The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-11

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| influence Of liquor The bullet entered
Meadors' mouth IN the middle towards
the right. but the ball has never been
located I know he had been drinking
| liquor because ! could smell IL on his
breath While MeadOrs was taken
20 the almshouse I'm the ambulance ne
| told me that he had bought the pistol
that evening 10 kin himself. that he went
| 10 sec her to tell her good bye, ana when
| she refused 10 do so he had taken an
! oath TO Kill her / cautioned Meadors
several times not TO talk. lie never eN-
| pressed any sorrow over his deed nc
was perfectly rational on the night oi
the shooting when i saw him and seemed
TO know what he was talking and doing.
The Commonwealth here rested the case
AZ $40 i. ~, and recess was taken
until Z o'clock.
ELLIS TESTIMONY.
Promptly at o'clock the session was
resumed, and Mr.. George T.. Wise one
of the counsel FOR the defence. stated
that before me called the witnesses for
the defence he desired one witness who
had been summoned by the prosecution,
but had not been examined. This was
William +. Ellis. the recruit of the United
States army, who is now under "a year
imprisonment Tor dcscrtOn. Ellis then
took the stand and testified IN substance
as follows,
] know the prisoner whom / saw al
the recruiting office on Seventh street
ON Tuesday. January 2Sth. where We enc
listed and were sworn IN about ~ clock.
We stayed there until o'clock In the
afternoon. and returned that night be-
tween and 1O o'clock. We stayed at the
recruiting Office until the next afternoon
about o'clock under the rules Cf the
office. We We're then of on relief until
$3.50 u. NJ. We went down the street
together. and had one or two drinks
together. j left him at Fifteenth and
Franklin streets. when DE told me he was
going home. lip 10 that time De could
not have seen Maggie Driver saw
Mealors again that evening esout &
CclCtk or little later. met hum then
on franklin near Mayo street / was
with him up 10 10 o'clock, and We were
drinking all the time. ] could not tell
how often. ] was pretty tight then.
ON examination De stated that
NO Gid not keep his oath when he was
sworn iu as soldier. but deserted because
he did not Ike it, After De met Mea-
doris again in the evening he went with
him looking for Maggie Driver, but was
not with him constantly. When VIC met
again we visited several places. and while
go NarIis place 7 heard him say the
next morning he would be jumping in
Dr. From there We went into Kate
Glazehro0k g. Ate rwards we bad some
more drinks in Glrolimfs. and when We
LEFT there on our way 10 the recruiting
office We met fNaggie and he asked
her about the baby. and she said DEE
could not see The baby lie then went
back with Maggie, and told me 10 report
10 the recruiting officer that hc would
spend the night at his mothers who
was sick ! showed up all right at the
recruiting Office. hut went straight TO
bed.
INSANITY IN THE FAMILY.
Mrs Meadbrs jthe mother OF the
prisoner was the next witness Willie
came 20 my house about half past on
Wednesday afternoon on JanuNy Eth'
sho said. lie stayed for supper. and then
went TO his brother-in-law, to whom he
desired TO sell a suit OF clothes lie
left about o'clock when l gave him
lot Of cigarettes. lie has been a great
smoker ever since he was ten years old.
1 believe he would rather 80 without
eating than not smoking. ] do not think
that he had been drinking that evening.
for / could always tell when he had taken
a drink. III then had a very sleepy look.
i had a brother. John \. Anthony. who
is dead now he went Taylng mad. Or.
w. W. Parker WAS his physician. lie
was sent 10 Mount Hope. where he re-
mained for three or four months. when he
was sent TO Staunton. While he was
taken home on a furlough he committed
suicide. by hanging himself Ny fathers
brother. Miles u. Anthony, WAS also
sent 90 a luratic asylum. where lie died.
A younger brother OF mine. George ".
Anthony, has been out OF his mind. he has
wandered away and never came back.
Ny brother Jim has a son by the name
~ Hugh. who had several epileptc lts
81 my house. He has had as many as
fifteen Its a day. He is now ia some
asylum. Ny brother Jim lives in Char
lotto. y. c.
My son. Willie (the prisoner. has also
been subjected 10 epilepuc fits. the first
III he had about five years ago lie had
another attack later on In Washington.
and he was not like the same boy for q
week The third attack took place on
March +th. a year ago lie came home
to attend his birthday party. and l sent
him 10 dress himself. little later l
found him stretched out In the yard per-
fectly stiff. l called in nay daughter, An
ME. and we carried him upstairs. The
next attack he had while detained in the
tail. After these attacks were over he
never reInembertd what he had done
When no had these attacks. he became
sun. he had foam on his month. ana
hts mouth worked around one side. on
Christmas day he did not come TO dinner;
when he came In he acted strangely. He
placed his arm around my neck and pull
cd pistol from his pocket saying that
he would end his life He then ran out.
but after while his brother Jim told me
that Willie was all right.