The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-04


time. lie stayed an hour and half He
was there Wpdnes,la; before. He wanted
20 Duy n farm, and we were going buy II on
shares. The farm would cost $500. wanted
10 buy il for NY sUn. lie left my house u
20 AFTER his horse on Eighteenth street. 1t
was the last time ever saw him.
METALLIrs' son.
Samuel Metallits twhc is the son Of Mr
Metalliis': was at my fathers house when
KOssdeiicher was there last. ] have known
him eight or nine wears. Yes, | have seen
his pocket-book often. II was yellow. hut
constant use had made it dark. Yes, have
often had IL in my hands. IL had double
lock the locks turned To brass color.
saw the pOcket-bOok In May. l i've ~
Rockets. / sometimes 20 20 my fathers
house. No, have not seen the pocket-book
this morning. The last time saw II was
i'm the hands of Mox on Mayo street.
bought chickens and eggs for him.
saw two pOcket-bOOks, one q
big, red one in which he carried
greonbacks. I'm the little ono he carried
five and ten cent pieces. have frequently
opened the one he carried dollars i'm imean-
ing the pOcket-bOok introduced % get
change. lie would leave it with me after
he had sold me something, and 90 down
and look after his horse. have seen hON
have three pocket books at one time. me
big one for greCnbacks. the small purse for
dollars, halves and quarters, and the little
black one for small change. In the yellow
ore ne once had five dollars in one of it,
sides. aud two quarters in the other. The
money was separated by the partition ia
the book. The pOckct-bOok was handed
him.. Yes. that is the sam" pOckei-bo0k.
CAPTAIN Wise: There Is no division in
that book. and Mrs. Feitig sweors that The
book She gave Adams did not have parli-
ton Mr. southwark stated that he had
torn of portion Of the partition.
BROUGHT MARKETING.
Mr. Schuurman: am acquainted with
Rossdeitcher He used 10 bring marketing
TO my place. The last time saw him WAS
a SATURDAY. night in June. He asked me i0
change "a five dollar bill. ! told him I
couldn't do IT, Didn't see his pockei-hook
closely. twas bead purse. bui / know
nothing further about il. Twas not q long
pOcket-book. Yes, it was note. NO, ]
cannot identify it.
j. Peter Neurohr: am deputy sheriff Of
Ilenrico county. ! arrested Adams ana
assisted in searching bis room m llcnmond.
lie told me that he had clear conscience
when ! arrested him. lie said that he went
out 10 the wOOd-ple 10 get wood for Ar,.
Feitig 10 make the fire. and discovered M0N.
Went upstairs afterwards and lad down
after he had seen MOX that morning the
morning ROssdeitcher was found huri.
Yes. helped in the search Of Adams room,
and we found sheet handkerchief. and
shirt with what we supposed to Dee hlood
spots on them. They were given IN charge
Of MIR. Southwark II was at Mr. Frank
Kern's house that the articles were found.
His wife is sister Of Adams. They were
found on the 9th 0f August. more than -
month after Rossdoitcher was struck.
The shirt. handkerchief. ana sheet Wef'
were then exhibited. Very little could De-
seen. If it was blood at all. The TACT was
not proven that it was blood.
BURIED DECEASED.
Mr.. :. stern: having buried Ross
deitcher at the Jewish bJrymg-gr0und, J
went out with Mr.. Southwark and examined
the place. Mr.. Feitig showed me the place
Rossdcitchcr was lying when found. We then
hunted for an instrument tina could nave
been ueed 10 strike MoX with. ! found the
axe which was then exhibited in court in
the cellar Of the house. ! went day later.
when the warrant for Mr.. Adams arrest
was served. asked Mrs, Feitig about the
axe. and she said chickens were Killed with
il. On hearing that statement put the axe
back in the cellar. assisted in the search
of Adams room in Richmond. We found a
shirt. handkerchief, and sheet me axe
was a new ona. ] had seen blood ON D. the
dav previous that | asked Mrs. feitlE. 7he
said they killed chickens the sunday pre-
yiOus. When Mr.. feitig was asked ne said
that they always killed chickens WIN
hatchet. ROssdeitcher cut wood with the
axe the sunday before be was hurt. Gle
was hart Tuesday night.) lie broke "a piece
of the handle. There was more blood ON H.
when | first saw it than there IS noWH
aULLY oN TIE STAND.
At31j Sully took the witness-stand. He
was brought into court from the Jail b}
Deputy sheriff Neurohr lie stated as fol-
lows: / have lived several years at Mr..
Jacob Feitie's. did NOT know Rossdeitchcr
before he came there. I was az home thc
night he was hurt. When I left Mr.. Eel
TICS he was IN the house talking. Mr.. Eel
liz was reading. left about 9 O'Clock
and came g. town. / got my hair cut
at "A barbDT--hOp ON Grace street
Afterwards went 10 the hobby
horses. They were then running al seven
teenth and Grace streets. ! went home
about / O'Clock. John Jones was with me.
/ went i'm the house and went % bed. got
up at five o'clock and got 10 Mr.. rlti-
at quarter past live. ! saw SorneN Adams
nickname in the yard, and Mrs. feitls was
standing on the steps. ! hitchcd the horse
10 the plow. and ~OIncy told me % pillow in
the manure that had been scattered tie
evening before. took the WAGON road
when / returned 10 Mr. Feitis's. IL is the
road always took. Nobody told me AoN
was hurt. About O'Clock. when | came
into breakfast. was told. knew nothing
about il until they told me. / left Mrs
Fcitig and Adams out by ko,sdeltcher
talking. 4 few DAYS afterwards ! asked
Adams about the blood or the axe. lie
didn't say word. >ully Identified the axe
rs the one belonging Ia Mr.. Feitl- The
axe generally stayed IN the house. When
wanted 10 cut wood went in there and got
it. | saw Adams one morning come down
with the axe on his left shoulder. Ii
was before breakfast. lie washed the
blood off the axe at the h0rsc-trou4h.
asked him about il. had
come back to get my plough lines, when
saw Adams washin,. the axe. J asked
him again about it, and he said ! was talk
Ing too much. lie gave me two two dollar
notes and "a one. ID was at dinner time
when spoke last o. him about %. ! said
what make all tlat blood on the axe:
lie said I was talking too much. lie had
The money i'm his pocket loose. came %
own one or two nights in "a week. Adams
VENT 10 market NNllN- i.| WIEN way
meaning all the week days bui saturday !
and Mr. feiug went on saturdays. Dir.
ADAMS htchcd up the horse himself when
ne went to market. Mr. Feitig carried 90
market the day MoX was found three boxes /
# tomatoes md two boxes of apples. did /
not 20 back Oh the premises the night Max |
Vas hurt. Nj. Feitig was reading when !
eft. Mr.. Adams the next morning told me !
hal MOX had fell Of the wagon and that |
he horse had hurt him.
SAW MOX TWICE.
In the cross-examination 10y Captain /
Wise Sully replied as follows: / saw NON |
vice. lie slept on the hay. He was hurt !
,n a Tuesday night. | lett the house about |
o'clock. After getting my hair cut and /
,eeing the hobby horses. went home on
street. II Is outside of the cOrp0- /
alton. | went home because it was too |
ate to 20 to Mr.. Feltig's. ! went home |
)ftcn. knew nothing about the man that /
got hurt. / got TO Mr.. Feiug's al J:lj |
o'clock. MOx said, when asked 70 !
come into breakfast, that he would come in !
presently. / helped to get him in the wag |
IN that afternoon. ! saw him and Mr. |
Newman afterwards. lie talked to Mrs. |
Feitig and Adams. When Adams gave |
ne the money he said that he had struck !
tOssdeitcher with an axe. No. ! would not |