Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23

me theft, the complainant stated that on
the evening OF the ROSTERS disappear
"nVe ne had party OF friends TO dine
"ssn nun Most OF the gentlemen left
ABOUT 10 O'Clock. and he threw the others
out. He was seated by the fire with his
wiie when he heard noise in his
chicken-house. Rushing into the yard he
discovered Chesterman climbing over the
"re-escape with the rooster under his
arm. no
'Oionei Dawson wanted 10 know II Mr..
montague had fire-escape In his poul-
uY-house. Witness said he had He also
ndu an elevator connected with the poul-
'ry-house. He found that Il aided him
much In raising Ms chickens
kesuming the thread Of his narrative.
the complainant went on TO tell how he
had put the dog on Chesterman and
chased him along the fence-top distance
or hair block. The dog got the fugitive
by the coat-tail and tore the coat from
mis- back. Witness had busily employed
himself in the mean time throwing BILL
lets OF sawed wood at the thief, but could
remember hitting him only once. when
ne Knocked him off the fence Witness
had examined the pockets OF the coat
left by the fleeing Chesterman. lie found
IN the pockets revolver and bottle OF
ether. He was quite sure that it was
not eyther, but IL might have been whis-
key. The following day he had reported
the robbery 10 Sergeant Epps. asking hin.
to arrest Chesterman II he could find
him. and If he couldn't TO arrest some
body else. as he was bound 10 nave
satisfaction.
THE COURT CORRUPTED.
In conclusion. the complainant said he
intended to have another spread at his
home Friday night. and he wished TO
invite the Judge and officers of the court
to be his guests on the occasion. The at
torneys for the defence objected strenu-
ously to the invitation being accepted.
but the objection was overruled. and
Eugene Henley Cloves was called to the
stand. He was taken in hand by Colonel
Dawson.
substantially, his story was as follows:
ION the night OF the purloining Christ
mas-Eve-I attended a meeting of the
trading-stamp people. 1t was near mid
night when l started home. had pro-
ceeded only a few blocks. when I observed
stealthy figure creeping along in the
shadows. He carried c-huge hump, the
shape of a bunion, on his back"
was il Johns Bunyon?' queried Mr.
Gordon.
AT any rate he was making very good
progress with 1t. j followed him and he
ran. Continuing the pursuit. l overlook
him In the mouth Of an alley, where he
turned suddenly upon me and smote me
over the head with the hump, which
now saw was bag. At the same mo-
ment there came a voice from the bag,
which / recognized as that of Mr.. Mon
tagues rooster. The fellow ran off.
followed him and saw him enter the
Chesterman domicile.
Here there arose disturbance in the
jury-box. Giles Jackson DANGEROUSLY de-
manded the protection Of the Court, de-
claring that Jerry Simpson and Grover
Cleveland had threatened his life. Judge
Harwood quelled the incpient riot by
shaking his fist at the disOrderly jurors
THE COCKPIT AS A LEVELLER.
"There was a cock-hght that night"
the witness continued. "in DR.. Jud Woods
stable. and l repaired thither out Of curl
osty to see who was on the ground. En-
tering. 1 found a good-sized crowd around
the pit Several ex-Confederates who
have been prominent of late were in
corner hobnobbing. and Billy Reddy stood
on top of a barrel near them. The prisoner
at the bar had reached the stable ahead
Of me. / saw him dancing around in
the sawdust and heard him say, IN bet
$40 on my Plymouth Rock"
Disorder in the jury-box. The Court
threatened to lock up Mrs. Lease and
General Coxey, and quiet was restored.
The witness resumed: "At this crisis
Sergeant Epps rushed into the stable,
and the crowd fed in CONSERVATION" AS
the witness stepped down another COM
motion broke out in the jury-box. Mrs.
Lease cried out that Senator Hill had
tried to hug her. The Court reprimand-
ed the Senator, and Mr.. Gordon came
forward with the suggestion that the
Kansas woman be placed between two
of the married men in the box. The sug-
gestion was acted upon, and Mrs. {. L.
Brengle was called.
Mr. Gordon asked the witness to state
her name age. and weight. She refused
to answer the second query. Witness
had met the prisoner first in Jericho. n.
j.. where he bore a reputation of dark
and sinister hue The chicken-raisers OF
that town had banded together against
him. They caused his arrest and had
him sentenced TO a future residence IN
Richmond. Va, where 1t was hoped the
superior moral influences would have
salubrious effect on him. The town re-
ioiced for seven days after his Danish
ment
When closely questioned the witness
admitted that she was at the cock-hght
in DR.. Woods stable. A womans curiosity
was her excuse. She saw Captain Frank
Cunningham, Dr. Kuyk, and Frank T.
Bates there. Dr. Kuyk was taking the
temperature of the birds. She heard the
prisoner at the bar shout, I'll bet SlO.'
and then the police came in.
A COMPETITOR CASE.
F. I. Wells was next sworn and de-
posed. He was in business at one time
with Buck Spotswood. The prisoner at
the bar entered the field as a competitor
and proved to be such a lively one that
he drove himself and his partner out of
the business. Witness declined to dis
close the nature Of the business, but said
it was night-work.
Evan Chesterman, Jr. ernest Page,
7 years old, was called, and responded
cheerfully in the affirmative TO Mr.. Pol
lard's query as to whether he had Lad
chicken for dinner on ChristmasDay.
Sergeant Epps came next. lie told of
raiding the stable but was unable 10 say
who was in the crowd. He had recog-
nized only Captain Billy Cullingworth.
who was alone in the stable when lie got
there. The others had skipped out, hut
Captain Billy was too excited to get his
bodv through the narrow door Jie was
attempting TO conceal himself behind a
coal-scuttle when witness captured Nun.
Witness later on apprehended the pri-
eoner Chesterman, at the Union Depot.
IL had q ticket for Canada, bottle or
,,,biskev and a deck of cards in his