Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-27


varieus times while persons came m TO
identify the body. Nisc Emms Dun
stan was tine first to identify tiss body.
Her sister was the next
NOT LAWYERS.
To MIR. Meredith Remembered say
ing 10 Mr. Meredith that the expression
Of Hunt that the key was a. identically
the same y was too strong Dr. 1sy-
lor said " everything that was sa,d af
the Coroner q insues; was not put down.
We have no stenographcrs and we ara
not lawyers, and only put down what
is material"
/" How far of can you see, Doctor"
said Colonel Aylett.
Well. SIR. j can see as Ear ~
any mar in the room. lean see the sun
95 .000, 200 miles of--that's q pretty
good way, you know. llaughtsr.l
The Doctor admitted. however, that
his sight was bad.
sssrgs ~. Htnsex.
Mr.. Ge0rgs W. Mmter took ths
stand. and the jury took drinks Of ice-
water. after whirh Mr.. Arnter testified
that on Tuesday AFTER the body was
found he went to the almshouse to ~
port the CoroHer's inquest for the Dis
pascA.
Mr.. Minter was proceeding 10 give .
history Of what he saw, when hs was
interrupted by Mr.. Meredith. and tsld
! to answer the question whether he
acted NJ clerk to the Coroner or not.
| After awhile he said hs t0ok down
Hunts statement jaSt ~ he gave Il
l in--ccrbdfiB.
The statement a. made IN Mr.. Min
ter s hand writing was shown the wit
ness lie identified II a. hIs writing.
and said tine words there wers used by
/ Hunt. The words arr - saw key
living on the bureau IN her room ex-
/ actly like the one shown me. Witness
read testimony over to Hunt, and he
signed 1t.
Witness was proceeding to tell how
he came 10 put down the words, by
saving that he heard Dr. Taylor say,
That yery important.
Mr.. Meredith stopped Mr.. Minter,
and the Court told Mr.. MInter not to
tell what Dr. TAYLOR said.
Mr.. Pollard claimed that il was evi-
dence. and asked that witness be al
lowed to 60 on.
Mr Meredith objected, and the Court
sustained objection.
Counsel for defence objected to the rul-
ing. Witness had never seen the key
before he saw II IL court.
Bv Ar. Meredith Mr.. Minter, are
YOU reporter for the DispGtch ?
am general agent for the DispdfcA.
Answer my question. Art YOU are
porter ior the Dispatch ?
Yes. SIT but my business -
Never mind about your business ]
don't want TO know about that.
Thank You, SIT.
MIR. Meredith asked If, as q reporter
for the DispaicA. the witness went nut
10 the almshOuse. and then dId not ask
10 get look AT the key.
AIR. Mlnter said he was listening at
what was going OF, and didn't care 10
see the KEY.
Mr. Meredith asked Mr. Minter If he
did not write what Hunt said about the
KEY after Hunt had signed tbs paper.
Mr.. NInter said he did not.
BY Mr. Meredith Did YOU not IN
cline to the suicld. theory al that time 7
] had NO opinion at that time, a. ]
thought that when the Commonwealth
was divided newspaper Theban had
to step aside. Laughter.
IL answer 70 questions by hr. Mere
dith, Mr.. MInter said he went down to
KING and Queen county saw Mr.. Gu
verlus, father Of the prisoner. III store
there and interviewed him, and there
witness expressed his belief III the inno-
cence Of the prisoner. lie went 10 the
store IN buggy with William Gu
verins, brother OF the prisoner.
Assxiux fsr Time.
/ Mr.. Evans said that q number OF wit
nesses were not present, and asked the
Court 10 adjourn III was Clio o'clock
for the day, and allow counsel the bal-
Rnce Of the afternoon 10 consult ~ to
the best manner Of putting their wit
nesses on the stand.
We can never get on IL tins way"
said Mr. Meredith.
Well, we have called three wit
nesses, and they have not answered, 4"
said Mir. Pollard.
/ The Court ordered that the witnesses
be sent for and then took recess for
\ FIVE minutes
Emmsfs n. Richasssssa.
Court resumed It's session with Mr..
Richardson on the stand. He knew
the prisoner had known nm eight or
ten years. Wa with HIM on the 18th
Of March; came 10 Richmond with him
OIL the York River railroad. Sat Oh the
same seat. Went direct to Davis's Ho-
tel, and fTem .here 10 the barber shop
al the American Hotel. Mr.. Cluverius
had nc moustache. His upper llp looked
AZ If II had been shaved two or three
days past. Witness ief, prisoner IN
the barber-shop, and saw him no more
until May. Had lived IN Richmond
FIVE weeks. Prisoner had worn watch
key; had noticed twe-one FIAT key,
the other al old flat-headed key.
II you were 10 sec tine key would YOU
identify it,
! ] don't know.
Ths key introduced by the defence
was shown, and witness was asked:
IL TINS the keyy
Taking It IN his hand, witness said :
I" If II rs not, n looks nightly like H. ~
Hsw long since you sxw the prisoner
with 8 ksys
About twelve or eighteen months
ago.
! Used TO see prIsener nearly every
day before hs left the county. Prisoner
Was an intimate associate of witness I;
vers together very mach. AT church,
on ono occasion, prisoner loaned MIN .
key 10 wind up bis watch.
HE srYLE or KEY.
The tat key taken from the prisoners b
| person was shown witness, and be said
That is tine style Of ksy he used to
wear"
The key found at ths reservoir WAS
shswn, and Witness, raferring to the
ring on the bead Of il, said h did NOT