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

saw Mr.. Caddall in townt he day he was
killed. Caddall wore watch chain.
lie saw him look at his watch while he
was in his Office at Howe tS Stones
store, where witness is a clerk.
In the afternoon Rachel Porter, wife
OF Nose Porter, colored, testified that on
the day when Mr. Caddall's watch chain
was found she was coming up tho path
on tho road that leads east from the
courthouse and by the side of w. G.
Sarrls store, formerly kept by Feagles.
ono was in company with Henry Illus
ton. lie stopped down and picked up
something. She did not know at the
time what it was. After he got into her
husbands store and barber shop, which
Is alongside of that of Mr.. Farris, he
showed her tho chain and said that was
what he had picked up when he STONED
down.
David Fitch, colorcd, testified that he
also was coming up tho hill at the time
Henry Huston picked up tho watch
chain. He was walking in front of Illus
ton and Rachel Porter. Huston had told
him OF some unknown person coming to
his house tho previous night whom he
had threatened to shoot if no did not 90
away. Witness said he lived between
}urwell and Huston and tho spot where
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in the morning of the Same dav, wit
ness dug around in the dirt whore i,
had beon found to sec ii he could not
find the bar that belonged to chain and
was missing from it. He was not sue.
cessful in SO doing.
On cross-eNaminatioD he said ho
moved tho dirt a second and third time.
On Saturday he Grubbed about the whole
gulley with shovel. He shoveled the
dirt down the hill, throwing it perhaps
the width Of the shovel away from the
shot from where it was first loosened,
lie saw Henry Huston pick up some
thing with his right hand.
Il. j. Vernon, telegraph operator at
Dublin, testified that on tho day Cad
dali was killed the passenger train was
due at Dublin station ut SOL p. m. lie
believed it got to Dublin at 500 that
I evening.
The two remaining witnesses for the
prosecution were not in the courtroom.
and recess was taken until tho bell
rang. When the crowd returned II. A.
Cempbell was introduced. He testified
that he had conversation with the
prisoner and Mr.. Wysor tho day the
rocketbooll of Mr.. Caddall was found
| Witness was coming from the spot
where he was told Mr. Caddall was
killed. Feagles and Wysor were near
+ each other at the time, Feagles few
I steps in advance.
Mr.. Akcrs was also on tho ground.
MIR. Wysor pointed out tho log where
the pocketbook was found Feagles
said iS was near tho other log. The
chunk OF wood said to have boon on thc
pocketbook was also seen by witness
They looked for tracks where it was
said some one Ind crossed tho fence
Feagles said he had been hunting with
Il shot gun In the woods on tho right o.
the road coming to Newborn on tho da,
| of the murder.
Witness home was IN Ohio, and inc
had been living iul West Virginia. work
I ing as de1oc tive. NNusor and Feaple.
had not got to tho log where the pocket
book vas found when he got there or
| the day in question. MIR. Akers ,camt
\ along a'iding horse. He and Aker.
/ did not Gravel together. He did no
know tho clame of Mr.. Akers.
L The younger gentleman OF thatname
!, Mr. Welitor Alfers, the messenger VIII,
/, had Drought the news of the murder t,
h NeWSern, was'hrought to the witness
staH&. Witness said after the latte,
had removed bis colorcd glass, that II,
|, recognized him as tho person he saw
w6ese tho pocket book was found.
/, 4bs prosecution 'kece rested in tn,
! presentation Of testimony.
| Cornsol' for defense desired ITO hav,
unhl tomorrow morling for consulta
tten ns to how the SHOULD proseEt thei
size of sheir.case. they would, how
ever, aiae to sput .cre witness on tn,
stand todoy, who desired to be released
AS speedily as possible from attendance
ihas witness gas Az. Walter Easker
willie.
MIR. eVdlter,Ai-ers being in the cour
room, he was called TO the xitnos.
stand innd testified that he was. not q
the spot whore the pocketboo.s wa.
found with Mr.. Cam ptell. the detect tive
at the thmershei 10 tterGad alleged, in hi.
evidence just given.
Mr.. baskerville ther took the wit
ness-stGad. AID WAS sworn. He testified
THAT on 'the'day OF tho Caddall marble,
no was postal. clers1 on tho psssenre,
train tha6 passed the scene Of the muir.
der jirst Gbont as ii happened. He saw
n da. 'k7oOlOred harse al the thorn
Spring r0Sd or the north side OF tbs
railroa d track.
The aaGnnal had on saddle end
bride nd WAS running up the hill in o
northcrl'y direction. Hos as 60 or COG
yards way as tho train <was on che
crossing.
The CO ufH mas 'thon adjourned till 3
o'clock to -SDorro~ morning.
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