The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-09

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monwealth called him. the tlefendant MT would nu,
snow that Craddock was the antbor or a ~
'o1! conspiracy as was ever made.
Coionel Ambers said he was resnons;b,a
M ,or .he management of the case, and he did
no. need Craddock, and therefore had not
,us nun on the stand. If the Justice meant
= ~. uo SO, and thereby take the case out of
us nands, he would withdraw.
finallv The Justice decided to have Mr.
Craddock called. ~ " A"'o '1'',
| Holohel Ambers and Mr.. Page then with.
Ivy NV, rom the case, and left the courtroom.
Dou.I .iG Sraddock was being brought in
Do,iy jackson was furnished with pencil
snu paper, and sent out to CODY the letter
sue had Writtento Mr.. Eacho.
MT, Craadock being placed on the stand.
Sala Dolly Jackson did not Tell him she had
oulneu the house, but she told him enough
70 cause him to get out warrant for the ar
resi- OF the two girls; that he had told Knox
that, and nothing else.
there?" '"'no 'ou " ~ up
oraddock said: "I met Mr.. Moore. OF tha
insurance company, and lie said he might
want want 10 see me in few days. Told him to
seh1 me postal card, or he might find me
at NJ .ne old Market. Heard nothing more
anouI II Until Mr.. Knox sent me to see
Inr. moore. He told me an unoccupied
nouse IN Chesterfield that they had
,,as Insured had been burned. Asked me
my caarge. Told him FIVE dollars Der day
anu my expenses. He said 20 ahead. I
weet up TO the place and saw the black girl
d. nIse. The yellow one was away. Alter
maios saw the latter, and had a talk with
ner' one said they talked about arreStipg
nLl, nb, ana tnough she did not know anything
aoouI tne burning, she would mind poinp
up to the City Springs--meaning the iaii
suppose. That some people said Mr..
Eacho was going to have her arrested
OUT that he would be the last one to
nave her arrested, for she knew too much
she said: Amt you Mr.. Eacho's brother? 7
SAID: You don't know that. She said: We'll
you look like him. | said | NAV be con.
nected wlth the family. I said that because
l wanted TO get her confidence. I was salts.
ned was on the right trail, but was afraid
to press 1t too far at that time: so returned
to Richmond and told Mr.. Moore Of the
Merchants and Mechanics Insurance Com.
pany, that thought would eventually find
out all about the case. Perhaps told him
more than that, but don't recollect
what. I went to the Office again on
Saturday, got some money to paw nv fare.
and went to Chesterfield on Sunday. / did
not suspect Mr.. Eacho then. T took Mr..
Wetherford with me to help case had oc-
casion to arrest the women. Wctherford
staid at the edge Of the woods, not far from
the house. We got there early in the morn.
ing and came back in the afternoon. Next
morning / reported to Mr.. Moore that had
evidence enough 10 warrant the arrest OF
the women, and that it appeared that Mr.
Eacbo was connected with the burning"
"To 60 back agan-if you will allow me
At my first interview she told me she ha(
received letter from Mr.. Eacho, and sale
Tell him not to write to me, for his letter:
may be Intercepted said Don't you write
to him, ether At the second interview
asked her if any detectives had been VI
there. She said no. She said she wanted tC
see Mr.. Eacho very badly. l told her hi
couldn't come because of the noise in Rich
moud about the burning of the house. She
said she was very much in need of money
and l handed her five dollars, remarkine
that that would do until she could see Mr.
Eacho. l was satisfied. now that he had
something to do with the burning, and
wished to get into her confidence 50 that she
would tell me all about the affair. then
told her she had better write to Mr.. Eacho
what she had TO say, and I'd take it to him
She sat down on the floor near the fire and
wrote the note. l told her she had better
tell him she had received the So. didn't tell
him ANYTHING else to put in the note. she
handed the note to me without any direction,
and handed it back and told her she had
better directit. do not think l told her
what name to put at the top. ]
now assumed that Mr. Eacho was impli
Gated, and talked so as to lead her to sup
pose that knew all about it. did not men
ton his name, but continued TO say 'he
was worried, &C. All of that was lie, but
I told it to find out about the matter.
never said anything to her about key be-
cause did not know anything aboLt it. l
reported to the insurance company. Mr..
Moore and Mr.. Wilson were present. told
them that the women ought to be arrested
and as to Mr.. Eacho, the law should take its
course; that is, that he would probably be
arrested on the statement OF the negroes.
Got Dan Wren to 60 up with me and make
the arrest. He and had no conversation
Tssout the case. After Wren had arrested
the women they confessed to him. lie took
them before Justice Crew. l was engaged
five days, and my bill will be $50 and ex-
penses."
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Craddock, when Justice EiartiE said, cit is
hardly worth while to ask him any more
A man who sWears lie iisd in the beginning
will continue TO he to toe last"
Knox recalled: Ssid '!Craddock showed
me the letter acknowledging receipt of s.
| thought until to-day Mr. Eacho had sent
it TO her. Craddock told me she had said to
him that she had set Gre 10 the house from
the inside. ] saw tie woman in the station.
house in presence Of Mr. Bailey, and she said
she had set fire TO the house with bundle Of
fodder, near stump"
IOficer Dan Wren, to whom Dolly Jack
SON made her confession, sent word that be
was sick, and did not appear in court.]
Mr.. HundIey said: 81 WAS fencing on
Thursday a week ago, and Mr.. Craddock
came I'D. he said he came TO see about the
burning. Took him up to my house, and
he staid all night. Next morning put him
in the path to the house where Dolly Jack
son lives. When he came back he told NE
he had found out all about ii, and that Mr.
! Eacho was guilty. L believed what he
told me, and was led to believe Mr.
Eacbo was guilty, and l told my friends
so. This was when he went up there
The first time. Since he has said to-day that
he did not at that first visit suspect Mr.
Escho. I would not believe him on OATH
And I do not believe either Mr.. Eacho or
the negro burned the house."
THE DoIicy of insurance was placed ID eVl.
dence TO show that the house was insured
bU AR Eacho as agent for j. T. Boothman.
Mr. Moore, of the Merchants and Me-
chanics Insurance Company testified that NJ r
Eacbo holds Sl.OG0 worth OF stock IN the
aon,r,nu he was accused of attempting TO