The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-07
THE HARRIS MURDER TRIAL.
Several Important wit.csscs Testify
FnvOrablS Tor QaurriS.

crowds Hooked to the courtroom from
all parts of the city this morning I'm
perfect down-pour of rain. The Jury
came in shortly before ten O'Clock look
ing much refreshed. They are quarter
ed at the Imperial Hotel. After the
court had been opened Deputy Clerk
Moreau Mann read the record of yes
terday's session. AS on yesterday the
prisoners mother and wife occupied
| seats next to him. Some ten or more
witnesses were examined to-day and
much testimony heard. 1t was brought
out I'm the evidence adduced that Harris
ana Mallory had not been on speaking
terms for six months or more and
that the hostility between them was I'M,
result of letter that Mallory alleged
Harris wrote to Rev. w. G. Starr D. D..
who at that time was pastor of Wash
ington Street Nj. l.. Church, In this city.
telling DR.. Starr of gambling being
carried OH In this city. Harris denied
having written or dictated the letter
1t was also shown in the testimony that
Harris had always avoided Mallory.
ana hau refused TO make up with Nal
Tory, although the latter had offered to
give Harris his hand. Mr. Julius Lie
pert, Jr testified to seeing Harris com
ing up Bollingbrook street after the
shooting. Harris. when he got to wit
| ness threw up his hands and remarked
Pete Mallory and myself have had
some trouble, and he has got ii. Here
| is my gun. l did not want to give il to
| him, but he would have It, am now
going to the police station TO surrender
| myself. Witness next testified to go
| ing TO the scene OF the murder. Wit
ness had seen Harris and Mallory on
alHereN occasions Witness considered
! Mallory mean man.
a. essential testified that after the
| shooting he heard Harris make the re-
| mark, 1T is all over
On cross-eXamination witness said
he and Harris had not been on sneak
| ing terms for some time
Some two or three police officers tnsti
| lleu 10 Harris coming to the police sta
ton ana surrendering himself after the
| shooting, and also to his taking hand
| III Il game of setback which was bein,r
played ut the police headquarters by
Police Officers Hudgins and Hubbard
ana justices of the Peace Newsom and
| Hubbard.
When Harris came to the police sta
tion ne laid his pistol on the desk, pulled
off his gloves took off his overcoat and
came and sat on the bench where Tho
parties were playing the game of set
back, and in which game as stated
he afterwards took Il hand While the
game was being played a telephone mes
sage came to the station that Buck
|
street. y second message was received
| that Mallory was dead and that his
1 slayer was Richard Harris Harris
was thereupon committed by a cell
at the police station by Officer Hudgins.
Subsequently Officer Ragland and Ser
| geant Crichton took the prisoner to the
| Jail. While RaGland was ringing the
bell of the jail Sergeant Crichton al
| leges that Harris remarked They are
a long time letting in n murderer" On
cross examination Sergeant Crichton
stated that this remark OF Harris was
not made i'll a confidential tone by Har-
ris. officer Ragland testified that when
he endeavored TO make UP the trouble
between Mallory and Harris. the latter
remarked lin Nallory's presence: Il
want 10 have nothing more to do with
| the d----m cur" officer Ragland tes-
titled that Harris told him in Clement S
cafe that if Mallory required it, he tIlar-
! ris) would so on one side of the street
and Mallory could take the other side.
Oscar lIollingaworth testified in his OK
! animation that he had heard Harris say
he did not want TO have any trouble with
| Mallory, but he was not going to take
any chances with him. Witness had
heard Mallory maize threats against
| Harris.
Tonight the planning mill of AIr.
| Thomas Sheldon on Guarantee street,
WIS utSlTpS tt Nv lllc, with dtl ldCllil-
| cry. In the yard of the mill was stack
ed 1890 feet of sycamore lumber used
| for the manufacture of tobacco boxes
which was destroyed with large
| quantity of pine lumber. Mr. Sheldon
| estimates the loss at $4,000. No insur-
| ance. Origin OF fire unknown.
The subcommittee of the Senate
| Committee on Public Institutions and
the House Committee on Schools and
Colleges and Prisons and Asylums. ar
! rived here to-day, accompanied by Hon.
w. p. McRac, for the purpose cf in
speeding the Virginia Normal and Col
leEiate Institute and the Central State
| Hospital. The committees were in
charge of Senator Lccato. of Accomac,
| and lion. Howard Hathaway, Of Lam
caster. chairman of the Committee on
| Asylums and Prisons. There are now
Sl9 patients receiving treatment at the
Central Hospital.
+. l.. Sullivan and l. S. Thompson,
| the two men arrested at Irredericks>
burg and who were brought here yes
| terday afternoon, where they are wanted
| for passing q. worthless check for $40
| on Mr.. Homer Atkinson. had an exami-
| nation before the Mayor this morning
| They were sent on to the Corporation
Court for trial. The two women, who
the accused claim to be their wives,
were discharged.
New York Chamber Of Commerce
| Passes Consratulatory Resolutions.