Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
sort before. The note was put out without


my knowledge that it was bogus.
Dwell. how about the J. H. Koiner
note that you sold just before You went
away
[Mr. Cochran objected to this questio n
on the ground that the Koiner note had
not been brought into the trial.
The Court decided that if the Common
wealth's Attorney asked witness that
question, he must be bound by his an
sWer.
Q.-Didnt you sell to A. B. Lightner a
note of J. H. Koiner. for $67.
Witness-lt was genuine note.
Q-How was it that Bodell could pre-
tend to you to sell all these buggies, and
get these notes You knew that the bug
gies were not delivered to the makers of
these bogus notes.
Witness-We had several repositories
of buggies and l did not know whether he
delivered them or not. He might have
sold $500 or $500 worth of goods and not
known whether they were delivered or not.
We did business, suppose, of 500 0O a
year. Bodell told me Murphy had received
letter saying there was no such person
as Mrs. M. S. Strain, and it was then
BodeIl told me the Strain note was going
to give US trouble. l thought from the
letter coming back to Murphy that it Was
a bogus note. did not ask Bodell If the
note was forgery. Another thing that
troubled me was note of Figgatt in the
Lexington bank, which Bodell said would
give US trouble. I had not heard myself
accused of forging, but l heard several
times that Bodell was accused of it, and l
was afraid that being of the firm l would
suffer by it. That was why l ran off.
Odd you not in the Jail in Canada
offer to me to come back to Staunton and
testify against --, saying that you
knew enough about the Strain note to
convict him if l would make Ger tain terms
with you.
MIR. Cochran objected to this question.
The court decided that the defence having
brought the Strain note into the case by q
question to its own witness, the Common
wealth's Attorney had right to ask
further questions
Didn't you say to me in the Canada
Jail that you knew all about the Strain
note and had evidence enough to convict
-?
Witness, (hesltatingly)-I don't know
that did. You made some propositions
to me. I don't recollect saying that. (At
ipf rpif huoi fofi nd
fused and spoke so low it was hard 10
catch all he said.
[Mr. Cochran objected to the witness
testifying to any replies he made IN the
discussion of propositions to him while a
prisoner in the Canada jail, and the court
decided that the prisoner could not be
compelled to testify to any answer that he
made in reply to propositions made con-
ceruing himself in the Canada Jail.
Odd you not say to me in the Cana
da Jail that you knew all about the Strain
note and would give evidence that would
Wltness.-I can't say that I recollect
that did.
Wv udt ulO yOu nCaa III yOul AOtbSA
to McComb by your TROUBLES"
Witness.-I meant what had come to
my ears about the bogus notes.
Here the Commonwealth Attorney
asked witness what he meant by other ex-
pressons in the letter, but he was either
silent or spoke 50 low that his replies could
not be heard.
Cross examined by Mr.. Cochran.-Be-
fore left Stanton l had expected to be
able to get money from McComb or from my
brothers in New Market. who said they
would help me in a few months, and with
it l intended to pay the firm out of debt.
Bodell left Staunton before [ did. l left
on the next train. had $50, but l saw
one of my workmen who wanted SIS and
gave it to him, which left me $45 which [
took away with me. My talks with Mr..
Braxton in the Canada Jail were about
propositions he was making for my return.
Before left Stanton the talk 1 heard
was about Clinednst & Bodell and not
about Bodell Individually. and l thought
any firm trouble would Involve me and so
l left. l didn't leave ON account of the
Runkle note.
EVIDENCE OF FORMER GOOD CHA R.
ACTER.
The defense here introduced evidence of
the good character of the accused, under
tbs ruling of the Court that the witnesses
should only testify to reputation
existing previous to the charges under
which the accused now rested. The fol-
lowing gentlemen testified in the strong
est manner to the previous high reputa-
ton of the accused for honesty, industry
and other good qualites-Ambrose L..
Henkel. editor of the Newmarket ''Val-
ley" Lemuel Zirkle. postmaster at New
market, and Jno. E. Rice, of Newmarket,
and the following from Staunton-City
Sergeant w. l.. Runnels, Drs. A. M and
H. H. Renkel, A. A. Grubert, j Harvey
Burdette, W. S. Burke, S. T. Thornburg
and John Reamer.
RE CALLED.
Capt. J. II. Waters was re. called on
Wednesday morning. and was again ex-
amined about the conversation in the
Canada Jail. He recollected that Cline,
Ginst had said he knew of the forgeries
after the Strain note. but could not recol-
lect positively whether G. said he knew
the forging was going on from the time of
the forgery Of the note, or from the time
that he first heard of the forgery of the
Strain note.
THE ARGUMENT.
Here the Commonwealth rests d its case
and Mr.. Braxton opened the argument for
the prosecution at 1879 Wednesday morn
ing. He was followed in turn by Messrs.