Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-19

Carter with a pistol though he had seen
him with his coat on and his coat off.
Mr.. Samuel Waldrop, brother-in-law
OF the accused, was next called. He, too.
mad known Carter for many years. and
UP 10 some months ago had seen him
frequently. He never saw him carry a
pistol.
MRS. CARRIERS STATEMENTS.
Al this point in the proceedings. Mr..
l.. Ia russell. Deputy Sheriff, was called,
out ne having been taken suddenly sick
thursday night, had 10 be sent for. The
prosecution then asked for few minutes
indulgence In which to confer with other
witnesses, and court took a recess.
When the jury again returned to the
box, Mr.. c. 7. Boykin was called to the
stand. and asked in regard to the state
ments made TO him by Mrs. Carter. when
he went to the store to investigate the
matter
He said that Mrs. Carter told him that
her husband had shot Moore, she pre-
sumed on account of financial transac-
ton; she didn't know that IL was done
In self-defence, because she had not seen
Il.
Where did she tell you her husband
was going when he met Mr.. Moore?"
asked Mr. Montague.
Winston about some ploughng." said the
witness
Did she say also that he was going to
Martha Turner's house?"
'She did not, and never heard Martha
Turner's name until this trial began"
Witness was cross-examined by the de-
fence, and adhered closely to his original
statement.
Willie Winston was next called TO the
stand, and testified TO having worked for
Mr.. Carter for a year. The accused had
frequently been without his coat in wit
ness's presence. but ne had never seen
any pistol on his person. He knew, how
ever, that he had a pistol. for he had seen
it lying about the house.
THREE SHOTS WERE FIRED.
Mr.. l.. l.. RUSSELL entered the court at
this point. and testified that he had been
Carter's taller. The accused had volun-
tarily told him. witness said that ne
fred three shots at Moore; that the first
shot frightened the horse. and the last
two shots were fired while the horse was
running very fast. 1t will be remem-
bered in this connection that Carter IN
his testimony, denied having told Mr.
Fussell that he fired three shots.
The prosecution had another witness
summoned, but he was not In court. and a
| recess was taken from / until O'clock
in order that the jury might get dinner
preparatory to visiting the scene of the
homicide.
AT CARRIERS STORE.
At 2 o'clock the court reassembled. and
at once repaired to Carter's store, where
the jury viewed the premises and the ap-
proaches. They stood in the doorway
in which Miss Carter testified that. she
stood when she saw the killing, and
gazed down the road, and then walked
down past the spot on which Carter stood
when he fired the fatal shots An in
| spection of the store was also made
after which the party, which included
not only the jury, but the prisoner, the
court officers. and the attorneys took
their special car back to the city, reach
| ing the court-hou at o'clock. Carter
| did not seem TO be at all affected by his
visit to his home and though he saw his
| infant I'm its nurses arms he paid no at
| tention TO IT, and passed by 1t with only
| a glance.
When the court reconvened after the
| trip Mr.. Sands asked that the court ad-
| journ until this morning, explaining that
the trip had probably tagged the jury out.
Mr.. Wendenburg objected to a delay
| on the ground that the jury might not
| be able TO reach a verdict until Monday.
and hence would have to be kept from
| their homes over Sunday. His objections
were overruled, however, and the court
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Sands will probably open this morn
ing and be followed by Mr.. Lewis. The
two attorneys for the defence will next
present their case, and Mr.. Montague will
close.
HE CONDEMNED NICHOLAS.
Carter is being tried by one of the most
representative juries ever gotten together
in Henrico. Every man on ii is of more
than ordinary intelligence. All twelve
have reached the sober side OF life. and
they are not apt to let their ideas or pre-
judices run riot with their judgment
Some OF them have never had any ex
perience in jury duty before, but there
are others among them who have more
than once served their county in that
capacity Mr.. Hill Carter, one of the
jurymen, sat in the Nicholas case, and
was one of the twelve men who brought
in a verdict condemning him.