Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-18
MISS CARTER TEsTIFIEs.
Claims to Have Seen Shooting and
That 1t Was Done i'm Self-Defence.

Claims to Have Seen Shooting anu
That IL Was Done I'm Self-Defence.
Miss Annie Carter was next called TO
the stand, and as she entered the court
room every eye in the immense throng
was upon her. She smiled sweetly to Ter
father as she passed him, md took the
witness chair in a confident manner. Her
father turned his back upon her as She
gave her testimony, ana seemed more
overcome than he had been during the
entire trial. The young lady spoke IN a
clear, distinct voice, and was Thoroughly
at her ease.
Mr.. Wendenpurg questioned Aer' bho
her testimony follows:
@. What is your full name?
A. Annie Carter.
O. You are the daughter Of the accused,
Mr.. ]. Penrose Carter. are you lot?
A. Yes, sir.
o. Do YOU recollect the shooting II Mr..
Charles f. Moore by your father?
A. Yes, sir.
o. Where were you at the time Of the
shooting?
A. was standing in the door OF the
Darkroom, mammals room.
Q. Describe to the jury, as near as you
can, where the door is.
A. Ii is the second door from the front.
II was on the south side of the mouse.
O. The first door leads upstairs, does
it not?
A No. sir. that goes into the store.
q, The second door leads into what
room?
A. That leads into mammals room.
@. You call that the sitting-room, DO
you not?
A. Yes. sir.
o. And that is at the rear Of the house?
A. Yes, sir.
O You say that you were standing In
the door; was the door open at the tine
A. Yes, sir.
O. When did you first see your father!
saw him as soon as he got FAR
enough down the road for me to see him
on account of the house, you know.
WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
O. When did you first see him?
4. AS he was going down the road.
o. Did you see Mr.. Moore come up the
road?
a. Yes. sir.
@. W lere did they meet?
a Just above the second telegraph
pole.
@. What do you mean by the second
telegraph-post?
A. The first one is just few feet be-
low the house, and the second is lower
down.
@. South of it?
A. Yes, sir.
O. " hen your father and Mr.. Moore
met. please state what did they then uol
They stopped Each one stopped.
G. Did anything occur then!
A They seemed TO be speaking 70
each other.
o. Tell the jury what happened?
They had a conversation. First
low, and Mr.. Moore then raised his voice
higher
O. He raised his voice higher?
4 Yes. sir. as If in anger, and threw
the reins from his right hand INTO ms
left.
O. What did he then do?
A. He made a slight movement Tor
ward, as if about TO spring out at papa
@. And what did he do then?
A lie made a slight movement for
ward, this way, on the seat.
This movement, witness indicated py
rising slightly from her chair.
Mr.. WenGenburg then asked:
O. What did he do with his right hand
A. He threw 1t around his right side
| as if to draw something.
@. What did your father do?
A He stepped two or three feet back
| ward. and fired two shots in quick sue
| cession.
q Where was your father standing
Was he at the rear or at the side2
A. He was standing just at the side
and talking through the bars OF the
| rhaeton.
A OF the phaeton.
O. AT the right side, as you were com
| ing down, or coming up?
A At the right-hand side, coming VI
| north.
@. Which side Of the road was your
father standing on at the time?
A. II going up, ne was standing or
| IN, left-hand side Of the road
O. The same side that the store is on
A. Yes, sir.
81 TOLD MAMMA"
O. Now. after your father had free
! twice in quick succession, what did the
| horse do?
A. II ran off, suddenly.
O And then, what did YOU do?
| A. i told mamma about II Immediately
O. Where was your mother?
A She was in the same room that
was in. She was sitting back in chair.
| O. What did you do then?
| A. ran Immediately to the front door
to open II for papa.
| @. Was II locked?
| A II was bolted on the inside.
| q What did your father say when h
| came ND to where you all were?
| A He said that he had shot Mr. Moore
| @. What did you all say TO him,
srything. when he said he had shot Mr.
Moore!
| A Mother asked him what made hin
do it.
q And what did he say?
A. He said that he had shot him Il
self-defence.
Mr.. Montague objected TO this question
ard il was ruled out.
@ Did your mother speak to you
father when he said that he had sho
Mr. Moore?
A Yes, sir.
SHOT IN SELF-DEFENCE.
q What did your father say to you
mother In answer
A He said that he had shot him In self
/ defence.
Again was objection raised. and agai
Vas the question ruled out.
/ O You say that your father was Of
the left-hand side OF the road. going to
wards the house?
A. Yes, sir.
! q where was Mr.. Moore when tn
firing took place?
A He was sitting In the buggy.