was equally implicated in the death of Jim Page, was tried on Saturday, but by a different jury, who, after a patient investigation, returned a verdict fining him one cent and costs of Court. As a matter of course, Bennett's counsel asked for a new trial. The application was argued at 1 o'clock on Saturday.
The Daily Dispatch: may 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], France and the Confederacy. (search)
Verdict set aside, &c. --The counsel of Randolph Bennett applied to the Judge of Henrico Circuit Court, on Saturday, for a new trial for their client, who had been convicted by a jury of murder, in causing the death of Jim Page, a free negro, last Christmas, and whose term of imprisonment therefore had been ascertained to be five years. The Judge set aside the verdict of condemnation, whereupon the prosecuting attorney, with the advice and consent of the Court, entered a nolle prosequi, anThe Judge set aside the verdict of condemnation, whereupon the prosecuting attorney, with the advice and consent of the Court, entered a nolle prosequi, and the accused was discharged from custody on payment of costs. It will be remembered that Wm. T. Melton, who was jointly implicated with Bennett in the affair, was, after the rendition of the verdict against him, tried and fined one cent. In view of that fact the proceedings of the Court was in strict accordance with law and common sense.