The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-05

most OF the work; think he had on n
striped coat all the time he was in the,
garden. MIR. Feagles set his gun against
the stable when he went into the
garden. 1t set there all the time.
saw no person move it. don't know
whether no took 1t away with him or
not did not see him take it away. /
aon know a rifle from shotgun. I
aunt belong the army in the late
war and didn't want to. daughter in
the COURT didn't go near emo ugh to
the gun to see what it was
dld not see the prisoner when he
went hunting; he came back with a
plrd. l nest saw him down in Alex
anders field. He went to briary
place and picked up something.
thought it was bird. did not hear
feagles shoot down there. There is
always some one shooting about and I
don't pay any attention to them. He
was down there about three quarters of
an hour. l said before that heard the
horse coming when he struck the Thorn
Spring bridge. Don't 1ecollect what
sort OF day it was don't recollect
whether | said before that it was q still
DAY. Mrs. Morehead's field adioins Mr..
feagles' lot; don't know whether 1
should nave beard him if he had shot
four times in Mrs. Morehead's field.
'ieagies did not leave the garden
until the messenger came. Ina minute
or minute and half l saw Feasles on
MS horse. | know Leonard Hall.
don't remember who the second person
was who came into the garden think
IL was Ned Farris, the mail-c ,rrier. On
previous examination did not say that
second person came into the woods''
Larew, Of prisoners counsel, objected
to question put up by General Walker,
n I'd.
hurts you, apply to tho court; no is the
doctor, am not" laughter
Tho witness resumed: II did not
know for certain who the second person
was that came into the garden with the
news thought it was Ned Farris.
Then some one hollered from behind
the granary that Mr.. Caddall was
kllled.'then Mr.. Feagles. Then and
not till then the prisoner started for his
horse. Colt could SEQ the people run
ming and then he left. He couldn't
have taken the gun up tho street.
Think ho had not time to change his
Clothes Have not talked to Ned Farris
nor any black person about this before.
don't recollect talking to Mr.. Hicks
down the street about this, nor any of
the counsel"
In the afternoon Mrs. C. III. Watson
was put on the stand, but gave no mate
rlal tcStlmOnV.
Hon. John w. Baskersville. mayor of
tho city OF Pulaski, was tho next wit
ness. llo was shown tho gold chain
previously uXhtbtrud IN court and said
to be Mr.. Caddall's. He testified he
had seen it on the second day of the
october court, in the hands Iof some
person, near the rear end of the store
of w. q. Farris. He then, ut the time
he first saw it, thought it to be gold. 1t
was not bright then as now. He
Judged it to be gold from it's color,
touch and weight.
On cross-examinaton, witness said
the chain now had somewhat dingy
appearance. 1t was not as bright as
the chain no himself woro.
j. III. Scales next testified ~ was
clerking for Mr., Farris in September
last. talked with Horny Huston
about pumping Il barrel of Oil into a
tank in the cellar from barrel between
the 18th and ED employed another
person, however, to do the work. Have
been In tho employ of Mr.. Earris since
tho 7th of April last. Farris purchased
the stock the previous day Burwell
Huston and Wash Smith cleaned the
cellar some time in May. Feagles
used coal when he sold the store, L
think AID. Lewis cleaned the cellar on
Friday, tho I'd of October. l suppose
about twenty five persons pass and
repass on that street daily, week days"
On cross-examination witness said
that George Smith never applied to the,
witness to clear the cellar.
jackson Muirs testified that If tho.
dirt was thrown from the shovel, tho
chain in evidence would have gone fur
thor than the spot where it was found
d. Il. Alexander testified that num-
Der OF persons passed the spot the day
before the chain was found.
After short recess, Margaret.
Slaughter, colored family servant for
the family of Feagles. first testified that
feagles on tho day Caddall was killed
was in tho garden burning brush. Mr..
Feagles was in his shirt sleeves. He
mad been hunting that day. He rode
of on horse back
~. a. Mckay, tho Norfolk and Wes-
tern railroad companys agent, testified
that on tho day Mr. Caddall was killed
he shipped n box of tools for Mr.. Il. j.
Shelton. If it got to Dublin by
o'clock he could have sent tho box
away. 1t would have had to leave
Newborn by twenty-five i've minutes before
. o'clock. Howe Il Stones wagon
brought the chest there. Harvey
slaughter was the regular driver of tho
wagon.
IL. Il. Stone was recalled and testified
That he drove to tho scene OF the killing
that day.
Shepherd Crawford testified that he
saw Caddall leave town the day Of tho
murder. The wind was blowing til, .
or 3 o'clock.
lie cleared the cellar with q shovel.