The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-10

Cross Termination of the Pri.oncr-Te.
timonN ot Witnesses for the Defense.

Cross Termination of the Prl.oncr-Tes
timonN ot Witnesses for the Defense.
GLorcLsrrR C. H.. April9.-The tes
timony for The defense began Saturday
morning with the examination OF Ross
his statement was substantially ihe same
1913 heretofore given lie learned fully of
hughes attempts tO violate his wife.
person just 70. they reached the house
lle saw his wife to her room hasicnco
down tO HIS room lie was lying
down smoking Ross had Hughes pis
lol up bee bad taken The morning
to give 90 his wife for her protection In
his hand he asked what be wanted
Ross said he wanted am explanation of
this thing lie said be did not under
stand what he meant Ross sad " Yes
you do lie said d" know, Raoda has
fold you ALL Give me tic pistol will
Kid myself told her what would
d0." Ross said so. sir: win DO 10
myself Then he shot him. he oa-
much agiiated tie thought every one
Boa ihe house had heard the pistol. 20 Boo
went to the kitchen. and simply said
Mr. Hughes is dead
The cross examination of Ross was
postponed til Monday
DR. smith was closely questioned as 20
emotional insanity 10 seems that this
plea will be putin in necessary.
Yesterday the cross-cAaminati0n OF
Ross was concluded Ross stated that
Hughes had educated him. and be was
ike "a son tO Hughes, but had never
been adopted, and they bad never before
bad any difficulty. Hughes WIS the man
of all others that he would have trusted
with his wife, but really he had never
learned what Kind of man Hughes was
A memorandum with Hughes viii is
that Ross had threatened TO put Hughes
out of the house which Hughes had
given 90 Ross mother
Julian Jarvis was examined "a 10 the
telegram which was sent go Ross
mother on the morning OF February Is.
telling her 20 come home, saying We
must move
Jarvis Is the telephone operator at
Gloucester Courthouse
David Ross stated that be Was al Mr.,
Hughes from Saturday I'm February
iiih Mrs Ross told him on Saturday OF
Hughes conduct towards her Between
~ and > o'clock Joshua Ross walked
him and told him that Mr
Hughes had been making improper
advances to his wife. and that he must
go 20 Clay Bank next afternoon for bis
mother lie left his mother at Clay
Bank When he reached Hughes house
be was told of the shooting.
Mr " s. Ware Was recalled by the de-
Tense lie heard Ross ray 10 biz wife.
while talking about il In The yard after
the shooting, He wanted tO Kill him.
sell" bat lid not know what they meant
by il. These were the only words heard.
The prosecution objected TO Mr.
Wares testimony. the Judge took time
10 consider the bie1iiOu and the court
was then adjourned The prosecution
withdrew the objection this morning.
Charles kimball, the constable who took
Ross 10 Jail, asked Ross why he killed
Hughes, he replied that he was forced 90
do So a. Hughes had made attempts upon
lu- wife
Miss Maggie Thompson was put upon
the stand. She is Hughes niece. De
Tense thon asked if Hughes had ever
made indecent proposals TO her Prose
rution objected and the court sustained
the objection
Mr. Asher and Mr. Robert Franklin
were put upon the stand and efforts were
made. 60 bring ont the fact that Hughes
had formerly made attempts upon the
members Of the family TO all of these
questions prosecution objected, and tie
court sustained the objection The de.
tense filed bills OF exception
The storm of Saturday and Saturday
night was of unprecedented violence
Great numbers OF trees were thrown
over the telephone lines. and all commu
licatiOn with West Point was cut
ll The line from West Point
20 Richmond was not established until
)clock Sunday The telephone line
rom Gloucester Courthouse 70 West
Point was not in use until 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning Tie damage from
high tides is very great