The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-06
THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 6, 1879.


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said 10 T aidtjs warf. ia shoot hin, Il a,d,st
want ia si,oot him. !. for f3odss sake Sem some.
body Gry ia do sf,TnetIine for fiIe mar, ),
He raised the nan,s l,ead md laid II mon
his arm. He yvas alone WITH The NM, fnr
sfrns moments 4 affer sJooiring NJ deeeaasd s,
wont snr ! Sn.,or fl,ni.;,, !, hat - r r,ioh.
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+, Coroner Do you; know anything OF the
relations between Mr Poindexter and
Miss q. 49, 7 ~. g. ..t. ~. :
Answer: No, Sir. nave heard him speak
OF her family that was all =. .;...s ~.
Question by Juror Could: Peindexter
nave retreated irom Gurus a any fartner than
ne did Is. i,i.s. ..:. y
i. Answer: Not without passing Curtis or
climbing over the pareitsoD. curtis was
AA'u Ses" seu. '.1.-.....
.s,.,.:.! i.-.,. :, LET $50
coroner Does Mr. rotaaeAtef catr?
pistol nabiluaMy
answer: he Is IN sne DaDic o1 gong 20
the country and. carrying pistol with MIN.
lave seen :hlm nave a plstc, frequently,
especlafiy when going 10 Ine country. 0on.t
think-he usually Kept IL at the once. DON'T
SUN wnegasf y. .sa asr,;ac ea,l:es
p ,,s, 49,, i,,., - s;t two or 81 :,
yse,.s Wo ~ d,,a;,,a s,,at t;,,, oc,a ~ tha
se.,nt, n.S ,.s i,,ss ad b;s s"e
s1,as ~. -, ~ mn sos @ ~ su9son 9o
riao ~, 90, - I,oI.ss II hsia,,,,s a.
@ Mis- 's,ss -
haen hoe unrk;no : is wv
4 aid not knov NV .Cnrt;s when he came into
the office or would have stnnned him :,
: e,.,>'-.e' : nn;. .,"-a. s s's - -.
r.. jgf,.,,.. IHE ais.:'1 siich' g:.r ii
Coroner: was tne stick broken IN the at
tack Ill, z.$...
Answer: The bark was broken; Whe-
ther the fibre was broken don't know.
picked up the stick and laid it upon the
safe, ana subsequently a policeman TOOK
possession OF it. The big end OF the STICK
was, think, rather more than al inch
through. 1t was hickory stick.
Tazewell Elicit sworn.
Mr.. NcGuire INV mariner, md 7 were in
orr law-ofice on Mpndav naorning when
Mr.. Curtis cane in yerv I,;rriedIr and an Of
taking seat said. "I want TO consult YOU on
a point of honor" He was told to state bis
case, and did so-as well as remember-as
follows: -.
cURT1s's OWN STORY.
Twas in the store this morning, when two
men came in, and one askt d Mr., Carlton il
he was Mr.. Curtis. He repl;ed "No; there
is Mr.. Curtis, and noipted TO ME standing
ae sne uesh: Ine lnau "aiheu tom"iuI Ae
anu dShSu III WAS MI. IuTtISs IcptlSu,
- aln, SIT"
ne ne saiu, Ss lou insu'eeo ~ iaoy ~ 'niS
s'J' on oa.u.uay, sn :.
and - T aid ano,ooize tor II y 80
H. so;d.. ts W. 5;d -, %. and drou q
cowhide and commenced tn strike me about
the head and Shoulders I ran around the
end Of The counter. and Mr.. Carlton stepped
in between us. 7 said have iusulted nc
lady, sir: if did so unwittineIy now apollo
gize for it. I(Curtis) then asked him what
particular case he alluded to. He ereplied
"You insuited a young lady who was here
with Mrs. CPS sister" ! then remembered
that Young lady. a Miss G., was here with
Mrs. C.'s sister-came here in phaeton-
on Friday. she (Mrs. CPS sister) remaining
in the phaeton at the door. sE'.r .
-.r,., cURTIs,s DENIAL.
T +o,d hin, .thot ha,7 not ;,s,Itea tbe
vonno iadv and 10 vnn poindexterl ore her
yanrasanto.;va yns r ainni,e 20 yow Ue re.
~, NJ S's g. Was = -, asa ;tu
p'1Wv NJ ro.N, ,c,oS 80, 10 S,,..is ~ s' .,,o,. .,
70 % rai,t.aoa sa;d !. ssWr pn;nday,er Sns "
no,,,e ~ liz, a,,., f,,ht;. 70 No.,
sSant r.,,t y,1, J,,,,.t 20 ns,ss;e VIII
that the two Poindeyrers IerI rue srur-; : aul
now have come to ask you all (Messrs.
hcGuire Eiiett) "nat 20 ao: ou 49,
lMf. ENettJ t9en saiu; Cual'e, Ie,l Us
exactiE Wnat LOOK place between tne laey
and yourseh. ..l....
cURT1s's ACCOUNT OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH
THE LADY.
He replied: On Friday morning Miss C.
came into the store to return pair of shoes
which had been ordered for her at the
North, but which did not suit her, and took
another pair which she liked better, saying
that she wanted heelpIatcs put upon them.
l replied that dld NOS usually put on neei
plates mysen, ous Is sue mah m1osI @ oe'''
ness IL WIS was ouI mou.u w t ~ ~ tHa rI.tos
toos ZIG sn ll. uun .th tbl, pUI 80 III .,a frort
on Tue neeis' anu pioushs tuem " snS ithe the
OF Tue stoie asatn. Ho'u'ns up .. on. VI i;t.n tu
snoes saio ihis IS .feis piea.l I'ss
snoe. uo9,E gee nov you IA. can ,ana s.,nu .So So
IT," MT. Eiett ,tlougnt inese Mete .ue
exact words, and Curtis sad. you know,
Fellows, tne neels were pltcnee 'n'l
WV. "ouiu , I'M " ecS 'n.n .u on 5o", @ ho,o,,.
she repiea, NO, taank you you. = = ait;no naien
TINT NOW lne iaus al 'ne uooi 10 "''''D
Ior ipe. o.t,a ho,
-. tnen nv WIappeu tnen u up anu esoo'' ''eo Ae-
out 10 lug phaetoh' r s..
THE PARTING AT THE PHAETON.