The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-16

g The boys told him that he was shot, 0
f which he was not certain, suffering a
# the time from the other wounds. The
boys said: ''YOu are shot all through The
, b"dY." HIS night shirt being burnt auG
covered with blood. He entered the
= room and found Mrs Richards lying on
, her lefg side, her feet being on the floor
! She did not spsak from that time unit
, her death which occurred about six
, o'clock.
f He also saw the mark at the left of the
! door made by the bull It from his revolv,
f er. At the time OF tho murder the room
was intensely dark, there being no light,
and the windows were tiled with tl)wers
| with the curtains drawn next TO the sash.
Il went down stairs aad discovered that
my desk had been broken open. re-
loaded my pistol to give to the boys who
were going for the neighbors and physi-
clans, but it being self acting | feared
that some accident might happen from
it, and | gave them 2 gun instead. l
returned to my wife's room and remained
until assistance arrived" Mr.. r. stated
that in the upper hall he saw that the
man was large and that he wore a light
coat. When the neighbors and physi-
clans arrived Mr.. Il. went to another
room going to bed. The burglars had
carried the clothing of the boys aud
OF Mr.. r into tho h all My hunting
case gold wasch was missing. The doors
down stairs were opened, burnt matches
were strewn around. The other valua-
bles missing were eleven shares Balti
more Central Railroad stock, an amount
of money about $50, taken from the desk
including the amount in his pocket book
which was stolen; set Of dishes and
knives and forks. The spoons were
taken from the desk in the sitting room.
The desk is an old fashioned one, and
which was entered by prying off the
movable lid. Mr.. Richards was confined
to the house for several weeks. Mr.. r.
stated that he had four loads in his
revolver which was a five shooter 80
calibre. Eight shots were fired altogether
A recess was then taken, court assem-
bling at l. 80 o'clock.
| Mr. Richards exhibited his
PISTOL WOUNDS
points of entrance and exit of two wounds
on the left side of his body, both being
near the ninth rib.
On cross examination by Mr. Hayes,
Mr.. Richards stated that on April I2tb,
1891, he was 40 years of age, and that
| N!s. Richards was in her ADJ year.
FENNER UNRECoGNIzED.
| Fenuer WAS then brought before Mr..
Richards, who was unable to recognize
him as his assalaut Fenner is small
man and Mr.. Richards stated he thought
the burglar was larger man, although
he could not tell the full szs of the man.
After the murder MIR. Richards gave
instructions to procure tue number of
his watch from a j4welec in Baltimore,
who mad repaired it. Nothing has been
heard of the watch since
Upon Interrogation by Mr. Evans, Mr.
Richards stated that he didn't know the
order in which be had received the
wounds.
Mr.. Hayes-"You have employed
counsel ~
Yes, - replied Mr. Richards.
Mr.. Evans admitted that ne was his
employed no other attorney, and upon
Instructions, declined to answer whether
other legal service had been employed
for him by another person. He declined
to answer if he suspected any one directly
or indirectly OF having committed the
murder. He stated that his house is
situated two miles from Colora, station
on the Baltimore Central Railroad and
that on Sunday, the day of the murder
no trains ran. Didn't know the size of
his bedroom, windows were small bed |
ordinary siz3. bureau against wall, be-
tween the two windows. He slept on the |
side OF the bed next 20 the window. Mrs
Richards on the side next to the door, |
(the only door in the room, the boy
Hampton between them. AS stated
before, he heard no noise be fore |
his wife aroused him, stating that
some one was in the room. No other |
remark was made by her. After the
man fired the fatal shot, he heard him
move towards the door. Mr.. Richards |
didn't know what his position WAS when
he fired toward the door. The man
either, after firing, ran to the boys room
and then down stairs, showing Mr. r.,
or else . second man came cut of the
room in which the boys slept. 1t was
intensely dark in the hallway. AT the
head of the stairs, the burglar stood in
front of him and fired. and it vas by the
flash of the pistol that Mr.. Richards
detected that he wore q light coat The
man after showing him, followed him
down stairs. Mr. r. didn't know how
he was shot the second time. Mr.. Rich
ards pistol dropped and was found on
the landing of the steps. He was under
the impression that his pistol fired when
it dropped. His watch was LETT in his
vest on Sunday night. Il was noticed
that the pantry had been catered and
some articles eaten. AT the coroner
inquest, in referring to the fatal shot,
Nr. Richards depose1 81 saw the flash
of the pistol The pistol was just across
the foot Of the bed" He testified at the
hearing that his intended meaning was
that the shot from the pistol came across
the foot of the bed.
After the cross examination several
redirect examinations were made by both
counsel. Mr.. Evans objected to some
questions of Mr.. Hayes which resulted
in Mr.. Evans charging the latter with
case IL an attempt to duplicate Mr..
Richards in the murder. The objection
| able question was in reference TO the
assault made upon Richards four years
| ago, the idea being to ascertain whether
the same person charged with the assault
| had been suspected of the murder.
Mr.. Hayes speech was i'll substance as
| follows: Il desire to show The connection
between these cases. Some persou who
was inside that house, some one who
was we'll acquainted with its arrange
mert, fired the fatal shot. We have
shown that every implement used in
entering the house belonged about the
house, and that the .robbers left no traces.
We want to prove that Fenner could not