Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-08

took drink and went out Mallory re-
marked "You see that little - ] am
going 10 XIII him II ne ever crooks his
finger at me. Mallory then pulled out =
pistol and laid II on the bar, Remaining,
THAT Is what am gcink 10 DO It with
Witness asked him what was the trouble.
and Mallory replied that there had been
trouble between them for over year.
and that he would Kill him Harrisj at
the FIRST chance.
HARRIS ON THE STAND.
Harris. the prisoner. was then sworn.
and his examination was conducted by
Senator McIlwaine. Harris, In reply To
questions. denied the making OF any
statement 10 Sergeant Crichtop. Of the
police. the night that he was taken to jail.
He denied 'in toto" having had any
conversation with John SeyIer in jan
alley or on Boilingbrook street. He deniea
meeting Bentley In Bowies alley ana
said that he had never seen Peicey, anu
did not know him. He did not remember
making any such statement as tnat teeii.
fed TO by John w. Friend. He said mat
he had not spoken to Rosen'hsi lot TOUT
months before the shooting. ana ina. ne
met him on Sycamore street insteau oi
Bollingbrook, as testified by Rosentnai'
senthal had said that he did. He denied
emphatically making the remark 10 CIT
lick that Giiick said he did. adding tnst
Il was untrue. and that nobody BETTER
than Gillick knew that 1t was untrue.
He never saw John Dixie at the time OF
the killing, and did not see Iheodore
Glazer after he had left him on syca-
more street. He did not remember making
auv such statement as Officer Ragland
.t.tla la x7ycC
10 tall All of the statements here al
n,ded 10 have been already published IN
the Dispatch.
Harris then made the following state
nent: Theodore Glazier and came
down Sycamore street the night OF the
killing and separated at Corling's cor
ner. / went to Heineman's saloon and
Glazier went into Quarles's. j went from
Hcineman's to Marx Morse's saloon. NAL
Tory was in there eating. ! got glass
of beer, went to Nattox's stable ana
shook the door, as l wanted to awake the
boy ard tell him TO saddle my horse. as l
was going out 10 my mother-in-law
house. From there 1 went TO the Apo
mattox Hotel met Gillick and Maher IN
front Of the hotel. One of them asked
me for a match, and ! gave them one.
They were both very drunk. / went into
the hotel. spoke TO Mr.. Leibert, looked
over the register. and noticing by tne
clock that it was getting late | started
out. Looking down the street | saw NAL
lory about fifteen steps west or me hotei'
He was walking fast. : started down Boil
Ingbrook street towards where my
mother lives Mallory overlook me ana
passed me just opposite Bakers store
THREATENING MOVEMENT.
he
- 1 said Go away, Buck, ana let
me- alone lie again called me the name.
and | called him another. He wheeled
and came back towards me In threaten
ing manner, with his mana lh
his right-hip pocket. He had something
In his left hand, and said. You -,
have been wanting to get even WIN
you for long time, and now Is my op-
portunty.' and believing that my life was
in danger / drew my pistol and COM
menced firing. The reason that shot
so rapidy was because | thought that
| would keep him from shooting me. l
have always tried TO avoid Mallory.
refused to make friends with him because
l knew we would never agree, ana ne
would not allow us 10 be friends. we
had not spoken 10 each other for nine
months before the shooting. | know that
Mallory was in the habit of carrying a
pistol. have carried pistol, because
| frequently go out in the country at
night. and because of the threats made
by Mallory. ] first saw Mallory the
night OF The shooting at Brannigans
saloon, between s and o'clock
CROSS EXAMINATION.
on cross-examination by the Common
wealth, Harris denied that he attempted
to conceal and hide himself on Boiling
brook street the night of the shooting.
and said that he was on his way TO his
mothers. He acknowledged that Mallory
said, please so away and let him NAL
lory alone" but said that they were
both using that expression. lie denied
calling Mallory -, and saying 10
him, "You have been waiting for this
for some time, and now you hive got it,
The defence, after the examination of
Harris. announced that they were
through, with the exception that they
would introduce City-Engineer Dunn, so
as 10 prove some distances, and the
places where the electric lights were
situated on Bolllngbrook street. where
the shooting occurred. The Common
wealth will commence taking rebuttal
testimony in the morning.
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