The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-24
THE ANDERSON TRIAL
OCCUPIES THE ATTENTION OF THE
COUNTY COURT ALL DAY.
NUMBER or WITNESSES HEARD
AND THE CASE ADJOURNED.
News In aud Abont Richmond.

The continued case of Daniel Andcr.
son lcOlored), charged with felOniously
breaking in the house of Rev. William
c. Hall, committing burglary therein and
feloniOusly assaulting Rev. Mr. Han and
wife on the night Of MAY II. 1895, occu-
pied the time Of the Circuit Court Of
Henrico county, Judge Wexford presid-
ing, yesterday from II o'clock in the
morning till $40 o'clock In the afternoon
with an intermission of one hour for
dinner When the jury were brought
down TO the courthouse from the 81
Charles Hotel at IL A. VI. the Common
wealth continued its evidence
The point during the testimony taken
by both prosecution and defense yesier-
day was on the part OF the Common
wealth. to establish the fact that David
Anderson had a full beard on the night
OF the nth of May, 1856. the night on
which the assault was made, and on the
part OF the defense TO prove that the
beard was clipped subsequent 10 that
night The man who assaulted Mr. Hall,
whose side face alone he saw before
being struck. had full beard
Mr.. Richard Wilson testified that
David Anderson did have full beard on
Nav nth. 1856. aud also on the next day,
and he was corroborated by three colored
men-Fleming Johnson, Thomas Berry,
and Benjamin knight
THE DEFENSE
began TO put their witnesses on the stand
at three o'clock.
The first was Eliza West (coloredl, who
testified TO the beard being cut in April
Jack West (colored), her husband, also
testified TO the same effect.
James West knew this 20 be a fact be.
cause he was down on the river with
Anderson a fishing and hauling seines
Jim West (colored). testified that Jim
Ward cut the beard and witness cut the
hair Both were done with a pair OF
scissors week or more before the as
sault on Mr. Hall
Cross-examined. he said prisoner
wanted TO get trimmed up for the holi
DAYS in May. Never knew him 10 have
his beard trimmed either before or after
wards
John Henry Crump lcolored), wal
present al Sailors Tavern when the beard
was cut; twas about last OF April OF
first of May. Never knew him to trim
his beard before
Horace Scott (colored), saw the beard
cut in Jimmy Vests yard at Sailor
Tavern
Major Burwell, the colored jailer OF
the county. said that the beard of his
prisoner W hen he was brought 10 him
had the appearance of being trimmed
not shaved He trimmed his beard the
70 lowing July. The prisoner he said
had always been quiet and well be-
haved
-.SS'ttie Thompson lcolored), the cook,
Smjfthe same as the jailer, and added
that she had fed prisoners of all nation
alities, but he was the best behaved OF
the lot.
THE PRISONER OK THE STAND.
David Anderson, the prisoner. was on
the stand In answer TO questions, he
said he did not commit the assault. lie
was wrapped up head and foot in bed
the night Mr.. Hall was "beated.' A
man came and asked him TO go to the
"seiten up al q dead mans house; he
would not go; two or three hours after
wards the same man came back and told
him that somebody had beaten Mr.. Hall.
Next dav he went 10 the house, and in
answer to Mr. Fussells remark, said he
never had seen such a beating before
that il was a shame for q man 10 DO like
that. Had gotten shaved fortnight be-
fore
The defense stated that they had two
other Witnesses which would be present
this morning, and the Commonwealth
stated that they had two witnesses to be
recalled to rebut the evidence Of the de-
Tense
In consequence the case was at o:Su
p. VI. adjourned over until this morning
al II o'clock