The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-11

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| facts iu the matter. and ! VIII nave lhe
whole party arrested.
r. \. GOODMAN.
COuluc or.
STAPLES STORY.
When J. \. Staples took the stand,
shortly after 10 O'Clock, hushed Hienct
fell up0u tne audience. Goodman looked
him sQuarc.y I'm the face without HncR-
ing. Mrs. Goodman looked at the Wiz
ness askance, then appeared not TO see
Mrs Staples. Mrs. Phelps. the two
Miss Phelps and Mrs. Eliza Johnson 'the
latter Il sister OF the witness Wlie)' VINO
had occupied seats Ina the courtroom, TEX
soon after the examination Oh lile "lI'esS
staples stated that he had been married
/ ten OF twelve years, ana haN tour GU!
dreu. MIR. Craig, VINO examiner tIe WIZ
/ moss for The COmmonW ealth, had some
difficulty i'm introducing the GOODMAN a.
/ fair as counsel objected To several ioiii7
! I'm which the question was put. Inc oD-
| iecfious were cOnfOrmed TO-. and IN answer
! 10 questions and after some deldy tH0
! witness finally told his story. a., ...e.
| He SAID mat sometime ln I,'i "..,.i',,,s "'
! complained TO him on seFcIdi oC'"9iC ~
| of (3OO1ulan'S advances 10 AtI. l"'
| first time he heard this compialnl wa
J when his wife had occasion 10 rug Oii
Goodman train I,.,1no Iroin SphpS thnn Go,d to,d Of
90 60 iotber OCCASIONS when Goodman made
! advances to his wife while "A laSsehseI
| on his train. He finally saw comma
| i'm reference 10 the matter, bul hIS '"IN
| uritT him was not at all satisfactory.
| He however, did not take any ~ 'tci
/ action. but at one thne Voiiten,f' -
! bringing a suit against boO0i'I""' D"N
! finally abandoned this idea. ,,t..
| Witness admitted that he was an llillc-
| rate man. Lawyer Parrish began
| rigid Cross examination OF witness ~
| astina him If his wife could READ OF
! write. lie replied that M wire re''.
very nttle and could not write, D,..,...
! Nr. Parrish then cleared up the Pheps
| mystery by asking the witness Wh1 Mrs.
] SiCnora Phelps was, and ne replied that
| She was his sister. She used 10 nVe az
| Saltpetre cave station on the X. ana A:
| but he did not know where she hNcd
| now She was at clifton foISe "heh ue
| last heard from her. The witness admit
| te3 that Goodman had given Linn several
| uotes written by his Wife 10 Goodman.
| He nut the letters in his pocket, bui dll
not read them, and finally destroyed
Mr.. Mr. Parrish experienced considerable
| difHcultv I'm securing definite answers from
the witness who seemed to pe unWiI,ius
| 10 testify. His memory too, served nun
badly when ne cid not choose 10 make
| replies.
MR.. lAR.l ms GILMAN
Mr.. Parrish reached the clim2N Of his
| examination when he asked the witness
| this question; Did you not tell captain
Goodman that you uld not blame MN at
an. but that you believed that the Phelps
woman was trying 10 make trouble bet
tween you and your WIFE,
Answer don't know whether l told
| him SO or not.
Defence could rot make witness ac-
| knowledge that he made sucn Il stale
| ment, tie witness sticking t. the reply
| that he ala not remember what n said.
| Mr.. Parrish developed the fact later mat
the letter sent Goodman n.y. the WI
| ness wife at the instance Of tie WI
ness. WAS written by Kate phelps. ms
| niece Efforts were also made TO make
| witness acknOWledge tlat Kate Phelps
wrOJe other letters to Goodman and
| signed Mrs. Staples name. At this jane
ture Mr. Parrish intr duced tie tw)
letters written by Goodman 10 staples.
in reply TO the latters complaints OF
the formers conduct towards Mrs. ST.
pies
Witness identified them. Witness. IN
| reply to Mr. Parrish's quesuonlng adilll-
ted that ne "cut loose from -he UPS
woman after he received the Two letters
| from Goodman. and has had nothlh5 10
! do with her since. Witness could not
teU why he and his sister had become
! eefra upSd He admitted that he had had
| no trouble with Goodman Sluce 4o'l' t,''y y
| talked with Goodman once since anu mat
| was on the 18th Of June or July last.
| Witness stuck 10 this statement, al
! though ne was informed thht %" the
| 25tn Of July GOODMAN wa yNIl.,"
! prisoner whispered something To Mr.. far-
| rish and he Immediately asked witness
| If his superior officer had not ADVISED MN
! 10 get rid OF the Phelps crowd, 10 "hlch
| witness replied he did not Know Ass "
| SAMPLE Of the witness intelligence 10 re
! nI,,ine ia q question as TO the date or an
| event. he said: 1t was on u sunday De-
fore Monday ia
ON redirect examination witness Sdlu
| he went TO Clifton Forge on one occasion
! IN sec Goodman I'm order to make CONF
| promise of the trouble. lie was 50 uou-
| hled that he did not kuo" Whetuci ne
was on the train or the stOu5u ] ]lnI1 "%'
| followed By laughter, with the uSu5l ad-
| ,n,uftiOu from the judge ABOUT ORDER III
! court. The witness sad that III one OF
| his wife's letters TO doodindh she IN
| forrned him that she could not leave her
| husband and children 10 run away Win
| him and she did not suppose ne CoQd
| leave his wife and children lie ana MS
| ,,,ife once got 0n train together 10 see
! Goodman, but failed -
| TVttnees was aeain crOss-eNamlned by
| Mr. Parrish. and cOntradlcted himself on
| some minor statements. lie orhleu t@hat @
! he had said that ne cut iooSt II yin
| ibb.ine lie admitted. however, that Niis.
| Phelps and her daughters hau "C a az
| tale bearers I'm the uouhle petWt'" ','I
man and his wife. Mr.. ParlsH Aauie1
| ,' mo witness on the use OF ihe "oId
| 0rromnronnise." and asked him II ne want
| od money and he replied that ne ult IiOt
| mink of that At the cone usloii on 'iie
| examination Of staples al 4-''' N'0N"' ~
| recess was taken. - ,,,. ,roeocurion
| .n1,rbt 10 nut I'M evidence the telesi uHi
n0t hv Go6dran TO Mr.. u. I. Crump
! OF his counsel, but the judge ruled 1t JUL
MRS. Staples "HoMrLY" WOMAN.
Mrs. Staples was then placed upon the
| stand She is twenty-siX years 90
| but looks younger, and is quite money
| SHE was attired IN plain brown dress
| with a doVe-colored felt hat. she pos
sesses fine suit OF Jet-black haf. teI
| attire was anything but aesthetic. w heI'
| she appeared and took her seat III the
| Witness chair Goodman faced her' CIV
| Ing her a severe look of contempt
| Mrs Goodman glanced at her. then paid
! 30 more attention TO her for some time.
| Once during her testimony Mrs. Good
man smiled behind her fan for the nrst
| lime since the trial began.
ABOUT THAT FIsHiNG PARTY.
,rha witness. In reply TO counsel for the
| f,onTnonwealth, told IN detail OF the meet
s',' h..t,veen herself and Goodman on the
| iatte,'s train She claimed that Good
mans overtures TO her were very onen-
/ SO and she felt insulted when he spoke
| 10 her the first time. she tpId mlnuteiy
| sho1lt Goodman's proposition TO her 10 90
| 1ebin0 lie asked her If there was any
| eood fishing at SpringwOod. she told him
| she did not know, and ne asked her n she
could not get up n party and 20. He
| would get off from work one day for the
| nurpose Goodman told her II she went
| along and baited his hook, he knew he
would catch tsh.