The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-17
lc had seen nothing and Carter said:
Then nv neck il broke %

he had seen nothing and Carter said:
Then my neck is broke.
The witness further said that Carter
t0ld him he had shot 10 save himself.
and that the trouble occurred on ac-
count of money Moore owed him for
sand.
Winston then told again OF how he had
gone 10 the house for water about half
an hour before the shooting. when he
had not seen Carter. but had heard his
voice on the front porch Of the store.
Hc was rigidly crOss-eXamined by the
defence. He was asked whether the two
shots had not come very close tOgether-
IN fact Immediately together He would
not admit this however. but stuck 20
his original statement that they were
not fired so fast as they could have
been.
During the direct examination OF this
witness the defence objected 10 what
they called leading" questions on the
part Of Mr.. Montague. The latter re-
piled
"Oh well. we will endeavor to main
tain agreeable relations with our brethren
Anything that suits His Honor suits
us said Mr.. Smith.
THAT has not been the case up to this
point by any means" rejoined Mr.. Mon
~ WORDS TOO LONG.
During the cross-examination Of Win
stOn Mr. Wendenhurg asked MIN several
questions In which Impression and
Inference" occurred, his query being:
WAS IL not your impression, and dld
you not draw the inference from what
Carter said 10 you after the shooiing
that he was sorry YOU had not seen H."
The witness replied IN the affirmative.
but afterwards admitted 90 Mr.. Sands
that he had no earthly idea OF the mean
conclusion" never having been to
school
Mir T. Crawford Redd. who made
map Of scenes around the tragedy. was
next put on the stand ana explained the
situation 10 the jury. o..
sheriff Simon Solomon. 10 whom Car
ter gave himself up after the KLINE
next testified He described that occur
renee. and said that Carter had refused 10
tell him why he killed Moore. The pis-
tol he said. which Garter surrendered 20
him had >three chambers empty, and the
cvlinder was perfectly saturated with
oil
The defence did not cross-examlne Mr..
Solomon. c,-.,e.
W Cbildrey was then put on the stand.
and told of his conversation with carter
when the latter came 10 give himself
up. He said that Carter told him:
Moore and myself had some diihcuity
about a bill for some sand. He refused
TO pay me. and cursed me. ! shot MN
for a good cause. | shot him three times,
ane l believe the first shot killed him;
Mr.. Childrey said that Garter iuriher
with an oath. II never intend 10 pay
Won - and that he seemed about 70
spring out OF the buggy on him. AZ the
same time. said Mr. Chiidrey, Cartes
raised himself slightly in his buggy, win
his right hand down by his SIDE.
HAND BY HIS SIDE.
The defence tried hard to get Mr..
Childrey TO admit that ne had az ne
frst trial put his right hand further be-
I'trc Str~ ,then initiating Carter's descrip-
tion of Moore's actions just before the
shooting but he would not go furtner
than to put that member down Dy MS
Mr. c T. Boykin was the next witness.
He again told the story Of A's VISIT 70
carriers store after the slo0hnS' III hi9
capacity, how Mrs. al tei n"ut
given him the pistol TO eKamlhe' anu .'la
he had found three shells empty ana 'Mo
loaded, the weapon being saturated WIN
Tl.e Commonwealth then began the
Of witnesses 10 show that
Carter was accustomed 10 go 10 tV"h
every saturday. those who testihtd W
mat effect being Messrs Augustus Epps.
of Bloomingdale Stock Farm; this VII
ness however. was made to adnll Dy
the defence that he knew nothins ABOUT
the natter. and Lewis Carter 'coi"ieu!'
also Bloomingdale employe H's eVi-
ience was much damaged on cross eA-
animation.
THE MISSING LINK.
At this point a new witness was in
froduced In the person Of Ollie May
ruerrant. a. ten-year-old girl In order
In ascertain whether she knew the nature
Of an oath Mr. Sands asked her:
"Do you know why you kissed the
Bihle?"
"To tell the truth" she replied.
Where will you 80 If you don't tell
The TRUTH"
ITO the bad man"
Her examination was then proceeded
with and she testified that she lived
about half-a-mile from Carter's store.
she was very indefinite as 10 time and
place but said she had heard that Mr..
farter had killed a man. and was at the
orrner'S store between s and Q o'clock on
he day Of the killing She went 10 get
ome Irish potatoes. and saw no one but
'ir. Carter who gave her the potatoes,
md said 10 her:
Go out on the porch and look down
he road. and see whether any one is
'oming in a top buggy"
The witness said she had looked but
lad seen no one and so reported to
ir. Carter. soon afterwards going
lomo. About u o'clock. she said. she
ieard Of the killing
The testimony Of this witness was
.iven clearly and with every appearance
Z truthfulness. Mr.. Wendenburg made a
-reat effort 10 shake her testimony but
My succeeded so far as the time Of her |
(COntinued on Third paTe1