The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-24
The SABBATH INTERVIEWED
The Case Of Charles POuShee Will Be
Resumed Tomorrow Morning.
EXPERT TESTIMONY PRO And CON.
Or. j. Allison Hodges Good witness for
the Defense-One of theJurors Objected
70 Hearing the Case After Midnight.
The Instructions To the jury.


dan who are charged with the killing
OF the guard Edward V. Tinslcy. at the
reformatory school. at Laurel station,
ended yesterday in the Hcnrico County
Court. IL had been generally expected
that tho case would be given 10 the jury
late last night. but one Of the Jurors OBJ
jectcd 10 tho continuation OF the argu-
ment after midnight. and so the case VIII
be closed tomorrow.
After very severe cross-examination
OF Mrs. Moon by Commonwealth-Attor
ney Sands early In the morning, which
brought tears. not only in the eyes OF
the witness. but also of some OF the jury
men, a good deal OF expert testimony on
the question OF insanity was heard, Dr.
Hodges proving himself a splendid VIII
ness for the defence.
Almost tho entire day was spent In
concluding the evidence. and al the be-
ginning OF the evening session the sum-
ming up Of counsel was commenced
THE TESTIMONY.
Mrs Moon, the mother OF Charles Fou-
shee, one of the boys who Is being tried
I'm the Henrico County Court upon the
charge OF killing Edward b. Tinsley, a
guard at the RefOrmatory School at
Laurel station, was recalled 10 the wit
ness stand when the second days pro-
ceedings OF the trial commenced In the
Henrico County courthouse yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Charles Foushees fathers name was
Benjamin Foushee." said the witness. Il
married him about seventeen years ago
In Chatham county. after l knew him
about a year. lie had been living in
the county then only short time. /
knew that he was not right before !
married him. lie showed that he did
hrxs 10 NO II ind
ed, but was not out OF his head. He
was no manager. He was engaged in
farming working for Mr.. VIM. Holsman.
He did not act right and was somewhat
peculiar. lie was a Woodworking man,
and that is what killed him, / believe.
He was not a drinking man and / never
saw him under the influence of liquor"
Witness was questioned very closely
as 10 the peCuiiarities of her husband
and his sister. Mary Ann Lindsay. but
she could not say anything except that
they did not have good sense. She made
similar statements in regard 10 Becky
Isingstaff another sister of her husband.
who. she thought. was the worst one in
the bunch. Elijah Foushee. a brother
OF her husband. tried twice TO hang him
self with a plow-llne. Mary Ann Nc
Kenney. a half-sster of Charles Fou-
shee, IS also half foolish-she cannot act
right-she cannot read or write. My sis
ter told me that Mary Ann tried TO hang
herself in her sisters house. Jackson
Foushee. a nalf-brother of Charles Fou-
Fhee. was like the rest Of them, he talked
foolish and acted foolish.
THE RUNAWAY.
MY son Charles left me about three
years ago. when he went 10 Richmond.
He was not yet eleven years old. think
A.. 4 lf..f..
Concord. He ran away by himself and
when 1 heard from him again he was at
the reformatory school. / visited him
here about two years ago last Christmas.
did not search for him when he ran
away: he had been running away so
often.
1.-THE first time he ran away he was
about seven years old. lie then went
to some OF his kinfolks. "a distance of
about six miles. Soon afterwards he
ran away again. When he was about
nine or ten years old sent him 20 his
uncle. Charles Bradshaw. at Charlotte,
n distance Of about eighty miles. From
there he ran away and came home
through the snow.
when he was about eight years old
we had TO chain him I'm the house while
I and my husband were working in a
cotton mill. I'm order TO keep him from
mischief When we came home we let
him loose. We kept this up for about
two weeks. Once he got on the railroad
track and had TO be pulled off,
Another time he jumped into tho river
and sank three times. when he was pull
ed out by a man. The water was ten
feet deep at that place He was five
years old when he began TO tell lies. lie
was about seven years old when he fell
q
old when he fell out OF the barn loft.
When he fell off the horse he broke his
arm In two places and when he fell out
OF the barn loft he was knocked out OF
his senses. ! sent him TO school for
three sessions. and started him when he
was little over five years old. lie just
learned his A Il C's.
II have taken the boy a number OF
times TO the Methodist Suuday-school
when he was quite small"
The cross-examination OF the witness
was kept up for nearly two hours and
was at times rather severe, driving tears
into tho eyes OF the mother. She finally
stated that she had not spoken TO her
son since she had come here to testify
during the trial
CHAINED HIM UP.
On redirect examination witness stated
that the punishment given the boy was
such as to correct him. Her husband
only punished him when she asked him
10 do IT. The boy was chained TO the
floor IN the endeavor to save his life.
Or. Stochert. the physician who was pres
ent when the boys arm was set, did not
come to Richmond. because he was far
away at the time. lie had promised 10
come, however and so did another wo-
man. Mary Ann, but she was sick.
Mr.. David Crsbtrec was next called by
counsel for the defence.
Il live at Burlington. n. c. he SAID.
Mrs. Moon is my sister-in-law-I married
her sister. j knew the Foushee peo-
pie well for the last fifteen or sixteen
years. but did not know much about them
before l was married. j have been mar
ried about twelve years. l knew Ben.
Foushce. lie was not intelligent; rath-
er dull-mlnded. Ike an idiot. l knew
his brother Elijah. lie was not con-
sidered a bright minded man; he did not
have good sense.
Il didn't know Mrs. Lindsay but have
seen Mrs. Ringstaf a good many times.
She was about like her brother. and not
considered bright I knew Mrs. Niece.
the half-sistcT OF Charles Foushee she
was not intelligent | knew Mrs Nc
Kenney. Charles other half-sister. She
was considered an idiot. too. She was
the worst OF the children
II knew Jackson Foushee. and waited
on him until he died. They were all
poor farmers. but made a pretty good
living for poor people. Charles father
did not seem TO care FOR anything else
but his work.
IL have known Charles Foushee ever