The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-12

south Second street. and worked Tor me
Richmond Traction Company Iie had
seen Kimbroueh at Mr.. Rankins' but
did not know nlm personally. Iic iir
seen Martha Gray. but ala not know
her personally and the same was true
concerning Mary Short
Myself and brother started out hunt
ing yesterday. said the witness. Il
went down in fhe bottom hy Tho canal
near the New Pump-House after hawk.
Coming out of tle bottom. i1ulN ihe
body Of this mau lying -iN or eIeht f.nf
from the canal in some briers that were
not mick enoutu t1 prevent o. -ri rnh
from seeing him The body was lying
fat on its back. with arms stretched
ont, and head sideways on the ground
the face fronting the canal Ills hat
was folded mp lying under his head.
II called my brother. who was behind
me. and after ] got over my scare. told
him 10 must Doe the man who was lost
that had lived no Mr.. Rankin
What made you think sou asked
Mr. Sands.
We'll I knew that this man was miss
ing. and nv mind fen unon him
Bullock then described how be had
reported the matter 81 the pump-nouse.
and then came TO town and told Mr.
Rankin of the occurrence The witness
had 10 further information I'm connec-
tion with the case.
BlLllIS SlOts1.
Tho next witness was James Bnlps.
who l. empCycu al the Ire0egar Works.
lie testified that be lived az No. ~ west
Canal street with Martha Gray. Last
Monday week be- said. De went 20 work
al % ci.R-4 in the afternoon. and got
home Tuesday morning between ana D
% clock. When he got home Dee found DO
one there but Martha Gray and the Wo-
man who lives upstairs. The witness said
be- went right Co bed. and did not wake
mp until "a little low man. whom hc
didn't know, came there looking for some
one.
Billips said he did not know Kimlrouen,
and had never had amy fuss with him.
lie had never heard Martha Cray mem
ton his name until after the da5 mat
the little man came there. She then saln
that she had seen him at Dir. Rankin r.
! never saw Mary Short no my house.
Dee said and she never stayed there.
Mary Frazier is the woman who lives
upstairs
Mary Frazier was next examined She
said that Martha Gray came home ana
went 10 bed about haif-uast ID o'clock.
The witness said Martha was so drunk
that She had 90 take Der bon and put beer
10 bed. Mary Short came with her. but
did not stay. The latter was not very
drunk.
The witness then went on 10 toll how
James billirs came home about '.D
o'clock and went Co bod ON Tuesday morn
ner ana "A woman came there locking
for kimbrOugh. The next day. She said.
they came again. and said they knew
kimbrough was there.
81 asked Martha" continued the Wit-
ness chow 10 was that they came there
looking for kmhrourn. and She said She
did not know; she had not seem him since
Monday night when She ic.t Dim m front
of the bar at Linden and cary streets.
Archie filiips then testified To lafi ht
seen Martina Gray drums ON .i'ii',s
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sad AR Rankin and was "a GOOD man
Jobu priio,i- v.i,o ,,ls with ffs brother
Ike when tho latfar found EimIrorrh's
body corrol0rated tho statements made
boy him in every respect
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DIR CRONTON TEsIlfltS.
DIT. W. v tr0NiOn, county physician,
testified TO having made careful eAdin-
nation Of klmhr0ugh s. body Thursday
evening. lIe found thc lobe az The left
ear hcoratcd. and about hau au iucu
above. a piece of skin was nipp,d out enc
tiTely. There Was "a cOuturiuu Di tN. l0fi
eye. and "a cut on the neck that barely
went through tine skin. There Was mo-
blood on the man al all, except upon the
lobe OF the ear.
From the nature Of the wounds. DO
you think they We're made before on al
ter DEATH" asked Squire Lewis.
II am sure they were made before
death. replied Dr. Croxt0n.
DO YOU think the wounds received
were sufficient TO produce dcath9" ask
eel Mr.. Sands.
81 do not" replied the witness. "Au
Of us have seen worse black eyes. and
the wound on the ear was trhiup
How 90 YOU account for the remark
able state OF preservation OF 30 body iy-
ing dead since Monday veek?'
II 90 not believe that it had been there
that long replied the pi> sician cm-
phallcally. examined the ioly Very
closely, ana There was not tne slightest
Trace OF decomposition. lhe noooy could
not nave been there that long.
asked Mr.. Sands, us there any KIND OF
poison tAat W'.ld preserve npdl' as