Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-23

the other drivers-whose name don't
know, and who asked me something
about il.
FULL SPEED OF HORSES.
To Mr.. Brown Evans I am con-
stantly stopping cars for people to get on.
Always doit when see people waiting to
get on. | had unlocked my horse when |
heard him call to me TO stop the car.
The car had got about three doors ahead
OF them before ! stopped the car. Some
times always jump on the platform by
the driver to stop the car. i did it be-
cause the driver had a very full speed
Of horses before stopped him. and |
ran ahead and jumped on and stopped
him, and stayed there until they got in.
I looked at them through the windows.
They took seat in the car on the side
next to the hotel. | noticed in the car
two colored people and lady and gen.
tleman. The two colored men got on
at Fifteenth street when | was hooking
up my horse.
To Mr.. Pollard would know the
two colored men if saw them again.
Prisoner had light-looking, red-sandy
moustache.
RED SANDY MOUsTACHE.
To Colonel Aylett They got on the
car on Friday night; don't know the
day of the month, or how long it was
before the body was found, but it was
the Friday night before | testified be-
fore the Coroner,
To Mr.. Pollard lie didn't have
much OF moustache. No; not as
much as you [Mr. Pollardl have. 1t
was a red-sandy color.
Mr.. John r. Williams.
This witness, who seems to be about
forty-five, testified that he was a car
driver ION the Main-Street linel.
Mr.. Meredith Look upon the pris-
oner and see whether you can recollect
having seen him before?
| don't know that | can exactly
recognize him, but it seems something
like the gentleman who spoke to me
that night.
Mr.. Meredith Tell the circumstance.
II. spoke to me at the end Of the
lire. When drove up on the turn-table
he came to the platform and said,
Can you tell me where Reservoir
street isf" ] told him. He then asked
"What building is that" Told him it
was Morton's fower-garden. Then he
said, "Did you say this is Reservoir
street," Told him yes. lie had a
satchel in his hand, and he took the
lady by the arm and they took the left
hand side of Reservoir street. He had
on a light overcoat and a slouch hat.
She seemed to have something under
her arm.
RESEMBLES THE MAN.
You say the prisoner resembles the
man?
Yes. sir; he resembles the man.
They were the only passengers in the
car when it stopped at the end Of the
line, and it was my last trip, and by
our railroad time it was 25 minutes TO
l0o'clock. 1t was on the night Of
March 18th.
WHERE THEY GOT IN.
TO Judge Crump: The man asked
me where Reservoir street was, and he
asked me the second time if it was Re-
servoir street. and then he asked me
what that building was. ! don't know
where this couple got on. A couple got
Oh at Fifteenth street. Other passengers
got on further up town, but who they
were don't know. picked up man
at Twelfth street. Stacked up for him
to get on. think, but am not positive,
that again stopped before ! got to the
post-office don't know who got on.
Is THIS THE MAN?
| didn't notice the lady and gentle
man until got up to the railroad
crossing. can't say whether the cou-
pie that got Off at Reservoir street were
not the same who got on at Fifteenth
street.
Judge Crump: Are you certain that
this is the man who talked to you at
Reservoir street?
Witness | would not like to swear
positively unless | was sure Of the man.
Didn't you say he had mOustache ?
Yes, sir; the gentleman | saw had a
light mou.tache.
Didn't you say he had light hair, in
clined to curl around his ears?
Yes; think | said it curled little.
In the prisoners hair do you see any
signs Of curling?
No.
Any light hair:
No, it don't seem very light now; no
| don't see any hair curling around his
ears NOR. His hair is cut very short
now. said that his hair inclined to be
light and was inclined to curl.
Now, Mr.. Williams, if this man that
very day had clipped short his hair,
isn't it impossible that he could have
been the man YOU saw?
don't know, sir.
/ think said at the Jail that |
wouldn't like to swear to that man un-
less | was sure Of it.
Didn't you say, after looking at him
and hearing his voice, as to whether it
was him, " 1t is hard for me to say /;
| face so many men,"
Yes, sir. | reckon so.
COMPARISON.
Judge Crump here, by interrogatories,
made comparison of witnesses testi-
mony at the inquest with his present
statement.
There was no substantial difference
as far as an outsider could see.
Mr.. Williams eyideRtly thinks the
prisoner is the man, but doesn't like to
be too positive.
Mr.. Williams says that 10 the best of
his knowledge and belief the prisoner
is the man.
To Judge Crump: At Twelfth street
| heard some one halloo. and | took it
TO be Tucker. | don't remember that
he came and jumped on the platform
with me.
To Colonel Aylett: l heard of the
finding Of the body Saturday or Sun