Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-15

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site window. He then handed the
hat 10 me, and / examined it. 1t was
a black straw hat with two plumes.
HAT shown.l This, think, is the
same hat. The hat was turned over to
Coroner Taylor. II had some sand or
gravel inside, and on the top was some
red lint. have q few grains OF the
gravel at the station-bouse that came
out Of the hat. The lint might have
been gotten from red shawl.
Before proceeding to cross-examine
this witness Judge Crump moved to ex-
clude all the questions to and answers
Of this witness in regard to the finding
Of the hat.
Objection overruled.
Judge Crump suggested that the jury
should visit the ground--the judge and
officers Of the court, with the jury
while the counsel prepare their bills Of
exception.
Mr.. Meredith said that he should in
sist that the prisoner should 90 too.
The matter was then passed by.
To Judge Crump The hat was found
on Tuesday between and 5 p. NJ.
To Mr.. Meredith: | think there was
a little stain OF mud on the hat. When
/ first saw il the mud was palmer than
il now is.
Policeman Saunders.
Policeman Saunders next took the
witness-stand. He was with Officer
Walton when they went TO the dead
house.
Mr. Meredith asked if the witness
found any wearing apparel.
Judge Crump: We object to that
question.
Court: ] overrule the objection.
Witness found hat.
BY Mr.. Meredith Where did you
find it?
Witness About the centre of the
house.
How was the hat lying on the floor :
Witness explained by placing his hat
on the floor. He described the hat as
Mr.. Walton did. and said that the house
in which the hat was found was about
fifty or seyenty-fve yards from the hole
in the fence.
The hat was shown to him by Mr..
Meredith. and the witness after closely
looking at il. said a: There was some
lint on it that came from shawl, but |
cannot see it now. identify it. though.
gave the hat to Coroner Taylor
Was there anything in the hat
Witness: There was some sand on
it-sand like that on the reservoir walk
way.
Mr.. Meredith Never mind about that.
Then. turning to the stenographer. he
said. You can strike out the last part
Of that question.
Judge Crump moved to strike from
the record every question and answer
put to and made by Mr.. Saunders. The
motion was overruled, and the counsel
for defence excepted.
On being crosse Xamined by Judge
Crump. Mr.. Saunders said: There
was a teaspoonful Of sand in the hat. !
have been out at the Old reservoir very
often-at every spare chance ! could
get. When ! felt like it would walk
out to the reservoir. ! saw the boty
at the almshouSc, and a soon as did
! made up my mind that 1t was a muir
der. ! searched all the houses in the
Clarke-Spring property except the large
building. went inside that, but never
went through.
Were you looking for bonnet hat
when you went out there:
Witness: | was looking for anything
could find.
Did you know that bonnet was
missing:
Witness: Yes. sir. was not look
ing particularly for bonnet.
By Mr.. Evans: You are sure that
You found the hat in the hospital, not in
the old field:
Mr.. Saunders ] am positive | found
it in the house on the Clarke-Spring
property.
Would you be apt to recall the name
Of that juror coroner ; jurorl who went
with you out there:
Witness: cannot remember his
name. ] remember faces better than
names. We are introduced to so
many people it is hard to remember
names.
Was it Mr. s. W. Farrar {?
Witness Ii might have been.
Shortly after ! o'clock the court took
a recess for ten minutes.
Master John williams.
John Williams. the small boy who
found the watch-key. took the stand as
soon as the court reassembled, and was
questioned by Judge Atkins as fol-
lows:
Do you know what you are expected
to do:
Yes. sir. To tell the truth.
How old are you:
Eleven years old.
De YOU know the difference between
telling the truth and telling what is not
so:
Yes. sir.
Do YOU know what will become of
you if you should tell falsehood:
Witness heSitated little.
What do they 90 with the bad peo-
pie:
Send them to the bad man.
| think the witness sufficiently un-
derstands TO be a witness.
John then told how it was that he
found the key. He said that on Sun
day the l4th Of March Willie ThurstOn.
Charlie Williams (his brother. and him
self went out to the reservoir; went in
at the front gate, around the embank-
ment, and out at the gate that they
came in al. They then turned to the
left and went on around the high fence
around the reservoir until they came
to the hole in the fence. There were