Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-19

"and looked over the Directory my
SELF Soon after the prisoner, who had
been standing near to Mr.. Schmidt and
me and near the safe, walked
out. In going out the prisoner
+ turned in an opposite way to
the most natural way Of leaving the
store, and in so doing faced the safe.
When the prisoner first entered he
looked at Mr.. Schmidt, then at me,
and during the conversation cast his
eye in the direction of the safe.
Prisoner said his name was Moore or
Morgan; don't remember which.
Soon after the prisoner left Mr..
Schmidt got his hat and went out,
but soon returned. Early on the
morning Of the 18th | was sent for,
and when | arrived found several
policemen and others there, and the
back door broken open, the handle Of
the safe broken off, and several holes
drilled in the safe-door. Saw some
powder on the floor, and also some
tools which ! do not know the name
of, and which did not belong to the
store. After talking the matter over
went down to the Fredericksburg
depot with Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Tom
linson. We were walking on the
platform and when the train arrived
we walked through the train, when l
saw the prisoner come in from the west
ern side Of the train. AS soon as he
saw me be jumped of on the eastern
side. | at once followed and caught
hold Of him, Mr.. Brooks following.
Mr.. Brooks said he wanted to arrest
him. While we were holding him
he very slowly pulled a pistol
out of his hip-pocket and | grabbed his
hand and the pistol dropped. | then
heard a shot. The prisoner then got
away from Brooks, and when he got
several feet off he turned and fired. He
then ran down Eighth street, and | saw
him turn and fire at Tomlinson when
near that old warehouse, and that was
the last saw of him that morning.
In reply to question of Mr.. Allan,
witness said that (after the attempted
robbery an effort had been made to
open the safe in his presence before Mr..
Galloway and Mr.. Forbes, Of Balti-
more, tried, and that an effort had been
made by Mr.. John Schliecher.
Mr.. Allan requested that Mr..
Shleicher be summoned to appear this
morning at III O'Clock.
A long and tiresome cross-examina-
tion by Mr.. Allan followed. The wit
ness frequently contradicted himself,
which was due probably to his inability
to understand distinctly the English
language.
MR.. BURTON.
Mr.. Peter j. Burton, city editor of
the Wing, was next put on the stand.
He stated that he first saw the prisoner
the night he was arrested; that Shaw
then stated that he had shot the officer
at the depot in order to make his es-
cape that he went crooked "a year
ago, and he did not want to be
arrested. There were several other
newspaper men and others present.
81 asked the prisoner what his name
was, and he said Charles Shaw, and
that he lived at a certain number on q
certain street in New York. The pri-
soner also stated that he had not been
much hurt /; that he had been shot with
squirrel-shot."
This closed the testimony for the
Commonwealth.
For Defence.
J.R. 7. Quarlss was the first wit
ness called for the defence. He could
not be found, and il was ascertained
that he had gone away to be married.
Mr.. Meredith and Mr.. Allan then re-
tired and prepared statement embo-
dying the substance Of Quarles's testi-
mony.
The paper contained the fact that
the sledge-hammer found In Mr.. |
Schmidt's store was the property Of ].
r. I. Quarles, and that it was taken |
from his (Quarles's) blacksmith-shop, |
which was broken into the same night |
Mr.. Schmidt's store was entered.
The case was here rested until to-
Jay, and the jury taken to their hotel
The Instructions.
The instructions to the jury Of tho
Commonwealth and tho defence were
hen submitted to the Judge, who took
hem under consideration after lengthy
by counsel.
The ins,ruesiops asked By defence say In