Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
DIDN'T MEAN TO FIRE.
RAnINEtU SAYS THE SHOOTING or
FRtYsER WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Nc Gives in Detail His Account of
The sad ADMINISTRATIONS of
OthcF Witnesses - Ante MOrtem
statement Not Admitted.

The testimony in the case Of John Z.
D. biueau. charged with the murder Of
Di,o 6. Frays,r. is an in, argument upon
tho instructions will commence this
morning ana it IS thought that a verdict
viii Doc gotten to-day.
% s. more than likely that the defence
VIII put I'm plea o. accidental killing,
and IL is believed 10y many that this will
lave much weight with the jury.
Tho accused IN his testimony yesterday
afternoon gave fun and apparently
frank account Of the sad affair. dcclar-
iuz mat hc dill not intend TO shoot Fray
s'r at an. but that the weapon was ac-
tilen,ally discharged.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The llustings Court convened promptly
a. lo.n o'clock yesterday morning. and
.h hearing Of the testimony at once be-
IN. The COURTROOM was crowded with
spectators and the proceedings through
o-t were very interesting Messrs Mere
Ci'h and Wendenhurg. counsel for the
prisoner, and Comm0uWr alth's-Attorney
smith ana Colonel Meade Haskins. who
are representing the prosecution. Wer~
Coroner TAYLOR was the first witness
called and me- testified as 90 the result OF
IL autopsy which has already been
published in tho Dispatch. He was fol-
Lowell ly lr. CharlH y. CarringtDn. who
attended frdVs"r after The shooting This
physician advised fhr taking Of Fravspr's
art"-mlftem statement when h. saw that
there Nu= rD hope OF his PATIENTS r.,
c.rcry. Hutson = Ford Wa the third
" ness Tor On" Commonwealth He went
i-.1 aIcnOu0ugh's bar about $50 O'clock
morning II l.
its'r L.rrc2u, and others there. and
wine -ti quarrel If rather trifiinee
S.3rt.ter shortly afterwards. in which
ltlniuclu and Fruyscr were involved
II. remained there until $50 o'clock. and
am eye witness TO the shooting.
Itr.uetu and Fr8yser renewed their
~ n.-mp after The first quarrel I'm
m,iiat.ly before the tragedy occurred
q wore engaged ion throwing dice.
Nlon Frayser and Rab.ncau came to-
s" h'r in the fatal episode witness was
ti.lh.ng directly behind IN. former He
saw lttblne1u pun the pistol suddenly
Pr ~ d1 outside C0at-pocket and FIRE H.
=. May testified along the same line.
THE PROPRIETOR Ok THE STAND.
Patrick McIonoueh. proprietor Of thu
iaf-f'cm in which The Killing took place.
Was called. and said that early i'm IA,
- 'hlN- Eah.nciu ami Neal C0rrgdn
lii some unpleasant words Frayscr in
i.'i auI ID disturbance followed. in
" Iie. i'ah!u au was struck Iva the eye by
ifr th" dispgtants. ana when he left
OAR had apparently succeeded. Nc
.nour1 th,n igit and ala not return
bltl after The shooting. ana then he ac-
{. panied Eabin,au down the street until
tE.y we've met hy Onicer Angle. who took
=. taIi'nI , lntp custody. \ State re-
porter Was placed ON the stand in refer
g. o. u statements made by Rabineau
M.ilr being interviewed 10y the news
o Ierr..
Ir Richard Davis. Of the Virginla Hos
fIfHf . D.. q
q DIS imp riing death while al that i'm
T.. tuition. and suggested that ne should
SD'tsIlbt O. a statement OF the affair i'm
wiring. This was finally done. and the
-''in"nt was printed In fun ia the
~ th.s iuncture a recess was taken UNI
e. > clorN when Miss Pet RS. a nurse
o. th VIRGINIA Hospital, who attended
y aus Frtlstr was called 10 the stand.
AMI stated that Fr.yscr had admitted in
l,r pTcseLc. that DE- did not expect 10
. WI. She also spoke Of the dying
81 'itfaiuu rms was produced ana
identified by the witness. She said that
thtre vs. o. some questions which the SUI
1D q dil not answer. saying that he was
a. o. were other witnesses who could tell
ell about the affair.
DECLARATION NOT ADMISSIBLE.
The Commonwealth offered the dying
uDNlaT-G. % IN evidence. which was OBJ
g..t.i t1 hy counsel Of thc defence for
! 't- .aeomrlctt, expressing an opinion
a. ff- Latter part ana referring to John
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O. ,r.,.h AS IN was not a diving declara,
In
r.ta Commonwealth then rested the
e.
.fr WuaI..n The bartender Of Mr.
= l...u.i y,lo ,yent nn dirty nj
G. b mat evening. said that he saw
I..tu.l4 grt FraXs.r t,iking together
a.l BID. Vas loolin.- over his boolc when
al. .r..fIr.. occurred mo, seemed "a |
old ...l t,-r,e Kyber tIc eb,t US
f..i Witness sal behind tbn coilnfer eat |
irr MS breakfast Rabineau thcn said |
.Ht l. 4I not intend To KIN Frayser |
" .tr-.s said un cr4se-cXamination that |
H. lI.lt .ruw whether Frayser was |
Eaf.t NolDeau or not.
-r r .uas Krause. q. Dean. Tom |
l.'W.e. a. N.. a. Rostneg6. and Meredith |
I.lfteur testified either as 10 tho i'm. |
disposition On th. mart ~ fhe accused |
4 iun away ur as 10 his cod cbaracter /
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given DIS Mr. W,fl',, ,rii', va" 49, 80
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T.. ,. '"ltut - saying that
o. '".' v'"' anu had been mar
.t ''Ic fN"lH Al the time Of the |
C''ui i,.,N, ne was manager Of the Abe
s s..'''' >i.D' 1''" .9''url WIN the cashier
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