Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-22


said something about asking In gen.
| tlemanly way for information. and that
| he did not get 1t, and I'm the future he
would not ask and didn't care a d--n.
Justice Crutch1ed here asked the wit
| ness IL that was all the conversation.
| The witness replied: Later on he said:
What | think of you Then he stopped.
and said: no. am speaking over the
phone. and cannot tell you what l think
| of YOU. but Will tell you In person."
|. Mr.. Chelf said that the worst language
he heard Mr.. Boykin use was. II don I
care a d--n.
MIR. SMITH AT THE PHONE.
Mr.. II. \. Williams, a nephew OF Mr..
| Smith. was next put on the stand. He
stated what he knew OF the case as fol-
lows: Il am living with Mr.. Smith. and
we had just finished supper We were
seated around the table. my wife. myself.
and Mr.. Smiths family, talking. The
phone rang. and Mr.. Smith answered It.
I didn't pay any special attention. though
/ caught the conversation from the start.
| heard Mr. Smith say: i cannot tell you
that OF course, | did rot know what
he was talking about. And then a few
moments later / heard him say: My God
Almighty, Boykln, / can't remember the
| details OF 300 or 400 indictments And then
a few moments later ! heard him remark
Let me tell you something, BOykn. This
'phone is put here for my personal con-
venience. and not for yours. II you
will come up here and see me | Will tell
| you all | know about this case, or II
YOU wish | will write II down for you
And then he hung the phone up, and !
Ioined him In the parlor. and he remarked
TO me that that man had insuited him,
H,.c
I don't care to have anybody hunting me
up. think ! will go to see him He
asked me If he ought not 10 go 10 see
| Charlie Cowardin first. and We went down
there. He thought Mr.. Cowardin would
do the proper thing. and the matter
would rest there. We started up 10
Colonel Cowariin's house. and We met
him accompanying ladies down the street.
we walked at a respectful distance. and
as he went into house We took the
liberty Of stopping him, telling him about
the occurrence.
VoULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.
"Mr. Cowardn remarked that he was
with ladies then. and could not well leave.
and tomorrow morning he was going out
! of town. and would not be back for three
or four DAYS. but on his return he would
take the matter up, with pleasure. We
left him. and then MIR. Smith remarked
TO me: Il am confident Mr COwardin
will do what he thinks proper in the mat
ter but | can't allow a man 20 be look
ing around the street for me three or
four days. and think the best way 10 DO
IS to put myself before him" lie asked
me II | would 20 with him. which | did.
/ did not go into the Dispatch office with
him. lie went alone. I heard him say
when he went TO the desk, Mr.. BOykn.
| heard you say you wanted TO see me.
/ am here 10 see you did not hear any
further conversation after that. | saw
Mr.. Boykin leave the desk ana start
around to the little gateway. leading from
the passage to the office. / was out IN
the street. and could not hear them.
though ! saw Mr.. Smith raise his stick
and strike Mr. Boykin over the head
Justice Crutchfcld here asked the wit
ness what Mr.. Boykin was doing at that
time.
THE GENTLEMEN SEPARATED.
The witness replied that h. could not
see what he was doing.
Justice CrutchGeld then asked: 'N as
that all that transpired?'
"NeU" continued the witness. "as soon
as ! saw the difficulty, / ran IN there, and
Alr. BoUdar caught hold OF Mir. Smith ana
| caught hoi of Mr.. Boykin ana held
him. and while I held him Mr.. Boy kin
used some very profane language, ana,
as Mr. Boudar SAYS. 1 drew back my arm
a., though to strike him. ! will say that
| did not 20 down there with the inten-
ton Of having a difficulty at all. But. as
Mr. Boykin Was using such language,
calling him q contemplate cur ana con-
temptble puppy. | said: Here. YOU must
stup using mae language. J dOn't know
but what | did draw back ny hand IN
the excitement
SS-EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Patteson then questioned the wit
ness:
Counsel: Did Mr. Smith tell Mr.. Cowar-
lin he was going down 10 the Dispatch
office to see Mr.. Boykin?
Witness: Yes, he did.
Counsel: DID he advise him not TO go to
The Dispatch office?
Witness: Naturally. he aid
Counsel. when MIR Smith was talking
over the phone 10 Mr.. Boykin. did you
hear any such expression used by Mr..
Smith as II don't care a continental ?
Did you hear any ianguagr used by Mr..
Smith that was Objectionable?
Witness: Not unless he could take Of
fence at the words. My God Almighty"
Mr.. Meredith then examined the wit
ness
when Mr.. Smith saw Colonel Cowardn
do you remember what he said to him?
DID he make any solicitation that Mr..
Cowarlin would interfere" asked Mr..
Meredith.
Witness: Wei, he didn't ask Mr.. CO.
wardin in so many words 10 DO IL. but he
told Mr.. Cowdrdin that he wished To
make a complaint about a gentleman in
his employ. lie stated the case 10 him.
and Mr.. Cowardn said it was very wrong
I'm Mr. Eoykin 10 do anything Of the
kind and he would make the matter
right
Counsel: Did he say he was leaving
town
Witness: ! understood him to say he
would leave next morning.
Counsel: Then il was that Mr.. Smith
said he would 80 down 70 see him himself.
Mr. Williams. in reply TO a question,
said that he did not hear Mr.. Smith use
any profane language inside the Dispatch
Office
Counsel: There has been no intimation
that he used any expressions in the be
ginning. After he got In there, did you
hear MIR. Smith use any offensive Ian
guage al all?
Witness: None at all
Counsel: Did it require any great force
TO hold him?
Witness. | could not say. did not have
hold Of him.
Counsel: Did you hear him say anything
about striking him with a stick?
Witness: | did. He said. Il would not
have struck him If J had two hands. but
one hand is disabled"
Mr.. Patteson here cross-examined the
witness.
Counsel: Did Mr.. Cowardn ask Mr..
Smith to put his complaint in writing?
Witness: lie did not.
Counsel: He offered 10 Investigate il?
Witness: on his return to the city.
Counsel. In the scuifie that you wit
messed did Mr.. Smith use both hands or
not?
Witness: ] do not think he did.