The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-05
AN ALIBI WITH A VENGEANCE.
A Witness Says Peasles Was IN His Gar
den All The Afternoon.
HARD TO FIND CADDALLS MURDERER.
Foaris.' Servant Proves n Splendid Witness
and Stands the Hot Shots OF tho
CONTAMINATION.

Pulaski. VA, Nov. 4.-lSpecial. When
the trial of the Feagles-Caddall murder case
/ began ut NoYbern this morning the prisoner
/ was confident IN manner aud appearance as
heretofore The defense introduced thirteen
witnesses. The first was Leonard Hall. a
nephew Of prisoner wife and son OF quincy
Hall. lie was on. hunting near Newberfi
on last April Sin from about to 1880 j. NJ.
He returned 20 Newbern not later than 49,
and found Feagles in his garden with Spencer
Merritt colored The witness went 70 teagles
store fifteen minutes after bis return. Inc
store door was open. and feagles or the clerk
there. The news II Caddalls murder came
fifteen or twenty minutes later.
Spencer Merritt. an old colored man,
proved "a champion witness under the heafy
cross-examination guns of General Walker.
The witness held the tort. lie testified that
he was IN feagles garden working the day OF
tie murder. eagles came from hunting
into the garden Que hour before the messen
ger of the murder arrived. The witness saw
feagles in the field throwing NJ
bird and setting a dog on 1t. fee
news eagles being in the garden when NJ
l. srris then gave 1t. Then witness heard A
unseen voice giving 1t. and then Mrs. eagle
again gave IT, At first Feagles and hethougt
and said twas an April fool but Mrs. 4 e.
giles said it was not. and then teagies rode o
TIE scene Oh the murder II was all done
some three or four minutes.
oTHrE WINE SIS.
Mre David Watson left Mr. Dunlap's abor
$40 in the evening and reached her hom
about 60. Witnesses Simmons and Smln
worked there.
j. b. baskerville the distinguished pres,
dent OF the Pulaski bar. testified that he es
amined the chain and pronounced 1t good.
Tommy Scales testified about cleaning ou |
the Feagles-t arrs cellar, and that denr !
Houston. the finder of the Chain. sOug I u
Job OF cleaning the eel ar out. but dId nc |
get it. Wysor gave this witness sever
cross-exam nation.
Jackson Morris described the pile Of dir
taken from a cellar and location of chain
j. Il. Alexander. a venerable citizen OF New
bern lives ust across the street from wher
the cnain WAS found, ana testified that ]
WAS a very public place.
Mag. S au Inter. a colored girl. was ironin
for eagles the day Of the murder Sh
adopted old Mr.. Wellers advice 10 Samu,
and proved an aibi for Feages with yer
gesnce She had him in the garden workin
all the evening. Immediately alter dinner
3 O'Clock. and full hour before the messer
ger arrived. The witness is very dull. Gel
eral " a ker slaughtered her facts unmerc
fully by his crOss-e1amlnation shots
M'KAY AND STONE.
A. A. Mckay. railroad agent at Dublin
shipped box of tools 10 Rad ord on the lOca.
freight for L. j. shelton April l, 1891. The
box rea he'd Dublin about fifteen or twenty
minutes before o'clock and left Newbern at
least twenty minutes sooner
H. L. Stone roe % the scene Of the murder.
He was at home IL the stable when he heard
of the murder.
Sheppard Crawford said the wind blew the
1st Of April until about or o'clock when it
"sorter lay" The witness partially cleaned
out the cellar before Add Lewis did.
Miss Matte Tow. a young lady. testified
that between ! and O'Clock on the day of the
murder it was WINDY at lows Ferry. two
miles from Newborn. This mountain lassie's
presence added new interest 20 the court
room. A. II. Tow. her father, corroborated
her statements. The court adjourned till to-
morrow.