The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-09
EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSE
CiTiON.
TIE DEFENCE CHARGES UNJUST
TREATMENT

TREATMENT.
Inc examination before The County
Court yesterday, although protractcd as
usual, was not SO interesting to spccta-
TORS a. on the previous days of thc trlai. y
c"'>'Gcf"oic poiIion OF the Time was occu-
ueo ny an investigation concerning llc
alleged improper conduct OF county olhcerS
IN admitting witnesses Tor the Common
wealth into the jail. lhee new witnesses
were examined, but their evidence brought
few previously unknown facts to light
There are, however. some vet 10 be ex.
air;ncd who are said to possess important
information concerning the mysterious
tragedy. the actors in which are even vet
yelled in doubt.
Mr.. MarcclluS Hicks, being sworn, tc>ti-
I fed | met the prisoner on the corner oi
Broad and Tenth streets on or about the
2orh or February last. He asked me if J
r,Dcw ANYTHING about the Hicks GamiI;.
that. FORMERLY lived on Broad street near
the Central DEPOT. | told him it was 3
rood family. ana wore relation, Of mine.
lie then said that friend orhis, a Miss Pitts,
was ahout 10 visit this family, and he was
Iarxious 10 know something about them.
He did not tell me ANYTHING about his
marriage. never knew that he was
married
! Crogs oy.,,u;nrj. am no, rositivc. hnt
think thar the interview took place on the
28,n of February. |, was certainly after
the l-.ll o?tne month. have known the
prisoner about fen wears, and have never
rrarl arylhinr detrimental 10 his cha
rac,,r until his arrest.
10 Wr. Young: The accused asked me
not 10 mention Our conversation about ,hC
. Hicks family. Il remember lie date, be-
cause two days after had L conversation
with my cousin, l.. II. Hicks. which GER
taiulv took place on the I'D OF February.
/ The witness was about 70 ,c.tiI the con-
vrrsatiun between himself and cousin when
Nr. Johnson objected, as the interview did
10; take place in the presence OF the pri-
>oucr. But as it was necessary TO cSta-
ulish tn" date, the court ruled the e'l-
dencc admissible. Mr.. Hicks then repeat
et the conversation. which was about Il
mere matter oI business, but established
the iac, tina, ii took place on the 22d OF
February, as bis cousin had Il bltl OF SI25
10 nav on the 2Gl, which was the next day,
and asked his assistance to raise the mo-
ncy.
Mr.. T.. II. Hicks testified That he re-
! mcmjcrcd the conversation with his COUSIN
which las been referred 10 above. lie
/ was sure that i took place on the I'd be-
cause ic had promised to pay the money
on tile sd.
Cross-cX2mineG ] did not have note
/ 10 pay: don't remember 10 whom the mo-
iuey VAS due except that part OF 1t was
owing to Mr.. Mitchell, whom | paid in 4
Icwd7vs afterwards.
i Hicks sworn ! reside at 22l Mayo
street. Am an aunt OF Miss fltts, alter
ward Mrs. Philips. She d'd not come 10
sec me during last February, ana d!d not
Nno" mat SAe was IL tne s',y. onu N's.yS,' ,yS.
m al times curing lnc war. % prs -lts'
". ,,eepsa ooarding-Nouae TWO doors
from my residence. oe.,,..
10 Ar. JonnSoh y MIS- o'""!ol" ilNcS
al Mrs. inirce :.
Constable John W. Co!c 1es'ihcu d" III
The preliminary examination concerning
The arrest OF the accused was accom- acc: \,
panied by detective Knox ana J!Sllce "
D. flca%aniS' "e to0h PoeSo'Sioli y, q
frank |iic,' We io"n'' IA .n' - ,, 'S'',rt ,rh"
room. ne hahutu 'HG W htS :" tnJI>' hn,i "i"
nniock'I INC 'tuIN' n, .""n1' o. 't''
ana oleha4e "pPa5el; ~
was on 'ol', anu .ile Ie'ila'o CiJ'iti"s ""o
found beneath. lhe tiuhk "ii4cH na' ocell
exhibited in coofi i> 'Ie one ",'iGti .i,.'' W.
found IN MS room me co.n.n T' ,,nIE ',,->It-
rom iIlc go oous :! ,>[lO, ,ho orn,c
= on'S i'a,,G,to s.' NJ, wr Enoy tho iatcc-
. tro ia ;s ont of tI.
't,.' .:,' ,,1 dn ,ot iroyv whr1her he has
S SL's, "n,' ,,I,onoI ~ ii0' A 40 no think that
~ NIt' .tI cn ,,,t Ennx aid when we
,.I -,,.l.t,d to, ,i,n;,,i,onnr g This is the man
g., ,f,rIorI;, wifi. :,
''',, o. ,,tl,'11 r.. nar., ,o,, racolIac, tellino
Nt. ! i'0'A'I r ->''- W.
me so 80 ,-s:,.
:" 1'IeS> ,, Nv a't. r~,,,. o..;sted ma in
I"olo eS,IltI ,'norn ,,ea, ,yarc
eAn0N!ln5 '''T no"s' w ~ 2. ,,1, a.
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'I'ISo .i1>"' o,t DaI Tl;e Tennie
G'a. ,nous's ivI 'aat noto 80 Torlo,l, n see if
L'""e.uS ;, > ,a' anu "em. l.as :. ti,era WHEN Ihe
Jennie rd"aFds was D;haand 'nele : LII .Iin,rnJ |
body was oioushI 70 R,Gn.louI ,;no ~ ber dress