Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-30

vers " told him to "left OUT Wit
ness said Mr.. Joel warranted the watch
to run twelve months. but d" paid my
money, and de watch doan run now
besides. I'se out er my money He
said prisoner didn't charge him any
thing for legal services, but told him
that the $3.50 was for getting the magis-
trate to sign the order which he sent to
Joel for the watch.
". Is. Wall.
Resides in the city Of Richmond, and
was clerk of the United States District
Court. Was sick in his room on the
18th, 18th, and 18th of March. His
office at this time was shut, but the
lanitor had the key to the Office, and
admitted attorneys who came in on
business.
a bundle of papers brought by Mr..
Wall to the courtroom were explained
by him to be certain bankrupt papers
of John b. jackson, Shackleford, King
and Queen county, Va.
The report showed the sale Of land to
have been to James c. Trice.
officer Saunders.
Mr.. Meredith asked Mr.. Saunders if
he was not in the courtroom when Mr..
Dodson, the proprietor Of the Ameri-
can Hotel. testified yesterday. He said
yes, sir; but he would rather Mr.. Dod-
son would be present when he testified,
whercupon he was told to stand aside
until MIR. Dodson could be present.
The court adjourned until 10 o'clock
to-day.
The Pictures.
Captain Charles II. Epps belongs to
a family well known in Richmond, and
was born here December II, 1910. At
the outbreak of the war he enlisted in
the Richmond Light-lniantry Blues,
under Captain o. Jennings Wise, and
left with the company April q, 1851,
for Fredericksburg. lie was a gallant
spirit, fayorite with officers and men,
always cheerful and ready for any duty.
From August, 1868, to May 4, 1864,
he was the color-bearer of the Forty
sixth regiment. of which the Blues were
a part. March 90, 1865, in front of Pc
tersburg, Epps was shot and left upon
the field as mortally wounded. He was
taken prisoner and carried to City Point.
There while in hospital he attract
ed the attention of President Lincoln,
then on visit to that place. and who
went to bis bedside. shook hands with
him. and wished that he might soon get
well and return to his parents. He
came back home in the summer OF
1865. He was elected an officer OF police
under PROFESSIONALISM ID. j. Saun-
ders. but was driven out by the IRON
clad oath March II. 1869. On March
Il, 1870. he went on the police as a
private under Mayor ii. X. Ellyson (;
was by him appointed captain pro tem.,
and was subsequently elected to that
position by the City Council. He is
now the senior captain on the force,
and possesses in an eminent degree the
confidence Of the people of the city.
Captain Epps stands about SIX feet
three inches high. He IS fond OF all
sorts Of field sports and is partlcu-
laIly fine shot.
Mr.. Biggs, whose name is so often
called in this case, expected to be called
as a witness for the defence but they
have not yet put him on the stand.
lie is the well-digger who about
six years ago held a number of letters
from Fannie Lillian Madison, which let
ters, and various reports concerning
them, caused i'll feeling between Mr..
Biggs and the relations of Lillian. A
compromise was finally effected and the
letters given to Mr.. Madison, who last
wear destroyed them. Mr.. Biggs seems
to lie about thirty or thirty-five; was
married two years ago in New York
and now lives near Jetersyille.
A Roy Who Was Found in Petersburg
The Dispatch correspondent in Pc
tersburg wrote yesterday as follows:
On Friday night last three negro boys
applied at the station-house for lodging
They were taken in, and proved very
quarrelsome lot, fighting and bowling
in the cell to which they were allotted.
To-day a detective from Richmond
duly provided with a warrant, went W
to the factory Of S. W. Venable Il Co.,
and arrested James Fentross, son o.
Jacob Fentross, charged with lar.
ceny from his father. The boy
was carried to the station-house
and confined in a cell, where he wa:
seen by the Dispatch representative
The impression having got abroad that
in some way he was connected with the
Cluverius mystery, considerable ex.
ci,tment was created by his arrest. To
your correspondent he said that he had