The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-24


Mr.. Phillips came to the house while the
trunk was there.
Cross-examined 1t was leather trunk.
don't know whether it had any name on
it. have always taken care Of trunks for
the Turner's, the Phillpses, and the Plea
santses. Bigger took the trunk away in
Mr.. Turner's cart.
Bctseys husband, being sworn, testified
work at Mr.. Powers brick-yard, and have
worked there long time. / remember
carrying trunk up stairs for Mr.. Phillips
one night a little after dark. 1don't know
how Mr.. Phillips came, nor how the trunk
was brought. Mr.. Phillips gave it to me
himself.
Colonel Young announced that although
there were one or two other witnesses for
the Commonwealth, as they were not now
present he would agree to rest the evidence
here.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
The witnesses for the defence were then
called:
John NJ. Batterman was first sworn, and
deposed know Mr.. Jcter Phillips very
well. saw him on the 18th Of February
at about quarter to O'Clock. | met
him at my room. This was on Sunday. ]
remember it distinctly because our mails
at the pOst-officc were due at half-past |
O'Clock, and after asserting the mails l
went home and found him waiting to see
me. / live at No. 225 Mayo street. He
stayed with me until after o'clock that
evening. He bid NE good day and said he
wanted to go up town, and declined to go
to supper with me. We were not sepa-
rated for five minutes between and
6 o'clock. / am positively certain that
it was on the afternoon of Sunday the
18th of February. had not seen him for
some time, and was always glad to meet
him.
Cross examined by Mr.. Young I had
not seen him before since Christmas.
| remember the date of his calling,
because Just three Sundays after it l re-
ceived letter from Phillips apologizing
for not calling again, as he had promised.
] did not ask him where he had been,
where he was stopping, nor how long he
was going to stay in town. don't remem-
Der seeing him again until the third day Of
March. He didn't say anything about his
wife. | have been intimate with him since
last August, but never knew he was a
married man. / am very intimate with
the family of the prisoner. | have fire.
qucntly plagued him myself and heard
others plague him about getting married.
have had interviews with the/ Gr in
his cell, but never without the of
an officer.
Mr.. Miles Phillips testified: have been
acquainted with Jetcr for q great many
years. lie was at my house in February,
somewhere about the middle Of the month.
| then resided at 1l3 Clay street, between
First and Second streets. | think he said
when he left, after staying all night at my
house, that he was going to his fathers.
He was with me again in the latter part OF
February or early in March.
Jctcr has always borne an untarnShcd
character, and do not remember to have
seen anything strange in his department
when nc visited me. He stayed with me
on a Sunday night, but ! don't remember
the date.
CrOss-cXamincd The prisoner is my
hall brothers son. He didn't visit my
house very often. / used to meet him on
the street sometimes. | didn't hear the
prisoner say where he had been when he
came 10 sec Ht, ana .'H. A''0 C"' 'y','! q!
enough TO ask MN. hdu pech OUT 10 t"hc
walk ana WhIn S"uio o"oN' e.
sunset, | found him at my house. lie said
when he went away that he was going to
his fathers, and an omnibus came for him
early in the morning. | don't rcCOllcCt
his telling me that he had just come TO
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Crnss-cvaminnd married the prison
ann, IL, froouontIv nasscd the NIGHT
uith mo on tho way 70 lis rrandN,,s
Va woe oCoot when he came to G,
and snid ho came nm from RichH Fth
NJ Jacob Fnrd remember il WAS Mon.
a.. t'o Io,,, Locorsn threshold oats on
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"nn WOO thot La was at nv house on the I7th
~ Fehruarv There were patches OF
snow on the ground, and | thrcshed my
oats in the house. The accused never told
me that he was married, and | had nc
knowledge of the fact.
Mr. r r Jude deposed: have known
tho nrisoner long time. He came TO nv
hnuln Of about Il o'clock on the 10th
nS T Fcbrnarv. and remained until FRIDAY
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