The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-08
MALLORY MURDER TRIAL
SOME yERr DfMfGfNG TESTIMONY
AstfNsr UfHEf,.
He Was Repeatedly Heard to say That lie
Would XII Ills Victim The
MaNoron the stand.

This Is the fourth day OF the Harris
murder trial. and the crowd in attend
aace nned The courtroom
The prisoners vile and mother were
again m ATTENDANCE upon the tildi. az"
listened WIN deep interest ia the ttsll-
mony. fms. [ commonwealth restcd its case
last night ana Tho WITNESSES ekahiii,u 70
uay were uCsc introduced 10y th' uo .I. '.'
The nrSt witness called 10 tht SIAN" 9o' W.
CommonWpGIth Attorney w -, J"he1'
VINO AIR A1cnwaine said be wished 20
ask sols question. ON yesterday ioi~
Gfneck atnird before inc "iy hattsn
stated TO y0d inat ne heard X. A. Harris
say Il am golng TO xiii some Gu
- to-nlghf" Please state whether
GiIlcck told you that ne had not near"
Harris make such statement MI &c
ilwainc said h Gllcck had sworn Ito q"
lie the jury should Know ~.
Mr.. Jones claimed The question OF pINl-
icac. out said he was peifecuN Mlhlns
to 90 awning the court wished nm 40
do Juocc Mullen SAID he would rue on
the point later. Most of the testimony
heard to-day was mainly threats Una,
Mallory had been heard 10 make "s"iis'
Brond Bourbon. one Of the witnesses,
testifed that on one occasion Mdiiols
came into the AppOnatt0X Hotel Mnel,
ne u.e Witness rs employed, ana Weht
back 10 the pool room where Harris was
playing a game OF pool and Erabpcu uP Il
cue ana started Tor Harris. but he tBour-
dom jumped in between them.
SAID lie " VI III Mill 'l'-'f
Mallory said he was going so Kill the
-. WnneSs told Harris 20 10 out.
and he did 80 ON one Saturday evening"
sal. the witness. Mallory came into INC
hotel ana pulled OK pistol ana salu'
This is The pisiSl am sg'ng 20 9. [nS
Harris OF Mailory's threat.
Mayor Charles r. Collier was put on
the witness stand to-day tie testified:
a was The Mayor OF the city in october,
1886 and have held the office continuously
for seven years. and the first Of july VIII
be eight years. ~.
ton aud belief after the matter was, as
thought. adjusted. IL passed on my
mind | was returning from my ONCE
about 4 o'clock al-out four or SIX weeks
before the shooting, when / had an inter
view with Eddie GOODWIN Goodwin sara
he was in search Of me. | asked him
what was the matter He said he wanted
"a warrant. that q few moments ago he
was standing at MattoN's stable. on Boil
Ingbrook street when Mallory passed
along and then stopped and commenced
taking about certain parties who CON
Quoted themselves very rashly towards
INSULTING LANGUAGE.
Goodwin said that Mallory had used some
very insulting language 10 him. After
talking the matter over with Goodwin. 1
told him II would be best not 10 issue Il
warrant for Mallory. but II would be best
for me TO admonish Mallory ! immedl-
ately went 10 the police station ana told
Officer Ragland TO see Mallory and tell
him that his conduct towards Goodwin
must be discontinued Oincer baglann
went 10 Mallory ana delivered my mes
sage officer Ragland expressed the hope
that all would be right. officer Ragland
afterwards came and told me that MI
Tory was drinking. told Ofhoer Rag
land 10 see Mallory ana tell him he must
20 home. The next morning Mallory me
me on the courthouse avenue and said
he understood that j had sent for him.
told him yes. that his conduct towards
Goodwin was not proper. and ii must tie
stopped " lille | was talking with him
noticed ON the opposite siQe OF the street
was Harris and Goodwin. After talking
with Mallory ] went over to where Harris
ami GOODWIN We're. and said 10 GOODWIN
that | had talk with Mallory. ana from
what he says be Will have 10 more trouble
with You. / told Goodwin he must not
interfere With Mallory Harris then re
marked. Mallory is very much offended
with US because We refuse TO speak 10
or have anything TO do with him ! told
Harris III Mallory had been offensive 10
him hoped he and Goodwin would have
no trouble with him. Harris then SAID
that be had been so careful about TINS
mailer Thai when ba saw Mallory on one
side of the streoet ha tHarris) would go
on the other side of The street told
these gentlemen that | knew their char
acier, and thai II the uouble went. on
there would be serious trouble
The court AT 2;S9 o'clock dn)onfheo 'of
HARRIS ON THE STAND.
This afternoon Harris was put on the
stand and gave his version OF the sh0oi-
ing
lie said that on the night of tn, or
cLnrfrcc he came out of the Apporfdt-
tox Hotel, and while going down to his
mothers he met Mallory. ihey ha1
some angry words, and were calling each
other d So b.. when Mallory
started across the street. and when ne
got a few steps. he wheeled around.
Ii 1..y. in. tot M
made for him tHarris) in threatening
manner and that he shot him In self
defence.
to keep Mallory from shooting. Harris
said that after the shooting he went 10
the Appomattox Hotel. then 10 Morse s..
and from there TO the police-st2ton 10
give himself up. Harris denied most
OF the testimony given against him.
on yesterday afternoon John Bentiy
testified before the jury that on Monday
evening before the shooting Harris was
in Bowie's alley talking TO Mr. Aiken.
and that al OF them went 10 Tinsiey S
bar-room.
Harris denied Bently's statement. ana
said that on that Monday night he was
sick At Mrs. Newman's. his mother-in~
law who resides in pinWiddic county.
This statement of Harris was corrobo-
rated by Mrs. Newman. Harris stood
The defence will rest It's case in the
morning and then the Commonwealth
will Introduce witnesses in rebuttaL
r. j. Stone. postmaster at Fords, Va,
charged with making false returns to
the Government at Washington, was be-
fore United States Commissioner X. a.
Young. This afternoon After hearing
much evidence the Commissioner dis
charged the accused.
A. i. Hin Camp of Confederate Nete-
rams. of this city has appointed commit
tee 10 prepare a suitable memorial TO the
grand camp on the subject of rank and
title.
ERE 4T A HiNOIEE NfU-MIIL.