The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-23

rtNNglll Tor ABOUT I'VE UtNln., anu va
and on for about two years. | think he
was well thought Of as guard
ON Cross examination witness relocated
that Jordan always denied having been
in this plot against Mr.. Tinsiey, eX-
cent once when he said he would have
yielded his last drop oi blood before be
would 6lvc Foushee away Witness had
never heard Of any bad feeling between
Mr. Tnsley and the two prisoners. Fou-
shce had worked ina the collar shop
ever since 10 hal licen started. II fire.
oucnuy happened that. when there was
10 work for the boys IN the shop, they
were taken TO the farm 10 employ their
time Witness felt confident he heard
everything that was confessed BY the
boys and Jordan 1cvcr admitted that
he was in the plot. II any other state
ment was made. the .lcrson who made
80 must have been mistaken. Witness
said he testified in he lower court that
the two prisoners made a plot 10 hit Mr..
1inslcy. and then run away. Witness
said the two prisoners mad been treated
just as kind as all the other boys.
DIU NOT SEE THE BLOW
Master McDermott. a former inmate Of
the rcfOrmaiOrv school who now lives
iu Richmond. said: 4 was holding Frank
Jordan's pole on that afternoon. and saw
Foushee holding the axe as If De was
going TO cut ont knot and | then looked
towards the wood pile where Mr.. Baker
was and when ] turned my head back
Foushee had bit MI Tinsley. and saw
him after ne fell I heard nothing Of
the conversation that took place the
next day. / did not hear Foushee say
ANYTHING when De struck Mr.. Tinslcy.
Jim McKonncy, a Colored cmploye az
the EcfOrmat0ry. in November last was
the next witness. lie was building
chimney 40 the time. lie then explain
cd the remarks made by Foushce in the
presence Of the jury. as testified TO by
Mr. Mosby. Ie said be was holding
Mr.. Tinsley's head when ne was being
washed and Mr Tinsley said he did not
know why Fouehec hit him. FOR he had
not given him "a report. or even cross
word Mr. Tiusley never mentioned the
name Of Frank Jordan. Witness said
Doe was the man 10 whom the confession
was alleged 10 have been made.
lie never heard Jordan confess that Inc
was a party 10 the plot
Mr. Samuel Waldrop was called as the
next witness. He said he served ON the
coroner's jury. and heard Foushec ac-
knowledge that he did Int Mr. Tinsloy
while Jordan said that he had nothing
to do with tho plot. witness then prac-
tically corroboratcd the statement made
by Mr. Mosby and the colored man. Jim.
McKenncy.
Mr. Gibson. being recalled by the pros
ocution. stated that when Foushec hit
Mr. Tinsley. he wanted 10 run away.
Foushcc escaped on December Ath.
year ago. and was caught the next day
at Hanover Junction and brought back.
In June last he made another attempt TO
escape. and he had made one attempt
before witness was employed 20 tho
school. Foushcc had only thrce bad
reports since March last. and would
have been released In seven or eight
months. lie made no effort 10 escape
after he had hit Mr.. Tinslcy. II was
quite frequent occurrence that boys
attempted 20 escape.
This ended the testimony Of the Com
monwealth for the time being. Mr.. Sands
stating that he would have two other
witnesses ON hand early this morning.
FOUsHEE's MOTHER TEsTIFIES.
The defence called Mrs Elena Moon
as the first witness She said.
Il live the other side Of Burlington.
y. G. / am the mother OF Chas. Foushee.
and married again after the death of
Charles father. Charles father did not
have good sense. We had three chill
dren: but only one IS living. one died
when about seven weeks Old. and The
other about year old. Charles rs about
fourteen years old. I have known Mr..
Foushee's two sisters and brother.
one sister. Mary Ann. married a Lind
say. She IS dead now, and she did not
have good sense. The other sister.
Betsy, married "a Rigsta0. and had no
good sense. Charles Foushee had sis-
ter Who married "a McKenney. and SHE
dill not have good sense. She tried 20
hang herself. but my sister cut her down.
She is the daughter of my hrst husband
by another wife These people were not
right IN their minds; people could tell
by their foolish talking and foolish
actions.
Ben Foushee. the father Of Charles.
had brother. Elijah. he did not have
good sense, he tried TO hang himself
twice with q pillow line Charles has a
half brother by the name of Jackson
IOushce. ne was also weak minded
Charles is fourteen years old and an only
child from my first husband lie has
never been right i'm his mind since child
hood. Since his childhood. / mad to keep
him chained I'm order 10 protect his life.
20 into the river with ten foot OF wa-cr
and 80 on the railroad track lie VS.
seven years old when j had TO chain
him. He came mp for tho last time
when q man saved him from droWuiag
in the river. The boy came INTO tie
reformatory after he run away FROM
home
TRIED TO BRING HIM Up RIGHT.
81 am Methodist and have tried TO bring
mp the boy right. ] sent him 10 school
for three sessions. but an he did learn
was the a. b. Cs. i have tried TO cor
rect him with proper punishment. He
had two falls. once when he was about
six years Old when he fell off q horse
and broke HIS arm In two places. Hc
did not mind 10 and did not show any feel
ing at all. The second time he fell OUT
of "a barn-loft and the fan knocked him
sensolcss. he acted like crazy. He START
ed of ON "a run and had TO be- caught and
held down ON the bed lie was .hc1
very nearly eight years old. do lot
believe the boy knows right from wrOu1.
Judging from the manner in which lie
has riskcd his own lite IA these different
places lie Is not Ike other people He
would run after anything cats. dogs. etc..
hut [ think ho did 10 because rc had
no better sense.
81 once sent the boy 20 his uncle. Cha$
Bradshaw. who then lived bon Charlotte
eighty miles from home. lie run away
from there and came back home through
the snow. lic was then about nine years
old. / DO not now and never have
believed that the boy had good sense
lic would tell good many ies.nightly
nearly about anything that occurred TO