Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-16
SAYL0R'S TRIAL.
AcAsH THAT BAs EXCITED DkHvILLE
COMMENCED.
A Jury from the county-rhe Examination
Of Witnesses Commenced "A
Murdsrous Assault
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DAvvlLLH, Va, March l5.--The trial
OF Charles Saylor for the murder OF Il.
l.. Cohen was resumed in the Corpora
ton Court this morning. The deputy
sheriff who went 20 the county returned
with his veniremeu, and the usual ques-
tons being propounded by the Court
fifteen men were found who had not
formed or expressed an opinion. who
with one found in the city completed the
list. The counsel for the defence in
their pre-emptory challenge took oil the
Dauville man, with three from the
county. The jurymen are as follows
j. A. Motley, J. G. Easley, W. q. Harris
J. L. Motley, c. l.. Craddock, Augustine
Shields. w. w. Ware. Berkeley Ward,
j. Z. Hall, q. W. Easley. A. }. Aaron,
and Abram Fackler. Not one OF the
Jurors had any conscientious scluples IN
regard TO capital punishment They are
fine-looking set of mcn-men OF lntelh-
gence--and careen their neoks and bend
their heads and bodies to catch the last
syllable of the testimony given by Wit
nesses.
The first witness examined was DR.. Il.
L. PAGE. who attended Cohen when he
was shot and who was present at the an
topsv. He explained the nature OF the
wound. the range OF the bullet, and eX-
hibited section OF the backbone with
the ball Undecided IN 1t. Tie was OF the
opinion that the wound was necessarily
q fatal one.
MIR. Eston Randolph, lawyer, was
called and testified that he was certain
that Savior fired all three shots. He was
standing within forty or fifty PAGES OF
the parties when the shooting com
menced examined the pistol and found
three chambers empty. When he
reached the scene of the murder he
heard Cohen say to Officer Wood :
"John. I'm shot. He shot me,
pointing 10 Saylor. He was under the
impression that Saylor was about eight
10 ten feet from Cohen when he fired.
Officer D. W. Woodson was on the
corner of Union and Main streets and
heard a shot in the direction OF the
courthouse. followed almost I'M
mcdistely by two other shots. lie and
Officer Wood started simultaneously for
tho locality in which the shots were
heard. Wood got there before him and
took hold of Snylor. at the same time
grabbing his pistol from him. Witness
then took hold of Saylor and heard
Cohen say. I'm shot The prisoner
was verv anxious TO know what the
officer was going to do with him, and
with mnch profanity said: elf You
are going, take me to jail" lie sc-
knowledged shooting Cohen while he was
in Jail. and said he would do so again
under similar circumstances.
Sandy 4. Williams testified in regard
10 he and Cohen coming from the tram
and about their getting out of the omnl-
bus at the Arlington Hotel. They came
on the opposite corner where there IS an
Italian fruit stand, and waited several
minutes for their baggage-wagon. The
wagon not coming. Cohen and witness
started TO the stable TO see if the driver
had stopped there. Saw Whites Omni-
bus stop on Patton street, and the prl-
soner. Raleigh and Richard White, and
Archie Garner get ont. He supposed
thew came down Union etreet, but
couldn't tell where they stopped, as they
were under the shadow of the electric
light. He thought, however, they
stopped under a shed. As witness and
Cohen went along the sidewalk and when
near the shed lie heard some one say.
There he is, which was Immediately
followed by shot and then two Others.
Several other witnesses were examined
who gave evidence substantially as that
given before the Magistrates Court.
About 4:3O the Commonwealth rested
and witnesses for the defence were
called. Only two were examined up to
the time of the adjournment of court.
Sid Lee, a negro confined in Jail here
for stealing wood, made a murderous
assault with a spade on Officer Charles
Gee this morning in the iail-yard, cut
ting him in the forehead.