The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-07
MALLORY MURDER TRIAL
The HURDgRCR'S COOL PRoCEEpIIe.
lie Takes n Game Of Setback Win <ho
Officers AFTER He Coamitt~d the
Murder and Was Arrested
While Playing.


This has been the most interesting day
yet of the Harris murder trial. and
crowds nocked TO the courtroom ftom
all parts OF the city this morning In .
perfect cown-pour OF rain.
the jury came IN shortly before ~
o'clock, looking much refreshed. They
are quartered at the Imperial Hotel.
After the court had been opened Depu-
~ Clerk Moreau Mann read the record
OF yesterdays session. As on yesterday.
the prisoners mother ana vile occupied
seats next to him. Some ten or more
Witnesses were examined to-day, ana
much testimony was heard. AZ was
brought out in the evidence adduced that
harms and Mallory had not been on
speaking terms for six months or more.
and that the hostility between them was
the result of a letter that Mallory AZ
legged Harris wrote TO Rev. W. q. starr.
ID. D., who at that time was pastor OF
Washington-Street NJ. l.. church. telling
Or. Starr of gambling being carried on
here In Petersburg.
Harris denied having written or die
tated the letter. 1t was also shown IN
the testimony that Harris had always
avoided Mallory, and had refused TO make
up with Mallory, although the latter
had offered TO give Harris his hand.
HERE IS MY GUN.
Mr.. julius te,bert, Jr., testified TO see
ing Harris coming up Bollingbrook street
after the shooting. Harris. when he got
to witness, threw up his hands and re-
marked Pete Mallory and myself have
had some trouble, and ne has got IL.
Here is my gun. | did not want 10 give
II 10 him. but he would have IL. am
now. going TO The police station TO sur
render my self. j"
Witness next testified to going TO fhe
scene OF the murder. Witness had seen
Harris avoid Mallory on different occs-
siols. Witness considered Mallory .
weak man.
\. Eosenthail testified that after the
shooting he heard Harris 'aaSe the re-
mark, III Is all over. on tross-exafni-
nation witness said he and harris had
not been on speaking terms f"f some
time. Some two or three police ofncefs
|" testified TO Harris coming 10 ne police
station and surreEdering llmseif efter
the shooting. and also 10 "ls taking
hand I'm n game OF setback. when was
being played at the police nrstIuarters
by Police Officers iiudgins and 'ubard
and Justices OF the Peace Newsom snd
Butler.
A COOL PROCEEDING.
when Harris came To the roiiee sta
ton he laid his pistol on the dcsK, buit~
cd off his gloves. took ,n hlh of.rcoat
and laid down MS cane. ana IA rss
were playing the game OF set
back and In which game. as stated,
he afterwards took a hand.
While the game was peius p'a.s. q
telephone message came TO the STATION
tnat Buck Mallory had been shot on
Bollngbrook street. -
\ SECOND message was re. ..fen th--
Mallory was dead, ana that iis slayer
was Richard Harris.
UnrriS was fhereupon commit, tel 10 q
cell at The police station by Onicer hto-
gins. Subsequently Ohlc@rS age ana
Sergeant Crichton took the prisoner 70
lb. ial While Ragland was 1ns'"s
mo hell Of the iail Sergeant ''-ic'ton
alleges that Harris remarked; lhey are
long time letting IN a mufdersr. ,o, oa
stated that this remark OF Harris was
NOT made in a confidential tone ny
Harris. , -,
/ officer Ragianl testihed tnat "he" no
ondeavored 10 make up the trouDie pe-
tween Mallory and Harris, the iatter re-
marked in Mailory's presence; WANT
10 have nothing more TO 60 VIII .ns
cur" officer Ragland testineu .na, a,
Harris told him In ciements Saie tnas sIs
II Mallory required II, he tHarrisl WOMB
20 ON one side OF the street ana NH.
Tory could take the other SIDE. osest go.
foiingsworth testified IN nis an ne
lion that he had heard Harris say .s
djd moi want to have any tronbic WIN
Ns1lory. but ne was not going 10 'snS
nny chances with him. Witn'ss ia,
heard Mallory make threa's as''"H'
The examination OF witnesses ior tns
dat. vas concluded this evening" am am
Tho commonwealth rested ~ car, IN
yitnessea for the defence viii We eAa"''"-
ed tomorrow.
BIG LUMBER FIRE.
ro-n,yb, the planing mill OF Mr.. Thomas
sheldon on Guarantee street ""s
s,roved by fre, with all MS mhcn,nv,s ,so .
In The ward of the mill was seacksu ~
en, foet OF sycamore lumber, uscn L9' s VIZ
n,anufacture OF tobacco boxes, ~hich waS
dostroved. with large quantity OF p'ns
,,n,tey MIR Sheldon estimates nus iors
-, ga tto. no insurance. Origin OF nre u'-
known. -. a.oota Cam
,oi,tee on Public institutions anu tne
tInl,,ee ,nn,,e' Committecs on Schools ana cor
ieves and Prisons and Asylums, ar'ivs'
haro arcompanied by Hon. ", =. NC
uae for the purpose OF Inspecting we
VIRGINIA Normal and Collegiate ihsu,u'c
and the Central State Hospital.
The committees were III cna' Fs u iia.t
,or .eCato. OF Accomac and Hon How
ara uafhaway. OF Lancaster. chairman
of the Committee on Asylums anu ffis-
| ons. o,o atlantis yeceivlnR
| treatment at the Central Hospitai.
.,'o-night during a high vino tnr in'sss
| galvanized cross over tht it"t' - 90 =
| ,hr new 81. Ioseph's Catholic chufeh was
| blown down. 4, --A.x,,son The
NO men arrested at FrederickrburF, ann
who were brought here yesterday alters
noon where they are wanted for passIns
/. worthless check for $40 OH Hr no,'ss 49,
a,r,nson had an examination before 'ne
| ntavnr fhis morning. They we're sent on
IN the CORPORATION Court Tor tnal "
Two women who the accused ciaim "
ns their wives were discharged.
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