Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

a cigar.
THE WARRANT.
When | read the warrant to him al
Mrs. Tunstall's be asked who Mf'
Robins was who had sworn 1t OUT.
Told him he was a police-oificer.
then called Mr.. Robins in the house.
Mr.. Robins said that no selfish mo-
tive had actuated him in swearing out
the warrant that when he began his IN
ouiries he had no idea it would lead IN
| this direction. Prisoner said that he
wanted to know so as to know what
course to take to seek redress.
AT KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE.
Did the prisoner sleep that night?
Very little. was awake all night,
and | frequently heard him moving IN
he'd. Once or twice he seemed to be on
his hands and knees in bed.
THE CHARM. CHAIN GONE.
At the Third station-house, when l
searched him, missed the charm link.
Asked him where it was, and said that
il was there the night before. He said
il was not that he had green it to his
brother. told him that | knew better
than that that he had it on the night
before. Subsequently told the prisoner
that kneu that he had that chain on
the night before. He said. "No; why,
do you want it?" Told him did.
Said he would getit; that | should have
it. Later when the prisoner and coun-
sci were in witness Office at the
Third station, prisoners brother de-
livered up the chain and said, :" found
it lying ON the table" fat homel.
Next morning going to the Police
Court prisoner smoked cigar, for
threw the stump out Of the carriage
window.
MURDER or WHOM?
Mr.. Meredith When you told him
that you arrested him for murder did
he ask you for the murder Of whom!
He did not.
Going into the house he said to his
folks, This is an officer from Rich
| m0nd come 10 arrest me.
They said, All
There was no shrek no excitement.
The aunt and brother said, Il" Tommie
did not see her."
When Mr.. Robins came in prisoner
said, How is this. 1t is all mis-
take"
Mr.. Robins said that he had sworn
out the warrant through no ill-will
that when he first commenced to work
up the case he had no idea Of where it
would lead to. Cluverius spoke of em-
ploying Mr.. Evans, Mr.. Pollard, and
| Colonel Aylett as his counsel, and that
very night put his brother on horse to
60 after Mr.. Pollard or Mr.. Evans.
SAW IT IN TUESDAYS PAPERS.
| recolect that Mr.. Robins asked
him when he heard Of it. Said that his
Cousin Bagby had sent them Tuesdays
paper and they got it Wednesday. and
that was the first news of Lllian's
death.
THE SHORT CHARM CHAIN.
saw the short chain downstairs /
saw it upstairs, where he changed some
of his clothes saw it at King and
Queen Courthouse. looked at his
watch-chain because knew Of the find
ing of the key at the reservoir.
Upstairs at Mrs. Tunstall's by
sign | called Mr.. Robins's attention to
the short linf on his chain, to which
there was no key or charm attached.
The short chain was empty. He had
no opportunity to put the chain on the
table.
HE KISSED HIS AUNT.
Leaving Mrs. Tunstall's he kissed
his aunt (who gave him $50 gold
piece). and started off without a
hat. Two or three Of us remarked,
"You are going off without your hat"
After some talk he took the hat off his
brothers head and put it on; said that
his own hat had a hole in it. His hat
looked like new one. | saw no hole
in it. He put on reversible overcoat.
with the gray side out, and so wore it
to Richmond that is what | think.
THE HANDS.
He told me that it was easy enough
for him to prove where he was thathe
went nowhere but what he found peo-
pie who knew him that was on the
night Of March the 18th, when we were
talking. Coming up to Richmond,
prisoner and Mr.. Robins sat on the
back seat. and had three blankets or
robes TO protect themselves.
1t was a cold day.
About the chain: He said at first
there was none on there l said
=. there was" said, know there was,
for | remember seeing it at King and
Queen Courthouse. He said, oh, /
gaze ii to my brother"
HIS WHEREABOUTS ON THE 18TH.
He has never stated to me his where
abouts on the night Of the 18th.
Having 1.-The old man" in mind, |
asked him who were the friends he
was with here. lie didn't give me the
names Of his friends.
Colonel Aylett At the time Of the
arrest were the family calm, or not?
| should say so; should have been
more disturbed had it been any member
of my family.
Colonel Aylett Did he ask you with
whose murder he stood charged?
He did not.
Later on he asked for the warrant,
which | read to him.
"THE MISSING LINK"
Here Captain Epps took the watch
chain taken from the prisoner and
showed the jury where the missing
link" (charm-ehain) was on the three
occasions when he had observed it.
Prisoners watch and chain and
charm-chain, taken from his person,
were now offered in evidence and
handed the jury.
The watch is an old-fashioned, open
face. The chain is gold-plated.
All of the prisoners personal effects
were here produced, among them four
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