Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12

would be ~ next May. ana they ioVhcu
In amazement when few minutes later
she told MIR. Crump she was II. II was
In the next br~ath that she said. not
intending to correct herself. that she was
~.
SAW THE LETTER.
She said she was standing In Mrs.
Staples's front door on the morning that
Captain Goodman was to have thrown
OF the note. fixing time when he would
take the section masters wife to hich-
mond.
When the front OF Goodman's train
teached the house Mrs. Staples. sitting In
her dining room. but not leaning out OF
the window. saw tho Conductor standing
on the rear step OF the last coach. and
told witness to 90 out and see " the let
ter was thrown on. The dining-room Is
on the lower side from which the train
was coming. Corrie saw the Conductor
have the letter In his hand. but ne did
not drop It. This witness looked rather
tired when Mr.. Crump turned her over
10 the prosecution. and the latter had
no further questions TO ask her.
Mrs. Phelps. like her second daughter.
afforded a good deal OF amusement 10
the crowd. She gave her age az 30. and
said. rs did Mrs. Pesgins. that they
moved 10 Clifton November IL. 1873. She
once cautioned her brother. who. with
his wife. was at her house, to stop Mrs.
Staples from riding about on Goodman's
train.
Mrs. Phelns's testimony really did not
touch. except indirectly. upon the real
question under NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Goodman's advances TO the wife OF her
brother.
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Crump used Mrs. Staples's trip to
Low Moor. on which she says Goodman
suggested that she spend the night at
Clifton Forge. TO test the capacity Of
Mrs Peegins, another sister, and mother
as witnesses.
Mrs Staples said yesterday she had to
lie over at Clifton Forge from about
until something after o'clock at night,
and then went on TO Low Moor. to visit
an aunt
Mrs. Peggins testified that she and
her next oldest sister Corrie) went down
to the depot. and saw their sister. while
she waited in Clifton Forge. Corrie seve-
raj times asserted positively that she and
Mrs Peggins were both with their aunt
at Low Moor and. together with her.
went down 10 that station before dark 10
| meet Mrs Staples. 1t was not dark when
they got back 10 the house.
Mrs. Phelps said Mrs Peggins and Per-
| lima. a daughter younger than Corrie'
went across from her house, which Is al
most in front OF the depot. a short way
from the yari-tracks. and several feet
below. to see Mrs. Staples. The witness
persisted in saying they went down to
meet her, and that is all / know about
it,"
eyes, | believe you" said Mr.. Crunp,
81 am satisfied that you do not know any
more than that"
THE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
Mrs. Phelps said she did not speak to
Mrs. Staples. and only saw her from
| the porch. as she got of on the opposite
| side of the train. She did not kno"
| whether this was In winter or summer
| but thought 1t was In November. Did not
know whether she had fire in the house
| Mr.. Crump asked what sort of clothes
| she would wear in November, and Mrs
| Phelps conyulsed the audience by quickly
| replying: -,
II would wear the best clothes ! could
get" Judge Moore laughed himself, AND
| didn't reprove the spectators. The three
| witnesses of the morning did not seem
| to know much about the seasons. None
! of them seemed 70 remember whether the
| Low Moor trip was in summer. while the
| flowers bloomed: or in chilly November
| Mr.. Crump made many Inquiries about
| the season at which mountain flowers
| bloom. but he got very little satisfaction
In the afternoon Mr.. Crump moved &c
exclude all the testimony of the last Two
| days. but Judge Moore overrued THIS
and exceptions were noted.
MISS DODGE ON THE STAND.
Miss Dodge. dressed in deep black and
wearing a mourning veil. came IN with
Judge LOOMS. She said she had lived In
the Parsons family fifteen years, and
testified as to the age. height. and weight
of the dead man.
When counsel began to question ner
about the charge in the Goodman letter,
that members Of Colonel Parsons family
had been maltreated on this conductor +
train, and tina, they had been put to
great trouble TO evade travelling VIII
him. the defence objected.
Messrs. Allen and Craig argued al
length to get this testimony in. but Judge
Moore would not allow it further thar
| to prove improper conduct Miss Dodge
was told to stand aside.
The evidence of James Barrett, colorec
youth at the Gladys Inn. was immaterial
and at its conclusion the court adjourned
10 Monday.
GOODMAN CHEERFUL
When Captain Goodman was approached
by the Dispatch man late this evening nc
was in good spirits He and his wife bott
looked more cheerful In court to-day, and
| the concensus Of opinion tonight seems te
| be that the Commemorative case Is
| hardly as strong tonight as IT was las
| night.
| While 1t has been fully proved that Colo
| mel Parsons had authority for the thirc
! charge that he preferred against the con
| ductor the friends of the latter express
| the belief that the testimony adduced Il
establish 1t has damaged rather thar
| helped the prosecution
| Messrs. Craig and Allen said late TO-
| night that they did not think to-day's
| evidence hurt their case at all. 1t was
| simply corroborative. and the witnesses
| were too ignorant to remember anything
| more than the main points They were
| not certain that they would get through
| Monday.
| Mr. Crump left for home tonight, bu
| will return Monday morning. S. b. w.