Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-02
SEALING HIS DOOM.
sriilcr, Sraun'cn's Negro Fiend' on
Trial for His Crimes
sryggL WITNESSES EXAMINED.
r;.rrS,inr Details and Startling
Stories Told on The Stand.
LARGE CROWDS IN COURT.
,,d,emcnf SIN Intense m" The Military
Tnser arms-tn Quiet Up
60 Midnight.
LARGE CROWDS IN COURT.

.....,cof SIN Intense aud the Military
rnaer Arns-,n Quiet Up
60 Midnight.
-.-,-.,,ro%. Va. May 1.-(Spccial)-
DO. the ucerp Lawrence Spiiler.
,tn thc murder Saturday night
-.aiay morning Of little I0ttie
... l.-vpar-oid whit" girl. was re-
, nc County Court this morning
.t ) O'Clock. an earlier hour
... custom ot the court
....r. hnlcuGcd, was led from
.. tr. sheuNs. the party passing
uae Of military from 80 20
... Arriving al tl>~ar the
v,r, taken OF. The court.
.t....s were packed with people
,..9acr and officers marched
4 PrECAUTlON.
....-. .,n-ilercd a needless precau-
.. ase,, Che accused. who Is tha
......f man in thc community as
..,.ton ehouid he break away
..a si.n4l for serious trouble.
., Witnesses. whites and ne
.. ON hand ana. being sworn.
..t,I on The motion Of Spiller
...e..s have been summoned yet
NOR. Hc seems 70 have lost
...,ig, s., little attention that
- .r,tloyed counsel the court
...,ers. able and conscientious.
l.. SID. ~ the case before the
DREADFUL DAY.
,.. a trial been conducted with
.. .-.r.y jhau the trial to-day.
r.t-..-t = in the morning until :
ODD. evening. with an hour and a
. ..,.-.r.- ION for dinner. the COM
.....r has le.a sealing the doom Of
IL has teen "a dreadful day.
...- crowds nic3 the courthouse
... ....-t capacity Disgusting de-
......riiy brought out offend the
while the hlood-sta!ned.
. fIul...n with the victims
r.,r. and the prisoners half
..r.re offend the physical senses.
a.. sensational from opening 10
0.far'.t
STARTLING TALE.
.t.r. ra- narrated by Bradford. who
-.usr.,I Iottle Rowe. when hrst at
... t stirring story Of how. ON
... m might. pursued along the coun-
yr past lhc National cemetery,
.... 1al-snds of dead soldiers slept.
... ...f on hy the assassin. his com
. struck down, and he himself
and stunned. was N:tcd over the
... rIiiirE AMI dropped down into
10 railroad cut. II WAS "a dreadful
... to1. when Rosa Brown, Spiiler q
.Dr. told the damniug tale OF no"
.i the prisoner had attempted 10
...y by fac tho shirt. coat. vest. ana
.rs worn by Spillcr the night oi the
pR. HENkEL'S TESTIMONY.
. witnesses were cXamincd during
n.fiiug session, the first on The
...I being D? A. n. H"ulei. one of
.ln,nt men ~ the medical Wof's-
.i. and who WAS called 10 *
t.. hoIy 81 the murdered woman.
I.aI also gave testimony as an eN-
. Witness as well as to tho imm, diNte'
.. BID. law as examining physician.
...l saw the corps, sunday mori-
.....o . and 10 on the side of the
.... AMI ohio railroad track a
- Suunton; found TIA" woman )
i. ruch WutiiHt Il. soilei. and torn.
.. lf had IaiEel early that morn-
..f.,. below waist were torn. h'r
..I stockings were torn most; nor
t....
.- the girls red skirt was torn
u.w The rirrs waist on her body
...t marks Of violence.
FRACTURES
v.r. two fractures Of the skull.
.f which was sufficient 10 cause
.t. Death. Other head wounds
.tnrr have produced immediate
or Uu-.rlpg and ultimate death.
lri'.,. extending from ear to ear
..l stfa.--.lation. The witness show
. . tr. iliv how rock found on the
30 tUl,. near the dead body coin
H.l piece of the girIs skull.
.I B.. t.J lu hand. one of the fatal
p. Thought. was thus inflicted,
t.. other was as II done with the
$50 autopsy was necessary, as
u.r. sufficient external evidences
.. ..... of death The Doctors atten-
u called 60 the stone when he
... 10 the scene. between . ana 10
S. ST. Cross-exAmination by pri-
tH..s counsel j;i not AFFECT witness
.t t.r. Witness did not think the stone
Iye sach appearance if first in
. l "a wound any length Of time
i t.s wound was made.
COEBOBORATIVE
..l l.rannon. negro living in the
'.I..uI, testified that he had known
u.. the latter came here three
.n Early Saturday night the pri-
l ''m IN the presence Of Edgar
f..f Er WAS going to John Rowe :
-.. ..0u. The prisoners further re-
90 witness and Dyer expressed
.rcs Witness next saw pri-
He morning on the railroad
Htrn talking with him the night
,r wore clothes much like
n Spillcr's house being burn
r..t morning by Rosa Brown.
.. r. l.ft him be turned the cor
- t..tfs I,owcs The prisoner was
Heard from her father that
0, l0r killing. lie told me she had
come humc and John Lewis. who
i.Hu. said she was dead. / was
t- l.u.
THE BODY FOUND.
.' was lying on the track between
~. r. lu i've minutes. heard the west
r. 80 O'Clock passengcr-train. and
. y. korspn ran down the track a
wards TO wave the train down.
". Mt good daylight. The train ap-
'rf trt o. stop. and as 1t came l stood
l..s under the body. and as the
'n a.lroachcl. Jcrked the dead girl
'r f'.n the track. The witness guarded
fa l..F until Commonwealth's-A 's-Attorney
~. g. White arrived. and nobody
"a the corpse. The girls basque
N a'l on. stockings torn. and dress
.- u shc had been dragged. l did
If TIE stone untl the police officers
Dyer was in the main corrobora-
81. e ttc previous witnesses story.
IDENTIFIED CLOTHING.
Doom was one OF the white
40 John Rowes house Saturday
' Came back TO Staunton at 2
f; Spller was at Rowe's lie said
3D. u.. "Hello. boy. Don't you know
.re out Of place. You know you have
-' l.siuess here" l gave him a little
Nf.hey. boy. don't you know you're
u.mr.aS on my toes" Al " o'clock
0ply said IT'S time 10 go" lie left
'.'. about fifteen minutes before Brad
i.'l alI Io,tie Rowe left. In something
On r- than an hour Bradford made re-
rt We thought he was fooling. and
o. ? he was afraid 10 80 across the raa-