The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-19

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,rlo ,..rf witness was Policeman VIII
f.,,, 81 naker. lie stated tlut ne was
m tbo sro,nd police-staton on the nishI
1bot ,yim,n.r WAS brought in charged
with homicide. . .,
..ufI WINNER make any statement 10
..o., ,',,'~,i'r- the manner in which MS
de,,onfer.s betrayal W. accoinplsheA'
asked Air. Rchailson' ,..-
~tta did replied the witness.
Nr paker then went on To Ten ui'S
,ii@god statement u WINNER ana s'la
shaf ~ its conclusion he had Saiu ~
MIN: homo .bo story. IL
,s not a very plausible one -.
90 49, was crcss-eA amincd by hr'
c,',,, - f.roth. The witness SAID tha1
49, i,,rir@ winner statement ne
go ,,,.,,.t N his duty 10 inform otheis
80, "a. had told Captain ANGIE
en- .,,I.-,.,rle mad been sent FOR py Mr.
,...ri,. ,rh.ihlurer. 10 whom Dee mao
,.,gI,d tho story. Since that time s"la
,i,. ,.itn.rs he had been Interested ia
tbe case. both as a citizen ana DO.
lice officer and had done "AA- iio 'o-''A
l. bring ont The facts lh .Ni ''-"'''
"Have you been ia 'iie i''"l. va "0'''7
detective w0rk.' ASKED Ai' SiAil--
no. sir."
shine ou this occasion, lieh
The witness said b. Thought am inius-
tfce had been done. and he wished 20
secs it corrected. le bad not been ue-
tailed Doe said. 10 DO "rlt,lft M'iA
in this case. ana what ho cld iad been
SIMPLY as volunteer.
air. Baker said he mad teen insiumen-
tW lu securing une i've young men VINO
had testified. and had succeeded I'm in-
tcryiewing three of them. ON one occa-
sion hc had gone about SIX miles oul l'
the country tO the noue'' OF Two m,u
named Stone lie was accompanied py
Bowers. lie said hl went 10 Manchci-
ter several times. lul had interviews with
Chief OF Police Liuac0mD and Oihcef
Jones.
SIR Baker didn't you try TO work up
evidence AGAINST the character OF these
youne hdios?" asked Mr smith.
NO sir" replied the witness empaau-
cally.
did you not go 10 the keeper Of a
certain disorderly house 20 get evidence
against these young ladies'
II went 20 see about two o.hersi not
about these
"But YOU talked about the WINNER
girls. did YOU not?''
"The subject may have been brought
up
Whore was that place?'
conc Of them was Martha Webb's
place.
'Nyas anything said about the Wmmer
girls therc.'
Matte Webb said something about
them. after 1 had asked about the other
women / was after for witnesses iu tho
case.'
The witness said De next went 90 n num-
her Of houses of more or less evil re-
puto. 20 ind the witnesses Of whom DE
was I'm quest bat that the names of the
WINNER girls We're not mentioned.
"Was not your visit 90 the two Mr..
Stones ont in Tho country Co get cyi-
donce that would reflect on fho virtue
and character of these young ladies!'
ayes. air."
GLOW much time have you devoted TO
this casc?' asked Mr.. Folkes.
Every spare moment 1 could since tho
tragedy"
Were ore You ,o,is not f'yori 3Io to Mr.. WINNER
90 was mp to the coroners inquest"
"nut you are not now?'
"No. SIR. Not in The evidence; hut
am not prejIdiced.'
Tho witness said that while he had
rot been detailed 90 work ON the case.
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or
Juror =, ,rortfr. this c,.o ,,, ,.,,
4bcro .,,,. rr1,r.t,.ii,,.. tb.t ,.o,, ,...-.
to receive pay for what Won did2
"No sir. replied fho witness. omnhat-
icolly. "thore was rone and L did not
receive ono Dclny.
AH- SMITH EXCEPTION.
1ir. Baker was questioned lv Afr. Rich
ard.0n as 20 Dis object in eoine around
90 disrcrutabie houses.
"Wore you NOT looAHg FOR two women
to act as witno--e % this cafc2
"I was
'Did you find tlom.
OF d.d not'
"You would probably have found thom
bad you looked in houses OF "a different
chnrHcfer said Mr smith.
oficor Baker then left the stand. As
ho dl 500. Dee turned 10 lr. Smith and
sail. OF would probably have found
them Dr. / bad consulted you.
SIR Smith promptly rose and addressed
tne CONT I'VE si.1 l.'l .l. ''n usiice nad
that DE knew who these Witnesses were
or had concealed thom was De- made
ont OF the whole cloth. Mr. Smith was
robnlod bv the Court for tho use of The
word Gle" and anoiocized for it. fusi-
fvinr us use bv saving that great in-
in.fioo had baan done him.
1fr. O. H. West a reporter for tho
DisDatch nowsnaper. was put ON the
-r,rd and questioned briefly as IN the
.+o-y tolI h. WINNER ON tho NIGHT Of
r.,. .-,,.. rr,. t..tir,or,, corrof,oro.t,I
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