The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

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emphatic and positive In making his
rulings.
| The Jury then came back. and Mr.. VIII
| liam Hitler was put on the stand. lie
said that he had known G. +. Moore
! ever since the war, and that his general
reputation for violence was very bad.
DO you know his general reputation
! FOR violence when presented with an
obligation?" asked Mr.. Wendenburg.
This question was not allowed By the
court.
PERSONAL FEELING.
on cross-examination Mr. Hider admit
! ted that no hal once had difficulty
with Moore, the latter having owed him
some money. but there was no fight. AT
this point Mr.. Wendenburg. noticing that
Mr. w. Il. Bradley was standing up close
| behind counsel for the prosecution. rose
| and with mock courtesy offered to give
| him his seat
"Yod have nothing TO do. Mr.. Wenden-
J burg" said Judge Wickham, with inc
number OF counsel on the other SIDE.
The examination OF Mr.. Hider was re-
narkable for controversy between coun-
sci. and the Judge several times TOOK
| hand.
Mr. Throckmorton was then reca'ed
10 the stand. and stated that since testi-
fving he had been out AMI examined the
buggy. the result being the strengthening
of his belief that the hole was not there
when he inspected # shortly after the
tragedy. .,,.r.
Thu witness said that he had found
Nroore's knife I'm his clothes which were
hanging ND in the work shop at the
Siegel building. and which he had not
worn on the day that he was killed.
Mrs. Carter the prisoners wiie' was
next examined She first testified as 10
Carriers having hrei OF his pistol one
night about a week before ne Killed
Mere ON account OF a noise In the yard
afterwards found TO have been made by
"a calf He didn't reload his pistol she
said because the cartridges were locked
I'D in the store.
He had oiled his pistol, she said, two
weeks before the tragedy using he' n'"-
Hinder cross-examination Mrs. Carter
ev,ore that she had told Mr.. Boykin that
her husband. when he left the store on
the morning of the killing. had said that
be was going to Aunt Martha Turner
and also 10 see how Willie winston was
getting on with his piowing.
Mr. Carter was not permitted 70 tel
whether or not she had told Mr.. Boykln
that her husband said he killed Moore In
self-defence.
CARTER OK THE STAND.
lanes Penrose Carter was then put
ON the stand i'm his own behalf and told
his story I'm "A clear manner and much
IN the same effect as before The jury
listened to him with the deepest at
tenton.
He told the story of the dispute be-
tween himself and Moore on me
Thursday preceding the killing: how ne
had called Moore a liar for accusing him
If circulating reports about him. and
had been told by Moore TO come 10 the
Sfegel house no more his reply being
that he would continue TO come until
Moore paid him 50 due on account Of
sand and "A loan.
He told how Moore had twice passed
his store on that same day and another
conversation between them. and then
described i'm the same terms as before
the meeting on Saturday and the death
OF Moore.
Moore" said Carter leaned forward
and rammed his right hand into his
pocket. I stepped back almost 10 the
fence. out with my pistol and shot him
twice as quick as ] could pull the trig-
ger"
Wendenburg.
II did # to save myself" he replied.
81 thought he was about TO draw
weapon"
Mr.. Carter said taat he had heard from
Mr.. Henry Siegel prior 10 the difficulty
that Moore was a dangerous man.
Mr. Carter was then interrogated by
Mr. Wendenburg as 10 the testimony
given I'm by ollie Guerrant as to her
visit 10 Carters store on the morning
% D.
90 go out and look down the road 10 see
whether Il man was coming In top
buggy.
\ POSITIVE DENIAL.
Mr.. Carter denied positively that the
girl had come 10 his house as she tes-
titled. or that anything Of the kind had
taken place.
I'm regard 20 HIS conversation with
Willie Winston after the shooting, he
said he knew he would be- tried for his
life. and wanted a witness. He did mot
know his daughter had seen the affair
until the next day when his wife told him
about IL in the jail.
Mr. Carter then told Of his bad health.
and confinement 10 his bed for three
months with a broken leg. and further
said his weight was only about 40
pounds.
The prisoner positively denied having
told Mr.. Chldrey that he fired three
times. and that the first shot was fatal.
That's a tale that hasn't got any
hair on It," he said mo man could pos
sibly tell which shot killed a man when
he fired two right together
Mr.. Carter denied that he had had n |
IN the jail with Deputy !
Sheriff Russell. and had told him that he |
fired three shots two Of them when the |
buggy was going away.
Mr.. Sands pressed Mr.. Carter on this |
point and he exhibited intense irritation. |
saying over and over:
Haven't | denied that I said any such /
thing Didn't / deny il last time? or |
course, I deny It,"
The prisoner further said that Mr..
Childrey's statement was untrue His
lemeanor was quite different from that
lt the last trial. and he seemed at times
much perturbed
CARRIERS GOODNESS.
Mr. Sands made the prisoner admit
hat he Carter was very cool man.
and but seldom lost his head
Carter again denied that Ollie May
iuerrant had some to his store on the
morning Of the killing and said that the
amily did not deal with him much.
1uyng their things at Brooke store.
Mr.. Carter said he had carried his pis-
oil in his pocket constantly. he thought.
or two weeks after oilng II prior 20
he killing. but that the oil had not dried
,ut Of the cylinder
Asked as TO whether he had been
Watching for Moore. Mr. Carter said he
lad nothing against him. was not mad
with him. and would not be looking for
lin between and o'clock. when he
Knew Moore did not come along until
.bout II o'clock.
1T would not have been common
ense." he said. for me to have sent a
tel. po1araT cir utatcb for Moore