Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-29
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to the prisoner?
None at all.
Mr.. Meredith: Did you notice par
ticularly if he had a moustache IN
March?
Yes: noticed particularly. | no
ticed that he was cleanly shaved cleanly
men in my county are rare.
Mr.. Pollard How was it that you
remembered the fact?
When saw in the papers that the
accused man had moustache lremem-
bered this fact. That circumstance re-
called my recollection that he was
cleanly shaved. recalled his face as
cleanly shaved, because it was rarity
in that country. know that II was
the March term, because | was foreman
of the grand jury that term aiso' be-
cause at that term had some accounts
to settle with Mr.. II. r. Pollard.
Mr. Robert Todd.
reside at Walkerton ; am a mer-
chant know the prisoner saw him at
court March 5th.
Mr.. Pollard State whether he had
moustache?
He did not.
What reputation did the prisoner
bear prior to the time of his arrest?
Good as any man in the county, so
far as know.
To Colonel Aylett: | live nineteen
miles from the prisoner and see him
once month at court.
Mr. II. l.. Savage.
I reside at West Point; am a clerk
for Bland Brothers formerly lived at
Centreyille with same firm.
Mr.. Evans Did you ever see man
named Herman Joel?
Yes. sir.
Did he sell iewelry in the store in
which you were clerking'
Yes, sir.
In the same room in which you
were?
Yes, sir.
Were you there pretty constantly?
Yes, sir.
THE REPAIRED KEY.
When did Mr.. Joel first bring his
goods there?
can't say think it was in the
spring Of 1854.
How long did Mr.. Joel remain there!
don't know about month, | sup
pose.
DO you know the prisoner2
Yes, sir; have known him about
eight years.
Do YOU remember seeing him place in
Mr.. Joel's hands for repair any jewelry:
Don't remember him doing that.
MR.. MEREDITH TAKES HIM.
Mr.. Meredith What was your busi-
ness?
Salesman.
Isn't it possible that man could
have given Mr.. Joel work to do there
and YOU not seen it:
! suppose so.
Don't you knoW it could have been
done.
Yes; I might have been in another
room.
Colonel Aylett: Mr.. Savage, how Old
are you?
! will be twenty-one in August.
Mr.. Evans: Was Joel's stand in a
conspicuous place in the store!
Yes; quite so.
Mr.. Pollard: Did you know the pris-
oner intimately?
Yes, intimately.
Mr.. Monroe Morris.
/ reside near Little Plymouth I; known
prisoner for eight years ; went to school
with him for two sessions.
Mr.. Pollard Did you ever see him
wear a moustache?
No. sir.
Ever see him wear a watch-key?
Yes, sir.
When?
Last summer; wore it to black
guard; the key has been recently
shown me by his brother; it was the
same key | saw him wearing last sum
mer.
Key exhibited.l
Yes this seems to be the key; II
had a set in the end Of it, and that
remembered before his brother showed
me the key.
AGES.
To Mr.. Meredith Am eighteen. anC
farmer; don't know the prisoner
age lin his twenty.fourth year, dom
know when | was at school with him
Yes, sir, it was probably more than sil
years ago and if so, | was then twely'
years old.
Captain Alexander Bagby.
reside at Stevensyille, King AM
Queen county, and | do an insurance
business in my section Of the country
| represent the Virginia Fire and Marin
Insurance Company. Lived here in tn
city ten or twelve years.
Yes, sir; was summoned in thi
case as a witness for the Common
wealth.
came here on the 10Th Of March.
came by private conveyance; rode
mule | had to sell. Returned by train
left here on Saturday morning the l4th
ABABY SQUALLS.
Here the squalling Of a baby rigt
under a window Of the courtroom
brought proceedings TO a stop.
Mr.. Pollard: Is there any power
the Court to stop that!
Judge Atkins | think the Court ha
no jurisdiction. lLaughter.l
The Court: Sergeant, please hay
the crowd cleared away from abor
that window.
Mr.. Pollard: ! don't know that OF
baby is a crowd, but it makes a hea
of noise.
! The baby was soon silenced or ca
ried of.
: WITNESS REsUMING.
went down on the same train vii
the prisoner. The morning the boo
was found.l ! saw the prisoner at Il
depot (Twenty-fourth street, when
got there. ! shook hands with him
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