The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-14
is II THE W0MAN'S CRIME
MURDERED MANS WIFE CHARG I'D
WIN BEING An ACCESSORY.
The Actors I'm the Ea.t-End Tragedy of Sat
urday Night Were Before the Police
Court-The Coroner's Inquest.

OF ROBERT Lewis (COiOrcdD, who was muir
dered on Thlrty-frst and streets Satur-
day night by some unknown person, was
held before Justice Crutchheld yesterday.
The Commonwealth was represented by
Dunston q Wise, while Mr.. -. G. Rich
ardson represented the defence. 1t was
nearly o'clock last night before the case
was submitted.
The murdered mans wife was sent on,
charged with being an accessory to the
crime.
coroner Taylor's jury. after hearing
testimony for several hours given 10y
some MALI dozen witnesses VINO thIc"
10 ucht on the affair. returned a verdict
to the effect that the deceased had ptch
Snot ami Killed by some one whose lueh-
uty could uot toe ascertained. The inquest
BEGAN at O'Clock sunday afternoon, ana
was heid ia Pilgrim Travellers Han Whlcn
Is Dix frame building on hIl@ -Ii7t
street, about one hundred ytris distant
from the house IN which the murderer
man lay ia his coffin.
me evidence dcduccd before the cOrO-
ncr IS substantially the same Siyen IN
yesterday before Justice Crulchi"id, Win
the exception Of the murdered man we,
VINO has never told the same tale twice.
TIC cOrOncrs examination resulted DID, inc
arrest of Jesse Murphy, colp:rd lAi
about seventeen years old, and rom W DE-
/ hans. another negro man. Inc latter
/ charged by Justice John.
The following Is the evidence brought
/ out by the witnesses before the Ponce
/ Court yesterday:
H. W4fI's TESTIMONY.
Margaret Lewis, wife Of the dead man,
| was the next witness. she Us bI.LAt
/ mulattO. She testified. IF am the W.ie
/ OF Robert Lewis. / i've AT W lhiTty-
first street. DO not know positlVcN
/ who shot Robert Lewis, but / think from
/ the appearance OF the man IN the Esht
] D. Thomas WHITAKER FtLll
/ not see very well by the lignt. / am not
! certain that IL was Tom Williams. Robert
/ Lewis was heard at one Tune ID say tHal
/ he haI had some words with rom WI
/ Hams. Lewis also said that a. man named
/ Jesse had threatened his NE Dii not
! know what the trouble was about MY
/ husband told me this about TWO Weeh7
! ago. He told me about the Williams
] trouble about a month ago. / have not
/ see Williams TO knO" him psluveiy I'r
| about month. / am NOT Wen "a
| Quaintcd with Williams, Dui / know ms
/ brother. DO not know whether he ever
/ carried pistol. / was slttin- ON my
/ back steps last night about j. o'clock ana
! heard noise in the alley, Thought u WAS
( a dog, but IT walked too h'aNy. Mt nus
/ band was standing up I'D the yard. ne
/ first thing / saw was pistol when
/ saw before ] saw the man. The next
/ thing ! saw was the side of his lace.
/ The man had moustache. The man
/ bad on "a white shirt with blue stripes.
/ Don't think be had on coat Inc ihst
/ shot was fired before I saw the man d"
face. the nam not saying word. Lewis
! then went to him and asked w n' u
/ that shooting at me- so reply was made
I luf the man fired the ptStO. three or fOur
/ times The man then ran away. Robert
/ and I did NOT nrnt Saturday night did
/ nj elv would cut MIN. Hc dil not have
f w.. an the .,rnund. I carried my BROTHER $
/ ,f.t,I IN his hons. Yesterday. The piss
/ tI had h..n M my house about twelve
,,.,trs Th- nistol was not loaded NY
term
+ ~. ,,.i,. NY SATURDAY uirgt dtd
- IN. the man iD.-e I'M. nan
/ il 49,, ~ 1.la.i, -l9fch hat wide brirn."
H"
Ij NlIH NJ .'N 'N.
At . o'clock MS Honor interrupted inc
/ .,,,ir.ti1n If the witness and adjourned
/ i.,.,
I"i ,- t ,.,..o.,,,.,,..1 tt. court
~ 10 ,,.t ,o,,tf'-al Al the
! tt If Mr. l. g. Ifeh .rasan. Mar
! . ,,..e ooaf. r,,t ON the stand Moth
i,i. .,t,r.a t-ae dpyDl0r.I
us @ aug -. 3D., Tho mart Of the lee
/ f, ,-itn.es sin,rl,. t.etifvfng tlat she
/ - 't III ,.istGl that d4y had not
| I t,f ,o, .Iir..l or threatened
/ t,'.,..,.I l,-itnees IfI NOT
/ I'D KID me-. nus '''." W wv t[,. ms
! ,"N, '"' i,. FfI .,lt l--o,, ,rh.re
,ll'u .H" 'lr ,C+ In. "a bar Of iron
A. her husband.
sIfn~Iay niei, week he saw Jessir Muir
/ INV and rire of deceased "a king zoe
{ .-r., ~ the corner of Seventeenth AMI
! f-,arl-fr str. CTS. Witness noticed dee
,a4-.d watching his wife. Presently the
rnirfa moved off and le rHiluesJ wont