The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-05
THE TRIAL OF
ROB'T. TRAINHAM.
He Answers the Charge of feIOnlousIy
Shooting His Wife.
He HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF H..
SAYS lie Was Drunk. Docs Not Rcmem'
Der What He Did the Day OF the
Shooting - The jury Have
Reached no Agreement.
He HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF IT,

CREWE VA. Nov. 4.-Specaii.-Ihe
case OF Robert Trainham. charged Win
shooting his wife with intent to KILL was
called in the County Court this morn
ing. The court asked the prisoner If he
wanted counsel and he replied that he did
want counsel 10 defend him but had no
money to employ any, wnereupon inc
court appointed Judge W. H. MANN
counsel for the defence. -.
Mrs Pearl Trainham. wife Of the piis-
oncr was the first witness ana lcal
that on the 18th of September. lfalii ,,'
came TO the home Of her mother ".
Phoebe Ross. where she was stayWs' -.
tween Y and / o'clock IN the cay
met htn at the door and he asked 10 sec
Mr. Ross Mrs. Ross came 10 the door
and he said he wanted to have Ia
with her but she replied that she dldn
care to have anything to say TO MN
and ordered him to leave the premises
whoreupon he drew a revolver ana say
ing: Take this then" snapped the "eap-
on at her twice. Mrs. Ross ran INTO inc
ward where her little son was and sent
him to Mr. Leon Watsons for help.
TO KILL THE FAMILY.
In the meantime Mrs. Trainham begged
her husband 10 give the revolver 10 her
but he refused to do so. saying that ne
had come there 10 Kill the whole family
and he intended to do II. Mrs. Ross theh
returned To the house where Trainham
and her daughter were and said 10 the
prisoner Robert YOU can Kill us. VINO
are defencelcss women. II YOU want To
but remember thai you death viii be- ten
times harder than ours.
Trainham replied 81 know that. but
I'm going to Kill you anyhow and asan
drawing his revolver. fired two shots
al Mrs Ross. one going through an open
window and the other cutting of a lock
of her hair went in a door behind her.
After the second shot Ms. Ross sprang
behind "A door when Tranham threw
himself against the door In an attempt
20 crush her. but small box behind the
door prevented il.
FIRED DELIBERATELY.
He then turned upon his wire, VINO
begged him not TO shoot her, and took
deliberate aim at her and fred. the naH
taking effect I'm the right side and breaking
one Of the ribs Mrs. Trainham rushed
out into the yard. followed by her hus-
band. who caught up an axe and hurried
il at her heal As the axe was thrown
Mrs. Tramham fell unconscious 10 the
ground. the axe missing her head rev
inches
Mrs Ross then rushed out, took up her
daughter and carried her into the house
and Trainham left the place Mrs. Train
ham testified that there had been no III
feeling and no quarrel between herseii
and her husband. that she had been stay
ing with her mother since May, when her
husband enlisted I'm the army and mat
he had lately tried TO get her 10 leave
her mother and 90 back 10 live with
him. but she refused 10 90 on account
of the fact that he had not provided a
home for her TO go TO.
Mrs. Ross was then called 20 the stand
and substantiated the testimony of MIS-.
Trainham.
TRAINHAM WAS DRUNK.
Mr.. Doc Green, brother-in-law or inc
prisoner. testified that he and Trainham
left the home OF tie former together or
the morning Of the IN Of september
hound for Crowe and that on the way
Trainbam drank half a pint Of whisky.
and after becoming drunk. said he was
going 10 get his wife or shoot her.
Mt A. j. Pond testified that he saw
the prisoner at Crewe between IL ana j.
O'Clock on the morning Of september
18th and that ne was drunk and fef'
Crewe. going IN the direction of Mrs
Ross.
Mr. Buck Elicit Mr. Outlet and Tom
Miller "a negro testified that they saw
the prisoner early I'm the afternoon ana
that he told them that be hal shot MS
wife and MIS- Ross.
Samuel Webster negro constable tes-
tilted chat he arrested Trainham about
three o'clock ON september 18th. ana tnat
the prisoner told him that he had shot MS
wife.
DIR r. r. Adams testified that he could
not find the BAH in Mrs Trainham SIDE,
hut that the wound had every appearance
of q gun shot wound.
DID NOT REMEMBER 1T
Trainham was put upon the stand ana
testified that he loved his VIE lh'l "e
had mo- IN feeling toward her had never
spoken q cross word 90 her HAD proNlu'0
for her MS best ne could and wanted heI
~ live with him. he said that he did NOT
remember shooting her that he was drunk
and that after he drank the half pint of
vhiskcv while with Mr. Green. ~ inc
morning. he did not remember anything
until about 3 o'clock I'm the afternoon
whom DE woke up i'm Mr.. Eletts store al
Jennings Ordinary. and that he then took
several more drinks and remembered
nothing else until he woke up in MOTTO
way Jail next morning.
lie didn't remember being In CreWe' mac
no recollection OF going 10 Mrs. Ross OF
| Of shooting anybody did not rememDei
being arrested or anything about his tria
I'm a magistrates court
4 PECULIAR EFFECT
Mr.. Ed. Nunnally. tsetiaed that whiskel
affected Trainham very peculiarly. Mrs
Ross and Mrs. Trainham testified ina
The prisoner did not seem TO be drunk d
the time Of the shooting.
Others testified that he was drinking
but was not drunk
Judge Mann and Commemorative AZ
tornev. Walter 4 Watson made splen
did argument ana the case was gwen u
the Jury at $40 this evening, but ~ lat'