The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-22
THE CHRISTIE DISAPPEARANCE.
More Circumstantial Evidence against
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MIR. James Beatty was recalled, and being
shown the, memorandum of work done
which was found on the body of the de-
ceased, said it was not the paper referred
70 IN MS evidence yesterday as having been
seen ny him In Christie's possession the day
before he disappeared. "a
III reply to questions of Judge Guild he
asaln stated that he left Christie at the
i0ER River depot, and saw him for the last
Time between 3and o'clock on the Doth.
ne continued = Christie and were there
toRetner for about half an hour, and Smith
came ABOUT ten minutes before left. There
was nobody else there. Christie showed
me the papers while we were Mt dinner.
Vne OF them, nc said, was two hundred
dollar bond on John Smith. / didn't
open IL. He put 1t back in his book; ; it was
not pocket-book. 1 also saw the order
Ior .elshty-two dollars. There were other
papers sticking out Of the book. We were
talking about the forty.two dollars be owed
nie tnat was the main subject, not the din
ner. de told ME there was more there
than he owed me, and that he would give
my Vile good Christmas present. read
the order; am familiar with Christic's
Smiths. = - ''0' ''' ''' ', n.y.
Judge Guild here showed witness paDer.
and asked him If it was in Christie's hand
writing. 1t was one of-those taken from
the body.
Witness No; that amt Christie's writ
ing. -,
Judge Ould: Well; We'll show that it is.
See If you can read 1t.
Witness | told you Pm no scholar.
Judge Ould: Well, try and read it.
Witness l amt going to try.
The Court Look at it, and read 1t if YOU
can.
The witness then took the paper, and
after examining iC closely, said he could
only read two words" John Smith," His
ability to read was further tested, with Door
success. He was then questioned about
conversation which had taken place be-
tween himself and Mr.. Dooley Zone of the
prisoners counSeD. He said he had not
told Mr.. Dooley that at the Police Court he
had said more than was correct. AS to the
reward, he had simply said that he Thought
he was as much entitled to it as the negro,
as he had hauled the body ashore, and
washed about six inches of mud off the
face 80 that it could be identified. Further
cross. examination elected no facts of in
terest.
A CoLoRED MANS EVIDENCE.
Philo jenkins (colored) was then sworn.
He testified that he was employed at the
Richmond and York River railroad. One
evening, the week before Christmas, about
5 O'Clock, he saw the prisoner at the bar at
the depot, and about or O'Clock the next
morning saw him again, and said, Boss
man, have you got through with your lum.
berP Smiths answer was, SEQ to hell"
On the evening before saw him with a man
that he called John. Smith said as wit
ness passed, "John, | generally do what |
PROMISE" and asked him to sit down, but
John said he hadn't time. Did not see
Smith any more after the next morning
! until he came up on the passenger train,
alter Christmas. Didn't see John " any
more alter the evening above referred TO.
Didn't know who he was. RecOllectcd the
conversation because Smith was cross, aud
| he was at the depot at an unusual hour. I
J. Il. BUCK
was the next witness. A few days before
Christmas Eve he was at his place of bust
ness on 18th street, when Smith and Chris
tie came there. They stayed but twenty
or twenty-five minutes. 1t was between Z
and O'Clock at night. They said they were
going to the York River depot to guard
, lumber, and Christie wanted to borrow
witnesses stick. On the 9th Of February
Smith was there again. Told him Of Chris.
ties Disappearance, and he said he co. had
gone to New Orleans; that he left him ut
| the Academy of Music that night.
TEE WIFE OF THE DECEASED TEsTIFIEs.
Mrs. Christie, widow of the deceased,
was then briefly examined. She said her
husband, John Christie, left home OH the
Tuesday before Christmas to 90 TO the York
River depot to see Smith, and she had never
seen him since. She thought Beatty called
at her house the next day. A man calling
himself a cousin of Smiths called also on
Christmas eve, and asked for her husband.
MICHAEL MASON
deposed that he saw Christie and Smith to-
gether mt Bucks in December, and heard
them say they were going to the York River
depot to guard timber.
JAMES p. FIDDLER SWORN.
I am an employe of the Richmond and
York River railroad ut the depot, and was
there in December. Saw MIR. Smith one
evening at about or O'Clock, and saw him
again at about II o'clock at night he said
he was guarding some lumber. After he left
me, he went into the coach, and didn't
see him afterwards. 1went from the coach
to the office at about o'clock in the morn
ing. / think the lumber went away the
next day, but am not certain. Never saw
either Of the parties since. l cannot recol-
lect exactly when this occurrcd-cannot
,, come within several weeks of it; went to
the depot in the latter part Of November
Don't recollect that either Smith or Philo
jenkins came into the office that night, and
don't recollect seeing them together. l
think the prisoner told me his name was
Smith. That was the only night / ever saw
him guarding lumber. Think the lumber
was measured on the next day.
]. NJ. TURNER.
Mr.. j. NJ. Turner, clerk at the penitcn-
tiary: Cur books show no receipt of lum-
Der or account OF John Smith during the
month of December. Received lumber on
the 22d of December which may have come
from Smith.
RECALLED.
Mrs. Christie being recalled, said her
husband did not shave at all.
Captain Tyler, of the police, being re-
called, said that Hugh Smith, in January,
told him and Knox, In the presence of
John Smith, that he was informed OF Chris
ties disappearance.
Here the court adjourned until II o'clock
to-day. The evidence for the prosecution
has not yet been closed.
POLICE COURT, FRIDAY-Justice j. j.
White presiding.-The following cases were
disposed of:
Edward Ligeon (colored), unlawfully
stealing three fancy ornaments from Messrs.
Stephens IL Campbell. Sent to the chain
gang for thirty days.
Sue Mayo (cOlored), rnlawtully stealing