The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-29
out and he would call the prisoners

Of o glove belonging 10 the deceased in
the pocket Of the coat which the prisoner
wore on the night Of the murder and
the decor who had examined the body
of the deceased would give evidence
iha, the death was caused by inhalation
Of ehloro'orm. As he had now fully
shown the chain of evidence which he
proposed TO prove, he would call the first
witness, Malcolm Royston.
Roys,on, on being sworn. gave the
same evidence as he had given at the in
Quest, from the time that the cab was
hailed W to his arrival at the st. Kida
Police Station with the dead body of
WHITE. In the discrimination, Cal
ton asked him if he was prepared 10
swear that the man who hailed the cab
and the man who 60, in with the deceased
were one and the same persen.
Witness: am.
Cation: You are quite certain
Witness; Yes quite certain.
Gallon: DO you then recognize the
prisoner as the man who hailed the cab
Witness (hesilatingly); ! cannot swear
TO that. The gentleman who hailed the
cab had his hat pulled down over his
eyes, so tina. could not see his face but
the height and general appearance Of the
prisoner are the same.
Cation Then it is only because the
man who got into the cab was dressed
like the prisoner on that night that you
thought they were both the same?
Witness It never struck me for a min
ute that they were not the same; besides,
L., d. 10, before
| said ooh, you've come back" and he
said Eyes, I'm going TO take him home,
and got into my cab.
Cation: Did you notice any difference
in his voice?
Witness: No; except that the first time
! saw him he spoke in loud voice, and
the second time he came back, very low
Cation You we've sober, suppose
Witness Indignantly Yes, quite 50.
Der.
Cation. All You did not have drink,
say at the Oriental Hotel, which, be
licve, is near the rank where your cab
stands?
Witness (hesitatingl Well, ! might
have had a glass.
Cation SO you might you might have
bad several.
Witness (sulkily): Well, there's no law |
against cove feeling thirsty.
Cation Certainly not and J suppose
you took advantage Of the absence of such |
4 law.
Witness Cdefantlyl: Yes, did.
Gallon And you were elevated
Witness: Yes on my cab.-(Laugh-
er)
Cation Severely You are here to
i've evidence, sir, not 10 make Jokes. !
loweyer clever they may be Were you
" were you not slightly the worse 70.
link?
Witness: / nigh, have been.
Gallon So You were in such & condi-
ion that you did rot observe very close
Y the man who hailed your
Witness: No, ! didn't-there was no
eason why : should didn't know o
murder WAS going to be committed.
Cation: And il never struck you II
night be different man
Witness: No, thought it was the
anne man the whole time.
This closed ROyston's evidence, and
alton sat down very dissa;itied at not
icing able to elicit anything more definite
rom him. One thing appeared clear,
hat some one must have dressed himself
0 resemble Brian, and spoke in low
'oice, because he was afraid Of 5ctraying
himself
Clement Rankin the next witness, de-
,osed to having picked up the prisoner
N the St killa Road, between one and
wO on Friday morning, and driven him
o Powlctt Street, East Melbourne In the
Gallon elected 0ae
Joint in the prisoners favor.
Cation i the prisoner The same gen.
leman you drove to Powlctt street?
Witness confidently: On, ye5
Cation: How 30 you know Did yon
&c his face.
Witness No, his hat was pulled down
ver his eyes, and | could only see the
nds of his mustache and his chin, but he
arried himself the same az the prisoner,
nd bis mustsche is the same Ugh, color
Cation: When YOU drove up 10 him on
be st. Kiida Road, where was he and
What was he doing?
Witness: He was near the Grammar
chOol. walking quickly in the direction
+ Melbourne, and was smoking a cigar
tie.
Gallon: Had he gloves on?
Witness; Yes, one on the le;I hand,
he other was bare.
Cotton: Did he wear any rings on the
light hand
Witness; Yes, large diamond one on
he forefinger
Gallon Are you sure?
Witness Yes. because / thought il a
urious place for gentleman 10 wear a
ing, and when he was paying me my
are, saw the diamond glitter on his
niger in the moonlight
Gallon: That will do.
The counsel for The defense was pleased
nth this bit OF evidence, as Fitzgerald
etesied rings and never wore any so
c made a note of the matter on mis-
rief
Mrs. Hablcton, ihe landlady Of the de-
aased, was then called, and deposed that
'liyer Whyie had lived with her for
early two months He seemed a quiet
nough young man, but often came home
runk. The only friend she knew he had