The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-22
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- y. F''Sh. a'Hei remarked thas IT was
time for me 10 close. He and Jobson
left then and went TO Pcarson's store.
;werlOclns away. Never saw any more of
him that night. While at my store :hcv
bought some beer and ate some pigs
1eet. lhe!c was Il substitute police
man man IN 1iont OF my door and he left
Win Inc two men. / said to Vernon
l'allentinc, my clerk that / thought
there was something wrong going on
that night. and said 10 him that If he
would remain III the store all night, ana
caught any one. that 1 would give him
80, nut l wanted him to walk as fnr.
as ne bridge with me first, which he
oid. lie then went back, got Ed Ro-
seminal 10 remain there with him.
went home and went to bed Abou,
o clock some one Knocked at my door
l told my daughter 20 raise the window
and see who it was. She did so and a
man asked her Ia tell Mr. Lookins that
vernon said to come over TO the sto:c
that he (EernoM wanted to so 10 the
lire. Tho man then went Off. Soon ar
ter another knock came. My daughter
raised the window and asked who il
was. ]. WAS Mrs. Balcntinc., She said
that Vernon had sent Il man 10 hci.
house and told her to see Mr.. J.ooiins
ana tell him to come over. Mrs. I2ailcn-
tine left my house and went over 10
the sore, so her son told me next uay
and wincn she got there her son wanted
10 Know what brought her there She
asked him il he did not send for her,
and he replied that nc did not. Mrs
Bll!entinc then went back home Soon
after Vernon heard footsteps in the
lane, and opened the door ana went
out. AS lie did 50 he saw Il man not
more than SIX feet off. He went back
and got his pistol. but by that time
the man had jumped the fence and
was near Kings house. n co!ored man
saw the two men when near Kinks
house and 81 IN tint l,A 90,
them, which he did. / did not go back
10 the store. and never knew anythin::
about the fire until next day. was
tired from hard days work and after
being up ate."
Have YOU ever seen these gentle
men since?"
Il nave never seen them except the
time Pearson's house was burned IN
Chestnut street and my store was sci
on fire. When I got there all my
STOCK was in the street. a number OF
cigars and some wh.skcy was stolen"
Crismond and Jobson most always
go together" Lookins said, "and Cook
goes with US. / have no particular COM
pan:ons. l go with all who come up
there. Have been loaiing around Look
ms Tor fourteen years"
did YOU see Crismond on the night
OF the 2G:h of March?"
MY. CThsmond comes In and out most
any time, night or day"
Did you see him the day after the
fire."
Yes sir: saw him sunday after
noon about o'clock Said Hello.
Cr!smond, where are YOU going?' oh, ]
was out all night al the fire and am
tired helped to save Hundley's house,
and am going up the road with him."
WAS Jobson with hlm?"
Yes, SIR
Here Ny. Parker, counsel for Jobsop
objected TO any questions being asked
That would tend TO crminate his client,
and spoke for some time on that point
lie was replied 10 by Colonel Griffin
and Major CrGcIlcr. who claimed that
they had right to ask such qucs-
! tlons tina: Mir. ParkerE client was not
on trial, and that he, and not they, had
put him out Of their reach; that his case
had been disposed OF and that he had
been sent on
After more argument on both sides
l3is Honor decided tina: up to that time
no improper questions had been asked
ana that The counsel had 4 right 10 ask
Such questions :its would lead to the
company that Alr. CrismOnd kept
me examination was then continued
ana Mr.. Lookins was asked IL he had
seen C!ismond or Jobson around there
previous to the fire"
He replied that Tor ten days they had
been around there. off and on, all the
time.
~ Asit ti'tt Ssi.d liza nc IIQ taken
Crismond off and walked him around
town and told him that he cou!d not
aho!d to associate with those peouie
who arc worthless ard liable TO ge. YOU
in trouble and disgrace your mos her
ana sisters | ted him TO stop it, ana
if he would not drink any more until
next October. | would make him @ pies
ent OF new suit Of clothes, ] like the
boy and have always tried to help him
along. l gaze him several houses to
build"
MY. Loo!lins, was Cook with him
the night Of the flre?"
No, sir: he and Jobeon were to-
gether.''
Had any crimes been committed
when You talked with Crsmond?"
Yes, si-; q number OF them
do you know anything about the
burning Of Whitchead's barn?"
NO, sir; except what the colored man
and his wife, who live near there, told
me: bu; that is only hearsay evidence"
Have there been many fires up your
way?"
Yes, sir; four attempts have been
made 10 burn nc out. but they have no:
been successful"
Here the counsel asked that ;hc case
be adjourned until this morning a. a:2o
O'Clock. and a long list Of witnesses
moncd, from whom il is expected thai
number Of developments will como
out.
During the trial Of Crismond Charlie,
Cook was arrested by Officer Dixon
and was brought into court upon a
peace warrant.
1t is said that others will no nrra-tad