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

walked around little in front, and |
thought | saw piece of chain there
about an irch long.
Judge Crump; You hadn't OBJ
served this before?
No, sir.
Why didn't you 90 right up and look
at it? He was your prisoner.
No, he wasn't.
He was Epps's?
Yes.
Why didn't you go right up to him
when he was reading the paper and ex-
anime his watch-chain?
That was not any of my business.
Where was EppsT
He was in the room.
And you took look at him while he
was reading newspaper and you
thought he had on charm-chain about
an inch long? Did you see anything
else?
No, sir.
THE SEARCH-WARRANT
Judge Crump: You were the officer
who went with the search-warrant?
Yes, sir.
What did it require you to do?
Here witness said he could now tel
what the search-warrant required hin
to do; copy Of the warrant is now
here.
The warrant was read over by Judge
Crump in low tone, but the jury could
hear most Of it.
Judge Crump (glancing up): DID
you deliver these goods to Mr.. Saun'
ders, the magistrate?
| did not.
Judge Crump offered the search-war.
rant as evidence. Admitted.
"POOR, INNOCENT TOMMIE."
ross-examination Of witness brought
out that at Mrs. Tunstall's that lady
said with reference to the crime, - Poor
innocent Tommie couldn't have done
that"
Coming back again to the missing
link: My impression at King and Queer
Courthouse was that | thought | saw
him have on a piece Of watch-chair
about an inch long. | would not swear
to it, but ! thought so. | was in 1
yard of him. No; | did not report thi:
fact to Captain Epps.
To Mr.. Pollard was not looking
for watch-key, but 1 was looking K
see if the piece Of watch-chain wa
there.
John X. .. Vaughan.
This gentleman took the stand. There
was a brief interim caused by the re-
tirenent Of the jury and counsel, after
which, in answer to questions by the
Commonwealth, witness said he lived
in King and Queen. On 18th March
was at Centreville, at the post-ofiice,
Saw the prisoner in the porch of Mr.
Marsden's on that day. There wa:
present Nr. Joel j. Bland. Mr.. Clu.
verius came across the road and started
to stick up notice on the door. Mr.
Bland asked him what was the matter
he looked pale. Witness said, You
have had a loye-scrape. He said, No.
Then you have seen Mr.. Sam. Critten-
den. No, said he; l missed the train
last night and had to take the O'Clock
train. Witness said, That would knock
me up as quick as anything else.
To Mr.. Pollard : 1t was between |
and 2 O'Clock. He had An advertise
ment q took it to be that, which he
(prisoner) posted up. Mr.. Bland said,
look here, you look pale" Witness
told him he had been in q love-scrape,
or that he had met old man Crittenden.
When Cluverius started for home with
his satchel he remarked that he didn'i
"feel very well and would go home.
To Judge Crump; Prisoner said hs
hadn't slept any. The inference was
| that this caused him to look badly.
Judge Crump repeated this and wit
ness said " Yes."
To Mr.. Evans Dida't give attention
to the notice posted by prisoner
Didn't read the notice.
a. ,. Blana
Lived in King and Queen county.
Was in Centreville on the l4th Of March
Saw prisoner on that day at Marsden':
porch. Saw prisoner put up notice on
the door. Told Mr.. Vaughan prisoner