The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-26
The PROSECUTION "RESTs. F"
CommonWsalth's Attorney White The Last
NitnISs Against Morgan.
/ DAY OF SPAIS bEiWEEN C0USSEL.
Messrs. White aud Little In Direct Conflict
ON Question OF yerscify-The Testi-
mony of q ProsJ Nature.

cial.-There were all sorts of wild ru-
mors aAoat this morning at Stafford
| Courthouse for last night Mr.. Woodward,
a young man nineteen years of age, re-
turning home, met two strange men in
the woods near the Courthouse, who
stopped him and questioned him about
the location of the jail, the strength of
the Jail, the number Of guards, how they
were armed, and how many people We're
at the Courthouse, and many other par
ticulars. Mr.. Woodward was much
frightened. and ran home, a distance of
many II lies, rcr ching tIore in an exhaust
ed state. As soon as this incident was
| reported, the detectives and guards were
soon securing the woods, tut no traces
| OF the strange men could be found,
| they having disappeared The excite
| ment was at fever heat over this incident
| when a strange maj Gil a pacing horse
| rode into the villSg ge early this morning,
| dressed in a black suit somewhat the
| worse for wear, and a tall silk hat, of
| the fashion of many Gears ago. He
| seemed after dismounting to avoid the
| people and was seen hanging around the
| jail and acting in a suspicious manner.
| Captain Daniel Murray Lee called the
| attention of Mr.. White, commemorative
| Attorney, to the man, and suggested an
| immediate arrest as a suspicious charac-
| ter, but milder counsels prevailed. and
| ere long the gentleman who was regarded
with such suspicion was recognized as
an itinerant preacher from a neighboring
county.
HEARING OF WITNESSES BEsUMED.
Court opened at 1890 without any acct
dents, and Mr.. c. p Brown was called as
I,lx .. It'll.
that was handed him as the one that
was sold to Searcay on the morning of
the 10th of October, 1894 and also identi-
ned Morgan as the man TO whom ne sold
the ticket TO Cumberland on the same
occasion. He was positive and emphatic
as to Morgan being the man. He was
followed by Officer Wright, from Cumber-
land. who saw Searcey and Morgan to-
gether in Cumberland at o'clock on the
evening of the 18th, just prior to his de-
parture to Cincinnati.
Conductor Peters, fat, rotund ard jolly,
was next put on the rack. He Identified
Morgan as the man from whom he took
up ticket on the night of the 10Th from
Shenandoah 10 Cincinnati. He identified
the ticket that had been sold 10 Searcey
as the one he got from Morgan. This was
the ticket that SeaTcey had told ne bought |
and changed with Morgan
Mr.. Peters was followed by Detective |
McDermott, who identified the clothes |
ana vaitsc as Morgan's; said they We're |
found in his pos sessos1 wheE arrested. |
and mat he had claimed them as his.
DETECTIVE WHITES STORY.
Detective Witte. frcm Cincinnati. fol- |
lowed. He had talked with Morgan when |
arrested. Morgan stated that he had lust |
come from Cumberland. Maryland was
from tennessee and was by profession "A |
poker player and crap-shooter. He claim |
ed as his the clothes that were exhibited |
I'm court; said he was thirty-sN years of [
age, fve icet eight inches high, and |
weighed about one hundred and fifty or
sixty pounds.
IN the cross-examination. he was asked
by Mr. Little if he was ever charged
with crime. He said he was, but was ac-
quilted Of the charge.
Mr.. Little then asked: "When YOU were
in JAIL how long did You remain there"
Detective Witte replied: "rhree
months
Mr. White, for the Commonwealth. OH
jected 10 The attack being made on the |
witness, claiming that he was ,fot an !
trial and should be protected by the
Court
Mr. Shay, for the defence said: I'VE
propose 10 attack the credibibty Cf |
this man, and have the right to hio so"
Mr Witte replied: Il want everything
IN my lie brought out. and | ask the
Court to allow me the privilege Of max
ing full statement"
He then said Il had private detec- |
tive agency I'm Cincinnati. which | dis
posed or 10 my brother and others Some |
months after | sold II, the members of |
the concern were arrested, on charge |
Of robbinS a bank, and owing to my |
having been former member of the
hrm, and my brother being there in IL and
under arrest, ] was arrested also When |
was tried 1 was acquitted, not one word
Of evidence pointing TO me, as in any
way connected with it. II is smart OF
MIR Shay to try and humiiiate me IN |
this way"
Mr. Shay replied Don't get sore at
me- or | will give you all you want"
MIR. Witte stated here that he wanted
10 say that no man who was not honest,
and reliable could stay on the
police or detective force OF Cincinnati for
.wenty four hours.
ANoTHEB sPAT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
Mr.. DinsmOre. of New York, the secre-
AIRY OF the Adams Express Company, !
VAS called TO prove the original articles
" the association of the company, and | :
IS minutes, showing the election OF the | :
fuSttts. 1nefc was great flght over |
his, the counsel for the defence seeking
most earnestly TO exclude this evidence.
which was finally admitted by the Court
During this scrap the defence demanded
he production of the witness who wrote '
ne minutes. MIR. White said, he Is not in |
he State, and. therefore, we cannot get | I
lin.
Get him as you did the others: offer I
i'm his fare and expenses here and he j
viii surely come" exclaimed MIR. Little. \
Eyes, We all work for pay; you get d
ours as we'll as the Others" replied Mir.
White.
MFR. Little-"f have had no pay"
Mr.. White-'I can prove you have"
Mr.. Littie-'1 defy you 10 do so. I've | =
ever received cVlt; neither has Mr..
hay. and If YOU prove I've ever gotten | r
ny money, I'll leave the case at once" \
Mr.. White-"You told ME you had got a
IN it," s.
Mr.. Little-I deny it, sir" Il
Judge AshtOn-''G Gentlemen. this Is en- u
rely out OF order and must be stopped" y,
Mr.. WHITE TxAMISEs HIMSELF. e
Mr.. George w. Moss, agent of the Ad-
ms Express Company at Washington.
as called. and testified that the pouch |
as the property of the Adams Ex- | y
.ess Company, and then Mr.. White was W
worn. AS Mr.. White took the stand | II
ith the pouch IN his hand, and started Il
make a statement. both counsel for | IN
Ie defence at once objected. n.
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