The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-06

tlDctly remembered that the accused was
there with lady on the 10th and l1tn OF
February. He had heard some con-
versation between Mr.. and Mrs. Philips IN
regard to their baggage and about writing
a letter to her mother OF brother. At
about o'clock On Sunday afternoon, as he
was going home from the Powhatan Hotel,
he met the same couple that he had seen
al his clearinghouse.
Cross-examined When the body on
Drinkers farm was found, saw descrip-
ton of the murdered woman in the Dis
patch, (which | read regularity and
thought at the time that she resembled
the lady whom had seen to be Mrs. Phil
lips.
Mr.. L. G. Gardner testified that he also
had seen Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips at the Nir-
ginia House. On Sunday ! went in the
parlor and found Phillips and his wife
seated near the fire. Mr.. Patton was there
also, and Mr.. Adams was reading paper
at the window. The accused asked Mr..
Adams to lend him the paper he did so,
when Mrs. Phillips drew near her husband,
and putting her arm around him, made
tlse OF some term Of endearment, asking,
g MAY | read, too?r She seemed to be
affectionate, but he was simply silent. !
saw no unkindness, however, upon his
part. They then read the paper together.
was particularly struck by Mrs. Phil
| lipSs attectionate manner.
Mr.. George Turner testified concerning
the bringing of the body to his house and
its subsequent interment. The facts elicit
ed have already been published. The ac-
cused lived with him from the fall of lSG5
to harvest OF Co. He was in the grocery
business in the fall or winter of 1866. On
the third of April last he came to live
with him again.
On Sunday the oath of February he came
to my house, and was there off and on du-
ring the week. The prisoner never COM
municatcd to me the fact of his marriage.
| don't know whether he saw the corpse
while it was at my house, and don't re-
member his speaking of the murder.
Cross-eXamined | have known Jctcr
| Phillips about ten or twelve years. lie
has always stood we'll in the community.
! Neighbors have remarked upon his eXcm-
plary deportmcnt. | did not notice any
thing unusual in his manner at tie time
the body was found. On Monday the 10Th,
he went TO town for my daughter, driving,
| think, two-horse buggy. lie returned
the same evening. | am not positive that
he STAYED with me on Tuesday but he
was certainly AZ my house on "Wednesday
night. On Thursday he went to Chester
field with my sou, and returned that night
Just after the body was brought to the
house.
Mr.. Johnson: Do you remember, Mr..
Turner, anything about the bringing of the
trunk to your Office
Witness The accused asked If he
might bring his trunk to the Office. told
him yes, aud let him have the buggy to
| bring it from up town. There was no Sc
crecy about it. ] would have carried it
out to my house, but having some bacon to
put in my wagon, was fearful OF overload
iog it.
To Mr. Guigon: I think now that the
vehicle which the prisoner brought 10 'o"n
for my daughter was q S.0JLe buggy. l
examined tie road with Mr.. Moncure and
Mr.. peasants on Thursday morning, and
saw no place indicating that 4 vehicle had
stopped. Some female tracks were ylsl-
bic. There was some brushwood in the
road which We took up, thinking that it
might have been placed there to hide
something, but afterwards found that it
had been put down to mend the road.
To Mr.. Young 1t did not rain much, if
any, on Tuesday and Wednesday. On
Monday there was a drizzling rain. 1t was
raining harder when Phillips came back
from town. He drove the single buggy
when he Went after my daughter. He did
not bring any baggage with him when he
came to my house on the 2Ith Of February.
y hile ms trunk was at my house il was
| frequently open, in an entirely unSuspi-
! ciouS manner. | never look cd into it par
ticularly, but had every opportunity to do
so. ! never heard Of the prisoners mar
riage, either through himself or in any
| other way.
Mr.. Young Did you never see letter
from his wife
Witness: Well, did see letter, but
cannot say who it was from.
Mr.. Young: Did you see any name
signed to it
Witness don't think I did,
The cross-eXamination of Mr.. Turner
was very protracted, and many questions
were propounicd before the facts could be
elected. Much repetition occurred in his
as in the other testimony, but we have en-
deavorcd 10 sift from the mass all that is
really new and interesting. while the con-
nection Of the evidence has been pre-
served.
The court adjourned at 1 O'Clock to meet
again AZ IL this morning. Several new
witnesses will probably be examined to
today.
A rumor prevailed yesterday to the
effect that the body Of the murdered
woman had been eXhumed by the county
officers. No such step has yet been taken,
and our readers shall be kept fully posted
in regard to everything OF interest con-
cerning the trial.