Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-02

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hat found in the road. Hat was here
shown 10 witness. Witness also Identified
the burned clothing Of the prisoner here
shown as such clothing az he has seen
him wear.
Tx. Laishbaugh twhte). who works at
the factory with the prisoner, and has
known him for thirteen months. said that
he had no doubt IN the world that the
hat shown him belonged 10 the prisoner.
Joseph Bowers Identified the hat and
saw the accused making the bludscon
several weeks ago. Prisoner tod bowers
hc was an employee Of the wagon works
and was making the weapon for man
In "pnchfown." Witness has looked at
the mould In which the eaden end Of the
bludgcon was poured, and II coniormed 10
the mould.
JACK Painter (whitc) denied the prison-
cr's statement that he had spent n fatal
night at witnesses house. Prisoner had
said carly In the night that man had
made threats against him. and that he
would have to eat them or the prisoner
would ''Rc 20 hell that night Next
morning prisoner came 10 my mousse
about I o'clock and said he had lost his
pipe the night before; heard train com
ing through the cut ana SAID. some
thing had been killed" l was gong
Spllicr said he would 50 as far MS the
bridge. We looked down TO where u
body was found and there was crowd
there. The prisoner was on the bridge
when n man told US EoWc's daughter had
been killed. | said l would 90 down.
DIDN'T LIKE THAT
His reply was "he didn't Ike anything
like that" Prisoner bad on that night
black coat and vest aud lightish pants.
When first saw him Saturday nlsht
his clothes we're nice and clean; next
morning on the bridge his clothes were
muddy on Tn" arms and legs. N% we
stool on the bridge that morning we
could not see the body. but cou'1 see
that something was on the track Spiiler
had been at his house about dusk ana
drank some of his own wtisk"y.
TIIL-TALE FOOTPRINTS
Sheriff Watts testified that Spiller sent
for him yesterday in jail. ana sald;
want to tell you about H. am In bad
fix" Witness called Mr.. Lichhter' VINO
happened to be about the Jall' anu 'h'
prisoner said: IF there IS any blood on
INV clothes 1 want Wiley Lewis arrested.
lie had my clothes. The Sheriff testihed
as TO comparison Of the prisoners shoes
and the prints I'm the field. lie saw holes
I'm the wet ploushel field. showing PRINTS
Of knees and feet Tracks were PLAIN
Prisoners shoes fitted them well
n. *. Bach identified the burned
clothes as like those worn by the prisoner
at Painters house. where witness was
a visitor tin II O'Clock Saturday night.
TRYING TO FASTEN IT on LEWIS.
Cbief-oC-Policc Waters testified that
without any uduccment the prisoner saia
10 him: "All right you've got me IN
kind Of corner. ] seen 1t done. l saw
the man do it," Witness saii: AN
rirht. tell the truth" asked me if | would
summon LOWS. that ne wanted him. that
hc made the stick for him. but that ne
had not seen ii for a week
The witness gave corroboratiNe eNihehce
az to the holes in the wiz" icnce' TWO
wires Of which had been tied together hy
"A string like the lining Of the prisoner .
coat. Sunday morning the prisoner :
bousoke,per showed clothes. overcoat,
etc. ami declared that these were all
the clothing there Later the officers re-
turned and found the shirt. undershirt,
coat. pants. and vest. such as the accused
had worn the night before being burned
by the woman Rosa Brown
BRADFOl;D'S STORY.
Charles Bradford. Lottics escort when
she was struck who is Il white youth.
testified that after spending SATURDAY al
tcru0on at John Eowe's as one OF the
party. ne and the murdered girl LETT 10
20 To her fathers. Lawrence Spiiicr hap
left ten or fifteen minutes before. III was
l. o'clock. As We came out of the door
,tr, somebody on the Wavpestoro' road.
Inttic said il was SWartZ. We walked on
down towards the railroad bridge. and
saw the figure "a IL passed a i.tshtsd GoN
and window. and said. 1T was too big Tor
Swartz." lie followed with short and
auick steps. / had my right arm around
the a.lrla shoulders. Half way across the
bridge | got "a blow which staggered me
Then another. and Lottie was seized. she
hollercd. Lord. Lord" and ! was then
lifted up and pitched over the railroad
Don't know how long I laid there. Say
The headlight Of the 40 a. VI. passenger
train. and in dazel condition followed
il east. thinking it was going 10 town
| found out my mistake. ana went back
TO John R0wes house and got mp party
to look for her. The blows | received
made two knots on my head When /
got to Rowe's | told them that the blow
Iottie had received had either crushed r
skull or broken the hluiseon
Miss Iluntley and Miss Manly. friends
OF Iottie Rowe. Identified a piece of femi-
nine underwear as that worn by Lottie
found not far from the hole broken In
Tho fence.
HIS STRENGTH
Mr.. J. 7. Beck. secretary Of the Bodley
Wagon Works. an employer OF the p'is-
oner. had seen Spillar lift G15 pounds, and
WAS reliably informed that he had li'ted
100 p0unds-51 in each hand. lie had
had an interview with The prisoner. in
which the prisoner said b. had spent the
night at Painters. and was aroused ~
Painter next mornii.s-Sunday. Painter
denies this statement Of the prisoner.
HIS CLOTHES.
Rosa I.rown, was was arrested Sunday.
WAS brought from the jail an. pat ia the
vyitness-box. She has known the accused
for three years. and says she has been
living at his house for a year. When the
coat. vest. and trousers Of IN" Prisoner,
I'm a half-burned condition. muddy ar3
bloodv-stained. were shown her, she said
they belonged TO Lawrence Spiller. she
had scsn Spillcr with those clothes Sat
urday evening before dark. did not sea
him any more til Sunday morning. When
he came in he had on the clothes shown
10 the witness, and went up stairs and
changed them. He did not have on the
hat which was found IN the road. was
wearing the hat prisoner now has IN his
hands. Spiller came downstairs then and
sat al the window. l asked: What ON
earth IL the matter with you?-that spot
OF blood on your shirt; and SAID. "Nou
better take that Shirt on" His reply was,
III YOU think there's anything IN that,
better burn ii up" / said. NO. | Will
have nothing to 90 with it," went out
on the porch. and he came out and sad
.Iottie Rowe is killed" Then the police
came after him. and he said. Get my
coat"
BLOOD on THE SHIRT.
Witness was here shown piece OF un-
dershirt which had been found. She
said. THAT'S blood on it, ana added
Its a piece Of that shirt Of his. lie has
the shirt on cut 1t from the shirt as
he told me. | denied to the officers sun
day morning that these clothes OF spli.
ler's were there. and after they ieit' trieo
10 burn them up I'm the stove ahI lh'
fireplace Spiller said ne stayed al rant
er's all night He took TWO OF thre'
drinks at home that morning.
The commemorative Attorney mere
rested his case. At half-past to-morfo"
the trial viii be resumed. 20 witnesses
have been summoned by defence AZ
IS quiet and orderly here tonight.
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