Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11
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hs stems on towards the city. As ne comes
along Reservoir street tow ards Cary street,
ana lust before he gets 20 the gas.
lamp on Reservoir and Cary, spoken
OF by br. Strstton. lac thinks 10 desirable to
get rid Of the shawl, lie Is approaching
the lighted part Of the city. Iiis APPEAR.
ance might attract attention. lie y Obliged
toget rid ~ u At some time. lie may AZ
well get rid OF 10 now. be throws IL over
the fenee-and II ia found the next morn.
ing. he comes on down town-pos>ib,y
down Cary street. lie hides the bag until
the next morning. lie wander about until
ne becomes free Of excitement. and goes
then to his hoiel-the Davis House-about
~ o'clock. The next morning he throws
the tag into the riyer. Thus Il happsacd
that oil the clothes were not wet and the
beg had not sunk.
Hut n may be said that these details as 10
the doing OF the murder are mere suppOsl.
tons We Insist tbae they are not. They
sre the natural legitimate inferencesdrs sn
from The facts IN the case. az course, ss no
human eye save his saw the doing % the
d@ed the testimony a. 10 it, exact oarticsi.
lars cannot lie direct. But We insist that no
other theory than the one above gwen.
taken In It's general aspect, u either con.
siStent with the disposition ~ her articles
or with the marks upon her face. ofcOurss,
In some minor details 10 N not certain but.
in general we insist that u Us IN sccorianes
with and supported by the facts In the ease
and is correct.
THE WA1CH-kEl.
We now return 70 the key. IL was found
March 18Th inside the keseryolr grounds,
near the hole In the fence. by boy named
Johnny Williams. u was carried 70 the
detective. John Wren. who. ia the presume
of Mr. owens. had 10 Immediately exsnilned
by a lewellcr. II was preserved Just as u
was found.
Ne insist that the evidence I'm the cause
shows that hey yond all rsus0adpie donbt the
key belonged to the prisoner. II ~ belonset
a Nh.aN.a gAaaN
night by the prisoner. TT was his, she had
had no opportunity to get % from him II he
spoke the trpth when he -ald ne had not
seen il since september. Certainly she had
no opportunity TO get 10 since February.
when II Was seen on bis cfain by John
Walker unless she was with him during
March 18th. IL he WAS with her during
March 18Th. all doubt Of any charac or as
10 his guilt must vanish. Metepeat tnai u
the KEY wss his he was at the reservoir on
thatnight and being there, was her mur'
VINO OWNED THE KEYg
p,d the key belong To hlmf lt was AN
odd shaped gold Key had acrown or semi
ring at TIE top IL had "A small loop IN the
midd e. nom which u was suspended ON the
chain.
Judge Foster The judge OF the Comfy
Court of King william county, noticed that
the ~ isoner when practicing AT his court.
had a key on his watch guard, lie saw him
trifing with 10 I'm his hand. He aid, MY
recollection Is that 10 NRss small gold watch.
KEY with u ring in the centre aud rsiset
crow 4. head When shown the key FOUND
at The reservoir he said. This has a gens-
ral resemblance 90 the KEY: cant testify
that it les the Identical Key.
surely there can be- no doubt but that
judge Foster saw the prisoner with a key,
when he not only flembettd such a fact,
but remembers the general outline ~ u.
lniess be had seen him with a key ho
would not have remembered lis general
Ef4N IA n hs in
Tor the outline to be remembered Thus II
appears hat the witness not only wore q
key upon his watch-guard. hut wore one
resembling the key found.
Again: ". Lakewood. postmaster at Ay-
lett puet. Office. saw the prisoner there In
July acting a. counsel for one ~ the parties
10 A warrant trial While the prisoner WAS
speaking IN the ease he seemed nsr, ous,
and be handled gold key upon his waien-
guard. That says Lakewood. was the
reason ] noticed A." When the key was
shown him he sald the key resem Died the
one he saw him handling.
Here not only Is a witness whose char
aci,r has not been attacked saying that ne
saw the prisoner wearing Key Ike the one
iOuId hut also gave ihlr natural reason
| for hi, haNin noticed the key. win his
character not attacked, giving good res-
son tor his baying noticed the Key why
should not his evidence be believed lie
does not stand alone IN his belief NehaNs
seen that Judge Foster agrees with him.
j
resembling the one found.
MR. IouN WAIKER.
Walker says that during n visit he made
to Nrs lunstall In the latter part toi January
or rlst of February, while sitting talking
with the prisoner. he noticed that ne had
OF "A gold chain Instead Of black guard.
lie remarked upon 10 Ia the prisoner. asked
where he bought u. aud talked about their
watches. lie says that the prisoner bad
watch. key attached tp the charm chain ~
/ his watch.chain. when shown the key
which was found. be said. This looks very
murh Ike the key II. had seen him wear
something Ike N on "A black guard
ltWlll bc noticed that II Walker wastell-
/ Ing ialsehuod he was no coward about IL.
lie does not pick out some iaNoraOle pace
! al which To- locate the conversation about
/ the Watch-chain " hen he noticed tho Key.
4 lir dOss not claim that ne EaN II Al some
4 out of the-way spot. But ne iiAcs tie pace
l a. Mrs. luurtalls house. tie chooses tlnic
/ when William Ciuyerius the bro her. ani
/ Mrs Hilliard we're present. Surely a man
/ 80 speaking upon so importanta point must
/ feel confident as 10 the truth Of bis assef-
/ lion when be- states that 10 took place wheTe
unfrlendly aud interested parties were. II
Z he were not sT-aklng the truth he was
giving full opportunity for contradiction.
lie IN not contIadictfd except by NlliisDi
4 CluSerius Miss iIluard was not intro
duced William Cluyerius denied that he
I wore any key at that time. This was nee
! ssaly, because the other gold key was
! then IN Ms. Tunstalls watch. pocket AZ
I She testified. We submit that ther" -
! nothing In Walker Testimony to make ths
I tOurt think that he was not spelking the
! Truth when he said he saw the prisoner
! wearing "a key Ike the Que found. Indeed.
his iesil ilmOny IN general, ~ woil ~ 10 ihis
/ particular point. shows that no spoke
/ frankly and iairly.
TIM IEwELLER IOEi.
The next witness for the STATE upon this
a. lftsi "a a. lDs.l 4
/ "A German and az the time Of the trial had
been in This countTy about four ycars. in-
/ der CO. ,,s. examination he gave detailed
I account Of his ne during That pcrioi. He
I gsNea fun opportunity Ia have mis- chsnc-
I ter attacked. We submit ihat the record
. shows him 10 De truthful. iaiT minded
man. 10 IN tIur hat JOi never saii that
I he Was positively DID, certain that he ~.
/ paired the Key produced. Hut when the
. toutt comes "a examine bis testimony
/ u VIII be- satisfied that JOcl bad no
doubt on his own mind that bs r.
+ paired That Key. and repaired 10 fur sno
prisoner. H. continually uSes the express
sion could not say pOsltlyely bat D..
lieNr I did We insist mat Joel had no
doubt on his own mind; thathe lDtentiOn-
ally spoke gusrdrily, because he felt the
importance Of histestmOuy. FOR Instance,
when asked whether he had ever seen the
prisoner before. he replied believe 1
( aid Although he spoke thus guaidsily,
he lad no doubt on his mind. lie imn me-
Occas .ons upon which he saw him. Indeed.
be had in his pocket al the very time he
spoke receipt he received nom the pr-
sOnsr in the preceding January for waicn
belonging 10 "a man named 'alyin Harms.
And when be comes to speak ~ the order
ne positively asserted that he saw MN
90 last January.
HAD IOEL DOrBTs'
Again: III. Court Will see that joel hal NJ
dt lbi inAt he did NJ key for some Ons
! while in entrDyile. lie not only tells wnst
/ he d!d 10 u. but be gives the conversation
had bout the value.
Ngain While he SAYS that he cannot say
| IOsitlyely that be- fixed the Key for me
prlAourT set be says. 90 believe do Anf
/ on cross. examination he says that bsior. ~
was known that be- knew anything about
| the Key he told his wife that he mad re-
Talrcd a key while Al Centreylle. and when
| be saW tie picture Of The prisoner he told
| his v ie that was the man for wn0m hs
! rxed a..
We insist that fair reading of JocIs tss-
timODy viii show that he liked toe tho
prisoner the key fonnd At the reservoir.
We insist that Joels guarded statements do
not spring nOm any doubt ia his mind on
| that subject. tut from his shrinking 10
| speak confidently without examining the
! KEY. The state did all she could "a nave
I the Key opened. IN the petitlon Of tbe
! prisoner some doubt n atleIB pied % b. cast
| upon lOeIs trutbfulness by illusions 10
/ memorandum. book. We submit tnat Joel :
sistement. taken with the testimony Of
! james r. Bland, gives perfectly satisias-
/ tony explanation - to that book.
DID THE GIRL HAyEAKEY9
! Again. II IN attempted 10 show that The
| Key belonged 10 the murdered girl. We
! submit that Mrs Dickipson's testimony
| sud that OF Willie Dickinson show that
/ the key did not belong to her. The tesii-
| mony OF Hunter Hunt as TO how he wa.
-. a a a q