Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-19
CASE NOT MADE OUT.
MIR. AND MRS. JACOB FelTIG DIS
CHARGED BY THE JUSTICE.
There was No Evidence TO Justify Their
Arrest for the Murder OF
the peddicr.

The mystery surrounding the robbery
and killing Of Sammox Rosdcitcher has
moi been cleared away by the arrest OF mr'
and Mrs. Jacob feitig.
These persons were yesterday honorahiy
discharged by Justice Jonathan, tho At,or-
ney for the Commonwealth admitting that
there was no evidence against them.
A number OF witnesses were examined,
INT not a particle Of evidence was pro
duccd 10 show that the husband or wife
,ros i'm anv wav implicated IN the crime.
When CommOnwoalth's-A wash.
Thomas arose and said TO Squire Jonathan
that M his opinion there was no ground
for holding Mr.. fciug, there not DeluS
even slight susplc on against hiih' no =
Of friends rushed 20 the accused man anu
pressed his hand and the face of the prl-
eoner. during the trial grave and serious
now became WTeathed in smiles and an e1-
pression Of ioy passed over his features.
FOR "A fcw minutes after the end OF the
examination be was almost hero, ana
friend after friend sought 10 grasp him by
Tho hand aud assure him Of their sincere
belief a. al times e his innocence. CoIit,
monwcalths-Attorncy Thomas' oherIn oII
Southward. the reporters, ana PcIspn11
f0Tflflfk 4.
M and sought 20 express tnelT piea9uLo az
ms honorable discharge ana oi 'heH EOou
wishcs for his future welfare.
THr WIFE.
Dur.nr the examination Mrs. FeitG, who
veqs also arrested along with her husband
rcwniuel iu tho Office of Common"ealin =
sfi.rpry Tbonqq. As she had appeared be-
fore the Magistrate ana eIpressen her
willingness 10 testify II necessary, but fo,
oucstcd that she might remain secIunt3u
from the crowd. tins WISH was reSat9tu'
I.r prc.erco m the courthouse building
homo sufficient iu the OPINION OF the
Aieq.strot.. She wore black SIX dress
guI .eciqed quite cool and collected.
Nor husband was also neatly attred IN
q LIGHT coat and dark trousers, with lhiiih-
cf.4fe linen. His face during the eXaniha-
t.n1 wore a troubled look. and II was eyi,
f,r. aha, Ina the last few days the ieariul
,ra-gc erainsf him had begun 10. weigh
l,.y.fv uu0u hia mind but alter ms dls-
,I.~.a bo chcCrri up considerably, ana hs
ln leit tine courtroom followed by host
of friends there could not have appeared
an apparently happier man.
TIE EXAMINATION.
NJ Fciuc was represented by hrs coun-
e. Nr 4. \. Meredith, while the prosecu-
,,,n was conducted by Commonwealth
Attorney Thomas. assisted by Mr.. Harvey
Wilson. .,..t.
S0uire Jonathan was the presiding JUS
icr. Long before the eAanihation CON
r.ncoI a LARGE crowd gathered IN the
D. urt-room. and as the case pr0ceeded
move rers0ns came in, until the room be
..rlo almost sitting, the heat being so IN
tense. Ir.
Ths first witness examined was Dr. Lett
u.ll. coroner of Henrico county, hls
testimony was substantially a. follows;
Il ann coroner of Henuco county ana
hold er INQUEST over the body OF MoX.
,y,tnIn.d three witnesses and agreed
,ir.,r "a verdict that the dead man came 10
I'. d.ath from blows inflicted by some
I1ut instrument 40 the hands OF an un-
known person.
THF Posi- MOBIEN
seven dave after he had been buried
o.a made "A p0sf-u0rfrW examination ana
t1Yu9 that both tables OF the skull were
fractured. There was conslderabIe de-
i.,,-luu of the sGull. and consequently
c.ur,-~lon Of tie brain, when, however;
,..... d.comuo-ed that We could not tell
ANYTHING about %. The fracture extended
nl.uf one and one bali or Two lhchvS' M
,oIvrrr both tables of the skull. III must
layl been made 10y some blunt lnstru-
mont sharp instrument would nave pro-
Juc,l a ga-h-aud the blow winch caused
~ wu-f hayo been % very violent one 10
have made such wound
WHAT CAUSED DEATH.
by. leftwich was asked # he thought
tb. blow was sufficient cause of death, and
r.tlIei that he did. lie was satisfied be-
,0ud 90 doubt that the man died from the
ferture of tine skull, and thought II
wonder that he had lived as long as be dld.
Dl.fh. srld le. might have been pro-
dur,d bv congestion or by Inflammation.
''Uo vou think the outside scar l. a.
lr-ra as the thing with whlch IL was
u.atrtH asked Nh Thomas.
"No. elr." replied Dr Lettwlch; II was
-t-a..ht up and down and across li-
tLapeI'.'
Was u such blow "a might have been
produced by gun-barrelt
"I can't ten about that, butt strlhes me
ia having been made with an axe
How Ion. alter death was II before you
SAW llm lNloxIt' asked Mr.. Meredith.
"lt Was the Monday after nis DEATH"
rlpI,i ur. Ieitwlru. - was notified
SUNDAY evening, but didn't hold the IN
Quest until Monday. ] saw MIR. Davis and
Nr futg at the almshouse. just as l
Was about 90 go / asked MIR. felug II he
thought nn inquest necessary. and ne SAID
taat as the man had been iouily dealt with
D.. Thought 10 was. He wanted a thorough
examination and asked that the Common
weliths Attorney Doe present. In tact, II
wa a' h request that made up my mind
60 hnld an inquest
SUPPOSE nobody had ever minated
that here was an axe on the place, would
you then have thought that the wound
wascaus,d hv onos" qucucd Mr.. Meredith.
d" couldn't say about that answered
Ur. LCftwIch.
Speaking Of the condition Of the brain
So the p.s-u.0rt.ra examination the Doctor
eul that although he could not tell any
thing about 10 then IN It's decomposed state.
De did not see how a man could have such
wound and not Zee mentally affected. "
don't think 80 said he, that aiterTecelvlng
such injuries II would have teen possible
for ham 90 have had control OF his mind"
TIN PHYSICIAN.
DR.. BRYANT. the physician who was called
when "Mox' was found wounded and
-ubseuucntly attended him during his en-
tire illness. was next sworn and deposed,
aud IN most of his testimony corrObOrated
the statements of DIR. Leftwich.
II was called said he, in the after
noon after ho had received the blow and
found HIM IN % state OF semi-cOma. mutter-
ing incoherently, and occasionally answer
inc questions relative 90 his money. First
be SAID that he had hidden It and then that
he had locked II up.
Il suggested To Mr.. Fetig that be be
sent 90 the almshouse and thought that my
connection with the case was AT an end,
hut toe next dav 4 received a note from Mr.
Davis saving should attend him. which |
did Up TO his death.
state as how YOU found HIM after the
nos ,Ort.ut.n said Ar. Thomas.
e. found the IN 'lure extending 20 the
inner temple" sad DR.. Bryant. There
lsuo doubt there was depression as well as
concusaon. The brain was 50 decOm-
posed melted as II were-that We could
Tell nothing
Was be in perfect health at the time Of
receiving the Blow
II never saw him until that day,"
answered the Doctor. but he showed no
signs of disease and was very muscular"
Did he complain OF any PAIN except in
the head
mo. sir; not at all"
Il was told" continued DIR. Bryant,
that be came 10 town on Monday and
that on Tuesday he was little indisposed,
but on Wednesday he repeated his trip"
At this point the Commonwealth s AttOr-
nev asked DR.. Bryant If he thought these
tiips aggravated his condition, and the
witness replied there wasn't doubt III his
mind that they did.
TFFECT OF WINE.