The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-02


It,s a door opening on she passage. Entering
the tioor of the sleeping room, and g1ing
: round H. Won come successfully to n CABINET,
- stoye. n bed, n table, q large straw chair,
and o secretary. The secretary is immeal-
atelv In front Of window on Fourteenth
atraat fwftuess here described several minor
articles of furniture.1 The secretary IL about
the wild tn OF the window Ihere Is paper cur
tain or shade to the window. do not think
the secretary would cover the entire |indo"
bv several inches. I did not notice that the
furniture was disarranged on the morning
that Grant WAS in my room. did not think
it strange that he was there, presuming thaI
he had been there all night. We took s. glass
of wine, and then I left him. He was In ms
shirt-sleeves We only exchangeda few words
obout commonplace matters. Grant was in
the habit of coming to my room AT. ina +
time had room mate, q MIR. PaTlch, out
don't think he stayed in the room that nlght.
When / first heard of the homicide 1t was
about ii o'clock on the morning of the 2itn.
The key gave Mr.. Grant opened the aool 10
the storeroom. There were four OF HVe hey ,
to It, Kept By different persons
Gross. examined: I have kno"n W. and mn he
had been in the habit OF coming 70 my room
whenever he pleased. I may have lent MIN
nv key half dozen times, but don hno"
certainly how often.
but Mr.. Grant had been in my room on the
morning of the oath. A number OF young men
| were in the habit of going there when they
pleased.
Mr.. Ernest Wilt testified: am reporter
| far the Epeninq State Journal. On the morning
| of the oath of November was near the corner
| Of Fourteenth and Main streets. Heard that
Pollard was killed. and went to the spot. ga"
| the detectives go up stairs; waited lew mo-
| ments. and went up stairs myself MIR. Grad
| dock was bringing the accused down. AS they
went out the door some people in the crowd
| hurrGhed for Grant.
| No cross examination.
HERBERT SMITH EXAMINED.
Mr.. Herbert Smith sworn: am tobac-
conist Reside in Richmond. am well ac-
ouaint ted with the accused. Have been ire
quenting Major Clinton's room ever since he
has been occupying it.
This witness gave a minute ana ratner
prolix description of the room and its contents
in reply to questions of Mr.. Bundy. Sill OF
window about eighteen inches high. Could
put his foot upon 1t. The secretary isn't quite
rs wide rs the window, but person couldn't
we'll get in the vacant space without oelng
much cramped.
To Mr.. Bundy: I have been in Major Clin-
toms room rs often as twice or three times a
week. Other friends had the same privilege.
Never knew Grant 10 stay there all night,
but have seen him there several times. Have
never noticed the secretary out Of place.
To the Court: The secretary stood with its
back toward the window, and the chair was
by its side.
DETECTIVE cRADDocK RECALLED.
Mr. Craddock, being recalled by the prose-
cution, identified n double barrel gun, two
Derringer pistols, and Colts revolver, rs the
firearms found in the room in which Mr..
Grant was found, and which he had referred
10 in his testimony given above.
He deposed also: The desk was pulled from
the window There was n black mark across
the window stills, extending obliqnely across
{hn ;rht T htrly tn q
centre, about an inch wide, and rs long as
the width of the stills. It might have been
made with powder from gun, or might have
been made with paint or backing. don,
know myself how it was made, rs l didn't
examine it particularly. saw on that morn
ing the marks on the wall Of the building
across the street, but did not examine them
in connection with the direction of the stain
on the stills.
Not cross examined.
At this point about half.past o'clock the
court adjourned until 10 this morning. The
jury was given in charge of the sergeants.