Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-15
ANOTHER SUSPECT.
MARGARET TELLS A NEW STORY
ABOUT HER HUSBANDS MURDER
she Says Willie Field Did the shooting-
Some AddItio nai Evidence In
the Case.

Suspicion now points to Willie Field
(colored) AZ the murderer OF Robert
Lewis, who was mysteriously shot down
In his own yard in the East End early
last Sunday morning.
In an entirely new story told yesterday
afternoon by Margaret Lewis. wife OF the
murdered man, she said that Field was
the slayer Of her husband. and II appears
that Field answers almost In every par
ticular to the descriptions OF the murderer
given by eyewitness TO the Killing
The coupling of the name Of this. sne
fourth negro. with this tragedy. however
does not at all relieve from suspicion the
wife, who IL now in jail upon the charge
Of being accessory TO the murder.
MORE TESTIMONY.
The testimony of three new witnesses
in the case. who were examined by
Justice Cruichfeid yesterday. seemed TO
make II palmer than ever that Margaret
had a hand in the deadly work.
Mr.. Samuel Gordon stated in the bfiet
examination OF yesterday that he saw
the woman on Saturday night when sfe
was waving the pistol. and heard her say
that when she got home what sne woulo
do for him cher husbanO would To enough
to last him the balance Of hts life.
SAW THE WHOLE DIFFICULTY.
George Wallace. a negro woman, VINO
resides next door to the Lewis mousse
testified that she heard and saw the
whole difficulty. She declared that the
fight started up stairs in the Lewis house,
was continued down stairs and out INTO
the yard to which place Margaret seemed
to be very anxious to get her huspahu.
After observing the irate couple wrangie
down stairs the witness heard Lewis
wife strike him with piece OF IRON.
Margaret then ran to the back door, foi-
lowed by her husband. The latter was
loudly scolding, and said. I'll follow
you out doors and get at you.'
Margaret, running out on the step. re-
torted, That's just where l want to get
you"
Lewis had caught UP with her and the
fight had been resumed when the shoot
ing occurred.
ONLY A GLIMPSE.
The witness only got glimpse Of the
man who fired the shots, but was positive
that he was a tall, bright mulatto. with
a moustache and wore either light
coat or was in his shirt sleeves. George
was sure the murderer was much taiIer
man than jesse Murphy, who was ar
rested and discharged after an examina-
ton by the Police Justice.
Joseph Holmes (colored) corroborateu
the testimony of the woman so far as ms
knowledge of the tragedy went. Their
dissertations of the man who did the
shooting were almost Identical, and f1eio
is said to answer them to the letter.
Field was arrested late yesterday AFTER
noon by Sergeant John 7. Hall ana oniceI
Louis Werner and locked up In the FRS.
Station-house. The suspected man was
onIv arrested on the charge of being
suspicious character. but 1t Is prooapie
that another warrant will be served upon
him.
Sergeant John T. Hall and Officer Wer-
ner were looking last night for shorty
Platt. another negro who, they believe,
was connected with the murder. They
were talking with Plat at one time du-
ring the afternoon. but the suspected
darky managed to elude the officers SUBJ
seouently. and they had not caught him
at midnight Platt II seems, Is belieVed
either to have furnished Field with the
pistol from which the deadly shots were
fired. or received the weapon from the
murderer after the shooting. Both men
are BARRIERS. Field has a shop on Seven
teenth street between Franklin and Grace.
and the other negro works on Grace near
Eighteenth street. They are close friends.
The Dispatch reporter. who called at
the First Police-Station last night to In
terview Field, was denied that privilege
by the Sergeant in charge. as orders had
been left to the effect that no one should
talk to the prisoner. Field does not yet
- - to -.,aV Ad IF
the murder. though he surmises as much.
When taken into custody he continued
to ask as TO the charges against him.
and after he had been safely lodged be-
hind the bars he broke down and cried
like an infant.