Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18


Il object, your Honor" said Mr. Monta-
que.
The objection is sustained" said the
Court.
Wait minutes, your Honor" inter
! Jected Mr.. Wendenburg and air. Smith.
| In chorus, eve have some authorities Ia
| submit"
AT this, his Honor left the bench while
| the lawyers went 10 secure their authorl-
lies. but finding that It would take ten
| minutes TO get their books the counsel
| withdrew Mr.. Jones temporarily. and Mr..
! j. W. Blanton was called TO testify to
| carriers habit Of coming 10 town on Sat
! urdays He thought the accused came
as often on one day as another. w. T.
| SmOot next testified along the same line.
| He also testified that Carter was accus-
| toned for the past fifteen years to carry
a pistol.
MOORE'S REPUTATION.
Mr.. Lee Clements, or Chesterfield, was
called and asked:
state what the general reputation of
| Charles T. Moore for violence was in
| the community in which he lived" Mr.
Wendenburg askCn-
1t was very bLs," answered witness
| Under cross-eXamination, witness was
| asked:
Did you not have a personal difficulty
with MOOreY'
81 did"
Witness started to explain, but was
stopped by the Court
He was then asked if he was to blame
for the difficulty. and replied
NO, sir; it was forced on me In the
| dark"
After some cross-fring between coun-
sci, witness was allowed to explain. He
cot ha J., 4
and made a remark, which Moore con-
strued TO be a reflection on him and he
promptly knocked witness down. ''I came
up with a board in my hand" continued
Mr. Clements. "and ! shngled him good,
l can tell you"
MOORE A DANGEROUS MAN.
f. =. Howle, of Manchester. said he
considered Moore a dangerous man, and
went on TO say in answer to further
questions that Moore swindled him out
Of Sl5j. Being asked If he hadn't himself
been on trial for killing a man, witness
said: 'Yes. sir and l killed him in self
defence. He cut at me three times with
a knife and / shot him, and the magis-
trate acquitted me-"
A. W Fair. of Manchester, said at one
time he considered Moore to be a dam
gerous character, and he took steps 10
protect himself from him. 81 since found
out" said witness, that he was nothing
but buffer. and / ceased to fear him"
wouldn't Moore have produced the i'm
preston on one who did not know him,
that he was a dangerous MANI was ask
ed. and objected TO, and the defence
signifying its purpose TO argue the ques-
ton the jury was sent from the room.
Mr.. Smith went into the point In eX-
tense. and contended that the defence
had perfect right to ask questions tend
ing TO show that the decedent was a nan
whose general demeanor was such as TO
give one 10 whom he spoke in anger a
reasonable feeling Of alarm. Several au-
thorities were cited by Mr.. Smith, after
which Mr.. Montague replied TO him, set
ting forth that the cases cited by the de-
fence were not analogous TO this case,
inasmuch as the objects Of the cases
cited were really -thrsty-men, while
Moore, as proven by the defence, was
buffer. Mr. Smith again spoke, and was
followed by Mr.. WenGenberg.
THE WORD BLUFF DEFINED.
The definition of the word bluff was
asked for by the Court, and Mr.. Smith
wrote the following as his idea thereof:
a buffer is a man who plays or bets
his hand at cards as If lie had strong
hand. when, in fact. he has a weak hand.
His opponent may lay his hand down, in
which event the buffer wins; or his op-
ponent may call the buffer thus exposing
his weak hand, and win the stakes
There is only one way 70 expose bluit-
er. and that is TO call him or raise him.
4 buffer plays his cards. his face, lis
manners to create a wrong impression"
The attorney then said: "In a game Of
poker a buffer is considered dangerous
man. simply from the fact that his oppo-
xsa ic h1nffnW -
The Court took a recess for short
time. to await the arrival Of certain law
books sent for, and the Court, after read
ing the authorities contained in the
books. ascended the bench and ruled the
questions out of order
GLAD HE WAS DEAD.
The defence noted an exception, and tie
examination Of Mr.. Fair being contin-
ned. he was asked by Mr.. Montague II
he had not sued Moore on one occasion.
He admitted that, and was then asked:
"Didn't you, after Moore's death, say
TO Mr.. Friend, a druggist of Manchester
Moore Is dead. and / am d-n glad OF II?
"No. sir" witness replied, 81 don't
curse. don't remember TO have said
anvtbing 10 Mr. Friend about Moore"
Nr William B. West succeeded Fair
ON the stand, and testified that Carter
did not come TO town on Saturdays any
more frequently than on any other cay
i'm the week George Il. King testified
along the same line.
George Crawford. formerly or Forest |
Hin. who had known Moore for six years,
testified that Moore's character for fe-
ing a dangerous man in his community
was pretty bad.
"Didn't YOU say TO captain Lipscomb, |
OF Manchester that you would come over
10 Richmond and do all you could Tor
,~orterY" witness was asked.
eyes. sir. on certain conditions" /
"Nhat were those conditionsY
"I said that ! would help Carter as far |
as could. IL there was a woman in the |
Mr. Smith asked. "Why did you make
that remark?'
'DThat is q personal matter, which has |
nothlng 10 do with this case" said wit
resa and the prosecution, objecting to |
the question, IT was ruled cut
.What did you mean by a woman in |
the case?" was next asked, and this was |
also ruled out.
CARRIED A PISTOL REGULARLY.
roseph Tate Of Gayton, was next call |
"a and testified that Carter had been ac- |
to carry pistol for six years. |
,rrst Witness married a sister Of Carter's |
- ,.'as elected by cross-examination.
n II. Wilson, eunsmith, testined tnat
be had a slight recollection OF having |
sold Garter pistol about ten or tweive |
years aso. He could not positively iden-
tlfy the pistol In evidence. The ws'ness