The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-18
H u M PHREYS'

Mr.. Fortune salmon. also Of Mancherter.
had known Moore Tor eight years ana
that ne was "yenOmOus, dangerous, At"
desperate tempered man.
The witness stated 20 Mr.. Sands tha'
he had known the Carriers Tor thlrty
years. TWINS near Mr.. Henry carter. bu'
that he had not volunteered any lntorind-
tiOn IN the case. having been summoned
10 come 10 court
Councilman j. r. Green. Of Manches-
ter, said that everybody said Moore was
a bad man 10 have any dealings with. 80
Mr.. Green said that he had had dif-
ference with Moore In business man
nor. and had fell some n-wiu toward
him on that account.
Mr. r. NJ. Jones was recalled ana sara
that Moore was dangerous man. anu
one who woul DO you an injury. lie
was a connection OF Carriers. he said.
bur no blood relation. 80,
Nessrs. A. w. Farley and 4. L. Wal
ton. also gave Moore pad character ~
did Officer Marion sutton. VINO sald ne
had heard that he was dangerous man.
Court at this point adjourned until
o'clock. -.-..... ,,,..-o,
Mr. Fred Walden, a carpenter OF Man
chester. was put on the stand when court
fecoHVeHe1 lie said be had known
Moore ever since the civil war.
Did YOU ever see him with a piston
asked MI Wcndenburg.
II have. he replied
when ana where was it2'
In a gambling house kept by Mr. Pres.
powdy about eight or nine years. ago.
| saw him hand fl TO Dowdy.'
why did he give II 10 Mr. Dowdy?'
ITO keep for him"
The witness said further that he had
seen Moore with a pistol several tunes
I'm the poker-r0om kept by DOwdy. who
has since died. lie said that a number
of persons were present and saw Moore
lav aside his oyercOat and hand his pistol
10 Nj Dowdy, but he could not remem-
Der the names OF any Of them.
Mr. II. NJ Walton. a Henrico county
farmer. testified TO having met Mr..
Charles Chidrey at church a short time
after the homicide. and he had said that
Carter told him he and Moore had
little difficulty about a bill and he shot
him I'm self-defence.
Mr. Morgan billiard, n farmer who lives
near Laurel Station. corroborated Mr..
WaltOn's statement.
Mr. Henry HAMS. a Hanover farmer
said he was at the Slegel building on
the saturday that Moore was shot, hav-
ing hauled load of lumber there. He
ala not see Moore's horse and buggy
when II first came up but afterwards
made an examination Of the vehicle.
Did You look az the rear?" asked Mr.
Wendenburg.
Yes. SIR
Have you seen the piece split of in tho
rear since that time"
Yes, sir"
WAS that mark there when you ex-
amined the buggy Immediately after the
homicide?"
1T was not" replied the witness.
on cross-examination the witness said
that when he made the examination OF
the buggy he did not know that Moore
had been shot. but thought he had fallen
out and broken his neck
Mr.. Harris said at first that he was
looking for pistol-shots. but afterwards.
when he was reminded that he did not
know Of any pistol-shots az that time.
said he was Just making an inspection
10 look for marks as bruises.
no BULLET HOLE
Mr ]. f. Herring testified that eight
or ten persons had examined the buggy.
himself among the number. lie bad seen
no bullet marks. Mr.. Herring stated fur
Their that Moore generally came out 70
the building about II o'clock, and some
times not before noon.
This witness also admitted on cross-eN-
amination that he thought Mr.. Moore's
neck had been broken when he was ex-
aiming the buggy and that he had not
looked beneath &c.
eve suspicioae3 foul play" he SAID,
"and that MADE Us examine the buggy.
Two blood spots were found. was
only az the buggy a few moments. aud
when 1 left. eight or ten persons were
about II examining it,
Constable r. II. (Cyci0ne) Samuel was
then examined and stated that at the
preliminary examination OF Carter. he !
had thor0uchly examined the buggy got |
ting on his hands and knees 10 look be- I
meath #. but that he had been able to |
find no mark.
About a week ago. he said. he had OK
amined the buggy again, and had found |
the mark in the rear.
"That was not there when | first ex-
amined IT," he said.
on cr0ss-examinati0n Mr.. Samuel told |
Mr. Sands thai be had spoken Of the !
matter to Sheriff Simon solomon. Deputy
Sheriff L. L. Russell Deputy John Noeg-
Ter. and n number OF others. probably two
or three hundred whose names be could
not remember. later. however The
witness recalled that De mad spoken TO
Messrs W. j. Thomas. j. r. Lewis r.
r. Friend. Constable r. C.. Garnett and
others about the matter.
ffe could not reco,iect when he men
toned the matter. but said he had been
alking about it regularly every day since
he first noticed f. and that several peo-
,le had warned him TO keep his mouth
hut or he would have 10 be a witness.
THE WRONG BUGGY.
Mr. Sands crOss-examinet Mr.. Samuel
Without mercy. and there seemed 10 be
ONE doubt as 10 whether he had not ex-
mined the wrong buggy, particularly as
e testified that there was no horse 10 It
When he made his Inspection other wit
esses having deposed 10 the contrary.
Mr. g. y. Roykip said that he inspected !
he buggy M Carriers preliminary exam
nation and had not seen the bullet hole
n The rear. although he would not soy
osi,ively that It was not there. lie
ras quite sure. however that he had
90 seen IL.
Mr.. Boykin further testified that there
'as q horse hitched 10 the buggy during
he whole time that IL stood In the yard
n the occasion mentioned.
Mr.. II. d. Perkins testified as 10 NJ.
hildrey's movements. when on the stand
! the previous trial and said he had put
is hand behind him when he illustrated
20 movements Of Moore ~ told him by
arfer
MIS-. Annie Carter. the prisoners
aughter. was the next witness. She re-
Gated the evidence given by her NJ =
'rmer trial alnos, without change IN
% words used
Miss oelra al uhat her father |