Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-21

give his name,
THE PISTOL AND STICK.
Sergeant Matthews was the next wit
| ness. and his testimony was short. and
, only dealt with what transpired after the
killing Ho said that he received two
messages about the shooting. the first
| OF which reached him about twenty min
| utes after s o'clock. He went 10 the scene
with officer IIoldcraft, and found Atweli
| lying upon the rocks dead. The body was
carefully examined, but no weapons
! found He explained his search for the
revolver az the house OF Mr.. Vaughan, in
Fulton, where McNamee went Immediately
after the shooting. lie said that the stick
in the case was not found by him. but
was brought TO him by some one upon
the ground just after the homicide Speak
ing OF the transfer-tickets. the Sergeant
! said that they were handed to him by
soms one while he was standing about
the electric-llght pole on the evening OF
the shooting The date punched out was
| the 2Sth, and the tickets were transfers
! from the Manchester line to the Main
street cars. lie kept the stick. he said.
| until he got 70 the station-house, when
/ he asked McNamee II 1t was his property.
| The prisoner appeared then not to hear
| me question. but little later. when the
same inquiry was made by another gen
! tenan. McNamee said that the stick
belonged TO HIM. The Sergeant did not re
member that anything was then said
| about the sharp indentaticn on the cane.
PISTOLS WERE PLENTIFUL.
! r. A. Nance another Manchester wilt
| ness. was called, and his evidence ohiy
/ referred 10 an incident which occurred In
| Manchester or Wednesday evening two
nights before the killing. He said that
! ne knew McNamee and Gaul by sight,
| though he did not know either Of them
| personally prior to the killing. On Ned-
! ncslay night, In last Christmas-"eek'
| the witness went on to say, he was III
/ Lee Iatham's bar-roOm in the city across
| the James. and. with another YOUNG
man. was standing near the pigeoh-no'e
table. when two or three o'her PEI
! came into the place. McNairee anu an
other man. whom the witness look "
T.. Gatl were already IN Latham's. one
| If the cwcOmers approac"et -.
| MN whom the witness tncuBht
was Gaul. and taking of MS hat sl"pPe1
| him CGauD across the head. men
| cond of the strangers approach'u a,i
! dra,y a uist0l When this eNtrdoi 4'nt'
move had been made, Nance s@'N' ~
man whom he thought was Hsui w" -
| backward and. placing his la"u -.
him. drew Il revolver also. m
| sail he then saw a tara I'9, -, 80 ,,as
| oyorco1t-D1cket Of McNainee. hv'c
! emo objection on the part OF counsci
| f,r the accused TO this character Oh 60
dence as not being pertinent; pu .tn,,.
| Richardson said that he WouIu 80.
lar testimony follow It, which would S"0"
That 1t was german.
A SEXTON TEsTIFIES'
rob, Jefferson (colored) opened his eVl-
| IT,
az central Methodist church, OF Mahc"vs
J to- and that this sacred cdiiice was ~
catad only a square and hai from t"e
| nom. of Atweu. lie said that NeHHeSuas
| evening Of last Christmas "eeh' W.
| roing up to church, he was pasaihG MI
| A,vvelf's house. and saw two men thei
one At the door and the other s'ahu,ha
| down by tree. He had obsefNet ''".
everything was dark about the pdch pa
! Of the premises. and, therefore H"''
tho men that he did not think anypouy
vas AT home and passed ON 10 church
H.. could not tell whether either OF 'he
me-, was McSamee or Gaul 1t was darK'
and he could not distinguish the features
of either of the callers. Mr. Richardson
here asked the witness 10 stdnd as'ue'
and stated that he would rest the o@Se
! for the Commonwealth.
Gaui Put On the stand
To the establishment Of every one IN
tho courtroom. Mr. Smith asked mat
Co,,l BE- called. and I'm half n minute the
kvoilug upholsterer passed down the alSIe
toward the vitnesa-stand. lie was inc
ricturr Of health. and though ne mas peeh
confined in Jail nearly eleven months n
is robust in color and general appearance.
As soon az Gaul rad been sworn he look
the chair provided FOR witnesses ana
was asked by Mr.. Smith 10 tell no" long
pa. had been confined in jail on the char@'
of IN. murder Of Mr.. Atwcl. and what
ne know conce rnng the killing Of that
gentleman. Gaul began his testimony by
saving that lie had been IN jail nearly
| eleven months. lie resided. he saii. III
| V.nric9 county, near Barton Heights.
! ard had worked for Mr.. NcNamee AT
hi, uuholstering establishment, on Mar
! shall street, for some time, when the
tragedy occurred. lie knocked or there
he said. on Saturday before Christmas
ard went home feeling quite sick. Be-
for. leaving the shop. though he had
been invited by Mr. McNamoe 90 come
over - his house In Manchester on Christ
uas-lay, as he was going to have some
agcuor. lie promised % 10 tbs, II
he fat better. and then went home and
prew worse instead or better. He aid
not see NfcNamee any more until the fol
| lowing Friday evening. about : or 40
o'clock. when his employer came out 20
see him. MI McNamee was accompanied
by Mr. Vaughan ana Mr.. Denny.
INVITED TO RICHMOND.
Al of them chattcd about various mat
ters. and upon starting t. 20 away Mc-
Nance invited the witness 10 go over 10
Richmond with them. and he d.d -. On
their way 20 Richmond the men took n
! drink at bar-rOOm on second sure L
/ IN. two men then went - the shop OF
NoNarnee and NcNamee got his overcoat
and stick They took another drink at
| tha corner OF seventh and Marshall
streets. and Gaul was invited by his ON
ployer t. 80 10 Manchester ana take
gupper with him. The witness accepted
this invitation also. Up TO this time no
thing had been said by McNamee about
the trouble with Atweil. and Gaul had
no idea that any difficulty was about
10 ensue He said he went along 70 Man
chester. reaching there about dark, and
on the way To McNamee's house they
p9escl the home Of AtWcll, although the
witness Gld not know IL at the time.
When Atwclis gate was reached the
prisoner asked the witness 10 run up and
ring the bell and If any one came to the
door o. tell them that D. was waiting out
side and would ike to speak to Mr.. Atwell
not know of any unpleasanncss between
NcNamce and Atwel and that In g0ing
from Atwcll's t. his own home McNamee
tald him that be wanted al apology from
Atweli for driving his little son out of
his yard without his bicycle and grossly
insulting hi, wife.
he CALLED ATWELL OUT.
eve went on to Mr.. McNamec's house.
continued the witness. "where We ha'
supper, and after supper we walked out
Vt Mr.. McName $ suggestion We took
car and came over 10 Richmond. trans
ferroi, and went down on the Nain-stroe
line to tn point where the H;tle trestl'
, crosses the tracks OF the York-Rive
railroad. Here we got on and went dOwi
tie steps TO Dock street, ana further
down / saw an engine. the fireman or
which / knew, and | told Mr.. McName'
1 thought l could ascertain from tina
fireman where / could see Mr.. Atwen
did not know the yard-c 'nluctor. an,
| had never. TO my knowledge seen min
I'D 10 that night; The fireman told m
that Mr.. Atwell was in the httlr watch
house. only a few steps away. and | Wen
there and ratified on the door-knob. SOM
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