The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-12
rs IT A MURDER CASE:
nov SAN KIMBROUGH CAME TO MS
END STILL Il MYSTERY.
A Post-Mortem Examination Found
Necessary-Good Grounds TOT DO
Iieving lie Was Poisoned.

Nearly the whole day was spent "
Squire j. f. Lewis yesterday In e1aInih-
ing witnesses 10 endeavOr TO TX the re-
sponsibility for the death Of Salnuei
Kimbrough. whose dead body, as told
IN yesterdays Times. was found IN
clump Of briers not far from the New
Pu nD-House Monday
a great mass OF testimony was taken
Yesterday Commonwealth Attorney
Sands conducting the examination. lhe
only facts brought out were that either
Martha Gray or Charles Warner was
the iast person in whose company klin-
brough was seen alive. and that on the
nieht OF his disappearance he was very
much Intoxicated.
The testimony OF DR.. Croxton, county
physician. went 10 prove that none oil
the wounds found on the negroes BODY
were serious enough 10 produce death'
and also that the condition OF the re-
mains indicated that the man coulu ny
have been dead as long as ten Gay -
The phvsIcian also said that the WOUNDS
were inflicted before death. Al the con-
clusiOn Of Or. CroXton testimony an
adjournment was taken until OioDN
this morning so that Dost-rnortem tx.
animation might be held, ana us result
reported 10 the jury.
As published the remains were fouhd
by Ike and John Bullock who were out
hunting.
THE CORONER'S JURY.
The men notified Squire J. r. Lewis.
and Thursday afternoon that gentleman
swore I'm q jury and the remains were
examined I'm his presence by Dr. j. W
Croxton. the county physician.
the mans late home "a south Laurel
street. and the jury after inspect
Ing II. were adjourned over until IL
o'clock yesterday morning at Hen
rico County Courthouse. AZ that
hour the case was gone into by Magis-
tratc Lewis. Commemorative Attorney
Sands examining tho witnesses Tho iNIN-
men were as follows: r. ~ Fletcher. @.
b Howell. Archer Darden, Tim sullivan
Nicholas Ferriter and a. kritzer.
MARTHAs GRAY'S STORY.
The first witness examined was Martha
Gray She gave long rambling account
Of her acquaintance with the dead man.
on the night of the day Kimbrough dis
appeared. said the witness, he and an
other an named Charles Warner took
her and Mary Short into a bar-room at
the corner Of Cary and Linden streets
and treated them TO something TO drink.
KimbrOugh then bought Mary Short
bag Of ginger snaps. after which he
asked the women If they didn't want
something more 10 drink. The witness
said she replied that she was afraid 10
drink anything more. and told Kimbrough
ne better stop also for he had had
enough
Martha Cray said that she and Mary
Short left Kimbrough and Warner about
10 minutes 10 II o'clock standing about
twcnty-four yards apart a the corner OF
Linden and Cary. Kimbrough. she said.
seemed very much intoxicated and was
swaying backward and forward. He did
not Jean against anything but supported
himself on a stick Of some kind which
he held
The witness said she and Mary Short
had not had any engagement 10 meet
sam Kimbrough that night. but were
on their way 10 visit young man named
sap HAYES. She had known Kimbroueh
for two or three years. She said. but
would kiss q thousand Bibles that he
had never visited her AT her home No. 20
west Canal. She had not seen kimbrOugh
since the night ne treated hcr-November
Goth but on December lst she bad seen
Charles Warner. who asked when she
saw sam and she replied not since the
night before.
do you know Ike and John Bullock
IL know them when ] see them re-
piled the witness. but they did not visit
me. ] last saw them passing my house
TWO or three days before Sam was miss
ing"
HER "OLD MAN"
The witness said that while she did not
know tho Bullock boys very well she
knew three men named Bilips, one OF
them. Jim hy name. was her old man.
She did not think there was any relation
shin between the BullOcks and the Billips.
what time did your "oll man get
home the morning OF December lstt
asked Squire Lewis.
AT half-past o'clock
Mary Short was the next witness ex-
ahmed She said she was seventeen
wears old. and lived at 2ll Foushee street.
The witness cOrroboratcd the statements
of Martha Gray concerning kmhroueh
having treated her and witness on the
night of his disappearance. She had
mo- encngoment with Kimbr0ugh that
NIGHT. She said. and had never seen him
before. She had gone 10 the corner Of
Cary and Linden streets that night upon
Invitation Of Martha Cray who said she
was going there 10 meet some man, whose
name the witness did not remember.
..XVhat was the condition OF Sam Kim
hrough when YOU left him that night?'
asked Mr.. Sands.
"IIe was drunk. and leaning up against
the house az the corner of Linden and
Cary" replied the witness.
do YOU know Ike and John Bullock"
Il have known Ike for several months.
and have met him at other peoples
houses: he has never been 10 see me
40 an ! never saw John but once in my
ifo"
Didn't Martha Cray tell YOU that Sam
EimhrOugh had made an engagement 90
visit her that night?'
NO. sir: she didn't tell me anything
about it,"
"Ilow much money did Kimbroush give
you an that nieht2'
"He didn't give either Of MS any"
WHAT WARMER KNEW.
Charles Warner. who works as oyster
opener IL Carson's, ON Cary street. and
lives al 40 Laurel street. testified that ne
had known kimhrough for eisht or nine
years. Tie said that ON the uight of Kim
Drough s. disappearance. be went TO Ran
kins grocery store. Martha Gray was
standing az the door. and asked him TO
feu sam himbrough She wanted Go SEQ
MIN. The witness said hc did not deliver
the message but a man who came .n
behind him did. kimurOugh then went
ont and talked 10 the woman about iil-
teen minutes came back and had some
money changed. and then told the wit
ness there were two girls outside. TO como
ON 80 TO MIR. Johnson and get some
thing 10 drink. Witness said he took two
drinks az Johnson but did not know how
many the others took When he came
Out be missed kimbrOuch and Martha
Gray. and did not know where they went