Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-17
LITTLE GIRL TALKS,
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friend, whom her husband did not like.
and meeting her husband on Seventh
street, saw that he was mad. Her hus-
band opened the gate for her when she
returned home and backed the horse out
OF the yard, saying he was going to sell
Il, because she (his wife) continued TO
drive people he did not like. She found
mat he was drinking, and when ne en-
tered the buggy she Joined him. and he
began beating the horse. She found that
Moore was drunken than she thought for.
ana ne told her that If she did not get
oct OF the buggy he would make the
horse run away and kill her She insisted
upon being driven home. and I'm turning
the corner OF Tenth and Perry streets
the buggy was almost overturned.
SWORE OUT THE WARRANT.
When she got home Moore went OF
with The horse and she went to Squire
Lithgow's and secured the warrant.
though the magistrate advised her not 10
do so. She then took the warrant and
placed it in the hands Of Policeman
Jones, who arrested her husband. The
case was tried I'm the Mayors Court by
Justice Tyson, and there she appeared
against Mr. Moore. explaining I'm his pres
ence that she was not afraid of him.
ana had no disposition to punish him:
her only desire was to insure herself
against the recurrence Of the affair. He
was fined and put under bond. Witness
said:
Now, I've told the whole circumstance.
ana l must say that my word has never
been doubted by any one until Mr.. Wen
denburS questioned # here. / am well
known in Manchester. and everybody
knows me there as q lady " my word"
Mr.. Wyatt GOOde, son-n-law Of the
decedent, followed his mother-in-law 10
the stand. He testified simply 10 the fact
mat he had brought the buggy TO the
COURTHOUSE, and then identified the
clothes decedent had worn when shot.
He was closely cross-examned, but TO
no purpose.
MR.. BRADLEY'S TESTIMONY.
Mr.. W. b. Bradley was next placed on
the stand, and said he had been con-
nected In business with Moore for ten
years Witness was the contractor for
The Seigel building. and Moore was his
managing foreman. II was Moore's bust
ness TO be at the building by or 8 O'Clock
in the morning, though it was sometimes
when he got there. His delay I'm going
out the fateful Saturday was occasioned
by the fact that he had to stop over I'm
Richmond and purchase a lot Of hard
ware. Moore had no pistol on his person
When Killed and was not in the habit of
carrying one.
Mr.. Bradley began telling about a knife
Moore owned. and gave I'm some hearsay
evidence. Mr.. Wendenburg objected and
made some comment on the witnesses
mode Of testfying The Court interrupted
the lawyer and said:
Mr. Wendenburg, hold on; don't com
ment on or reprimand the witness: that
is the province Of the judge. and when fl
is needed / will administer it,"
Mr.. Bradley said while he did not know
positively what hour Moore got TO the
seigel building. as a rule, he was sure
mat he usually got there between 7 and !
o'clock. Mr.. Wells was then recalled 10 |
the stand and testified that Moore usually |
got TO the building about 10 o'clock. and |
once or twice as early as o'clock.
Sheriff Solomon testified that he was |
present when the Moore buggy was ex- |
lmined at the courthouse on The dav Of |
The preliminary examination, and thai
only the top part of the vehicle was ex-
imined, so far as he knew. Mr.. NIonto
que then announced that the Common
wealth had but one more witness TO intro
luce and he would not be present until
O-day. lie desired, too, TO introduce the
buggy I'm evidence, and as that could onIy
be seen in daylight, he would be forced
o ask for an adjournment. ON his mo-
ion, the court took recess until tbi.
morning at II o'clock