The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-23
RAPID STRIDES.
The Testimony Nearly Concluded I'm
the Poindexter case.

THE PROSECUTION THROUGH WITH IT'S
NEssEs FOR THE DEFENCE HEARD-MIss
COTTRELL ON THE EWITNEss-sTAND LAST
NIGHT-lNTEREsTING NEW STATEMENTS
FROM HER-snE ANSWERS QUESTIONS
STATING THAT SHE AND MR.. poISDEX-
TER ARE ENGAGED-OTnER WITNESSES
TO BE HEARD TO-DAY.
the scene OF the shooting yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and at IL the Hastings
Court was called to order and proceeded
with the trial. MIR. Mcclure was put on
the stand. He began his story with Curtis
and himself entering the factory Office
What Curtis had told him and Mr.. Elicit
about the EorseWhippiDg and bis emphatic
denial Of the charge Of insulting Miss Cot
| trell could not come in here as evidence.
| Mr.. McGuire'S testimony was about the
same as given by him at the Coroner's in
quest, ut the Police Court, and at the for
mer trial. Curtis first went up TO PoindeX-
! ter at the latter's desk separated from Cur
/ tis by.a partition in which. was q cashiers
window, and asked for an apology for the
action (horsewhippiug) Of the morning.
IOlUucNteT Iclu>cu lO give hilu auf. w IL
ness then told Curtis "You must get in
| there" and Curtis went through the door
into the inner Office where PoindcXter was.
Curtis advanced with upliIted stick, and
| PolndeXtcr got off the stool and drew pis-
tol. Mr.. McGuirc doesn't rccolIcct that he
saw the pistol; but, anyhow, he became
aware that it had been drawn.
Curtis [doubtles seeing the pistol said.
81 am unarmcd," and looked around in
! quiringly at witness. Witness said. BEAT
hlm. strike him, beat him." and Curtis ad.
vanccd on PondeXter and the firing and
striking commenced.
MR.. INQUIRE UNARMED.
Mr. Mcclure did not hear Poindcxter
warn Curtis il he struck him he would
shoot. He does not say absolutely that
| PoindeXtcr did not utter that warning, but
| he did not hear it, and he was right by Cur
| It's. Sir. McGuirc was not armed; but did
not tell PoindtXtcr so. Din't say anything
about it. ron The former trial Mr.. Mcclure
didn't say whether or not he was armed.
He wasn't aSked.l lie was probablya little
nearer to the combatantS than Mr.. Lyon
was. Could not see before or after the
| shooting that Pordexter was injured any
| by Curtis's blows: but hc made no cXami-
nation of PoudeXter. PoindeXter was not
knocked down.
This is but a bare outline OF Mr. Nc
Cures testimony. We trust much TO the
| familiarity Of our readers with the details
OF the case rs heretofore reported.
Mr.. Mcclure reiterated that he was in the
room with Curtis during the shooting. Mr..
Lvon, who was IN the partition doorway,
didn't see him.
STAND BACK.
Mr., J. J. Wilson, who was in the Factory
! Office talking with Mr.. Lyon when Curtis
and Mcclure entered the office. was the
next witness. He heard Curtis inquire If
PoinGeXter was in. McGuire came IN hrSt.
! IMr. Lyon said Curtis came in tIrs;.l lie
was looking out upon Main street, and paid
! no attention to what was going on until
Curtis had gotten into the inner (PoindcN-
ter'sl room. What attracted his particular
attention was hearing PoindcXter say,
Stand back" He then went TO the Win
dow in the partition and saw the conflict.
Poindeytcr was struck mt before he fired.
| He did not see Mcclure in the front office
during the firing. Lyon was in the partl-
ton doorway.
Mr.. Wilson'S entire evidence was about
the same rs repeated three times before.
PISTOL, WHIP, AND CANE.
Policeman w. NJ. CoIgin made the arrest
very soon after the shooting, Monday, March
81. 1t was either twenty-five minutes past
II or TWENTY-FIVE minutes tn IL. Knows 1t
because be had Just previously looked ut his
watch. PoinGcxter admitted that he did the
shooting. He was at the time in the factory
office. He delivered up his pistol (which
was here shown to the iuryl. PondcXtcr
asked il it was necessary for him TO be AZ
rested: said he had sent Oft for magistrate
and that he thought the matter (nf his arrcstl
could be settled there. Justice Cunning
ham turned over TO witness the whip ana
cane.
CURTIs's WOUNDS.
Coroner W. II. Taylor testified that he
made the post mOrtcm on The 4th o1 March.
Deceased had five wound$-onc in the fore
head, three in the breast, and one on the cl-
bow. These the Doctor clearly described
by references to his own person and with
out using one single technical term. The
bullets taken from corpse of deceased and
one picked up on the Office loor were
shown.
The prisoner neither on the previous tria
nor Yesterday cared to look ut these missiles
OF death. He turned his head away when
ever they were held up TO the view OF the
Jury.
TIE HoESEwIIPPING.
Mr.. V. s. Carlton. clerk at the shoc-stoTc
OF Wingo, Elicit & Crump, was duly sworn
and put upon the stand.
On Monday morning, March 81, Curtis
was standing ut the desk putting down the
day OF the month. when prisoner came in.
Mr.. Young objected to the testimony
about the hoiSeWhipplng.
The Court said that there might have
been some doubt about the admi>siAility OF
this evidence had not the Foundation been
laid Yesterday by The statement OF the pri-
soncr ITO Mr. Lyon at the factory-otlicc
soon after the whipping.
"IBEG HER PARDON"
Mr.. Carlton went on to say that prisoner
came in the store between 8 and 10 O'Clock.
His brother Thomas was with him. Prls-
oner said to Curtis:
"Are YOU Mr.. CurtiS?"
Curtis SAID, "IlIat is my nalne.'
PoiudeXtur said, "Iou nSultcd lady
here OH Saturday, who came with Mrs.
Crump." -.
Curtis replied, 81 was not aware Of it ii
| did beg her pardon"
PoindeXter said, "You did, sir'; and
then Immediately struck deceased eight or
ten blows with the whip. The name OF the
young lady Miss Cottrelll was not called.
Witness did not know until Curtis came
back (when lie subsequently went OUT who
was the lady nsulted. After the whipping
Curtis wanted an explanation. PoindeX-
ter did not give it, but shook his fist in Cur
tis's face, and l then stepped in between
them the second time. Witness did not
refer to tue hand-shakiug.]
In fll1n n0nlreuiih,S 1fLarnelL. Tom