Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-06
THE FEAGLES TRIAL.
TESTIMONY FoR THE OFFENCE AND
THE PROSECUTION CLOSED
Order of the Argumsnt-The Outlook "a
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Der 6.-The defence evidently realized thAs
their own witnesses were contradfctiug
one another to such an extent - to ma
terially damage Feagles and after exarni-
ming Henry Dunlap this morning, rested
their case without calling several OF their
witnesses. and most significant of all. they
did not put Feagles on the stand. Dunlap
swore that at O'Clock on the afternoon OF
the murder IL was windy. This he knew
because he was sowing grass-seed. Inc
defence closed here and the prosecution
introduced several witnesses in rebuttai.
AZ TO THE RIFLE.
II will be remembered that John Feagles
and others testified that Feagles had
had Ss-calibre Martin rife. but did not
like it and sent 1t back some time before
Caddall was killed and had no rife at she
time. T. q. Hall and James Pratt, after
numerous speeches by both sides, testified
that they had heard Feagles say he did
not like this 38-calibre Martin and was
going to send it back and get 32-calibre
rifle.
THE THREE MEN.
CA. LYONS, who had been summoned
but not examined by the defence, was in
troduced BY the prosecution, and stated that
he saw the three men who went by Alex
ander's barn the afternoon of the murder.
and that if they had kept straight on they
would have come ont a little west OF the
coaling grounds. This would put them
considerable distance from where Caddall
was killed, and contradictedt the statements
as to their whereabouts made by witnesses
for the defence. Henry kinser was next
called. and had just stated that the after
noon of the murder was warm and calm,
when he was interrupted by the defence
wit b the objection that such testimony
was not rebuttal in its character. This
objection, after a contest among the law
yers, was allowed. and the statement with
drawn.
sUBsTANTIATED.
Lawrence Gardner substantiated the
statements of Mrs. Williamson as to her
whereabouts at the time OF the murder.
Mrs. williamson heard shot at the time.
and in the direction in which Caddall was
killed.
A. d. Ingles and James H. Cecil. men,
pers of the grand jury which indicted Fea-
giles, we're put on the stend to overthrow
the testimony of Spencer Merritt (coloredll,
who yesterday described with 80 much
particularly the doings OF Feagles on the
afternoon of the murder. They stated
what Spencer had testified before the
grand jury. His evidence ut that time
contradicted in almost every material par
ticular his evidence gwen yesterday.
THE ORDER OF ARGUMENT.
The examination of witnesses being over
the following was announced as the order
of speaking: Opening speech, j.. O.
Wysor for the prosecution, followed by
Judge X. NJ. Brown and nj. i. Browning
for the defence; next. Il. b. Berkeley for
the State and j. 4. Moore and !. ID. Tar
we'll for defence. Finally. General James
A. Walker for State, I. N. Williams for de-
tence. and the closing speech by Com
monwealth's-Attorney ID. 5. Pollock.
These nine speeches will occupy ut least
three days.
The fact that most OF the witnesses for
the defence were relatives or dependents
of the prisoner; that their testimony was
30 contradictory; that the prosecution has
made out 80 strong case, and especially
that Feagles was afraid to go on the stand,
have changed the opinion Of many who q
few days since were saying that Feagles
would easily be cleared, and now the most
many of his partisans claim Is Q hung Jury.
PUBLIC OPINION.
There was probably never an important
trial in Southwest Virginia in which
stronger efforts were made to influence
public opinion in favor OF the prisoner.
Feagles has cornections who politically
can exert greater influence than any other
persons in the county, and they have la-
bored unremittingly in his behalf. There
have been as jealous but not so numerous
workers for the prosecution, As conse.
ouence this trial has caused much bad
feeling. The case has been ably managed
by both sides, but in this regard the palm
must 90 to the prosecution.