The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
THE NICHOLAS MURDER TRI4L.
Wife of tho Alleged Murdered Man Spent
Considerable Time on Witness stand.

Considerable Time on Witness Stand.
The third day Of the trial Of PHILIP
Norman Nicholas, who stands charged
with murder. was begun yesterday morn
Ing in the Henrico Circuit Court before
Judge Wexford.
The first witness called was colorad
girl, Nirgie Mallory, whose testimony
eorrohomted the testimony Of preceding
witnesses.
Mrs Annie 4. Mills the widow Of the
alleged murdered man. was next called
She was plainly dressed I'm deep mourning
and was heavily yelled. Her voice was
so inaudible that the jury had to leave
the box and gather around the witness
stand She told how Nicholas had come
across the field alone, and when arriy-
ing mt the house, how he exclaimed. They
are drowned" that Nicholas said that
Mills had jumped overheard; the circum-
stance OF the muddy water being in the
boat, and how Nicholas described the
boat filing with water. She related the
conversation about the bee tree and the
arranging 10 take IL. They agreed 10
take the tree at any time it suited Mills
and Wilkinson.
Questioned by Mr.. Carter: "Yes, Mr.
Nicholas asked me to go and live with
him; / replied that / would not leave
my husband for any man." Here Mrs.
Mills broke down and sObbed piteously.
In answer 10 a question by the Com
monwealth she admitted that her rela-
ton with the prisoner had been i'm
proper: that she had maintained the re-
lations with the prisoner for three months
prior 10 the drowning; the beginning OF
the relations was year before the drown
ing; her last relation with Nicholas was
about a fortnight prior 10 the drowning;
Nicholas and Mills had a dispute about
half davis work; Mills told her that he
and Nicholas had compromised the DEBT
Question by Juror l.. L. Gum; BITS;
Mills. did Nicholas and your husband
ever have a quarrel about you!
Answer: mo, sir; they did not that
know anything about" ia che
In answer TO question, witness SAID she
knew that Nicholas had purchased some
nolsou with which 10 kill NILS. NlchoiuS
asked witness 10 administer the poison
Sine declined TO do SO, ard said fhe "ouiu
not harm him for the world. She ana
not see the poison though NlCno'a' 80 to',
her II WAS In his desk; did not say what
Kind Of poison IL was; Nicholas told her
"a Grain would Kill a man; about this time
Mr. Mills had three sudden attacks Oh
illness: had the appearance OF being para
lived. he turned red In his face and com
nlained Of pain In his heart; this sickness
was about two months before the drown
ing: the attacks were about two weeks
apart. never SAW Nicholas administer any
noison: the last attack was early In the
morning: Nicholas and Mills had been
drinking together for some time, when
Mills was given toddy on the last at
tack he was made considerably worse
after he vOmited he got better she mas
three children-yOungest about moh'h
old at the time Of drowning; prisoner
arain proposed after drowning that 80
and live with him-that he would do oil
he could for me. Witness identlhed
Ratchet found in boat as belonging 10
Nicholas.
Mrs. Mills was then crOss-examlned Dy
Mr.. ID. e. Richardson, counsel for the
prisoner. In her testimony she sdld liial
She did not believe now that Nicholas
drowned her husband; believed II % De
an accident. because he could not SWIM
with exception OF one dispute they were
always the best Of friends; Nlcholas las
aiways kind 10 Wilkinson; ne showed sriei
M the time OF the drowning crying ana
lame siug their deatn- A..
NJ Mills was also questioned by Mr..
II NJ smith. Jr, and Mr.. Conway h.
sends. Several times during the giving
~ her testimony Mrs. Mills broke down
and wept bitterly.
The rext witness was Mr.. j. T. Lewis,
a. druggist. who conducts business IN
Richmond He stated that he recognized
the prisoner as the man who bought
strychnine in his store on September TO-
1Sss. lie bought twenty cents worth. Mr.
Lewis produced his record OF the poison
sale, etc.
At the afternoon session. when began
a., o'clock. Mrs. wilkinson, mother OF
"a deceased man. took the stand and gave
corroborative testimony.
The court then adjourned until Monday
,.,ornfpa at NJ O'clock.