The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-05

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ACCUSED BEFORE POLICE CoURT-cAsE
gcoNrINU UED-PosT-MoRTEME ExAMJNA:.
| TIoE-EvIDENCE BEFORE THE CoRO-
SERss ytyRY or rYE fYotrNG LADY AND
a,rssrss,sT' cspy rn,I 4 /, y II ,ronr,iRF..IN.
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nieshas TIE A EhAL oE
THE DECEAsEDsIOT TAKE 'PLACE TO-DAY.
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There xpas, an ,nnsp,lv large nunober =,
ncraous M fbe polIce Conrt yesferfiav morn.
| ing.-drawn tbither.s no. donht. by~ the,r in.
tsTest in the recent 3istressinS tragedy.
the, cousa ~ which IN was eynecfed wnrIiS
he IN nr,sels ,;nfo nv shaT Police Jnst;ca.
70 apasSaa..or 3, ,sssSea $1,000 :,
| Two 81 his brotbers ssifsai his counsel. Mr..
George sD: Wise Ras 5present on behalf ioP
tbe Comtlo oRweaith. ~ 81 ss .;{.ss' 80.
In After She usual docket had been disposed
oY Ssr. Pofndexteiss case WIS called, but it
was soon agreed that it would be best,
!anf5analE theY Ycireutnstances. to postpone.it
until Thursday, afternoon at. O'clock, by
(which time it was .thoHghtat6e Coroner's in
Quest would have been concluded. s.5',
MI. dindexter wits then remanded to
liss!sass a4s to=s.gs. II j q ~ /
IS .s -, a.THE ,l8QGEsT. .,,i VIZ
II. The Jury osinquest-- insisting OF Messrs.
~ Mayo. .J.. Eiiyscn, carton
MCCARTHY, George y. !ThaXton, 1T. Bin
ford, and R. L. Meredith-was on yester-
tday morning summoned to inquire when,
came to his death.'' ~~
Coroner Taylor swore in the Jury at the
residence OF Mr.. Cringan, corner Fourth
and Franklin streets, where th. body OF the
io,,rnad - - n,snt g. ius p n"I ,n Of tho
WedinoI Coi,ane ~ 49, ;aton;r, " coronor
| T'ovior and h;s .s.;s,ant y n Tonnn1,ins
IN ;,e nreSance ~ Dro cror,S.,,, p' Thnn,as
and Tabb made = .aosi.,nnsse,,, oxamina n' -
t;on.
FIVE WOUNDS.
rbor Yo,,,d tb,t fvo bo,ys bod o,toroa >, ,
,oansad nna droctlr tI,ro,,"h "u eteiIu the E ;ne
oeoo'S ,ho nnn.r ns I .I, o,aah ;I
Uue 'ArT rTheso rre,,a the fotnI ,roJ,ds1 n',-o
l.n,, t,a IoS, hreost ono nossin,r s,,norS o
-, Sill t,,ronob The sE;n and un,,er ,nuaeos
o"n! voS,na q short d;stonno rnJom 49,
skin on the right side. The foulth meme.
trated to the breast-bone and could be
tracked no further. The fifth went into
the left elbow. and could not be tracked
Sn~ther JtnrohsbIy glanced eff.
II was ahoi,t d.30 when the iury got to
,,ar,, ~ ""' ' -'O
NJ NJ po;,aevtor nbo accused, woS nres.
~ t.,.;,'. hoau hro,Isrbt nm from tho First
eh,' nat,oS hr Sarseo,t Howard Colonel
Yonng his connseI, Took \ seat by his side.
At. MoSn,ro wos aIsn nresnnt with his
a1 n,, nIoIiI Az Iu;tt T nI;sS n woited in .
oorr;oos ~, tho street near sta college until
sba ,"ss Sni,ed Si Cd in r. Give her testimonv
'u' ""' ea'''o :" ~ ei,e
The H.naS's statefneht.
The young lady came before the jury, ac-
companied by her brother. She was dressed
in deep mourning. In the beginning her
voice auavered a good deal, but in little
while She regained her self-possession and
gave her evidence and answered all ques-
fions nromntIv and clearly. She said
live near the new reservoir. 7 was NOT
ot olj sconainted With Mr.. Curtis- T never
saw him that recollect but three times.
and then ot the rshoe1 store at which he was
EMPLOYED TWinso, Elicit & Crump's, cor.
ner Main and Tenth streets1. -
CURr1s's CONDUCT s-E
Coroner: Tell how he conducted himself
! towards you?
| Answer: can't remember the QateS.E
| The first time I saw him, think, was SIX
weeks asu. l went there TO try on some
shoes. He brought the shoes to nae, and in.
sisted that should try them on while he
held them. begged him to give them to
me, but he persisted IN holding the shoes
iu his hands. At last I succeeded in get
ting the shoes from him, and put them on
myself.
Coroner What occurred next?
Answer: When he stopped to button the
shoes begged he would allow me to do it
myself.
Coroner: What next?
Answer: He persisted ip doing it several
times, until at last allowed him to button
three buttons. lie lnslstea on outtonlng ii
an sns way son,e d;fn1t tmIf nG e "ouunt uo
"NI I1;o ~ voc so aSoaa,,;mn,,, asa.se
n.' Itls s1 c1auSo tha shoe off When t Shen,
e eoIN Tbad I'D fret taken off he insiStaa r or
Iao;nn ImJ % II for me and he stooned down rioh,
~ to ,,'S FOOT and remained there until 7 6af
a o nty,no,o NV no,;tionNtnrn nv hack nnor
~ enuh 80 10y ~ p Shoo nnrchassd ,a;r 49, -
nttn " lasI sS .h snot "toro p"to "toN' . p'tl =
suoes auu 'ei' 'he S'oie'
THE SECOND OCCASION.
Coroner: That was the first time?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Coroner: Well, what occurred on th
second occasion? ........
Answer: wrote to Mr.. Crump, one o
the firm, who was then in Philadelphla, II
have me a pair OF shoes made to order
which he did, and forwarded them TO mt
by express.
Not liking the pair very much, I went t.
the store and got another pair to try. ID
(Curtis) insisted on my trying them on il
the store I said I Dreferred taking then