The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03
THE f~IN-EXTER MURDER
TRIAL.
: estimony Of the Young Lady
Whose Pretty Little Foot
Led to the Tragedy.
RICHMOND. Va. March %, 1879.

The trial OF John f.. Poiudexter for
the murder of Curtis was re>umed
this morning The excitemst wa
more i tense han 4 any previ us time
since the opening for 1t was II lie :
stood that Miss La ella Ctrell. the
uowIttia- and Unwilin g cause OF tie
'ragefy vas 70 b put on the sta q a>
a witness. The Diet rm nat on 20 10 d
seems 10 have been arrived at very
quietly, FIR il has al ong teen
noughf that both Ides would - K to
escape the mythical ouus OF cal ing
ntr 10 the sta Il. IN obedience TO that
sense OF c " Try IN the Nr1lnian
III I'D IN any case whef2 a lady is con
cerned.
MISS C~OTTRFLL..
A n Succ edei a 4 lltae and vii
o~y figure. crosse II black about
I'VE Ieet t~lr-eluch 5 IN height, deeply
' lied over a black hat. velvet trim
med, WAS led n by Attorney Gene al
Field aud MIR. j. >. Wise, counS.l for
ne defence, and took her sea Ia the
" tness stand. She removed her vel.
There was disclose a strongly marked
ami not upeApressise t &c. with IL sh
ing light brown eyes looking through
h avg lashes, and arch,d over with
graceful browe. Her blonde halr
curled about nlrfor head aud fell IN a
loop down her reck. She wore PLAIN
gold earrings of oval shape. She had
been sworn at the cleik's desk, and
iii Questioned and requested to tel All
She knew her eyes Were modestly cast
20 the too her heavy blue vail rest
ed III her lap. The Wit ess made d
g0Od lmpreS ION on the vas auditory.
A orief 3 ance al the preferential eA-
tremlty OF the young lady showed
Lot enclosed III French heeled shoes
That IL classic o1tl hes and blue blood
ed dlmlnutlveness, sAapoly contou
anu Dlgh lnStep, was entirely wo4th1
I tbs earneS bu ia al admIra lon o
The unfortuna, Curtis. Her VOC
VAS clear, low and sweet, and rang
out with mellow distinctness.
CUETIS ADMIRATION OLA @RCTTY FOOT.
Miss Co trell re.a ed the incidents
co nected wi II her first visit 10 Ellet.
hlnSs q CIumpS. 1t was IN Janu ~;
he fist Saw Gu It's all, I elect NJ
pa L OF shoes e III i-ttd on assisting
ner TO pul them on She refused onu
I'D Il herself !; tn ouits wanJt d TO
outtoa the 500, md persisted till S {
lepuised Curtis advances, carrying
nome d pair OF shoes tiy them on
On the third visit h took up the pain
Vi boots She to k off md said, VIVA
d pretty little shoe? Certainly YOU
nave got a krotty Little foot. Ii ~ do
yuu nauage TO walk, anyhOA = VIII
ness answered hHm tar ly she de al
ed the ate mpt Of Gu, It's e gage II l
IL conNersa ION, fur her efforts / loo
at II L tot, an /, finally, his squeez Z
OF her a: 10 while h-lp.ng her INTO her
carriage.
POfNDEXTER FNRAGED.
Ihese annoyance We Z relate by
Witness to John POindeXt,r L. When
he was told of Curtis squeezing hel
arm he became very ang y. bu the af
talr made no specla impress. on on hel
MUD. She reiattd INV next day she
Was iOld of the shooting. by Thoma
~POlndeXter, az Which sue was vey
much surprised.
II exam nation Of Miss Cottrell
Was very long. Several witnesses
we're then sworn as to the PRISON Is
~hafacter Counsel vii begin
he argument to the jury to-moriuw
m )rnlng.