Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-05
TIE FEAGLES TRIAL.
The DISCOVERY OF THE WATCH
CHAM STILL A MYSTERY.
Three Men with Guns and Pistoia Near the
Scene and Time Of tho Murder-Mrs'
Carper's Remarkable Testimony.

NEwBrns. Va. ria DUBLIN, Va, Eovern-
Der 3.-The defence in the Feagles trial to-
day first introduced evidence TO show that
the watch-chain could not have been
placed in the cellar of his store by Feagies.
". q. Fairs testified that the cellar had
been cleaned out several times since the
murder. He also stated that tho chain
was found on crose-street. up which
negroes constantly pass; that the cellar
was cleaned on Saturday; the chain was
found on Tuesday. and on the intervening
Monday (court-day) there was large
crowd in town. u. L. Stone then started
to testify as to the relations subsisting
between fesgles and Caddall, which was
objected to by the prosecution, but after
several speeches from each side the Court
allowed the question.
FKrEsDIEss RELATIONS.
Stone then stated that so far as his OBJ
seryation went the relations were friendly.
lie did not know whether Feagles owed
Caddall any money.
A. r. Barker testified that on the after
noon of the murder Caddall purchased
several articles at his store, but only paid
for a cigar.
CLAIM on cADDALL-
J. W. Hicks, brother-in-law OF Feagles,
stated that between IL and | O'CLOCK on
the day Of the killing he saw feegies pre-
sent county claim TO Caddali. and Cad
dali said be would have 20 give check, rs
ho had no money. Hicks was afterwards
recalled and testified that be kept the
books in Feaeles's store. and about Dc
tober, 1880, saw bill for six rifles. Five
Of these we're 38-calime Winchesters. lie
never knew Feagles to keep rife about
his house.
THREE ARMED MIN.
Bird Whit testified to running three
men away from his house on the afternoon
Of the murder. and said IL they Kept on
they would have come out OF the WOODS
near the place of the murder. j. A. Birch
field, George Smith, and }. Is. Alexander
all saw men who were somewhere near the
place where Caddall was killed, or might
have passed near there. some OF these
had guns and pistols.
CONFUSED WITNESSES.
John Feagles, brother Of the accused,
testified that he never knew OF his brother
having a 3l-calibre Winchester, and told OF
the yarlous Kinds of rifles his brother had
kent This witness became very much
confused on crOss-examlnation. DICK
Jones (eoloredl who was put on the stand
TO contradict q Commonwealtn's witness
as to Feacles having rife shortly before
Ca9dail was killed. said be knew Il was q
breech-loading shotgun. because he saw
the ramrod. This ball convulsed the
court with laughter.
ALMOST AN ALIBI.
Mrs. w. ]. Carper. sister-in-law of the de-
ceased, testified that she was in her front
porch when the news came OF the muir
der: that she had been in her garden
twelve minutes before, and had seen fea-
giles working In bis garden; that IA few
minutes after she heard the news Feagles
came out from his lot IN bis shirt-sleeves
and she told him OF the murder; that he
made no remark; exhibited little surprise
but went quietly aud got his horse and
rode OF at a trot.
The cross-examnations to-day were very
skilfully conducted, and the testimony
ELECTED probably hurt Feagles more than
n hclued him.