Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-15
had been carried In his satchel and not
In his pocket. This was shown by the
lack OF creases.
ALL FALSE

had been carried In his satchel and not
In his pocket This was shown by the
lack OF creases.
ALL FALSE.
Captain Goodman. having thus given his
version OF the killing and the facts con-
nected Herewith. he was brought to con-
slider the charges OF immortality made
against him In the Parsons letter. He
declared that they were all false In
letter and In substance. and after the
dinner recess he gave his side with refer
ence 10 the alleged improper advances OF
Mrs. Staples.
II what he says on this line is to be
credited. Mrs. Staples tried TO enticc him
from the path OF morality. instead Of his
having made overtures to her. He said
he received two notes from Mrs. Staples
In August 1891. one about the 18th. and
one a week or more later. both signed
IN. Staples" They were love-sck
epistlcs. and the first proposed trip to
Richmond. and that they carry her friend.
Kate Phelps. along. A few days later
a lady got on his train. and he heard her
called Mrs. Staples.
MERE PLEASANTLY.
He took her to be the author OF the
note. and when she was about to get
off, he asked her II Sprfngwood was a
good place for fishing. and told her to
get up a party. and he would come up.
This. he declared, was a mere matter OF
pleasantly. The second letter was like
the first, and he put both away. as they
had put him to thinking, and he did not
know what they meant On another trip
he asked her II she was railroad people
and she told him her name. He then
asked IL she wrote the letters, and, lower
ing her head, she smiled and nodded
afilrmatively. The next he heard was the
letter from her husband. charging I'M
proper conduct. After receiving two such
letters, and answering them, ne got
Staples on his train and talked the mat
ter over with him. Staples said his in
formation was obtained from the Pneips
woman. and his wife had said nothing
to him about II. The husband having eN-
pressed himself as satisfied, witness gave
him the two letters, which staples saia
he knew Kate Phelps wrote for the pur-
pose of making trouble between MN
and his wife Witness heard nothing
moro from Staples. The Conductor said
he requested Staples not to let his wife
ride on his train again when 1t could De
conveniently avoided, and thus save theh
both annoyance.
ABOUT KATE PHELPS.
Captain Goodman said he had 10
threaten three different times 10 pu,
Kate Phelps off his train. First she saiu
she would make it all right with hih'
and ne told her that 70 cents 1are was
the only thing that could do that oh
another occasion. his brakeman pald htr
way. and the third time he told her she
,,onId have To- get OF. and sac dld so
ouio,Iv az Iron Gate. Mr.. Craig had the
witness in tow over two hours anu
carried him through a pretty rough sea
of Interrogation.
For the most part the Staunton attor-
nev was smooth and pleasant, but soihe
Of his questions were sharply pointed win
sarcasm. At times the witness became
confused. but upon the whole ne heid
up we'll ..
The design Of the prosecution was 10
make the witness contradict statements
r,ade In his letter TO Staples. and to make
prominent the fact that Goodman's ac-
count of several events was in dipect con-
act with the statements of other wit
nesses.
First. II was admitted by the witness
that when he wrote Staples In his letter
of September 9th that so FAR as ne khe"
his (Staples's) wife was perfect lauy'
and that he did not know her name when
she rode on his train, he had In his pocket
the two love-letters from Mrs S'apieS'
which she had acknowledged wrl'ihs.
Goodman's explanation OF TINS was 'ha'
he did not propose W teli ''''f -.
,ers ,nl he had fully investigated theih'
srd learned why they were really written
m him. Mr.. Craig was very vigorous IN
nuebing this point and Captain Goodman
Us more disconcerted than at any tlihe
while on the stand.
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE.
Whom he reached the killing of Par
sons by Goodman. Mr. Craig CONFRONTED
tho witness with the statements OF each
of the witnesses to the shooting. ana
nv Interrogation pointed out the points OF
contradiction. Captain Goodman adhereu
nersistertly to his story. and where there
were differences he insisted that others
we're mistaken. He said he did not nave
Parsons by the lapel OF the coat "hen
they went to the door: that he did not
,a,,a bold If him when he shot, that he
never snapped his pistol. and that the
.cartridge-shells were not thrown out py
the Office counter.
MORE EXCITED THAN HE
He said all the people about the inn
| ,,.re evcitad. as he also was himself. ana
no thought they were more wrought up,
or seemed TO be so. than he was. lie r.
naatedlv denied that he even told CoioneI
Rrvant that he "collared Parsons ana
| gave him all he had" He said these WIZ
nesses we're mistaken on the points IN
| which they differed, Dut Ht h"' HN NNN'N
| thev were honest in their opinion.
MIR. Craig. dwelling upon Goodman =
| statement that this was the frst tiIne
| such charges had been made against hirh'
| questioned him so as to bring up the sta,
| ples's charge Of advances to his wifc. anu
| injured If other such charges had not
| been made at other times. but witness
| under instructions of counsel. declined 10
| answer.
| Goodman was very positive in his de-
| nial of Mrs. Staples's testimony and that
| CT the Phelps women. beth as a whole ana
| in detail Mr.. Craig carried him over all
| of it.
| The cross-eXamination closed but the
| prisoner will probably be recalled to-mor'
| row.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Counsel exchanged instructions tonight
| so as to be ready to argue them to-mor-
| row. IL they are reached, az now seems
| possible though not probable.
| The Misses Parsons returned tonight.
| and Rev. DR.. Hatcher and Captain Epps
came up this morning. 5. Il. w.
|
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.