Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-20
The Afternoon Session.

The Afternoon sesstohs
Whom court reconvened. at o'clock,
,scrire 4 p. Tyson. of Manchester, the
magistrate who tried c. f. Moore on the
sth of September, 1897, on a warrant
sworn out by his wife, was called ne
testified that Mrs. Moore said theh thdt
her husbands conduct was OF such d
nature that she was afraid OF hln' anu
she asked the protection OF the Coule,
Mr. TYSON was told that Mrs. Moore
had testified that she did not fear her
husband and that she had caused MS
arrest simply because he had threatened
10 make her horse run away and XIII her'
and then Mr. Wendenburg SAID
wow state what Mrs. Moore tesuned
10 before you 49,,
Witness started to reply. but was stop
ped when the counsel for the common
wealth objected. and the question was
ruled out.
Martha Turner was then called to the
stand and questioned as TO carter NiSl'
10 her house on the fateful SATURDAY
morning. She made very poor "ithess'
the burden of her replies under cross Us,
question being, Il don't remember. She
remembered we'll enough, she said, that
Carter came 70 her house, and was once
or twice tripp5d by Mr.. Montague WIG
DIDN'T SEE THE GIRL.
Samuel Christian. an old negro man,
ubo az The time OF the homicide, was
working for Mr.. Henry Carter, at Laurel,
was next placed on the stand On
that morning he came down win MT
Henry Carter. as far as J. Penrose Car
ters store and stopped there. lie was
waited on by Mr.. Carter, VINO was aloie
i'm the store This was about I:zD cloch'
and he remained at the store for three
o,,erters of an hour. He did not see
ollie Guerrant there and did not meet
her as he came down the road. lie ala
see two little boys there, and thinks their
name was Wyatt. Under cross-eXamina-
lion witness made no conflicting state
ments.
Allen Wyatt. one of the colored boys
referred to by Christian, testified 70 nav
ing been at the Carter store on the morn
ING of the homicide. lie saw Christian
there. twenty minutes past o'clock, but
did not see Ollie Guerrant, though he
knew her. Witness contradlcted Chrls-
tan as 10 the time or their departure.
Christian said he left the store before
the boys. and Wyatt said that he LETT
Christian there.
Percy WYATT. the younger brother, was
stantlated his brothers testimony, though
as TO the exact hour there was some con
hict.
DIR. WHITES EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Dr. Isaiah II. White was next placed
| on the stand as an expert. He had had
an extended experience in gunshot
wounds. having been a surgeon in the
Confederate service. The body wound in
hicted on Moore by Carter was carefully
| explained to the Doctor, and he was ask
| ed 10 say what position Moore must nave
occupied in order TO receive the wound.
Dr.. White made a lengthy statement
| setting forth the course the bullet might
| have taken, and explained how flexible
| are the joints in the shoulder. he then
| using Mr.. Wendenburg and the witness
| chair 10 illustrate, or represent, Moore
| and the buggy. explained 10 the jury tina
| the shot in Moore's body might have beer
| inflicted by a man standing directly al
| right angles with him. The physician
| then testified 10 the course the bullet
| fired in the arm might have taken, anc
! his testimony proved exceedingly int
resting.
WAS THE PAPER SERVED?
The defence said they had two or three
more witnesses to examine. but they
|
Mr. Smith suggested that the prosecution
might 90 on, provided the defence wa.
allowed the privilege Of introducing thei
| witnesses when found. Mr.. Sands OBJ
jected TO this arrangement, and tn,
court took a recess until the men coulC
be found After a dreary wait of tw'
hours II was stated that Mr.. Ed. Thurs
ton. one Of the witnesses wanted. was II
Norfolk, and that Mr. Armstrong cou.,
not be found. Mr.. David Cartwright wa
then placed on the stand and testiie,
| that he had seen Charles f. Moore at tn
| West-End Baseball Park with "A pisto
| frequently. When the witness conclude
his testimony he was taken before tn
| Court. The return on his original sum
| mons showed that it had been execute,
| by Sheriff Hughes. of Richmond Wit
ness said he had never seen Mr.. Hughes
! and the Court Instructed him 10 return
20 the courthouse today at II o'clock, a
which time he Will have Sheriff Hughe
| present.
The court then adjourned until II o'cloc
/ this morning. at which time, il Nj
Armstrong IS not on hand, the defenc
| will rest its case.