Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-22
with me and went TO Weisigcr & Carriers
drugstore TO have prescription filled.
This was between and 8 o'clock"
HAD PISTOL. WITH HIM

HAD A PISTOL WITH HIM.
did you have a pistol with your
asked counsel for tho Commonwealth.
II had a pistol In my overcoat pocket.
but did not have my hand on It. az
stated by n witness yesterday. went
10 the drugstore 10 have the prescription
iilled for my sIstcr-in-law, and from
there I went directly home and did not
come out any more that night. l. dont
think left my home at all on Thursday
night reached my house that evening
about the usual time.
YES" continued the witness, In re-
Spouse to O question by Mr.. Richardson.
II went to Mr.. Fcrris's house on Wed
nesday night. When you asked me
awhile ago. thought you meant after /
left the drugstore. Before l reached my
home on my way from Richmond that
evening i called at Atwell's and FERRIS
houses. This was about o'clock.
MCCARTHY RANG THE BELL.
"Who was with you them" queried
Mr.. Richardson
1.-THE same gentleman who was with
me subsequently at Lathams saloon. Mr..
Mccarthy. at my request, called at Mr..
Atwelrs house with me and rang his
doOr-bell. Mr.. Mccarthy resides some
where In the West End In Richmond. ]
have not seen him for several months.
He has n ford complexion, light hair.
red moustache. and blue eyes He called
at my shop that evening and went over
TO Manchester with me- When we
reached my house, | asked him to- have
supper with me. but he declined ana tft.
at was when / went home that eve
ming that my sister-in-law asked me to
so out and have the prescription filled.
and / left for the drugstore. At the
corner OF Hull street / found Mr.. Nc
Carthy waiting for n car, and we then
went together to Latham's place. where
we had a drink and played a couple Oh
games Of pigeon-hole."
"Where did you get the revolver
II took II from shelf at my store
some time that afternoon and put II IN
my pocket. Yes. I had II with me when
we called at Atwelrs house that evening:
MIR. Mccarthy and l were together all
the time after left my store until we
parted at my gate. We had several
drinks together while In Richmond"
The witness here explained the route
he took going home that evening, ana
described the relative positions OF MS
house and those Of Atwell and Ferris.
"Mr. Mccarthy was with me-" he con-
tinucd. "when | called al Mr.. Ferris's,
and ne heard inc state to Mr.. Ferris that
had a difference with Mr.. Atwell ana
wanted him to apologize. Going to At
wells house, Mr.. Mccarthy went 10 .he
door. while / waited on the sidewak.
No one responded. so we went on pas.
nv house to where Mr.. Ferris lived, anu
there | introduced Messrs. Ferris ana
Mccarthy"
HAD ANOTHER DRINK.
81 subsequently met Mr.. Mccarthy al
the corner of Ninth and HUI streets'
and he said. II am near dead LOT a urihh'
Where can we get oneT We theh went "
the bar-room, thence TO the drugstore "a
before stated, and we parted at the lat
ter place. ,,tnp
Mr. Kenney came to my shop, as ne
nften ala. and In the afternoon Vaughan
c,IIod we three then went to Gaui $
house. reaching there between anu
2 o'clock. We only stopped at Gauis
short time. returning with him 10 my
sbop. having taken a drink on Secohu
street. Leaving my shop we went 10 the
corner of Seventh and Marshall ana TOOK
another drink, and then we proceedeu 10
the corner Of Ninth and Main streeis'
whore Gaul and | took a car for Man
chester"
The visit 10 Atwelrs house that eve
ming was again described. Judge N't
asked the defendant why he sent Gaul
TO Atwelrs door instead of going him
self. Witness replied that he did ms
because he had been informed that At
well was a man Of violent temper ana
he thought 1t better TO give AtWeh
moment or two 10 reflect over the matter,
hoping he would then apologize.
In response TO a question by Mr.. Daw-
son. the accused said he did not send
Atwel a note or appoint irlend 10
with THE yard conductor
for him. although he at one time started
q letter 10 Atwell about the matter. but
probably never finished 1t. lie admitted
that these plans would have given Atweil
longer time to consider the trouble and
make the desired apology.
TOLD MIR. FERRIS.
"Dia you tell Mr.. Ferris what you
wished TO see Mr.. Atwell about?' interro-
gated Mr. Richardson.
IL did. / told him that Atwell had
called my sister-in-law liar on my ac-
count, had abused my child. grossly in
suited my wife. and had invited me to
come to see him. and had left the city.
ana that | thought he had treated me
very badly. | told Mr.. Ferris. further,
that / wanted Mr. Atwell to apologize
All this occurred on Wednesday"
Continuing his narrative. Mr.. McNamee
said that on Friday Ferris told him
he had misinformed him as to Atwells
as he did not leave the
city, but could be found at his place of
business, on Twenty-eighth or Thirtieth
street. and" he added, Il think the
shanty was mentioned" Ferris advised
the witness not TO 20 TO see Atwell,
as he thought 1t would be a. very deli
cate matter TO look up Atwell at his
place of business lie added that he was
not at all conversant with the law. but
thought II would be better for McNamee
not TO so.
McNamee was asked by Mr.. Richardson
II he did not say TO Mr.. Ferris that If
Atwell did not apologize he would fran
him or Atwell would frail him Glc-
Nance. Tibet accused declared he had
no recollection OF having made any such
n statt@nent. and said positively that he
did not say, "If Atwell does not apologize
TO me, something will happen. and he
(AtwelD will see It in the newspapers
The witness was then cross-eXamined
by Mr.. Dawson, who asked McNamee how
long he had known Atwell
seven or eight years" replied the ac-
cused.
"Dd you not know his business?"
'Yes: l had heard that he was yard
conductor, | believe. l do not think l
had ever been informed as TO where he
was employed Mr.. Atwell had visited
my house seven or eight times prior to
this trouble, but l never called upon him
but once"
"Are you positive" asked Mr.. Dawson,
that no one had hold Of Atwell when
you fired your first shotY'
eyes. for Gaul was several steps away
" hen l last saw him"
How far was Atwell from you when
YOU first shot at him.
about three or four feet"
THE BROKEN STICK.
A short recess was taken here ~ order
TO rest the officers and others taking part
I'm the case, and when court reconvened
the broken stick was introduced by Mr..
Richardson. lie handed the cane TO Nc
Nance and asked him 10 look at the
abrasions upon IL. The prisoner examined
carefully the indentations upon the stick.
lie repeated what was said by some one
the bruises on the cane at the
First Police-Station on the night of the
killing, Just after he had surrendered
himself.
Mr. Richardson: Were not those abra-
s,ons ON that stick made before that