Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-19
THE TRIAL OF PRICE.
r,p AGED WIFE OF THE PRISONER
IN COURT.
The SCENE A MOST AFFECTING ONE.
The Testimony of Mrs. Price-Carter'
She Declared, Attacked Her HUE
h,ra-Drew A Butcher-Knife on
Him in Rebutta1.

FARMvILLE, August 1S.-(special.)-
The second days trial of Thomas W.
Price for the murder Of Han Cdrte'
hogan at 10 o'clock this morning
Mrs Price was the first witness put
unon the stand. She was brought into
court in an. invalid's rolling char' an"
when the prisoner Cher husband) caught
sight Of her he sprang from MS seat
and rushed to her. a scene folloWeu' 'n'
tito ~ which has never before been wilt
ressaa in this county. The old lady
could not rise from her chair, Out inc
prisoner bent over, and In each o'hei >
embrace their sobs could De heaiu
,hrougbout the ROOM During the anectihs
SCENE many persons found their cheeAS
hatbed in sympathetic tears. 1t was
some time before Mrs. Price couiu
cover her composure, and 1t was not uii'H
Dr winston went TO her assistance th"'
che was able to have the oath admin
istered. Between the old ladys soDs shc
could he heard by those around her 10
excIaiu. "Oh, my poor Tom, what shah
do without you? IL will be so lonely
Don't take him away from me-
HER TESTIMONY.
| Mrs PRICES testimony was contradic-
| 49,, 81 that of the negro VINO cidiiheu -
bava witnessed the shooting. ohe gave
remarkably clear description OF the uou
| ~ u,bich she said led TO the Killing vi
p,e 49,, Carter She said that Carter WOKE
ber husband very early and Jerkeo nm
| -, rcd and threw him TO the moor
t,,,;ca and choked him, and that Cai .e'
nureued her husband Afterwards VIZ,
y butcher-knife and scuf1e ehsueu' a.
,his occurred In her bed-cnampei' CIV
hoard the report OF the gun soon al.e, =.
wards. but did not know VINO my
| she said her husband ana al nc 80
after he shot Carter. Inc m r,,ino,,on
s,h,acted TO a rigid cross-exaIniiiatioii
-, hora q well and stuck TO the orlsihd
! statements.
PRISONER ON THE STAND.
The prisoner was put on tne SIAM ~
During his testimony, once on rel.ii'Se
the dead man, the witness oroho 80
and wept. He spoke In the mus
.io ,ne..ea the shooting to jug Of whsle.
ht ,o Farmyille the day before. H'
rrohorated his wife's testimony, ane
said that when the gun went OH IA ~
scuffie and Carter fell 10 the moor ne To-
30 him, and lifting him up, founa ne wa
deaa He then threw water In his iac,
in the hope that he might De reVi'eu
The witness could remember enough =
answer all questions propounded Dy u,
attorney. but little asked by the prosscu
Ton in examination was answered. IN
defence examined number OF w'thesse
70 nrove that when Price was drunk n
vas A totally deranged man.
IN REBUTTAL.
At half-past o'clock the defenc
rested and the Commonwealth began incl
rebuttal testimony. The nrst excepuo
vas noted this afternoon when the Com
manwealth asked that Mrs. Price be re
called. Judge Mann. for the defence %
tected ON the ground that the prosecute,
had no right to recall one Oh tne wa
nesses for the prisoner to make ner yer
,ifv possibly against herself. Inc coui
decided In favor OF the prosecu,on' o.
sceordingly the old lady returned 10 IN
ccurt-room. The Commonwealth asks'
Mrs price II she made certain state
ments alleged to have been made ps ne