The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-08
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News and Notes From all over the DO
minton.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. va, December D.
[CorrespondeDce.l The third day OF
the Morgan Coles trial developed no
new features. except the testimony OF
Auanias Nicholas. a sixteen-year-old
negro, who swore that before breakfast.
on the morning OF the homicide, Mr..
Morgan. whose horse be was in the
habit of grooming. ordered him TO have
his horse ready 80 that lie could 90 TO
Scot,sville, saying that he was feeling
Odd mean. and didn't care what he
did and that he was going do wn To make
that id scoUndrel Coles take back
the lie he had told on him. This is The
only threat so far init oduced in the EVIL
deDce. The witness stuck TO his story
under a very rigid cross-exsmination.
Mr.. c. Ii. Anderson. the depot agent at
Warren. testified that he had heard
Morgan speak speeringly of Coles. and
knew that he had no good feeling for
him. Mr.. Anderson boarded at Mr.
Coles at the time of the homicide.
Dir. Zach +. Jones was examined in
regard to the rust in the barrel Of the
pistol aud the cauk r in the empty cart
ridge cap. He fired some shells on the
25th of November. and another lot on
December 3D.. with view 10 testing
the effect on a pistol barrel of the ex-
plosion of a shell. and to learn how
long time must elapse before canker
would form in an empty cartridge
shell. La regard 10 the latter. his testi-
mony was very positive that II required
eight to ten days for canker 10 form A..
but he was not SO clear as to red rust
He got his cartridges mixed up. aud
IN that way spoiled the effect of
his story. He said that he bad
left the cartridges in his gun for seve-
"a, days, in order to reproduce exactly
the same conditions as affected the ex-
ploded cartridge in Coles pistol. but
when the defense wanted to know how.
if he fired all the four shells on Novem-
Der 18th, he had managed to leave them
all in the gun, Mr.. Jones could not
solve the puzzle gracefully. The jury
took great interest in examining the
SHELLS. The empty cartridge was taken
from Coles pistol and examined in
connection with them.
Alexander, who was the only eye
witness of the shooting, was called
back 10 identify Morgan S pistol, which
de did. lie added: 1t had red rust in
the barrel on the morning after the
shooting. aud | called Mr.. Gibbs at
tentiOn to il. Gibbs was then sworn
and testified that the red rust looked
more like mud than anything else he
could think Of. The rust in the pistol
occupied more attention to-day than
any other point at issue, and il is plain
the prosecution Will use it for all IL is
worth.
The prosecution rested its case at 3
O'Clock and tie defense set about con
tradictiDg the Commonwealth wit
nesses.
The work proceeded very slowly.
Every inch OF ground was contested.
and evidently nothing will be left IN
done on either side. TIE case will not
be concluded, in all probability, before
Monday.
A colored boy. in the employment Of
Mr.. Lud Payne, living on Water street,
this city, stole from Mrs. Payne
pocket book containing a large sum of
money and valuable papers, but was
arrested, and nearly all Of the money
recovered.