Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
THE TRIALOF HARRIS
INTEREST INCREASES RATHER
THAN HBATEs.t
The Third Days Proceedisgs-A
Crowded Court-Room-Many More
Witnesses Exnmincd-E,idenc OF
uayis-The Defence To-Day.

Davis-The Defence To-Day.
PETERSBURG. VA. February G.-(spe-
clal)-The interest In the trial oil X. H.
Harris Cor the murder OF william r.
Mallory increases rather than aOates'
rho Hustings-Court room to-day was
crovded. as usual. and a great many
persons were unable TO gain admiss'on'
The Commonwealth consumed the MORN
ing I'm 4be examination OF its Witnesses
monwealth's-Attorney w. II. Jones
and Judge ID. A. Hinton are ably repre-
sentlpg the prosecution. and Senator W.
y McJlwaine and Mr.. Alexander Harni-
ton the defence.
THE DAYS TESTIMONY.
The first witness called was julius Lie
bert. Jr. lie testified that on the night u
the shooting he was on duty at the Ap-
pomattox Hotel; that Harris came INTO
the h0.el, looked at the register anu
then went out: that in a very snort t'''ie
he heard pistol-shots and ran to the lioh'
door and looked up and down the
street; saw Harris coming from the III
rection of the Davis peanut-iactOiy Aai
rls threw up his hands and said, III Is me-
Pete" He asked what was the hla'e.i'
and Harris replied, Mallory ana n''
trouble. he would have II, ana | Hhol
him" lie asked Harris where Mallory wac
living. and he said. up the street ne
told Harris he had better 50 10 the po-
LEGISLATION and give himself up. Harris
said he would do so, ana onereu wines
his pistol. Witness went up the stIee'
and found Mallory lying In the SUI,
Davis and Young were there. lie ndu l
had several interviews with Harms since
the shooting Harris never asked MIN
for any assistance. Witness asked Harris
about the affair." and was told II Wouiu
all come out at the trial. Harris mace
the same reply when asked about the
number OF shots. Harris asked II Mai
lorv had been in the habit OF leaving
pistol at the hotel. Witness told MIN no.
biit that he had sometimes left one there'
Harris asked whether or not MaIloty
had not left a pistol there the night OF the
shooting. and was told that he had not
LOOKING FOR a PISTOL.
Robert Davis was the only man witness
cav woen he first went to the scene OF
the shooting. lie saw Davis and several
others looking for pistol. Davis said ne
was looking Tor MallOry's pistol IN reply
10 a question bv Mr. hamilton witness
said he knew there was trouble prl"e1"
them: that Mallory had on several &C.
casions. at the hotel, called Harms
He also heard Mallory threaten
Harris. and he told Mallory apout s'N
weeks before the shooting he had Oet,e,
let Harris and Ed. GOODWIN alone anu
he replied. III the little -- - can
l n IT,.
He told Harris about the threat
w. o. NEwsoM.
w q Newsom testified: "On the night
of the ed Of October l was at the police
station between 10 and half past ~
o'c.ock. Harris came I'm and laid pisioi
on the table, pulled of his gloves ana
put them in his pocket; pulled OF ms
overcoat and hung il up. Harris rehidIA
ed that ne had had little difficulty ana
that. not wishing to give any trouble
he had come TO give himself up. lie came
over TO where we were playing CARDS
and as officer Hubbard got up Harris
took his place. but / do not think that ne
played any,
difference had existed between Mallory
and Harris for some time On one occa-
sion | met Harris in Jail alley. He had
a pistol In his hand. and said; Wait a
minute. and you shall see some run. l
asked what he was going to DO. lie
said: Buck Mallory Is up there, giving
me the devil, and / am not going 10
stand It, He looked at his pistol and
broke IL two or three times, ana then
went up stairs
THOMAS GILLICh
Thomas Gnlick testified: 81 co know
ANYTHING about the shooting. between !
z and s o'clock Harris. John Maher' ana
myself were standing in Mattox stable |
on Bollingbrook street. Maher said: Are
you going to the Theatre, DickT Harris
replied that he did not know. Maher |
offered 10 shoot dice 10 see who should |
buy the tickets. Maher won first, ana |
Harris asked him to give him chance
10 get even, and Harris won. As we /
started up the street, Harris remarked: /
1 am going 10 Kill some --- -- To-
night"
counsel for the defence asked Gillick /
II he had not made a statement to Mr. |
Jones. the COMMONWEALTH Attorney tndt /
he had never heard any such remark /
as he now attributed TO Harris, and Gil
lick replied no.
A lively spat occurred at this point be-
tween counsel for the defence and the I
witness, and the Court called them botn I
10 order. and sustained the objections OF /
he Commonwealth. The defence except
ID 70 the ruling Of the Court
Afternoon Session.
John c. Bentley was the first witness
Examined when the afternoon session OF
he court began. lie testified that he met
Harris in Bowies alley two evenings be-
ore the shooting occurred. Harris was
standing in an opening or from the alley
md was talking with gentleman named
Aiken. Witness did not recognize either
,ntu he came opposite TO where they were
,tanding: then Harris said. Hello. Bent
ev. is that you?" Aiken and Harris were
alking about a pistol, Aiken trying 10
borrow one from Harris. All went TO
rinsley's bar-room and got drink. Har-
is giving the invitation. While there wit
,ess tried to get Harris 10 loan him his
istol but he would not part with H. This
vas between s and 9 o'clock at night.
Holm W. Friend, Jr. testified that about
our minutes before the shooting he was
standing at Gatlng's corner talking to
Harris and Mallory passed by Witness
aid to Harris, Mallory is disagreeable
nan when he Is drinking" Harris re-
lied Eyes. / don't think that man
would get a day for killing him"
MAPS AS EVIDENCE.
Captain r. r. Dunn, City Engineer, who
REV map OF the place where the shoot
ng took place. and the surroundings was
he next witness. and the map was intro
uced and allowed as evidence. The Com
announced at this point that
hey would rest the case.
commemorative Attorney Jones here
tated 10 the Court that there were two
Witnesses who had been summoned bv the
efence whom they would ask the Court
o Introduce as Commonwealth witnesses
{ the defancn did not use them. 'We ask |