The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
BILLIARD & PERsINGER BLDG.

Upon the reassembling of the court.
commonwealth Attorney Ballard
rather took it by surprise when he
stated that the prosecution did not pro-.
pose to call any moro witnesses, but
would rest the case here.
Lawyer Pugh then asked for a few
moments private conversation with the
prisoner, and this being granted.
Messrs. Pugh and Moifet, accompanied
oy CHARLES and the deputy sheriff, as
e .t 10 one OF the jury rooms, where
they were closeted together for about
twenty minutes. Upon their return
Addie Anderson,
| THE DELINQUENT WITNESS,
whom tho Judge and tho sheriff fetched
! from Roanoke Monday morning. waa
men sworn and took her place on the
stand. She said she was we'll acquainted
with Charles, being his first cousin.
her nome was at Gum Spring, but She
worked in Roanoke. Recollected the
dead body being found on Tuesday even
ing between and 5; saw the body be-
tween and 6; was at Taylor Watkins
that day, got there about noon. Con-
versed with Lucy Watkins about the
oooy, and asked Lucy did Charles bring
woman with him on tho night before,
to which she replied, "No, God i'm
Heaven knows he did not bring her
with him." Addie was slightly cross
examined by prosecution and then told
to stand aside
Prof. 0. l.. Stoarnes, who stated that
his present occupation was that of real
estate operator. but had taught for
three years at Allegheny Institute and
was graduate of Richmond College,
was next introduced to show that Ken
Wright could not identify Charles Wat
k1n's handwriting, not having seen him
write for ton years, but as the professor
stated that he was not an expert ON
penmanship, the prosecution objected
10 MS statement being taken and was
sustained by the court.
TAYLOR WATKINS WAS RECALLED
for cross examination. and in answer to
MIR. Pugh's questions, replied that he
| could not tell what time on that Tues
day moring he arrived at Pierpoint,s
brick yard, but Nelson Noel was there
when he got there, and to the best of
MS recollection he told him that
Charles and Ida were at his house the
| night before.
That will do" said Attorney Pugh.
MAY 1T please your honor, we rest our
| case here"
AT this juncture the jury filed out in
charge of the sheriff, Mr.. Rhodes. ono
of the twelve, suffering intensely from
cramp They returned in about fifteen
minutes, and after some time spent hy
the counsel in agreeing upon the In
structions to be asked for by the de-
tense, Commonwealth's Attorney Bal
lard at 1915 commenced
HIS SPEECH FOR THE PROSECUTION.
After complimenting the Judge upon
pressing forward the case he alluded to
tho responsibility Of the counsel in, tho
discharge of their respective duties,
and OF the jury in giving the prisoner
justice. lie then commenced reoapitu-
latlng the history Of the crime from the
otn OF last April, when great excitement
was caused by the finding OF the body
OF the murdered woman in an isolated
hollow on the lonely mountain side,
ABOUT three miles from this place, and
every one was asking who could have
committed this terrible deed With a.
unanimity unparalleled, Charles Wat
k1ns was pronounced by every one to be-
| the man.
After having explained to the jury
tho law regarding the finding q man
guilty of first degree and that of second
degree murder, the Major said that tho
testimony showed first, that tie de-
ceased died from tho effects OF wound
or wounds, and, second, that this
wound was unlawfully inflicted, and
that the defendant was implicated in
| the crimo.
He then showed that tho evidence OF
the surgeons who performed tho au-
| topsy described the wounds on the
head, and that they testified that either
or those wounds was sufficient to cause
death. AS to who inflicted those
wounds,
CHARLES WAS THE LAST MAN
seen with her, only few minutes be-
fore her death, in close proximity to th,
place where her body was found. From
this the speaker reverted to the Satur-
day night when the woman first made
her appearance at Zen Wrieht's and
then reviewed the we'll known visit OF
George Washington on Sunday in Roam
oke to show
CHARLES REAL MogtvE
In wishing to rid himself of his lawful
wife Susan, for he could not brook the
thought that she should como between
him and the woman he now loved and
| lived with
From Roanoke tho Major showed by
| tho testimony of the different witnesses
that Charles and Susan could be traced
on to the dummy to Salem, where thew
were seen on the street, and then was
proceeding to quote Miss Fanny Coxe's
remarks from the report published in
THE ROANOKE TINES of Wednesday.
when counsel for the defense objected.
and the court requested tho Major to
quota from bis own notes. and then, "a
II WAS after the usual dinner hour. the
coart took an hours recess.
TItX AFTERNOON SESSION