Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-14
II. The drift was probably tOrards

in. tn. drift was probably torards
the eastern side.
Mr.. Rose to Mr.. Meredith: ] cant
describe the character Of the bruises on
the body very accurately there was
bruise over one eye and mark on the
forehead. made no diagnosis OF the
case. lLaughter.l
LOCALITIES.
Mr.. Meredith next took Mr.. Rose in
hand and cross-questioned him about
localities.
II was dull, dry, uninteresting, but
important for the jury to know.
it prepared their minds for VISIT 10
the grounds. =,
Mr.. Rose to Mr.. Brown Evans; !
don't remember the hour J retired on
the night of March 18th; usually retire
about or Q.
At 1920 Mr.. Rose left the stand,
having been on nearly two hours.
CLUvERIUs.
During the examination Of Mr.. Rose
the prisoner was tolerably attentive
but occasionally looked bored. FOR
the most part his face wore serious
and rather sad expression. There was
no smiling observed.
Finding that the crowd would not or
could not keep quiet, all the spectators
in the section set apart for the general
public were excluded by order of Judge
Atkins. The improvement in the air
of the court was very great. The mur-
murs of discomfort from without were
greater still.
Hereafter admission to the court, ex-
cept TO members Of the bar, will be by
card only.
The crowd was not Intentionally
bad behaved, but men coming in and
going out, men moving their feet IN the
little close room. made a noise almost
drowning the WITNESSES voice.
r. T.Lu,as
Sworn and examined.
Where were you on the morning OF
the l4th Of March?
| was repairing a stOp-cock at the
valye-house at the Old reservoir. AT
Mr.. Roses request / went up on the
embankment on the south side of the
reservoir. / saw glove and piece oi
shoe-strlng lying on the ground. There
were evidences Of desperate scufile.
Did you see anything else?
saw something in the water, and got
a pole and touched it, and saw that II
was human body.
Was the body taken out when the
Coroner came!
Yes. sir. He came two hours after
saw the body.
Were any visitors admitted to the
grounds in the mean time!
/ don't think there were. | went
back to my work while waiting for the
CoTorer.
When first showed the body ! saS
the limb move under the water, but
Gu IOl ulSluID tlIN bVNg'
When the Coroner came rope was
put around the body and it was pulled
opposite the wicket-gate and taken out
After the body was taken out the
water was turned off.
TAKEN FROM THE WATER.
Who tied the rope around the body
Mr.. Higgins, an employee OF thu
water-works, tied rope around th'
body. He didn't go into the water
which was about twelve inches over tn
body. Saw no marks Of violence oI
the body except one eye, which wa
blue, and the mouth, which was swol
len. lie was foreman Of the hands a
the water-works, and not assistant.
Cross-examined by Judge Crump
How far was the object you saw fror
the g4te'
| About thirty feet.
Where was the body lying?
On the slope of the bank.
How deep was the water beyond tn
body?
don't know.
What was the appearance of the ot
iect you saw in the water:
1t looked like some clothing lynn
there. couldn't tell whether 1t was
human body or not at first. touche
itwith a pole, moved it little, and sa
one leg. | could see the face.
Did you use the pole more than on
upon the body?
No, sir; only once. stood on Il
inside next to the fence, with one har
holding to the fence, and the small po
in the other. Pole is about an in'
thick.
THE TRACKS.
How many tracks did you see?
don't know.
= What sort of tracks were they?
One was a mans and the 9th
a lady's. There were more than
dozen Of each.
: Did YOU measure any of them:
. No. sir.
, Did you notice the size?
No. sir. ] only know that there W
a man and lady. | didn'tnotice whetl
the tracks were large or small. | dol
know whether they were measured
not.
Did you call the Coroner's attenti
to these tracks?
/ No. sir. | went back TO work.
What time was it when the COroT
came?
c don't know, sir.
d Who tied the rope around the bod
{ Mr.. Higgins, sir.
: How did he do it.?
c He put a rope around his waist a
went down the slope of the embal
a ment and put it around the body.
: How was il brought up the embaI
4 ment!
ON LAND AGAIN.
- Mr.. Higgins guided it to point
" posite the wicket-gate, floating it alo
, and then we took it out.
u u Did you pull it out?
- /, No, sir; lifted it out Of the wa
:; !. and dragged it up the embankment.
10 How was this done!
One man and took hold of it
. dragged il up the embankment.