The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-07
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ists ns1s2 Hing Chr &. Curtis on Monday
the al instant. was before Po3ice.J Jastiees
White for lion Yesterday afternben.
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is9asyffie FIRST witness a I'd. nv gonrnor-
fyea1tiRs AstorneY5 wise. s Wfiereurson Ills
.cornsely EIr.S gs sgsf stated Gfhat df. aEc--
sss slire M as, sss the Court k1ew. undeSo the
charge OF assault fing Mr. nninde exter,a but
ti,at b aestred 10 tshirldn0 Fespon ibifity,
and III Justice Ia the living aud the dead
would ansWerany questions that might be
asked ana 70 sfne laaifeE .B1tat 1nepreper
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onIItan,a; W;sa to1d h;n, ~ ra,at, IN tha.
oecurred ;ntbe M ofsca @ ~ the Observation-Disclosures ]
Tr. Mcclure then commeT,ced his, acco,1nt
with himself. and Mr.. G1rfis entering the
factory Office. He gave his testimony in a
reaI nothing 10 reconntod averv word
ss;h nr % ,aSa .u as Ter os nsss;he e
~ ha,,,ar 49, La h;s
a,s,,S sI,onIdars nv not H. so;J bn nos
nretty Veil acona;nted h,,t not ;n,in,ate
with Chris. " hen Chris staneercd. he
being in the same roon,LstenneG I,n to him
to catch him. bnt too laie: Deceased
fell ot his Ieet Later when ha heoopd
tba4-tne window shouId he raised, so that
Curtis might have some fresh air. Captain
Lyon soid' All. but Won oupbt 10 have
kent him in the fresh air when YOU had him
there.u Mcclure responded, "About that
| must he allowed to differ with you.'' Nc
Guire saw no: indication that Poindexter's
firing had wounded Curtis until Curtis fell.
Il couldn't see that. he had been struck
,lt ttirii ne iet,' .saiu M1o ulfe: As W .ne
8, c.. th,t a;,o.,. = &c ,Lo r.,o,,o,
ioi i'0in 'n"' ss'teA ooioAe Luz ooio'e''
CAPTAIN. A. NJ. LYON
gave a detailed description OF the office
where the encounter occurred. He stated
that there were two stools in there. Cap
tain Wise's questions seemed to lead to the
conclusion that he Captain Wise) thought
PolndeXter snouia nave pickeu up one OF
snese sn s.oC,S C.;o,. ~ e,ieit Tdrtn;n oiI n
u,o"S vi 80, IN tbe nitor offico tvha,
.ta .ha' e. a. 80. coinn ood thot ho n von,
,no, rno ~ - .ha doorEtha dnnr Sonorot;na tI,o
sront ntfico Yrorr, tho oftice or room in Shich
rurt;s and Pnindeytcr we're contendino
As to the hodv Of Cnntain Lyon,s evidence.
# #" was W the same as heretofore nnhlisbed
Witness had rot in The ronm with Curtis and
pa ;nen ~ the forn,er soid hs @as
nuar,,od and befora Poindevtar f;red He
as tteu ohnnt Su ciobt ~ nne Foot rom rnr
tis Pit the tirin9 commenced at once and
r,;troo 1,ae oIr,nst IN Iino ~ tho shots Ono
,,,1"tu t,oesod +h,.o,,,.t tnass; ooot
sIaoe ne Ds ua d;d f'o rot tmnw i1ot oindovte,,s
shat', rora efaa,usl untiI deceased ia,l and
suots were ehe..ua' "n.l. ueSGaSeu iIn' auu
tuen A. was .ist a. sappu,ea ''Ea' Ne was
"ouuueo onis IN 'ho 1ot 'Ae""'
JOHN J..wILsoN
4ttcasteFgorat.-sLncSs fonta Ali
c;ted from him. Witness remained in the
front Office all the time. Did not see Nc
Guire except when that gentleman came in
there with Curtis. Heard Poindexter warn
Curtis TO stand back. Through the window
(casbier's window in Dartition) he saw the
firing and blows from stick.
:: : -. ~ 700, e,orc1~
Ioo n.:,o o. +no
testlhed tnat ne aIfesteu Hoii.'SA..i . az ho .ho
factory. ne hrst asheu J''iaI'tTe nI J;d ;, uo
did the snootlng, anu he salu u,ui ~ n1
then asked foinoeAtel iot h's p'S'o'' ""''
PolndeAtcr nanueu IL over " h,n'
Here the case was closed, ana the accuseu
sent on for indlctment:
Colonel Young ASKED tnae the aceuSeo oe
balted: ,1o,;fod,v an
taptain Nse s"iu' n4a"''A' w
pose tle in0s'on. o,osod 70 1eova If with
Tho Jnstice without argument.
Tba I,st;ce Of once re,used hail.
Tbo ,y;tnesses we're then RECOGNIZED to
,nnanr before the Grand iilry on Monday,
In,h at II o;clock
N, NJ witnessos for the defence were exam
~ Tho rorra IaSr ,yos nor at court.
Che wos moi Summoned. and will not be by
sha Tus |onmonwealth While Mir. Mcclure
w." ,ras oivinp his testimony MIR. Poindexter
soa,roa maa dearly ofYectcd. He bowed his head
80 h;. hanls and she'd tears There were
".. upon ,n,,, LIS narSnrs in tho room who did not
1s sat,,;aa a ,rith him in the unfortunate
sylnputn!le m:e a;na,,r,s,onoos i have,,Tacnd
posilioi ~ - hna,intr ;c such as to impress oll
i,voroblv,
Mr. McC1nire. il IS easy to see has suffered
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