The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21

| Ollie May Guerraut did not come there
| They also testified that when they left
| Carriers store they went 20 Brooke post
| office
MOOREs CHARACTER AGAIN.
Mr.. n. g. Broaddus. of Manchester was
next put on. and testified that he had
| been Mr. .Moore's personal friend for If
| teen years, and that his reputation was
| good
Mr. J. p Robinson a Manchester mer-
chant. said he had known Mr.. Moore for
| twenty years. and his reputation was ass
| good as that Of any one he knew
/ Mr. Robinson said he was not n per
soHal friend Of Mr. Moore's especially.
but he was Mr.. ". 3. Bradlcy's, Moore s
| business associate.
did Mr.. Bradley talk 20 YOU about this
case?' asked Mr. Wendcnburg
u don't know that IL is necessary for
| me 10 answer that question" replied the
| witness
DO you decline 10 answer it?'
~ will answer II the Court requires
me. not otherwise" said the witness.
The Court did not require 90. so the
| witness stood aside and Mr.. e.. l.. Nc
! Caull was put on the stand. being also
. a witness 10 Moores good character
Mr.. J. b. Quarles. who lives about
mile from Carriers store. stated that he
had known Carter for some time, seen
him with his coat on and or, but never
saw him carry a pistol
Mr. j. A. Banton. who lives half
mile from Mr. Carriers also said ne had
never seen the latter with a pistol
Willie Winston was recalled. and said
he had never seen Mr.. Carter carry
pistol although he knew Doe possessed
one
Mr. L. NJ. Nunnally. a Manchester gro
Ger, said he had known Moore personally
for twenty years. and that his reputation
was good.
Mr.. c. y. Boykin was put ON the stand
and asked where Mrs. Carter told him her
husband said he was going when he LETT
the store a short time before the killing
OF Moore
The defence objected to.-this question
and II was argued. the jury being taken
from the room The objection was sus-
tained
Sheriff simon Solomon was then put
on the stand and questioned as 90 the
statement Of Cyclone Samuel that De-
had told him Solomon OF having made
an examination OF MoOres buggy on
September 18th. and found no bullet-hole
there.
Mr. Solomon denied that Constable
Sdfnutl ndu Ntuf any 0A'l rNhA'hi'ilN
to him. He also testified that horse
was hitched 10 Moore's buggy AN the
time Il stood Ia the courthouse az Car
ter's preliminary examination
Constable r.. q. Garnett also denied
that Mr. Samuel had told him anything
about the bullet hole prior 10 the former
trial. The first time he mentioned. %
said Mr.. Garrett. was last SATURDAY.
Mr. Wyatt Goode. who took the buggy
down TO the courthouse at Carriers pre-
iminary trial. testified that the horse had
not been unhitched while there
THE THREE SHOTS
Mr. l.. l.. Russell, deputy sheriff tes.i-
fled that he hal conversation in jail
with Carter soon after the killing He Was
asked 10 tell what Carter safi. but the de-
fence objected. and another arguent en-
sued. the jury being taken out. Judge
Wlckham overruled the objection. but
agreed 70 suspend his decision until AN
authority could be produced on the subj
iect. and short recess was taken while
II was Being procured.
The book I'm question. Rice on Criml.
nal Evidence" being secured. the argu-
ment was resumed The authority oi'cI
being 10 the effect that one side was
compelled TO put on an the evidence On
its possession before resting rs case.
Mr.. Montague c0niended that b is
fundamental principle that rebuttal eyi-
dence can he introduced to break down
the testimony Of a witness on the other
side. Judge Wickham. after examining
the authority quoted. oyerruied the OBJ
lection OF defence.
Mr.. Russell then stated that Mr.. Carter
had voluntarily said 10 him.
when fired the first shot II scared
the horse very badly. ana when ] fired
the last two shots he was running away"
Mr.. Russell said that the prisoner had
never said 20 him that he only fred two
shots.
This concluded the testiony ana Mr.
Wendenburg moved that me jury be taken
out 10 Carter's store this morning The
Commonwealth heartily concurred In ;h's
proposal.
The motion was allowed by the Judce.
who stated that vehicles would be in
waiting al the courthouse az 10 O'Clock
this morning 70 take the jury. counsel
and court officers over 10 the scene.
Court then. AZ eco adjourned urtu
this morning at 9:45 clock.