Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-11
parlor. and Kate Phelps being ia the door.
he did not throw II out.
A LEGAL TILT

Mrs. Staples's cross-examinltion by MIR.
Parrish was without mercy. He took up
every detail OF her evidence touching all
OF the alleged insults and pressed with
out success for a direce answer why she
continued to allow a man TO talk to her
by whom she had been so grossly in
suited. Coming TO the proposed Rich
mond trip he inquired with oersistency
and In an insinuating way about the
character OF her lady friends She said
she could only speak for her own mo-
rality.
An inquiry as TO whether she had ever
caught them In immoral acts caused Mr.
Craig TO spring to his feet and declare
that the witness should not be insulted.
Mr.. Parrish said he would under no
circumstances insult a lady. but that they
were after truth and justice. and were
going by the most direct route.
The question was withdrawn.
Mr.. Parrish made good usc OF the
word arrangement" used unthoughtedly
by Mr. Craig referring to Goodmans
plan for dropping the note about the
Richmond trip. He tried to show thai
the witness was a party to such an
arrangement" but she answered what
could she do but report IL 10 her husband
The witness was piled with questions,
and she admitted voluntarily telling Good
she had brothers all along the railroad.
on many of these points the witness was
not clear. Taking up the time when she
rode TO the West End without having
bought a ticket. and Goodman returned
the money offered for passage, MIR Par
rish asked her was IL possible that she
had accepted money from a man who
had insulted her?
Mr.. Craig again vigorously protested
against insulting the witness, who ne
said. tried TO get tho man to take her
money There was sharp spat' puI IL
soon blew over. ,..
Reinp asked the nature of the insults
offered by Goodman when helping her
off the car Mrs. Staples saiu, lie ieip my
hand and scratched me in II, ana looked
in my face
REQUIRED A REMINDER.
Mrs Johnson testified to being with
her sister when this insult was onereu.
and heard her tell Goodman she WouIu
report him to her husband.
Mr. Crump took this witness as she
was about to leave the stand ana ule"
from her the bland statement tha' hei
recollection Of the time Of this occur uiieiOV
October three years ago was que 10 hoi
E ster having told her so day or wv
ago. She confessed that Mrs. Staples id'
told her what to say about the da.1s'
hut insisted that she remembered the
occurrence well ..
Mrs. Johnson contradicted her sister
in two or three particulars. and proved
an unavoidable witness for the Commoh-
wealth.
WITNESSES EXCUSED.
7, beinr evident that the Common
wealth's testimony will not be conclIded
until tomorrow night, If then, those OF
the witnesses for the defence who so de-
sired were excused until Monday Con-
eenuentlv CAPTAIN Hulce, DR.. Hatcher,
Mr. c. c. walker. Eugene Davis, ana
perhaps others from Richmond, ieit Ioi
home on the late train to-night. Inc
trial may last a week yet. To-day o'
deal was a hard one on both the W1e Oh
the prisoner and Mrs. Staples. Inc
former seems to have implicit confidence
in her husband, who is not shaken ny
the grave aspersions attempted 10 pe
cast upon his character. While MIS-
Johnson was on the stand Mrs. Good
man and her husband both smiled at the
simplicity with which she admitted nav
ing been coached. The audience was con-
yulsed many times.
The presence OF w. \. Parsons Oh
Stanard Goochland county, mas eiFci,
rise TO the belief that he Viii be examiner
i'm support of Colonel Parsons chdIs sc
that captain Goodman took a coloreu
servant from Maidens Adventure to oli-
ton Forge for improper purposes Inc
prosecution would not deny this to-night'
MIR. Allen simply smiling when questioned
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