Smyrna times., 1893-01-04
CHAPTER XII.
SHORTHAND SKETCHES ON SHORT
SCRATCH ROOE

SCRATCH BOOK.
Seventh wituess, Detective James
Tate, of Philadelphia. Said he had
known Fenner for 10 or u ycare, and
that he usually just wears moustache.
(He then had mOustache and long
sideboards). That he was noted
crook, that he had been on the hunt
for him, also George Wood for long
time, perhaps year or more, finally
finding Fenner in Harrisburg, Pa. and
arrested him under the point of his re-
vOlver (he did not say he had a war
rant wherein Fenner began to kick,
saying he would not be taken, etc.
Words of threat were used on both
sides, Tate telling him to mind, or
that thing would go off; Fenner saying
let it 20, it might as well DC then as
any time, as it had to be, etc. Tate
managed to get him up to the Mayors
office, where he got his revolver and
had him locked up (he still having the
revolver, producing it in COURT.
Eighth, again Mrs. Langdon takes
the witness box, and my scratch book
says she became a little bewildered
while her statement, taken in Oxford
by detective Lyon, was brought forth
and read and compared with her testi-
mony taken there that morning.
Reader, whether you be man or
woman, imagine yourself in her tIying
situation. Could you make long
statement at home TO ii detective, and
then, after time testify to the same
under oath in Il court house? Well,
perhaps might, and again might not,
but | want to tell you that woman did.
or at least, with all the cross examina-
ton they were very near alike
Ninth wituess-perhaps you would
call it the eighth, bat remember ain
going By my scratch book as written
when it was talked, as near as | could
catch it all or the meaning thereof
was Louis Stage Richards, business
man of Philadelphia, who was asked
to describe clothes, conversation, etc,
at the time that the darkey, Asbury
visited Philadelphia in company vita
the two States Attorneys, Mr.. Rich
ards and Detective Otta
Tenth witness, John r. White, said
he arrived next morning, at 7.30 and
saw tracks of No. Z and shoes, found
two mashed bullets, and one-half of
light cOored button, which he gives TO
the Ex-State Attorney, Evans.
Eleventh. Again detective Otta
was asked to describe Fenner's hat on
his trip to Philadelphia, which he said
was a black stiff derby. Then Fenner
was asked in his seat, not upon his
oath, what sort of hat Wood gener-
ally wore in the spring Of 1891. He
said it was grand hat, with a crease
down the centre.
Twelfth witness, DR.. Turner. of Ris.
ing Sun, said he was sent for ana he
arrived at 1.2O on Monday morning.
found Mrs. Richards unconscious, also
examined Mr.. Richards. Didn't think
his leg was broken.
Thirteenth witness, DR.. r. r. Croth
ers, of COlOra, - miles from the Rich
ards farm. Arrived and found Mrs.
Richards dying, with clot Of blood
on one side of his head. He removed
it and found bullet hole. Said if hair
had been burned it could not have
been told. No blood, except on pil.
low. Mr.. Richards had two shots
about five inches apart, which he tried
to probe, but was disappointed because
he could not probe them over one
inch Said his skin was burnt and
that his shirt was burnt both back and
front, and he kneI his leg was not
broken by blow, fall, or from being
jumped on. But whether it was frac.
tured or not he did not know.
To be Continued