The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-21
VOL. XXXIII.

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the board bill.
Mrs. Phillips was about medium height,
thin and pale, with light hair, which was
cut short. She wore purple calico dress
and dark sacque. The dress had small
figure, but I did not notice it particularly.
Her hat was Of white straw, and was
trimmed with blue ribbon.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Spalding ::
After Mrs. Phillips went out i! was
about fifteen minutes before I saw her
again on the front porch. / noticed her
through the parlor window. / walked
around the house for short time-about
half an hour-and when I returned she
was gone. They came to my house on
Saturday at about half-past 10 o'clock. /
should know the lady again under any cir
cumstances. She was rather above than
below the medium height. I don't know
who was the woman found on Drinkers
farm, nor whether Jeter Phillips killed her.
Mr.. George Turner, sworn: Jeter Phil
lips lived with me several months during
the year 1866; this was, probably, in the
fall or late in the summer. He left me
late in the fall, and was for awhile in the
grocery business, and came again to live
with me on the Sd Of April.
He was also with me during the week
that the body Of the murdered woman
was found. On the Monday preceding the
finding Of the body he was at my house.
don't know whether he came on Sunday
night or Monday morning. He went away
to Chesterfield to a place called River
View, where DR.. Dorset lives, and came
back on Wednesday. He and my son
thought Of renting DR.. Dorset's place, but
gave up the plan. He then wentto Surry,
and returned to my house on or about the
lst of April. ! do not know whether the
prisoner went to see the body. When he
returned from Chesterfield it was lying
in an clubhouse in my yard. 1t remained
there until Saturday evening, when l had
it buried.
i don't know when Phillips's trunk came
to my house, nor how. He came on Sun
day night or Monday morning. | don't
remember seeing the trunk until he came
to stay with me in the early part Of April.
The accused never told me that he was
married, and / took it for granted that he
was single. l never heard him say any
thing about the murdered Yoman.
Cross-eXamined have known the pri-
soner a good many years. He bore as good
a character as any man in the country.
NV son and Phillips went over to look at
Dorsey's farm ON the morning that the
corpse was found. / did not notice any
thing unusual in his demeanOr.
Questioned by court: ] do not know
whether Phillips ever resided at River
View, in Chesterfield.
Cross examined again: The corpse was
in an out t-house about Sen steps from my
residence, and Phillips slept at home that
night. He was Oh my farm when lie was
arrested. Idon'tkn whether he was in
formed that the body bad been found, but
suppose he was. The body was brought TO
my house in the evening, but did not cN-
anime it until about O'Clock the next
morning. / thought it the body OF young
woman of about twenty-five years Of age.
The coroner's inquest was held at Mr..
Pleasants'S. She wore CATERS and had
very small foot wore a calico dress and
ground -colorcd or dark gray sacque: also
a straw hat bound with blue ribbon. !
don't know what color the flowers were.
| delivered all the clothing to the COnsta-
BILE. Think would identify the dress. 1t
was purple calico with small whic
figure and smaller black one.
Two pieces of calico were then shown
the witness, and he promptly picked out q
piece cut from the dress of the deceased,
which correspondcd exactly with the scrap
brought by Miss Pitts and exhibited by
her as piece Of the dress which her sister
had on when she left home.
Witness continued: The deceased had
gray ewes. She had been dead probably
two or three days. Her right cOllar-bone
was broken. Leaves and dirt, ciaSred III
her left hand, betokened struggle. !
went out in the woods with the deputy
sheriff. | found no footsteps except in the
road, nor did i see any tracks of vehicle.
Phillips returned alone on Monday. lie
had been to town for my daughter, but
said il was so wet she declined to come.
He went to town again on Tuesday don't
know exactly when he returned, but was
certainly there Wednesday night.
DR.. w. f. Farrar recalled: | saw the
dress on the body of the deceased. 1t was
neat new calico, with small white ana DiacK
figure. The lady was neatly but plainly
dressed. She had probably been dead
three days.
George Turner, Jr., testified: do not
remember on what day the prisoner came
TO nv fathers in February last ! saw him
several times before, and was with nm all
day the body was found / saw him at the
post office few days before the body was
found, and made arrangements with him
to 90 to look at Dorsett'S farm; had not
seen him before for several months, but
did not ask him where he had been; pro-
posed that we should rent the farm saw
him ON Monday, and met him several times
at Sadler's restaurant; | don't know al
what time he left town on MONDAY,
nor whether any one lett with hinl
on Wednesday / saw him again al
Sadler's, but didn't ask him now ne
came TO town on Thursday he rode TO
town on horseback, and we left for Dor
sets at about I o'clock in the morning.
We didn't see the Doctor, and didn't Ike
the farm. The subject was never re-
newed between us. We reached our Ia
theirs at about dark on Thursday night,
and / heard of the finding of the body as
soon as l entered the house; but don't
know whether Phillips heard of it. ar
rived few moments before the body
came. Don't know whether Phillips ever
saw the corpse. Two colored men and Mr..
Pleasants carried it in while l held the
candle. Phillips was in the house. We
both came to Richmond on Friday, and ne
stated that he was going to Surry o.. Sa-
turday morning. ,c,
cannot swear that Phillips bad wife,
but had received some intimation TO tha'
effect. Had never mentioned the matter
to him. / had known the prisoner lor