Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-29

What was his reputation!
Everybody thought he was a very
fine young man; j did.
TO THE PROSECUTION.
Mr.. Meredith Do you recolect what
he said to a question you asked as to
where he stayed the night before Fri
day night
/ don't know the question, or if |
asked him the question, but the i'm
preston was that he was at my cou-
sins.
Did he or not leave the impression
that he spent Friday night at Mr.
George Bagby's?
lie did.
Were YOU not so firmly impressed
with this fact that when You got
home
Defence objected. Withdrawn.
Is il or not your recollection that he
told you he spent the Friday night
18th at Mr.. George Bagby's?
Defence excepted.
| so understood hin.
You said that before you left Tappa-
hammock you parted with him!
Yes. sir.
Did he go by your house?
When got home found out that he
had not been there it was five or SIX
miles out Of the way.
THE RICHMOND PAPERS.
While at Tappahannock were or not
the Richmond papers received with an
account of the finding Of the body!
Yes. sir it was in the Dispatch.
Was it or not the subject ofconyersa-
ton? Was the prisoner present?
think he was part Of the time.
THE JETER PHILLIPS CASE.
! remember when reading the Dis.
patch to have thought here is another
Jeter Phillips case, but was not sure
| gave utterance to the thought. | am
now rather inclined to Think | gave ex-
preston TO that thought.
PRISONER SAID NOTHING.
Where was the prisoner?
Ii was in the clerks Office and he was
sitting by the fire. He said nothing
He did not allude to the matter mol
did | hear anybody else allude to the
subject.
What hour did you get the paper?
After tea.
BED-FELLOWS.
Mr.. Meredith Had it not been pre-
yiously arranged that you would occupy
the same bed?
Yes. There were two beds in on
room-one feather, one shuck. He sal,
we could both occupy the same bed.
thought that it was understood.
Did you or not occupy the same bed
No; when went in he said, L" Cap
tain. guess you prefer to sleep b!
yourself; you take the fcather-bed.'
IN THE CLERKS OFFICE.
Mr.. Pollard Captain Bagby, VIII
else was in the clerks Office?
! think Mr.. Micou.
Who else! Do you remember that
was in there!
don't remember; did not know
you were.
Was not also Mr.. Farland?
| can't say.
Were there not several persons il
there who made no response to your re
mark?
Nobody there seemed to know any
thing about the Jeter Phillips case.
Was or not the prisoner reading an
other paper:
Yes; he was reading the Wing.
RELATIONS.
Colonel Aylctt; Are you or you
wife any relation to the prisoner!
| | believe myself and wife are both II
lated to the prisoner; can't say ho'
near.
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT-A
BAGBY's, HERE.
Defence May you or not have bee
mistaken as to the night:
am quite sure that was mistakel
for at my home he said, - No, he too
tea there" | will not say positlyel
that he said he took tea there " on Fr
day night -; may have been that
said Thursday.
Mr.. Meredith Did you know tn
he was here Thursday night!
/ didn't.
My impression is that he told me tn
he spent Friday night with my Cous
l George. l won't be positive wheth
, be said Thursday night or Friday nigh
E After he the prisoner) went out ! to
| my wife that | believed that the b'
(Cluverius) was either EARNING or lyin
a don't know which. / said it Joe
e larly.
r Then you were so impressed wi
the fact that you told your wife tn
= he was at Cousin GEORGES Frid
night? ~
t THERE'S no doubt that | thought th
he referred to Friday night Q3th).
Mr.. Thomas r. Bagby.
/ reside at West Point, and am
l attorney at law. l know the prison'
{ / was here March the 18th. Saw h
about halfpast 2 O'Clock at Mos
Hall; it was the Dime-Museum Co
pany, playing the Chimes Of Normant
, / saw him in the hall seated when
got in.
- What has been prisoners repu
ton?
: Very good, think.
PRISONER AT DINE MUSEUM.
Il To Mr.. Meredith +; can't say Il
h ie remained in the hall only S
y him when first went in. II ! S
l. him later II made no impression on u
d Yes, sir; was here the day the CT
e WIS first called. / was standing j