Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

and had a long talk with the prisoner.
After he came out from the cell. the
brother grew excited i'm the courthouse
yard. and in the presence of number N
gentlemen said the prisoner had good
cause for shooting Mr.. Moore. HE did
just right" said he. THE Judge OF this
county would have done the same thing
under the same circumstances
a Dispatch reporter asked Mr. Carter
to explain his words, but he refused TO
say more. The prisoner was interro-
gated by the reporter, but he. too, re-
fused TO say anything. He would not
even admit that he had done the shoot
ing. He has engaged Mr.. L. O. Wenden-
burg. and his case has been set for 4
hearing before Magistrate Thomas Mon
day at o'clock. In the mean time, TO
effort has been made to secure bail, and
il is hardly probable that bail will be
granted
WOUND THAT CAUSED DEATH.
Mr.. MCore's body lay on the road where
1t fell until after O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, when ii was placed in wagon
and taken to Bliley's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
where DR.. Croxton made another eXaml-
nation. He ascertained that one ball
had entered the rear of the left elbow
and lodged in the wrist and that the
other, the fatal one, had entered the
back just below the aXillar or arm-pit,
and had ranged through the body, pass
ing in the vicinity of the heart, pene-
trating the lungs, and had lodged In the
chest near the right shoulder
This information was impaired to the
corOner's jury, consisting of Nj. Y. Shop
pard. j. E.. Herring, Il. T. Throckmorton,
f. Herring, c. II. Anderson, and David
Watson, and ii was on this that they
rendered their verdict The evidence
concerning the killing was very meagre,
the only witnesses examined being Ben
Duval, A. w. Armstrong, and j. X. Pol
lard, none of whom saw the shooting
They only knew that Mr. Moore had
fallen out Of his buggy, and was dead
when they reached him.
WAS BUILDING A HOUSE.
Mr.. Moore was engaged at the time of
his death in erecting a residence near
Lakeside Park for Mrs. Elenora Seigel,
and would have completed his work there
in the next few days. Carriers store Is
only about 400 yards from the house, and
Mrs. Carter told the reporter that Mr..
Moore was in the habit Of stopping there
now and then to buy cigars. She was
not aware. though, that he had had any
trouble with her husband.
Carter is q native of Henrico, having
been born within a hundred yards OF
where his store now stands. He is a
years old. and has six children-three by
a former marriage. Two of these-a son
and a daughter-are nearly grown. Car
ter is well known throughout the county,
and has a number of friends He bears
the reputation of being a fearless man.
THE MOTIVE y MYSTERY.
The motive for the killing, discarding
the nIea of self-defence. is yelled in mys-
tery' MANY causes have been suggested,
but there has, as yet, developed no CIR
cumstance to bear out any of the theories
that have been advanced. While Mr.. Car
ter is said to have told both his wife ana
his negro farm hand that he fired on
Moore in the belief that the latter was
about to draw a pistol to shoot him. ne Is
also renresented TO have declared that he
had ample provocation Tor ms act Ir ,H'
hrotber also declared that he was iully
justified These statements give rise 10
the belief that there was some other
trouble between the two men or more
grave character than dispute over
small bill for hauling SAND.
when the Dispatch artist visited the
Uenrico iail last night Mr.. Garter was
thoroughly composed. and with niue per
suasion consented to allow sketch Oh
him 10 be made. He did not discuss the
iamentable tragedy of the forenoon or any
of The circumstances connected with IT,
SKETCH OF MR.. MOORE.
Charles r. Moore was born in Manches-
,or March s. 1915 and was. therefore, %
Years of age His early life was also
SSessed in the southside city. during
ph I he learned the wheelwIrisht trade ,h;
~ aia his first work in a shop iocateo
ON ON Hun street above twelfth, where tne
Srv-eoods store of Mrs. ID. T. LApScoho
now stands. onlistad
Al the outbreak of the war ne enlls'eu