Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-17
MARGARETS STORIES
tht GIVES TWO MORE VERSIONS or
the MURDER OF HER HUSBAND.
ftsid Discharged Agninst Her
Growing stroBger-Bar-lsoom
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Willie Field (colored,. the third person
Margaret Lewis charged with having
murdered her husband. Robert Lewis.
was discharged by Justice CrutchGeid yes
terday morning. II having been clearly
established that he was not the guilty
party. When the case OF Field, who was
simpiy charged with being a suspicious
character, was called three lawyers-Mr.
q. Thomas Mosby. and Giles Jackson. and
Lawyer Byrd (colored) to repre-
sent the prisoner. Some wanted con-
tinuancc. and the accused wanted an ex-
animation at once. Mr.. Mosby dropped
out OF the case on account OF a multi
piicity OF counsel All the witnesses to
the killing We're called and none OF them
recognized In Field the features OF the
man who. they say. fred the shots around
the corner OF the alley.
a SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE.
The white witness, Samuel Gordon.
who saw the negro running from the alley
after the murder, took the stand also. He
said positively that Field was not the
man he had seen. although the color OF
tie complexion and the figure OF f1eid
was something like that OF the alleged
murderer. Field was thcreupon dis
charged and left the courtroom crying
because Of his humiliation.
MORE OF MARGARETS STORIES.
Margaret added two more chapters to
her volume Of stories concerning the
murder yesterday. and the police are now
quite confident that the woman was her
husbands slayer, ard that she Is trying
TO shift the crime upon most ANYBODY else.
Early IN the morning she declared 10 DC
tectives Hall and johnson that her broth-
er. Major Watkins did the kiilnS. ana
later In the day she declared to Sergeant
Tomlinson and Officer Schlief that Field
was the man. NO credit Is pidceo J."
either OF these statements.
THE OTHER CASES.
c. Costebreche. who conducts bar
room at No J02 west Broad street. was IN
court. charged with keeping his place OF
business open last Sunday. Policeman
Mcmahon reported the case.
Resides the policeman there was one
other witness. who testified that he pur-
chased "A bottle of whiskey from a negro
In n confectionery store three doors above
the bar-room. which store Is also con-
1uc,ed by Costebreche. He also stated
that an entrance to the bar could be
effected by going in the confectionery
md walking through the two intervening
yards into the yard OF the bar-room.
Policeman Mcmahon swore that the
young man acknowledged TO him and
officer Marion that he bought the liquor
m the bar-room, but yesterday morning
ne denied this, and related the story
above. The accused was fined go and
sent on TO the grand jury, from which
decision he took an appeal
The case Of Wesley Davis (colored),
charged with keeping his bar-room open
on Sunday. was postponed until the 10Th
instant on account of the absence or the
principal witness in the case George
Chiles. who reported Davis. He is sup
posed 10 be In hiding.
A commission OF iunacy was ordered 10
be held on Stella j.. Parker tcolored),
who was up on the charge OF being dis
orderly on the street.
Fleming Randolph (colored) went to the
grand jury on the charge OF stealing a
chicken from f. A Bowery.