Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
HOW lie DOCTOR LnnKs.

was caraLIe Of orcai expansion whenever
he forced a smile. The lower part of Ms
fcc was covered with 4 short, -crub,y-
looking beard. many .hades rcdder thln
his hair. He wore an lifting suit OF dark
woollen goods OF heavy mltcrial that hl1
eyidtn " seen winter service.
POLICEMAN SWEENEY TALKS.
OniccrSwconey, Of the Second police STA
ton, was the man to whom the warrant
,wofn out by Ms. Edwards was given.
lie II VIZ also who was sent down 20
Atlanta after the corn clipper. lie t'ok
tie sand. and stated that Edwards told
him whiic in Atlanta that he had another
living wife. lie married Alice Doyle in
Griffin, Spalding county. Ga. on the l2'h
II March. 1sS3. Doctor made this ron
tCs,ion cf MI, own will, without promi-e
Of reward or far Of threat. He said hc
lad written this wife lDtter begging her
rot 10 come ia virginia and TESTIFY again',
him. y lie lad one chld seven month.
old. said he had been forced to marry
Zarina Rooirigh,. and that he would make
this defence. and UGlcss hi> Georgia vie
could bee found Ice knew that they could 10
rolhing With him. saw q good dead o.
Ur. Edwards while waiting for proper
rayd, in Atlanta, and knew tl1' he
had some friends there. The Doctor told
him some oi these friends brought him @
file aud q saW, but
III REFUSED TO ESCAPE.
Iii, Georgia wife lived. be said, At Wynn,
Douglas county. Ga. After reaching Rich
uond DC denied be had wife.
Dr. T.. II. Styll, who accompanied >wce'
ncy 10 Atlanta 10 identify Or. Edwards,
testified that hc knew nothing about the
matter more than had been stated b'
SN,crcy aud told him by Edwards. H.
had looked Oh a nap oi G,orsiator Wynn,
Tut could Gud 40 ,ucl place on y. IL
found a place called Sew Wynn. lie ii.>.
net Ur. Edwards IT the 81. Claire Iio.c,,
and aitondcd hi. VIE profc-- -ion2lly during
Ter illness.
TIE DOCTORS WIFE.
The rcxt witness called to the stand
was the Doctor wi'c. Mr.. X'riua FL
ward. She il iall. and rather cookbook
ing: Bas fuil. gray eye, shIrp-cut frl-
tuTc.. and clear voice. She wa~ plainly but
roqtlv dressed, and her bcIriug WIS COM
posed. mul The sharp lir' oi the cro>--cN-
animation notilcd hai when ,hc indicated
f.ls IIIfn~lilf Nllfl Aill. .iil'fs tl -iti 7Nl
first met The coru.clipprr 40 The -. ChIrla |
Ilotcl about tho last ~ March. SIc WI
,muloycd N the hotel 20 the time. or
the Goth II May she was married 10 th,
Dfctor Al the Il. Claire IlOtc. hv Rev
Ir. Turner. Baptist uiui.i,r. She saw
ilc license, and knew tncy were legai
Knew nothing - 10 any former marriage
of the Doctor. pom Crp---' NamiEatlon
tK.tt-. lafprl to
marriage >hc went TO the Il. Ciliie llDtc
with Edward, and registered ~ hl> wife
and wa, married on her sick bed. Sh'
went 10 Petersburg with him ana pui ~
at the Bolliugtr0ok Hotel before she wa
married.
Has any proposition Teen made yor
hy Edward, looking towards yom leaving
Rel mend: :
"Yc.. sir" ,cXcitcdly); " there hc is
PEI !. \. Edwards. lie j, the man; b'
LEGGED and pleaded with me- a, the -tation.
house Wednesday NOT to appear against
him. Ircfu>cd to promise, and told him
would not leave Richmond. but would
tell an knew.
size was persuaded 10 20 with him 20
Richmond. he Wrotr letters, promised to
many her. and although ii"
TRIED To GIT RID CF HIN.
.,.,. .,,,iJrot Her aunt and an1.bcr T..
..r, Inv. ,,.r,. ,.rc..ut at he r7,rrias.
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.l>d Iu.,.,ud aitcr WarrI3-, why l..
Ii', rot talo her to visit h;. relative, ig
North Caroline, at Taia'ro'. ard be- .'ii
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TOOK HEE ~EWtAG-MtthI
f,.r lar ,po,ler for board. Mr.
,,.;..,a li,,,!l, allowed her f. keep he.
,''-i 81. ISL l,,n ,,ry ,ick-h1i three
',..,.
n " Porter testified that hc knew Dr.
TovsId> tIrtc wears ago in Atlanti. Was
ann. =. Charles Hotel when he came t.
t,lrd tl,l, With uC,hcr. sent biz bro
I.rI,n,,. and tcld him hc would seHd fol
l.. MI, and chi Il. which were in ),rorgig
'lif, ,Aimiu.tiol was held upon the
,.i....,. ~ Iip.m,. and the Court decided
t...,rt.f 'Iri, clmractothc ifu,tIng> Court
anal ,Lr witnesses IN thr ca-c were rrco-
Md Co. aIrear II the next term OF thi.
count and t,.tiiy in the ca,c.
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JU,ticc III Amdson took up the cA'''i'lil
lion OF 'hi- ease. Mr>. LuNarus was !5' 3
placed 'n ihc Wints>'>ianu' Nh' al" -.
,hc .tih n June Ntiir 'odru'h-
N,-aud',. tlc Doctor a>hed htf one no, %
irg 10 lriug him glass OF water. -
went down io Tie cooler ana nr"uGh'
iic 'hcV o. ON a. TIE WIhdo" ana -,
h'r inf 'ttih,I' Nnlth >"t "i'"-",'
.,,-i,,-l;n .,,,nuI',trd .tutT in the b,.
'.n,, and told her 10 drink it to quiet bee
H,ry,>. she rofIs,d. He locked the "a '''
and demanded that she should drink. >b
said. "Iu driuk half II you drink hH'
FIRST lie said. d. tn he ID II dC. Iu'
threw the lquid away. Ihey went g.
breakfast. aud aitcrHard, be- came 800 %
room aud / kl>>cd bDr ol lrr check lu I''
hT hc va, Going 10 Niu"hr,iUr
hr..ei him not to lsINy her. hui ID. ct.
and ,hr saw Inn no more unul 'l "@
brought back tutcr arrest.
pr. >lyll was examined. iic Nh''
nothing al out tur POISON. thTou h
an.wtird 10 tlr description Oi tho i""a.i
f. uas .sed ~ cau.tic ior local rp.ir'
uonS-G.ycr intcmaliv- never uf,u g.
qu,ct nerves. AyCry small, quantity "''.
cause death. VLcrr were Sr't u'''.
Crystalline that corld be color"d f'a.