The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-03
THE DEFENSE TAKES A HAND,
The Commonwealth Rests Their Case iu
thS FeaGleS Murder Trial.
A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY EXPECTED.
Some Surprise Manifested at the Action OF
the Prosecution In losing the
Case So Early.

PULASKI. VA, Nov Especial l-On the open
ing OF The Feagles- Caddall murder trial thi,
morning the prisoner appeared cheerful and
unconcerned as usual.
A +. Barker. the first witness, testified:
am Druggist at Newbern. He brought hi.
scaies into the court-h house and weigh d the
pistol ball which was 6 grains He did not re-
member weighing the ball before. or the two
pieces spoken OF by Bramblett lie weighed in
court bail extracted from The American me-
talic shell. which was 50 grams. lie inserted a
| NJ ulet through the hole in n dalls hat
| Whlch ntted The hole fairly well. The witness
! never shot pistol or gun
L. Morton has had much experience with
DIeeunn-l adlng guns Old field rifles RemingtOns
anu anu nlh nest rs. re thinks the hall conical
on examining witha maLnifyinC glass AMI
nEa,} ,isto ava si"a cuts "a round hole An .ordinay
IlstOl usual shot the rim-nre cartridge, but
not with the same force or accuracy.
THE FATAL BALL.
H. i; Howe was experienced somewhat with
armS. lie amount OF powder in L she'll is nlne
grams and IN long shell twenty grains. lie
ssll ne was merchant at ewbern l don {
ilA .iHIhA nad anv u cartridges in stock at the
time OF the murder
A. A. lhlegar said he was a lawyer at Chris
tians urg and wa counsel for the defense in
the oml Coins trial. wnen he had a coDyersa-
uph with eagles. lie was talking to some une
h. hntn - agles came mp ana sa d 81 don Sea
III me Wo' us a. the time or the mur er
ne witness replied OH said il would take
you out ten minutes 10 20 from where You left
tle WOO s and get into he road 10 your house;
lnat you 10 ten or titeen minutes shooting at
a lafk' and that on were in yonr garden out
~ ~ tSSil minutes before the messenger announced
Eauual dea h We calculated it would Axe
10 se h.tten minutes TO meet Akers an AAers |
ecu minutes to get to addali and young |
q q AeIs nVe or ten minutes 10 get into town. |
~. "hlch ne made no re ~ at all Very Don |
n "a a .lr Il
hea z n. did nof say he met Caddall; did |
no y he saw Caddall intown: was 10 certain
} VI the minutes eagles said he IN the gar
ueh hlteen or twenty minutes. Witness remem-
De sa ing hit eagles statement made the
IN ssenger here ABOUT forty-hve or ifty
~ inutes aIIer teagles lett the woods; Feages
naue no reply TO the witness remark that he
ought 10 nave heard the gun fire.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Ollie Jordan wa3 the next witness. He cor
'obofate the I'VE staten Mt OF Phlegar Also
az ar "a ned hard the night before the chain
w ". nder.on Jaw Caddall in town the day
u ~ p.hG murder and pul out his WI CHI
hachel lorter said she was with Henry Hous-
When he DOPE down and plcAed up some
II y owe the hor-e-rack in the rect lie
al gh up with her AID Dave Page but said
otnlng aD9ut nm ing the chain until ne and
ne reached Oses 3 ortel shOD
Dave Page corrobora ed Ra shel Porters owl
le treet corner
- - fo4 non salt ne was telegraph operator at
uhiln a. the time Of the murder. The ira n 9
cached u lin at 5Ol Z. VI that ia ten min.
,es late AZ was three minutes run from the
'enc OF the mur Ter Thorn Lring CrOssinpl TO
unHn Several freight trains passed that eve
ing.
A. Campbell detective, said Teaale. told
m and others hat he had been hunting squir- Q
us the woods west OF he ROAD .bryson 5
OoQsl etgles pointed out clay on some L
acks vi ere some one had crossed the fen e.
ld sngges Ell that The m rderer had gone hat Il
a. 10 the mountains Westward lie h,il r
lng A ,tr wa pre 'eut e. this conversation y
agles also showed where lhe pocket look was b
uni tl
Young Walter Akers was brought into court S
q lden'ined as the person wi h him
here the commonwealth rested its case G.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE. 4
y alter Baskerville was the first witness for NJ
. uel ne. lie said: Il was postal a rE on ! L
e rain the DIV Caddsll was killed.
len inc train passed Thorn Spring Gro sing W
y nor. e on the north slle Of tn crossing
nning rapidly. wa. dark rr OF dari I'll
r'e ami ha on le. The horse would
" asl ran AMI was abou fifty or one W
ndred ard from the crossing as we pas ed
We nrst aW u hi n ~ saw it later also
e train viii J d a. he whistle post there
,,al er Aker said IL Was not present as stated Z;
Witness Campbell al
n : eculafor were sur rsed at the Com IL IL
Awealfh closing tn case here and the gene III
lnlon Is tina. there cannot ie a cOnvic- -
q. m an acqult al. for, DO the wor s of the VI
glnla Court OF Appeals t. doubt is 10 ac- -,
mere Is great curiosity to see what will be ra'
line Or defcnse. va
he court Will not sliourn for election to-
rrOw.