Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-04
portant looking and probably might not

poIthut lOckluH anu pIobdDiy might NV
have been blood at ALL
One of the most active men in investi-
eating the murder has been Mr.. s. Stern.
the pawnbroker. When called upon 20
testify after Mr.. Ncurohr Yesterday be
made substantially the same statements
which have heretofore been published in
his testimony.
suLLY on THE STAND.
Immediately after the withdrawal OF
Mr.. Stern the interest of the crowd and OF
the Court was excited TO the highest pitch
by the appearance of Sully, who, it was
known, would testify tor the Common
wealth.
Never aas he looked so much like abrute
and so little like human being. He was
without a collar or a linen shirt, and SEEM
ed TO have abandoned all ideas regarding
his personal appearance. Confinement has
agreed with him. and he has fattened wol-
derfully. His testimony, with the ex-
ception Of bs first statement was what
might be called monosyllabic, as he only
answered yes or no to the interrogations
put TO MIN.
His voice is Of the deepest bass and
sounds as though il came from some giant.
DID NOT KNOW Mox.
Replying TO the numerous questions ask
ed him. he SAID
My name is Thomas Sully. | have
lived for some time at Mr.. Jacob Fetigs.
worked on the farm. Twas not acquaint-
ed with 'Mox.' On the night he got hurt
was at home. left him at Mr. Feitlg's
house. Mr.. Fetig and the other white
fellow (Adams) were the only ones IN there.
MIR. Feitig was reading. | saw the ped
dlers money that night. and left the house
about o'clock and went TO town 10 get
my hair cut at barber-shop on Grace
street. ] don't know the barber's name;
After that | went to the hoboy-horses
stayed there about ten or fifteen minutes
and then went home. A boy named Gaines
was with me.
SPENT THE NIGHT AT HOME.
went home about II o'clock and went
in the house. Next morning ABOUT D
O'Clock got up and started TO Mr.. Feltis's:
reached there about quarter past s. |
didn't see anybody there but Sorney"
Adams. He told me that Mr.. Feitig LETT
orders for me TO hitch up the horse and
plough in the manure that had been scat
tered the evening before.
I'm going to Mr.. Fetig's l took the
wagon route which leads to his house ]
learned that 'Mox was hurt about
o'clock. When | first went there they
didn't tell me ANYTHING about it. / first
heard il when was going IN to breakfast.
They were standing mt the shed where he
had been hurt. | did not have to come
bv here he was lying TO reach the house,
and didn't know anything about his being
wounded until they told ne.
THE BLOODY AXE.
Two or three days afterwards l saw
Adams with the axe. There was blood ON
If and asked him how 1t came on 1t. he
didn't say anything. but looked at me ana
went around The shed. The axe was new.
IL was bought about the first of the sprlng
The axe brought from Mr. Feitig's by
the officers was shown to Sully, and ne
identified it "a the one be saw Adams with.
II saw him going towards the wood
pile with it. and it was on his LETT shoul-
der.n the witness continued. That was IN
the morning before breakfast. then
went To hitch up the horse to plough, and
when / ca ne back he was washing blood
of the axe. asked him if he didn't know
something about that man. lie didn't
saw ANYTHING. | asked him again. and he
said was talking too much. He gave me
two 80 bills and one dollar bill and
again told me 1 was talking too much
not TO say anything more about IL; Inc
reason | came back after | started 10 go
out and plough was because | forgot my
lines.
THE MONEY IN HIS POCKET.
did Adams have the money in his
pocket" asked Mr.. Richardson.
Yes, sir: he had It in his pocket loose.
didn't see whether he had any more
money OF not"
Were you in the habit of going to your
father's?n
"Yes. sir; went there one or two nights
every week" ~, -
tIg's horse, or was Adams the MARKET
MANI"
Adams goes to the market in the weeks.
and Mr. Feitig on Saturday"
who goes with Mr. Feitigf"
Nobody: he bitches mp for himself
Mr. Feitig carried three boxes of tomatoes
and two boxes of apples TO town that morn
ing .ho ni,h. hesoro the
murder did YOU leave Mr.. Adams, MIR.
Feitic. and the peddler together!"
Yes: Mr.. Feitig was reading to them
Sorney Adams first told me Mox was
hurt. The wounded man did not tell me
anything" .,,,.y
Never saw HIM but two days"
Did he go to Mr., Feitigs often 49,
mo, sir When | first saw HIM that
morning he was sitting in the hay. ,Sorney
/ Adams went to market that Tuesday and
MIR. Feitig on Wednesday. l don't know
how he came TO CO."
TO GET HIS HAIR CUT.
Ibid you come in that night to get
your hair cut? 2" asked Mr.. Wise.
"Yes. sir: | couldn't come any other
night, and didn't have the money before
| that"
And so you waited until 9 o'clock"
said Mr.. Wise, q" to get your HAIR cut, and
| then you went around to the hobby horses.
| What did you do there!"
- swung. and 1t cost me ten cents"
"When did you get the money
Mrs. Feitir paid me. | got the money
| Tuesday night"
WAS AWAY FREQUENTLY.
did YOU stay in town that night 2"
mo. sir: | STAYED at home, on 1hlrtieth
street. IL is outside the corporate limits.
| | spent the night there because II was too
| late to 90 back"
did YOU have any other business IN
! town."
mo more than to bring my dirty clothes
in town. | am in the habit of staying
away from Mr.. Feitig's when | want to-"
Mrs. Feitig says you never were away
! from there before?"
"She Is mistaken; never tell her wheh
| | 90 to town.
81 told about the axe after / was arrest
ed" the witness said further on. didn't
| know what / was arrested Tor, but iound
out after got here. told SherIn south
ward that ! didn't know about that man
that got hurt"
RIGIDLY EXAMINED.
While testifying every conceivable ques-
ton was asked Suly about the murder, and
I his whereabouts that night. To all OF
these he had aready answer and responded
without the slightest hesitancy. 10 no
question did he fail to give plausible re.
I Div. and he did not display the slightest
agitation or perturbation. He admitted,
however. that he never at any time saw any
blood upon Adams's clothing.
FOR THE DEFENCf.
After the examination of Sully, the Com
monwealth rested its case and the VIII
nesses for the defence then testified.
The first of these was Mrs. Byrd. neigh
Dor Of the Feitigs. Nothing in her state
ment had any special bearing upon .ne
case. but she stated that the wagon route
Sully took to Mr.. Feitigs was much the
longest way The morning sqlly went to to
nr, reltigs aitei a, bis fatbef's. be was seen
going through the front way.
Mr. Jacob Feitig corrobcrated the state
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