The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-03


prosecution gave testimony to-day in
the Feagles murder trial, when the
counsel for tho prosecution rested.
The first witness to-day was A. f.
Barker, tho village druggist. He
weighed tho battered bullet that had
been taken from tho head OF the MUIR
dered county treasurer. Ho testified
that 1t weighed sevonty-six grams. The
two fragments of it that DIR. Bramblitt
mad spoken of in his testimony were not
shown tho witness.
Union Metallic Company's perfect
cartridge was shown the witness and
found to weigh so grains.
MIR. Wysor, of Counsel for the prosecu-
ton, asked him to ieserc this cartridge
IN the bullet hole in the hat worn by
MT; gaddall at the Time of the murder,
and e exactly fillca the hole.
Or his INSTRUMENTATION Mr.. Barker
testified that he kad twice hetoro been
caMed upon TO weigh battered ball
ilRo the one now shown in court. lie
dto not remember seeing tho small frag-
R9ents referred TO by DIR. Brambl md
ere counsel. One of the tunes that he
weighed the bs.tered balls was in the
presence OF thc,grand JUICY that indicted
tho prisoner.
Mr, E. w. Morton testified that he
had had coed deal of experience With
the Remington. Winchester and old
fashioned tied rifles. Pho Union Me-
tallic Connpacy's cartridge was the one
most frequently sold. Tho perfeot
cartridge ba,l exhibited 10y counsel is a
conicas ball. There is ,xaillinr on both
the Winchester and the Union Metallic
Company Is cartridges. a conical tall
usually cuts round hole in any object
! or substance it peuctra ties. A Reminr.
ton rifle will usually carry short
cartcsdgo&J0 yards ard lonT ono Z. OO0
yards.
witness said he ha 4 shot ono Of these
throagh I've inches of pine wooE He
mad once-shot grorndhog with one &
Ihese 'cartrldges a.Ed been serpr.s sed &,
find thatit die notsgo through tho AMI.
make head. Tae Remington sbo-t
cartridge usually Weighs 80 or &C. grains !:
the Nonington long cartridge Ter
grains. Tho mos common ,rSrtridre
used 'heroaboutS rs the Union Metaijc
Conapany's make. the rim-fre nattern.
Haven b. Howe, of this place, a
| meMhaRo and member OF the firm, of
| Howe Ss'otone, tie Democratic can;li-
date ION the house of Delegates frem
PaiasN. and Giles counties in the
elecuio that takes place tomorrow,was
the mex: witness by direction OF the
c2urt'he retired 10 Iarker's store and
weighed the powder contained in tho
two cenere-ii fire cartriig es thss had 1eon
handed' aim by counsel for tho prosecu.
ton. On his return he testified that
the amount If powder con taiEed in the
long cartridge was about twep ty grams
In the short ono alb nut nine grains. lie
s ave itAas his opinion that tho bnt-
tered ball exhibited in the court as
having been extracted from Mr.. Cal
uali'S head was Union Metallic Com
pany sHartridge. There we're two lines
of diagonal mill work on the mashed
ball.
A. 4. Phlegar, ESQ, of christians
burg, tia neXt'witness. testified that,be
had n conversation with the prisoner ct
the time Smith and Goings wore tried
for the 'Caddall murder. Eeagles had
testified at tbat trial. Feagles said he
didn't onderst land how they ell worked
out the time to mako him GEeagles,
down there in the woods at tie time a.
the killing. Witness said to him (Fea-
gles) that it would take Kim about ten
minutes ito wGH1 to his house from where
he got Into theroad after having been
IN the woods; that he (Feagles)
had lost Gen minutes in shooting at
lark, and said that he had been in his
garden sfteen or twenty minutes be-
fore the messenger brough intelligence
of Cadda2is killing int, town. The
time, he also reckoned from whom Rev.
Amos Akers and his son met .Caddall's
horse, how long it took them to reach
Caddall as he ley in the road, and how
long 1T took tho younger Akcrs to reach
town. Witness testified that he had
said to Feagles that he ought to have
heard the shot fired. He made no re-
ply to this remapk. Mr. Olley Jordan
tn ncame up.
He said the prisoner did not tell him
he heard the gun, 'Or that he saw Cad
dali in town thatday. The occasion of
the talk between @isness and tho pris-
onec arose from what had taken place
at tho trial in the courthouse. Witness
thought he told prisoner that he reck-
oned forty. five Or fffsy minutes in all
from Lhe time he represented that he
was at or near the woods to the time
the news of Caddall,s injuries wore
brought to town.
o. =. Jordan testified that he was
present at the conversation between
Mr. Phlegar and tire igrisoner. Mr.
Phlegar took up the conversation aad
remarked TO Feagles that he was In
town before the messenger came; that |
he was twenty or twenty-fUe minutes
in coming from tho woods; that he was
SO many minutes in coming from Mrs.
Morehead's field and in shooting at the |
lark. He then calculated from the |
death OF Caddali to the cap ure of his |
horse by Mr. Akers and his son, then to |
their arrival at the body and to the ar
rival OF the messe niger. and Mr.. Phlegar |
told Feagles he GU rht TO have heard the |
shot. Feagles made no remark to AR. |
Phlegar's statement.