The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-12

cused there one Sunday night about the
middle of February. He slept with me,
and 1 left him at the house when went
to work in the morning. saw him again
about two weeks afterward. He then
stayed with me two nights, but am not
sure of the dates. On this occasion an
omnibus came for him, and he left at about
4 o'clock in the morning to 60 to Surry.
I do not remember with certainty, but
think he carried q hand-trunk.
oss-examined I don't recoliect the
prisoners spending more than three nights
with me. I do not remember hearing the
conversation between Mr.. Miles Phillips
and the accused about getting possession
of the house. l know that there was talk
in the family about it at the time of the
visit, and from that l infer that he was
with us in the middle Of February. There
was talk about it from that time to the lst
of April, when the tenant vacated the
house. J think that he came the second
time on Saturday night, because I always
shave on Saturday night, and the accused
joined me on that occasion. am intimate
with him, but didn't ask him where he
had been on either occasion.
To Mr.. Young: The prisoner had some
baggage on his last visit, but none on the
first.
Mr.. Josiah F. Prlrett testified concern
ing the good character Of the accused.
The prisoner was at his house on the night
of Monday the 18th of February. l am
sure that it was the 18th, because l
threshed oats on the 10Th, and the accused
was there when I commenced to thresh.
When I testified before the preliminary
examination I thought that I threshed on
the 18th, but since remember that it was
the 10th, and the accused left that morn
ing. He said he was going to see his grand
mother, Mrs. Jude. am confident of
these facts.
Cross-examined I had not seen the ac-
cused before since some time last year.
have never told any one that I threshed on
the 18th, or that Phillips Was at my house
on the 18th.
Mr.. Jacob Ford testified that the ac-
cused rode with him about seven miles
one evening, he thought in February. He
said he was going to Mr.. Pruett's.
Cross-examined He joined me little
above the Old Fair Ground, at Mrs. Fish
er's. This must have been in the after
noon. generally get to town with load
of wood at about IL o'clock, and leave
when I get ready.
Mr.. E. B. Jude, an uncle Of the prisoner,
testified that he met him at about 10
o'clock on the morning of February 10th.
He was within two hundred yards of my
house. He stayed with me until the fol-
lowing Friday, when we left together a
little after breakfast. | remember the
date, because on the day of his arrival
procured from neighbor a hog which
needed for domestic purposes. Phillips
assisted me in the management of the hog
I made memorandum at the time, which
I now exhibit. [The witness then pro-
duced note book in which the facts were
noted.
Cross -examined: I generally keep a
memorandum of domestic transactions.
thad not referred to the book until the
Sunday following the first examination.
The witness was then subjected to 9
most searching and rigid cross-examina'
tion concerning his means OF ascertainine
the date Of the prisoners visit. The bool;
containing the memoranda was an old
pass-bool1, with Latin exercises in the first
part: many pages torn out: misceiia
neous notes were scattered prolnlscuouslS
through it. Witness stated THAI the nott
in reference to the hog was made at tht
| time.
w. W. Phillips testified that the pri
soner had stayed with him two or three
nights inthe latter part of February, bu
did not remember what nights they were
At the preliminary examination he wa
under the impression that it was abou
the 23d, but had no means of remember
ing the date. A few days before Christ
mas the accused said he was going to hi
grandmother's; and was absent for lops
time. When he came back saw him II
Templcman's store, and he said that M
was Just from Fredericksburg. I do no
know that he stayed with me two night:
consecutirely, and can only say that they
were between the middle Of February ant
the middle of March.
Mr.. Thomas Gordon testified that he wa
acquainted with the prisoner. | was a
work on the side of the road one day IL
January, February, or March, think il
February-when Mr.. Jude came by with
young man whom did not know. Mr.
Jude told me that it was Jeter Phillips
and said, 81 thought you knew him.
They were coming toward Richmond.
am not positive as to the date.
The hour for adjournment having ar
rived, the case was continued until thl
morning, when the defence will close thei
evidence.