Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-05-20
N SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTIsER.
beads around it, and was trimmed with

beads around it, and was trimmed with
velveteen.'
The hat was turned over to Coroner Tay-
lor. Mr.. Saunders gave it to the Coroner.
l went with him. The hat had some sand
or gravel inside. On the top Of it was
some red lint that could be gotten off a
shawl. I have a fey grains of the small
gravel at the station-house. 1t is gravel
like that on the reservoir walk-way.
Policeman Saunders was next called. He
was with Walton when the hat was found
and his statement correspondent with that
of Walton.
| John Williams, boy II years of age,
was called to the witness stand. After the
bow was questioned as to the character of
an oath, and the court became satisfied
that he understood it sufficiently to become
witness, the boy told about his finding
the kew near the hole in the fence. He
said: ii walked around the fence with
Charlie Williams and Willie Thurston, and
when l got to the hole in the fence poked
nv head inside and saw key"
ssIt looked like gold key. 1t had a
little ring where the chain went IN and it
had sprung ont. The little piece of wire
across it which sprung out on the chain
had been pulled out.
Isaac Williams, the father of the boy,
John W lliams, was next called.
He said his son gave him the key and he
(the witness) gave it to his wife. He des-
cribed the key his son gave him, and iden-
titled the one Mr.. Meredith showed him as
the key his son had. The loop Qink) was
opened and pressed it together with my
fingers
Charles Williams another and older son
of Isaac Williams, testified to his brother
q he lou CHI tn
him by Mr.. Meredith and the boy identified
it.
Willie Thurston, another youth, was
called. He said he was with Johnnie Will
liams when the key was found, and lden-
titled the kew shown him by Mr.. Meredith
as the key found by Johnnie Williams.
The examination of Willie Thurston was
long and tedious, eliciting nothing new.
Joseph p Mountcastle was next called.
He testified as to having picked up bun
die of clothing in the river near the Chesa
peake and Ohio wharves. A bundle was
shown to him and the witness identified it
as the bundle he found. He did not re-
member what day it WIS he found the bum
die. Said he: 81 think it was on Saturday.
The day the body was found The bun
die was floating. never noticed the state
of the tide The bundle was moving very
about ten feet from the first jetty below the
| wharves.
FRIDAY, MAY 18th.
The first witness called was John B.
Childres, an employee at the coal dock at
the Chesapeake and Ohio wharves. He
said he was at the wharf on the 18th of
March, and knew something of the finding
of a bundle of clothing. He was asked by
lo ~
bundle if be saw it, and he replied that he
could. A bundle was shown to the witness
and identified By him as the tqndle foand
floating in the river. He further said that
| the clothing was pretty much wet all the
way through and that the pieces were
taken out, washed, and put back in the
bag.
Mrs. Isaac Williams, the mother Of
Johnnie Williams who found the key, ap-
peared in court and was next called. The
key was given to her by Johnny on Sunday
evening and on Monday morning she gave
it to Willie Hill. She said:
cit was small key, ring on the end
and small ring on the key. took it TO be
a gold key. cannot give an accurate de-
scripion of it.
A key was shown to her by Mr.. Mere
dith ID identified as the ono her son gave
her.
Mrs Williams was cross-examined by
Judge Grump, and she Sold who she gave
the KEY to and how it got to tie officers.
This she did in detail.
Mr.. J. D. Redwood, foreman at the coal
docks at the Chesapeake and Ohio wharves,
was next called. He related substantially
what Mr.. Mountcastls did Thursday and
what Mr. Childress did a few minutes pre-
vous. In addition he said he recognised
on one CT the pieces Of clothing the name,
'sf' CT 7. Madison. - The CHER letters on
another piece he could not make out, but
said ne could identify the piece if he saw
it. The bundle was shown to him and
identifiel by the witness.
Mr. Redwood, in conclusion, said:
"There was cigar box in the bundle and
on the lid was some poetry. Tine only
words remember are;
| eff he won't, who will3''
r. G Waddill, farmer snd teamster
living Oh James river, was called, aud tes-
titled that the bundle was brought to his
j house by Mountcastle ard Childerss on
Saturday, and taken away by them Mon
day morning While in his keeping the
bundle was not united.
Il 1ta quarter to 10 o'clock the court took
recess.
The reason why the court teo.z RECESS
was to give the jurors an opportunity of
viewing the reservoir grounds and sur
roundings. This could not be done with
ont carrying the prisoner o there.
j 1T twenty minutes to y o'clock the jury,
counsel on both Sides ting prigoner, eight
policemen, and about as many representa-
tives OF the press Started for the reservoir.
Three carriages and two orinitRses con-
|
The prisoner, in custody of Deputy Ser
geant Allen and Policemen Hardy and
Walton, went out in one of the carriages
) AS the procession, for such it was, passed
out 70 the reservoir it attracted considera-
BILE attention. In front gid behind of the
omnibus containing the jurors EGre' tSa CT
more uniformed policemen. III addition to
Sergeant Lee and his two deputies, Messrs.
Lovenstein and Allen, all of whom were
delegated by the Court to keep the Jurors
together and not allow any one to converse
with them. Tie party reached the reser-
voir shortly after 10 O'Clock, and entered
the u,S;p gate on Ashland street, just in
front OF the pavilion,
Upon the re-assembling CT the court Lr
William II. Taylor was called, but he was
: not within hearing. Walter Hill was in
troduced as the next witness.
He said he got the watch-key from Mrs.
Williams o, the 10th Of March; that he
then vent to the school house, got Johnnie
Williams, and vent with him to Wren's
Office, and gave him the key. The key
was in his possession from the time il came
into his hands until he gave it up. Had
never seon the key since.
The key was shown to him, and he iden.
tilted il.
SIr. B. P. Owen, Siate reporter, was
then called to the stand He stated his oc-
capation, and testified to having been at
Wren's office several times during the
month of March; that there be saw a
watch-key; that he aud Wren went to
Spott's jewelry store, in rear of Wren's, to
get tie ieweler to give him description of
the key in time to publish it in the State
that afternoon. The key was SHOWN the
reporter, and he testified that to the best Of
his recollection that was the key.
Mr.. Charles Spott, jeweller, testified to
a keys having been brought to bis office
on Monday; fiat it was a gold-filled key.
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