Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-06

IN The evening OF the day alluded to-about an hour be-
lore sunset Loer beng an overeer in tobacco facto-
ry, rarely il ever returned home before sunset and gene
rally lett home between daybcak and sunrise Had ire
queny seen Cook pomenadng the streets with Mrs Lot
Ter, oul nag never seen them together when boer was
present Had seen anvthjn INDIGENOUS in tIe;r ba
haviour IN the slreetshoueht Cook relative either of
Mr. or Mrs Lottier and had had no suspicious omnroper
intimacy existing between them, till he saw Cook in her
chamber on the occasion already stated
ED q; PARSONS testified that he called in at the Eu-
ropeah Ilolel the evening that Cook shot When he
lew minutes afterwards Cook walked in Witness was
drinking lnlep at the instant Cook arrived few mi
hutes i'er ~ entered the room Loter shot him. and left
the house through the back door to the bar-room On
reaching the front window, Loer paused aud addressed
these words TO Nov, you d-n rascal: 50 mnch
Tor interfering with my family affairs! Did mot see Cook
have either pistol or stick
Cross eGamined-l1ad been about the European Hotel
largest poflon OF The dayhad not seen Cook that dav
prior 10 tle le lie entered the barroom and called or
INSTRUMENTATION Lotter fired the first barrel (oo
was nearly opposite Loter-heard thing said before
Lotter commenced firing--heard Cook say something
ABOUT oelng innocent after the firing had ceased Witness
lved square and halt below the European Hoel--knew
nothing relative to an improper intimacy existing between
i.otters vile and Cookhought Mrs Loter an imnr,I
enl woman because N passing her residence second
street al divers times, had her standing about the
porch OF the house and frequently at as late an hour
as I. Was not acquainted with her. and did moi
Know she hved on second street at the time
B. w. GILMORE testified that r. W LETTER called =, bia
mouse on Jackson street on Sunday morning, the 18th
July about 10 ocl ockaler sitting some time Lotljer nro
puEed wak ana witness c9nsentlng they out walked
tavern where they called and parlook of refreshments and
then continued their walk distance up the TURNPIKE
During the walk they had conversation relative t The i'm;
proper if not criminal intimacy existing between Goo ami
Mrs Loitier Witness understood Lottjer to he Gesnns
OF making proposition hroughla friend TO Cook that he
loook) should instantly leave the city. This was the i'm
preston lett the mind of witness from the
Then had Loer returned TO witness house dined with
nm, ana shortly alter dinner proposed walk said
ne intended visiting his faler in the lower part of the
cy-Wness, though ayerse to walking again finally con
Guided to accompany Lotter far Broad street When
they arrived at the corner of Second and Broad streets
,sr 9e crowd OF persons IN front Of the
''apo o ecohu street. between Grace and Broad
BROAD street and went to the stable for the
purpose o. learning the cause that had drawn together
many persons Alter learning the particulars witness and
Loer walked back, and when they arrived at the
OF Broad and Second Streets halted and were conye1snp
aooat the affair at the stable, when Messrs Landrm and
DAVIS came up After exchanging sautations witness
proposed they should all go up Broad street few PAGES to
see common triend-they agreed went to the room Of
leir flend but not finding him ill., returned down Broad
street On reaching the European Hotel Landlum in
and whistle was sitting heard the report of pso
looked round and saw Iofter ,ing at Coot dd NJ,
know Cook was in the room ti The 6rina comroenced
Cook crossed the room after he had received thra or @
shots, and when near chair witness saw nisto in P hs
right hand and stick in his laf, ~ ga" p''oi III i'is
ra, -. n,1' mo 'e''
TO be stna m ~, men near TIE chain Cook appeared
tor the nnrnqsa IF noo u .ie pistol WIN le stick,
cha and said he had been shot Lotter walked out at
H. ny u tle room came round to the front win
oo", ana SAD 70 Sook- on dn rascal: you see what
you gel ny needing with my family afias'-to which
~, ieplSo' Wiess unks- Iom Lottier, am an nno
al l,"n a mess mad no acquaintance with Cook
III io efeh hoW ms person I'll the moment OF the firing
rt no, Know WIS Lotter Witness heard his brother
say that he had seen Cook Saturday forenoon
~ aa ieiia ked ne learned Loer intended shoot
S ' WI tnat ne ,CooK) could do as much shooting
10; IT, Whness iola Iottier III his conversation with
m ufiHg lhe walk IN the morning. that it was currently
nrler tue ne,noonood IN which T. resided that
Ira Vrt-
iiie report was very current in the neghborhood-
'c neS'ioois were all talking about the matter.
pLGASANT GENTRY stated that he knew nothing rela
1--WE TO the shootngwas present-nor was he in that
portion OF the city when occurred Mrs Lottier came
ITO his house Monday nioh Tho OIL, IL, .tie eae
misunderstanding with her husband caus sr As I'd
lowing, the day which Cook was shot III. io
Turned 10 her own house on I'd street Lotter called to
PEE wi'iGss AFTER ne had shot Cook, and witness accom-
panied Loter from his house to that of Iottiers
aef. Lothef told witness that he had shot Cook be-
, ete aa existed an improper intimacy between his
mhe qua CooR-tilat he uotter had improper con-
dered mem at ms own house. and had only or
that Cont I3} oa maa forbade his visiting the house
orders not tod so d s le mouse alter receiving
him that an i,nro 'ia several persons mad informed
and Cook "a repnvin icy eA i between ms wife
Mr. Gentry hv tha Nj, a.iSi plStoi WAS mere shown
the pistol which Ioer had nve m1 h ASKED nal was
he had shot Cook M :, 'aao o gwen nun the evening
pistol similar to the one h Ga i-o.teI haa given HIM
dered to one Of the Officers and mo ne liao sqrren-
TO be the same one anu p'es''ieo 'he pistol shown
II ttiarh ALL.
kind and ndugent hnshaud nau appeared 10 be
uay So Mrs Totar yuas noueht nm unus-
Loters house wac ,rn;ata A''aVaeant IN her IDEAS
ter possibly than his nennniaru superior mannerbet
tier was seldom at hone dy apl.les warranted Lot
to the factory in which he Va l'e usually went
break and sunrise and did NOT ra between day
VIM H. DoRN1N stated that he knew no,h il aer aak
to the shootngwas not ''G hew nothng relative
the time # Occurred and saw uut was IN he street at
abe We the door of he hosl ~ coe oul OF the alley
moment at The front aa observed mat he paused
ness stated that he had as I pae9 lhe motel Wit
before he had been shot Hd WI" LOOK lew hours
her together in comnanv nn seen oook ana Mrs Lot
ALEXIS GRpTN sad hs o'i hy om'e
whole matteryas ahsa, NV NV holng relative to the
shooting occurred and mnvned VII, ub ey at me tune the
moned ''" why nc ao oeeh sum
j. l.. BRAY knew no,h;na obo,. ,,,o o,,.:
present when it took Mace and bt 40 Jo1g' was not
TO offer '"''''o'e hao no testimony
THEODORE GILMORE said he wac M, ,.,.o,,
tier shot Cookhad occnnad I'VE vas MOI present when Lot
both partes-had seen Gno ' he position OF mend to
times at Lottes house Wtna ne supposed at least ifty
square above the former reeideno es on "a street nall
tention had been at first decad aa to vi oel, MS at
cy existino between Coo n M ~ al improper mtIma-
brother Of his (Es1 Wines bad ona , Iy younger