The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-30
Ar THE SCENE OF THE MURDER.
The Situation Explained to the
Jury.
Many Witnesses Examined by. the state
In tho FeaGIes-CaddalI Murder Trial.
The Evidence Mostly Descriptive OF
tho Murder Scene and the Search for
Tracks-The Finding of the Purses.

The jury in she Feagles-Caddall murder
trial was taken out to the scene of tho.
murder this morning and Rev. Amos.
Akers explained the situation to the
jury as he found it when he discovered
the body of Caddall. He pointed cut
tho spot where the body was found,
where the mans and dogs tracks were
seen, where the large red pocket book
was found and also whore the small
purse was found. When court reassem-
bled Mr.. Akers related the above.
For the Commonwealth the names of
hfty-two witnesses we're called and of
forty -four for the defense. ALL present
were instructed by the court to retire
and remain within easy call OF the
sheriff when wanted The sheriff was
also instructed to give orders TO all wit
nesseS not to enter the courthouse until
called.
a recess Of an hour and quarter was
| then taken.
In the afternoon Joseph L. Anderson
was the first witness. He testified that
on the Friday evening following the
death of Mr.. Caddall he found the red
pocketbook in the corner of fence, on
the west side of the road, about 2lO
yards away from the spot where Caddal.
was killed. A chunk OF partially de-
cayed wood was found resting on, the.
pocketbook. With Mr.. Eitzhugh and
| his son, and his own son, witness had
| visited the spot. While there j. b.
Caddall, King l.. Harmon and j. B.
Painter, rode up, and he called them
and told Thorn he had found Johns.
pocketbook. He knew it to be his, be-
cause they could see the tax tickets in
1t. He mot Feagles in tho road c. s.
t1tzhugh talked with Feagles about
finding the pocketbook
Cross-examined he said: walked
ahead of Fitzhugh and his and my son;
they were on tho crown OF the hill when
informed them that had found the
| pockethook; it was in the middle of the
road. Witness picked up the pocket
| book aud handed 1t to Mr.. Painter, who
opened it and then brought it to New
bern, Caddall and Harmon waiting there
until his return. Saw Feagles sitting
on his horse in the middle OF the road.
Wyson and Feagles went together
toward tho spot where Caddall was
killed; saw nothing else but the pocket
book on that trip.
| James Is. Caddall was the next wit
ness. Being sworn, he testified that
the pocketbook shown in court was
carry the memorandum book within
The writing in /, was his brothers.
handwriting. Witness was shown the
small purse. He came up when the
large pocketbook was found behind the
log. Anderson had it in his hand when
he rode up and Identified it.
nj. y. Wysor was the next witness
called. Being sworn, he testified that
he was near the scene where John FL.
Caddall was murdered when hostile of
medicine was found. 1t was about fifty
yards from where he was killed. within
the fence, in the woods. Saw Mp. Cad
dali buy the SPAWN cure" a cigar and
toothbrush.
found the little purse 235 yards from
where he was killed, on the west side
OF the road. The large pooketbook was
found before found the purse. Wit
ness holloed and said he had found the
purse. Mr.. Caddall bought the SPAWN
cure, cigar and tooth brush. He
paid for the cigarnot for the SPAWN
cure and tooth brush.
here q controversy arose between
counsel as to the admission rs testi-
mony of conversation between Barker,
the village druggist, and John w. Cad
dali tho afternoon OF the day no was
killed
MIR. Williams, of prisoners counsel,
claimed that it was part of the res
gestae, and that they were entitled to
draw 1T out from tho witness.
General Walker claimed that thew
could; that tho witness on cross exam
nation could only be questioned as TO
what had already been drawn out on d.
rect testimony
Mr.. William said you cannot segregate
ono part OF transaction and expect to-
connect it with other transactions OF O.
condemnatory character.
Mr.. Pollock. the commemorative at
torney, SAID the testimony the counsel
| on the other side sought to draw out
was not relevant. They may prove it as
an independent fact. The matter we
are investigating is the murder of Mr..
Caddall, not u bargain made by him and
Barkley, the druggist, concerning the
purchase Of a medicine.
Judge brown, Of prisoners counsel,
addressed the court in support Of the
claim made by Mr.. Williams. Some
sharp words passed between General
| Walker and Mr.. Williams, the latter
suggesting that they cease fooling and
the former replying that they had been
fooling with men like Mr.. Williams too
| long.
Tho witness was allowed to resume
his answers on crosS.eXamination.
He testified that the bottle of SPAWN
cure was found the same day th6t tho
murder was committed. Leonard Wall,
Mr.. Hicks and some one else was with
him when it was found. 1t was about
fifty yards away from where the body OF
Caddall lay-that is to say, where he
saw blood in the road, which he had
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