The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-17
THE HICKORY TREE IN COURT.
Examination OF Witnesses Confined
and Close OF the Testimony
for the Prosecution.
GARLAND INVITED TO A PICNIC.
His Friends Hopeful and ConGden,
OF AcquittaI.
Tspcclal TELEGRAM to The D,sp,,ch.I


LVNENBVRG COURTHOUSE, Va, August
l6.-Neithcr the severity OF the weather
nor the tediousncSs Of the examination of
witnesses has yperccptible influence upon
the ardor Of the crowd which day after day
packs the courtroom to gather the latest
points about the Garland trial; but | am
told that this crowd is as nothing to what
that one will be which will assemble TO
hear the argument Of counsel.
TIE HICKORY.
The outlook is that the prosecution land
particularly Judge Hinton) will be very
aggressive, and The defence will meet them
in the same spirit, but / think not to the
extent Of attacking the dead mans men,
DRY. This morning, Just before the court
commenced, the hickory against which it
i alleged that Addison was leaning or
had gotten behind about the time Of Gar
lands last shot was fred was brought into
the courtroom. II had been cut of about
ten feet from the ground, and the limbs, all
OF which were sboyc mans head. left
untouched. 1t was set up in one corner
till needed.
Mr.. JONES'S TESTIMONY THE MISSING LET
TER.
The examination Of Dir. ,Jonc, was re-
>umcd al s. O'Clock. He went over the
oit-told story Of BosWclrs visit to The mill;
OF the fight in the road; OF the letters that
Garland wrote and witness took out OF the
post-oiice and carried to Addison. He got
both Garland'S letters out together.
Addison read him the correspondence.
Addison, when dying, requested his bro
thcr to burn his letters that were from
ladies. and witness supposed that that let
ter which Miss Hatchctt wrote Addison
forwarding him her letter to Garland was
burnt up. 1t was sent over to Frank adj
olson by young Orgain, Addison'- conf
dental friend. This letter not being pro-
duced, while the others were saved, coun-
sci for defence will dwell upon when
they come TO the argument.
Judge Hinton offered to prove the con-
tents Of this letter by Organ ii the defence
wished, but they made no expression Of
that sort.
BO>WELL'S PISTOL.
Closely crOsS-quc>tioncd Ivy Mr. Finch as
to when il WAS that ne saw pistol in Bos-
wells extended hand-whcther it was at
the moment Boswell handed the pistol to
Garland or previou>ly-Mr. Jones said, i
cannot swear positively at what exact time
it was saw the pistol in Boswel'S hand y;
with which declaration Mr.. Finch appeared
satisfied. Witness said lie was born in
MARYLAND; had been here about a year;
was not a registered voter; is somewhat
near-sichted. Addison, he stated, con-
siGcred Baltimore his home. II was well
established by this witness (Mr. Jones' that
at the mill, after Boswelrs first visit, a
Gght between Garland and Addison wa-
expected. Jones having remarked the eve
ming before TO Encs that with fists or pis-
/ tol. Addison would prove the better man
There was again a spat in court Srowin-
OH Of the great Indulgence by counsel in
side remarks. Mr.. Finch spoke OF Mr
TayIcr as the police lawyer from Bait
more Nr. Taylor said tha; the designa'
ton wa, offensive and not true.
jude Perry solemnly warned counse
that really these personalities would not dc
and must not be repeated.
Mr.. Jone, said that he had learned thai
Addison wa, raised near Alexandria anC
,ba the Addisons still have their home
stead near AleXandrla.
TESTIMONY OF TIE TREE.
At this point the hickory was broush
before the Jury and Identified by organ
Zones. leaning upon it, described the 20
.iion. Garland called FOR Bos"clPS pistol
Al fonr feet from the Ground the hickor.
,ros a little less than seven inches in DIANE
,ar According TO Jonc,'S description
,ddi.on tvLo had been wounded throus
the bowels, though none OF The party Wer
r,cn aware Of it, had his lett shoulee
a,oin,t and his left arm resting upon 0
twined around the tree, lis posture p''"
= a half-stoopng one.
AppIsON's CARTRIDGES.
Ry consent, Mr.. Jones, mef'l'an'
ni,ci..-ond-Whites, was here examined u
, n,o defence. and testified that Addiso
I ,,,,s into his store before the day OF u
= dinjculty to purchase cartridges lie wan
: ~ os-calibre. Witness had none oil III
e s;1o and referred him to another slor
. Tha, WAS the day Addison drove his ,ls''
nTry wcddcrburn) 90 Blacks-and-" hltc
= :, was also the day Boswell first ViS''eu Il
: mill and found Addison absent.
: ON PISTOL. AND NEW.
u II Scav. who was summoned ~ u
g 80 lint tbov not caring to put him
u the stand. was called 10y Judge iiin!o" !
l. w.. w. ,,ro.ccution. Saw Addison in his $40
y. plocks-ond- Whites on July l5lh' NC'
- 80 ,,u,,ed ont pistol and said he Wan'
r -" L., ',, for if. but could not find 'hel
l. and aid either he wanted TO puy I','
:, ~ Ind 70 buy pistol. Witness SOFA },
+. q9.caljbrc pistol and box OF caIiius
n ,1,.on tried in the store to sell lis
c. and larger pistol. Wneh ~ p,a'
&c 49, Distol out some one I''''" - :
- - no, with such Il pistol Gariie'u was -:
- 49, Norman Epcs, who was present ~ =,
N Ni -. Won must be getting ready TO SIT
ly somebody Addison said "No o; , ,hst "
'o '.r,,,,, 81 tor something oil lli'' =
g 49,, From the reply we inIerreu .l''' .
p ,.c,,,,,, was in anticipation. Inc oc.',
&c u' ~, ..tcrences were not evidence ~.
m SON SON paid three dollars for the n ri, do1or
MS pistol coS' -"
mt .ixty-fye cents. ,,,.o,,. Question: "1
or. 10 CaDtain MchihhNJ -