Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-17
SAYL0R'S TRIAL.
A LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE on
YESTERDAY.
The Examination Of Witnesses Continued
saylor on the stand-His Account
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D,NvLLF, VA, March l6.-The fourth
Say OF the Savior trial was resumed this
morning. The court convened promptly
at 10 o'clock. The courtroom was
dcnscly packed with lookers-on. The
Commonwealth introduced John Cook,
who told whore he was standing on the
night of the killing. lie saw the parties,
witnessed the shooting, but could not
Tell the men engaged IN It, nor who did
the shooting owing 10 the place where tho
tragedy occurred being very dark. On
cross examination nothing additional
was elected. Archie Garner, who is I'M
der indictment as Sayior's "aidc and
ahcttor,' was called for the defence.
lie knew the prisoner. Was at a lawn
party on the night Of the killing. Went
with SAVIOR and Raleigh White to the
depot When the southern train came
in witnessed the dispute between
Savior and Cohen. he left the
depot ia Whites bus. and as
inc. Savior. and White got out on
Patton. at the head OF Union street, they
Ftopped under shed iot necessary pur-
POSES. He saw Cohen choke Saylor and
The latter shoot Cohen. On cross-examl-
nation he became terribly mixed up and
could not give an account Of anything.
lie did not know whore Union street
was or the lawn party was held. In
aact he didn't know anything which he
Dad related on lis direct examination
q. VI. Wilder witnessed the difficulty,
raw the shooting, and saw the murdered
naqn knock the murderer down. lie
didn't know the parties until he got to
Vhe spot where The shooting occurred.
Edward Nick (colored), also for defence
testified as % being at the depot. He
heard some words between Cohen and
nnothor party about a passenger lie
lcard pistol-shote, but didn't see the
shooting.
Lewis Gondheim. n merchant, told oil
about a quarrel between Cohen and Dan
William. but on cross-oXamination SAID
Savior took hand in the dispute, Say
Tor and Cohen seeming 70 be very angry
with each other Several witnesses
were examined as to seeing Cohen on
Tho evening ot the shooting between .
and 6 o'clock. when be- should have
been on tie train coming from the
North
Savior, tho prisoner, here took the
stand Said be- bad been wishing Lhzllc
Dce-. Coi.u's VIfc's sister and that
Cohen. SID Richard White told HIM, bad
threatened prisoners hic If be didn I
vtop GOING th,ra He said Dec would
not stop until Nr and Mrs. Does told
Jim g.. Cohen accused witness OF fol-
lowing her up. lie said he was at
Chatham when Lizzie Does and her
aloth,rcamco over there. Hctoldab0uthis
tup o. South Boston and Halifax about
hi, going 10 the hwn-paity, armmg him
6elf. and threatening - lIll Cohen II be
and bis br0ihor-in-lW made an attack on
Jim, lint enid Le didn't mean II. lie
vas drinking at the time. He told about
lis going 70 the depot, getting on and
OF tire bus, coming down Union street
with White and Garner: about stopping
IN front oi the shed, and how Cohen
lrame up without warning and struck
Jim aud grabbed him around the neck.
Then be fired TIE first shot, killing
Cohen. On cross-cXaminatlonh he denied
part Of the statement Of some Of the wit
neeses for the defence acknowledged he
broke loose from Cohen and then fired
two other shots.
The jury, accompanied by the prisoner,
and large crowd following, visited the
scene of the shooting late this afternoon.
This is the longest trip Saylor las made
since his arrest nearly nine months ago.
The defence finished mp with their
witnesses and the court adjourned till to-
morrow. when, after the probable examl-
nation Of few more witnesses Tor the
State. argument will commence.
Two white men names Charles Nerga
and Robert Willis engaged in "a iisticuf
last evening in North Danvllle, when
Willis drew a knife and stabbed Verge
in the shoulder Ncrga in grasping the
weapon and drawing it from Millis's
hand nearly cut that member IN two.