Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-22
MR.. SMITH FINED
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urday night. The witness replied that HI
did not
Mr.. BoYKIN's STATEMENT.


case:
Saturday a.... - about O'Clock !
read I'm the Stltr ,lat police ofhcer
had gone 10 Washington to extradite
Mr. Bradley for an offence. | understood
that Bradley was going to hght the
case. and consequently would not come
back Saturday night, and as a news
paper reporter IL was my duty TO ascer-
tain the facts in that case. called
Mr.. Smith about half-past g. and he was
not in. | knew that as Commonwealth
Attorney OF the city OF Richmond he
would be the person to give me the most
reliable information on that subject.
went home and ate supper. and at half-
past 8. | think, / walked down TO Cheli
drugstore and went to the phone, called
UP Mr. Smiths residence, and a boy
answered the phone. asked II MI
Smith was in. and he said he was. Mr..
Smith came to the phone. My relations
with him had always been OF the most
friendly nature and / greeted him, ana
said: Hello, Colonel Smith, | hope you
are we'll He greeted me in rather
surly manner, something that / had not
been used TO from him. l said: i Wish
you would tell me something about the
Bradley case lie said: What Go you
want to know about it? / said; an
about it, He said: Ny God. 1 can't re-
member every indictment In my court
| said: Il thought this case would be
fresh in your mind. as you gDt out eX-
tradition papers for Bradley only a day
or so ago He said: That Is a case /
can't talk about over the phone / then
said: Can't you let me question you,
and you just answer my questions in a
monosyllabic fashion, He replied: My
God Almighty. Is my phone put In here
for the exclusive use OF Dispatch repor-
me up, and j am tired OF Il. You are
paid by the Dispatch 10 get news and
walk after it, II you will walk up to my
house | will write it for you"
CAME TO THE OFFICE.
Mr.. BoylIin then gave the conversation
that passed over the phone, which has
been repeated several times in the above
testimony. and said he went back to the
Dispatch Office 10 do some work. He was
waiting TO see 2Ir. Woodfin. the city edi-
tor. and having nothing to do a the time
went into the front Office to talk to Mr..
BOudar.
while standing there talking" contin-
ued Mir. BOykin, "Mr. Smith walked in.
He advanced to the counter and hls face
was as stern az a mans face could posi-
bly, be. He said. 1 believe you want to
SEE me. sir? / said. No. sir, / do not;
nor do | care TO have anything TO say
10 or do with YOU | wanted TO show
him what contempt I had for him. / did
II IN contemptuous manner. | turned
on my heel and walked back through the
office into the hall and started down to-
wards the repOrtorial-rOom Mr.. Smith
walked on at the same time and met mo
in the main hail. | passed him without
noticing him, and turned my back upon
MIN. lie then said. You Cd ID MN
py.' ] wheeled as he said II. and as /
turned he struck me with his cane on
my head. / had my hat on. and here is
the hole in the back Of the hat"
tHere Mr. Boykin showed the hat 70
the Court and pointed out the hole in
the back OF 1t, which he said was made
by tho curved handle of Mr.. smiths
caneJ
STRUCK FROM BEHIND.
Mt Boykin' continuing, said: lie
struck me from behind. making a brJlsa
on my head. and felled me to my knees
rs / started to rise Mr. Smith hit me
again with the stick 0l the cheek. | GOT
me stick and he caught hold OF my hair.
we mad struggle, and at that time
MI Boudar and Mr.. Williams separated
u.s."
Did Mr.. Smith use both hands?, asked
Mr. Patteson
witness: lie did use both his hands
He had one locked IN my hair. and used
one In struggling for the stick.
Counsel; Did he strike you with your
back turned?
Witness: lie most assuredly did strike
me with my back turned.
Mr. Meredith here examined the witness
as follows:
II understood you TO say that Won got
angry at Mr.. Smiths first remarks?"
witness: When / said. Il don't Ike
your tone / was incensed.
Counsel; From the time Of his greet
Ing you YOU felt from his tone that he
was not treating You in such manner
as you had a right to expect. Were you
irritated over that?
Witness: No; | was not.
Counsel While he had treated Won IN
that way. you still kept your temper7
Witness: Yes; j had control OF nv
temper.
Counsel: You knew the nature of The
Bradley case?
Witness: Yes. sir.
Counsel: You knew Il was one man
could not speak of in the presence OF la
dies?
Witness: But there were no ladies
wnere J was. and he could have an
swered in mOnosyllabic fashion.
COULD CALL HIM Up.
The witness here stated that some
months ago Mr.. Smith had told him he
could call him up at any time OF night.
and he would cheerfully furnish him any
information he could.
The witness then said that he was
busy Saturday night. and thought Mr..
Smith could answer his questions.
Counsel: He told you that If you would
come up there he would write it out for
YOU?
Witness: Yes; but he didn't say IT in
that tone. lie accented the word write"
and ! took 1t that he meant IL I'm an in
snuative manner.
Counsel then referred to the conversa-
ton that took place over the phone. as
given In the evidence.
did YOU intend It to be a threat when
YOU said you would see him and give
him your estima te Of him."
Witness l didn't give the matter any
thought ! made use of the words. and
I'think II | had met Mr. Smith on the
street ! should have given him my esti-
mate of him, but IN the Dispatch Office
| didn't care 10 have a difficulty
Counsel: The fact is that 1t was not
an idle remark. II was one that you in
tended to carry out?
Witness: | think | would.
Counsel: When you met him he had
the right to anticipate that there would
be unpleasant remarks or blows?
Witness: No; l don't think he had
reason to believe that 1t all depends on
what his own estimate of himself was.
II he had a high opinion Of himself he
might have imagined that my estimate
would be complimentary. If. however,
on the other hand, he did not entertain
n high opinion of himself. he might have
imagined that l purposed saying harsh
things.
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLI-
MENTARY.
Counsel here endeavored to make Mr..
Boykin explain just what he meant his
remarks to convey when he said that he