The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-21

question by States counsel In their re-
direct examination He said II had been
gone into before. The Court ruled that
the witness has made an apparently con
Trajectory statement In the cross exami-
nation and ought to have the Glance
TO correct 1t. MIR. Small was allowed 10
ask the question.
TO settle the point the Court said:
/ Let the witness state what %IIrantlcy
did from Thursday TO end of the weel;
of the murder
Witness stated 1t. but there was still
some discrepancy In his statement.
DETECTIVE FOWLER ON THE
STAND.
The next witness called was John
Fowler, Chief of Police of washing
ton, II general detective. His tes-
tinlony was regarded important, as he
had done Il good deal of work In the
case.
He testified that hc lives at Washing
ton II went to Aurora on November
24th. the day after the murder. and
that he arrived there about 1870 O'Clock
Sunday night. He made Il very tho
rough examination Of tracks from The
place whore the body was found. He
testified. as several others had. that the
toes OF the left foot In the larger track
turned in. He said he first noticed thu
small lack. Tit shoes that made tha
track were mismatched. one shoe be-
ms Squarc-toe and the other round
toed. Ho aid Bfantlcv and Crcdic
were arrested. He went with the de-
putty sheriff and found them in VIII
ThCmpson's store. They were arrested
for breaking into ;ha Daniel woman's
house. which has been referred to once
BEFORE. Witness SWorc out the warrant
and acaEclcd them with Deputy Sheriff
ltldill. Found on Biantlry's person
81 32-calibrc pistol.
Here The shoes that Detective Fowler
Scli were miSinutched. and were taken
rom Cradles feet, were produced and
identified.
An unexpected turn was taken by
The defendants counsel. ASKING Fowler
To take Il palri and mark around the
shoe that the jury might AVE an op-
~nortunity OF seeing the shape OF the
shoe IN Uapcr. They were marked
around by witness ana showed some
Witness continued his narrative of
the evidence he had discovered. l3raui-
ley ana cIcdlc were taken to Tholnp-
sons hall ana he did not see them until
after SUPP +.
Asked counsel for the Stntc: "Dld
you make any threats to Crrdlc?"
No said witness. ION the contrary
told him he need not answer my quos-
lions If he did not want 10 do So
Did you try 10 persuade him to i'm
Dlicatc any II elsc?'
NO" answered witness.
Witness saw lirantley at the hotel.
but made no threats to him nor offered
him Inducements 10 confess.
Witness said he asked Brantlcy If lie
knew what he bad been arrested for,
and Creole told him that he did. Brant-
ley told him that he GSrantlry) and
Creole Went To Rrantlcy's house the
night of the murder about & o'clock and
dld not come out amy more.
Next morning. after the arrest, lie
heard II n Cradle wanted to see him.
and he Went in To the hall. where Gre
die had been guarded all night. Wit
ness and John Flowers went into side
rooms with Giedlc to talk with him.
States counsel said: Say what Gre
die stated
I'VE object" said Mr.. Bcckwith, Of
counsel for the BcIl boys.
"Why?' asked the Court.
Because said Mr.. Beckwith, Gre
die did not detail the same statement
here in court"
Tho Court ruled in favor of the States
counsel and the counsel for defendants
asked the court to note an exception.
MIR. Fowler said he said To Creole
when he sent for him that lie under
stood he wanted Ia tell him about the
murder. Credl" said that was true, and
that he was persuaded to do what he
had done and that there were two others
in it besides himself and Brantlcy,
namely: uriah Bell ana Sherrcli Bell.
Creole told how trlah Rcll WAS to shad-
OK Nj. Bonner, and as he approached
his house, uriah Rcll was Ia whistle.
the other three were to wait in the
lock of the fence, and AT the signal
they ware to knock him down. These
same details in Detective Fowlcr's evil
dcncc about what Creole told him cor
roburdtr Crrdle's evidence before the
court. TIL Key that Creole hid in the
lock Of the fence near Flowers. three
mi! s from Aurora. vas produced by
witness. and he said he saw IL tried
and II unlocked the door to MIR. Bon
ncr's store.
substantially and almost infinitely
Detective Fowlcr's evidence all through
c~orrobovatcd Crcdle's.
At the conclusion of the examination
by rounsc for the State. Fowler WAS
asked by States counsel: did YOU
expect any money for your services IN
this Natter"
II do. sir" answered the Detective,
whether convicted or acquitted"
FOWLEIrS CROSS EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Moore, of counsel FOR the Bell
boys, conducted I'owlcr's cross exami-
nation.
"On what do YOU base your cxpccta-
tions OF reward?' was his first question.
Answered Mr.. Fowler: Il know MI.
they would let me do my work for moth
ing"
Then ynu are not in this for moth,
ing questioned Mr.. Moore.
mo, and neither are You answered
the witness.
Are you not a detcctivc?"
81 am"
"Dosen't your future as a detective
dcpcnd upon your finding out some