Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-26

here II, Richmond, and that he would en-
plo, detectives In ST. Louis and Chicago e
clear the matter up and throw 1t on the
q. He said that he never could have done
her any harm? A. Yes; that he thought
too much Of her.
THE BUGGY-RoBEs.
O. Starting that morning and coming NJ
TO Richmond, who rode on the seat with
the prisoner? A. did. sir.
q. Who was in front? A. Captain Epps.
q. Did you or not have any robes around
you? A. Yes; think we had some two OF
three blankets and robes together.
q. How high did the robes come up? "A,
They came up pretty high iillustratingl.
q. Did the prisoner or not have his hands
outside Of or under the robes all the time
A. He had his hands under the robes most
OF the time. IL was very cold. He had no
gloves that could see.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
O. Did you have any conversation with
him coming on up? a. After crossing
Piping.frec ferry he spoke OF employlns
Colonel hylett, wanting TO get TO Rich
mOnd in time 10 telegraph Colonel Aylett
to employ him: and in answer TO Captain
Epps, who asked him what friends he was
with In Richmond, he said that he had q
great many friends here. and that II would
be very easy for him 10 prove where he had
been. ! think he spoke OF Dir. witt as he
ing n cousin Of his. think IL was at Wick
ers-thtre Is a private entertainment kept
there by some 0ne-where we had stopped
To eat dinner. Captain Epis had gone out
TO see II he could shoot some birds; and !
think il was there he told me that he had
been TO the Dime Museum on Friday night
and had returned at IL o'clock that night.
q. Are you positive that he made that
statement TO you? A. 1 am positive that
he made IL TO me, but am not positive thas
he made IL there.
Q. That he was al the Dime Museum Fri
day night and had retired that night al IL
o'clock? A. Yes, sir.
PRISONER HUNS TUNES.
@. How did he pass his timee A. On
nearing Richmond he seemed 10 be little
depressed, thought Sir.
q. Did he sing or not coming on up? n.
Yes. he hummed q little. He hummed u
little between plymouth and King and
Queen Courthouse.
%. Do YOU know what tunes or hymns ?
A. j have "a very poor ear for music.
think they we're sentimental songs there.
On nearing Richmond he sang one OF the
Gospel hymns
BY Mr.. Aylett: @. He sang Gospel hymns
when nearing Richmond and sentimental
songs down ia Hanover? A. Yes sir.
THE MISSING LINK.
BY Mr., Meredith: DO you know Of any
thing else In connection with the arrest 2
A. Well sir; ] came back 10 the station
that night. On coming by the station
house, al n little after O'Clock. learned
that this piece OF chain which had seen
was missing, and went to the cell and
asked him what he did with that piece OF
chain that was on his watch.chaln last
night, and he told me that his brother
would bring II MP In the morning.
q. Had he seen his brother then? A.
think he had, sir. My impression is that he
had.
o. Was II that evening or the next morn
ing that his counsel saw him. A. do not
know, sir. l left the statiOn-house and
went home.
The examination Of Mr.. Robins in
the above extracts was chiefly by Mr..
Meredith.
Some few Of the questions were put
by Colonel Aylett.
TO QUESTIONS OF THE DEFENCE.
After he had got to Richmond had
no conversation with prisoner except tC
ask about 6 p. N.Y. where the link was
and he said his brother would bring il
up with him in the morning. My i'm
preston was that he had seen his bro
ther since his arrival here. | had heard
that his brother came by train and go'
mere DtlOfc NC ulus Hdh Scch IL klus
link) in an upper room at Mrs. Tun
stalls.
Here Judge Crump insisted that the
witness said that his brother " had it. =
Mr.. Robins said that he did not 81
state.
Judge Crump appealed to the stenO
grapher, who, upon reading the notes
showed that Mr.. Robins was right.
Twice afterwards Mr.. Robins cor
rected the defence. Once the defenc,
(Mr. Eyans) corrected him.
AT KING AND QUEEN COURT
HOUSE, &C.
Mr.. Robins stated that he did not Sc,
the charm-chain on prisoners person
at King and Queen Courthouse. but haC
noticed it distinctly when accused wa
dressing in the upstairs room at Mrs
Tunstall's. Did not observe the charm
chain en- route; didn't observe it whel
prisoner undressed to 60 to bed at KIM
and Queen Courthouse.
On their way to Richmond witness
and prisoner sat on the back seat of tn,
drag, and it being cold, they kept tn,
blankets well drawn up about them
THE BODY.
Yes, sir, said he, the warrant wa
issued on my complaint. | had not thel
seen the body. No, l had not idsnti
fed it, but others had. | told Captain
Epps that the deceased in some partic
ulars resembled Miss Madison, VIII,
was my third cousin; but that sh'
looked rather coarse for Miss Madison
but that her two maiden sunts VIII
lived here would know her. was a
the almshouse Tuesday night whei
everybody said that she was identifies
as Miss Madison. No, sir; the bod,
was not identified in my presence al
Miss Madison. got out the warran
Wednesday morning, when / was per
.feetty satisfied that it was Miss Madi
son. trf
MR.. WITT.
Witness having said that comm.
along prisoner told him that Mr.. S. B
Witt was q kinsman Of his tprisoner's)
a considerable contention arose as Il
whether the witness should tell if h
kaeV whether Mr.. Witt was kin to th'
prisoner.
The Court decided that witness nigh
state to whom the remark was made
He said / don't know to whom tn
remark was made. 1t was probably
made to either or both Of u.s." [officers.
Further than this the Court woul,
not permit defence to ask about Mr.
Wits relationship.
After Mr.. Evans had searched wit
ness through and through with ques
tions Mr.. Robins was dismissed from
the stand.
Mr. ysha 4. Oliver.
This gentleman, who is deputy
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