The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-27

! OF PRISONER AND, DEcEAsED-TEsTI.
MoNYs INTRoD UGED D by ttyaihoN.
wEALTHs ATTORNEY TO SHOW THAT
THE YOUNG LADY on HERLAgr VISIT To
4. THE SHoE-SToRE DIDN'T SEEM no BE
DssPLEAsED wITH CURTIS.
The Poindexter trial was resumed yester-
day morning at. Ill o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas PoindeSter was recalled at his
request to corTccta a statement made by him
on his examinations. Hesald before that his
second interview with Mr.. Carlton took
place at ehe Medical College. !. After think
ing over thematter last night became sat
isiied that the interview took place at the
Police Court. AS 10 the matter OF that in
terview am satisfied I incorrect"
! M Mitnessssxyas ssseTsssstyu tyuEstianed by the
Commonwealth's Attorney about bis visit to
Grigs'S shoe-store Immediately after the
whipping. He said he went to see about a
pair of shoes he had bought there, and
which had ripped.
To Mr.. Young: NY brother and Miss
CottreIl have known each other since about
| 1867. Her father had owned an estate above
Richmond, and my brother and ! visited
there while we were boys.
The Young Lady's Statement.
Miss Isabel Cottrel came into the court
room escorted by Attoruey-General Field.
| She was dressed in black and was closely
veiled. At the request OF counsel for de-
| fence she took of her veil. She gave her
| testimony with great composure. She said:
In January last, think, was the first time
| was ever in the store OF Wingo, Elicit &
/ Crump. That was certainly The first time
ever saw the young man (alr. Curtis. l
went into the store for pair Of shoes. l
| wanted to try them on, and he brought them
and wanted to put them on me. told him
l would put them on. He held them and
insisted upon buttonlnS them. took them
and put them on, and finally allowed him
to button three buttons. He insisted on
button!Dg it all the way, and found some
difficulty in preventing him. When took
M nv own shoe he insisted on lacing it up
for me, and be stopped down at my foot and
remained there until | changed my posi-
ton. That was the first time.
SECOND AND THIRD MEETING OF CURTIS.
Two or three weeks afterwards witness
went into the store again about pair OF
shoes, and deceased insisted on her trying
them on in the store; which she utterly re-
fused 10 do.
On the third occasion I went to leave .
pair end to have plates put upon another
pair. olr. Curtis opened the bundle and
held up the pair ! had been wearing, and
said: "What Il pretty little shoe! You
certainly have pretty little foot. l don't
see how you can walk any way" | said,
You'll oblige me by not commenting on
my foot. Please show me the plates" He
said he would, and asked me to walk back.
He showed me the plates. I told him to use
his own discretion about them. He asked
me to have seat. | said no. l would go
over TO Tyler's, where my friend was wait
ing for me. I went over to Tyer's and re-
turned in about ten minutes. When | went
back into the store he called youth TO
bring me the shoes. He would not allow
me to take them in my hands. I saw he
had put on them old plates. Etntd him t"ht
1 thought the old plates an Imposition.
There was tEen some conversation about
the price OF the plates.]
cURTIs's ADVANCE UPON THE LADY.
MIR. Curtis asked me how l wore my heels
off, and to put my foot out and let him see
it. refused He insisted, and advanced
upon mel thought to throw my dress
aside.
There was then some little conversation
about the change, which witness related in
full. BE said that she didn't leave but Is
cents. She said she would rectiiy the mis-
take. and started back with him. Then he
said, ..Yes, you did, too" At the same
time he opened his hand, where he had
dollar concealed, having left the Is cents on
the counter. He said, 81 certainly could
have made that dollar easy" made no re-
plv. was provoked, and said as little as
| possible.
| TIE LADY AT THE PHAET0N.
When got into the phaeon [ was much
offended, and so expressed myself to Mrs.
Bowles-
The Commonwealth's Attorney: Never
mind what YOU said to her. 1t is not evil
dence.
| Dir. Young coptenGed that it was, ana eX-
planned why he thought so. :,
The Commonwealth's Attorney would
cbeeriullv admit what she SAID to Mrs.
Rowles il defence would consent to allow
the statements Of the dead man to third par.
ties to come in.
After brief argument the Court SAID that
the witness might state whether or not she
said anything to Mrs. BoWles-not what she
said.
The witness then said she made known
her feelings to Mrs. Bowles; that COM
plaint was made to Mrs. Bowles just as soon
as we started Oft.
Mr.. PoINDEXTER's VISIT TO TIE LADY.
TO MIR. Young: That was on the Friday
preceding the shooting. / saw Nlr. rom
dexter the Sunday afterwards. lie came 10
nv house and sent messenger 10 ask II 1
would like to 20 to the country. He was
going to his farm, and he asked IL wanted
to 90 up to my brothers. During the drive
l related all this about Curtis, except about
the young man squeezing my arm, which
told him after we got back home. lie eN-
pressed great Indignation, and we Doth
agreed that the young man was very insult
ing. He stopped at his farm few minutes,
and then we went to my brothers. My
brother was not at home, and we came I'M
mediately back and reached home about 2
O'Clock. Mr.. PoindeXter spent the after
noon and evening with me. live with my
brotber-in.aw, Mr.. Alvis, near the new res
ervoir.
THE TALK IN THE LADY's PARLoR.
think it was in the evening just before
tea: we were sitting in the parlor-Mr. Poin-
dexter and I. | occupied rocking-chalr I'M
mediately before the fire, and l think be was
sitting to my left. Hetook ups book when
I had been reading, and in which there was
n letter of mine. l remarked to him that ne
shouldn't read that letter. He said ne
would. / told him he should NOT. he
held the letter off from me in his hand:
I started to grab it, and at the same time got
no. at the same time be caught. hold OF my
arm and made me sit back in the chaif.
| turned to him and said, THAT reminds me
of some more Of that young mans lmpu-
dence at the shoe-store."