Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-21

The second days trial OF Walter Cot
ton, charged with the murder,uf Mr.. |
Chas. Wyatt, going on in the Hastings
Court, was O. very interesting one, Il
very large number of people congregat-
ing to near the evidence and to get q
glimpse OF the accused.
He bore himself with that apparent
unconcern which has marked his course |
through all this trouble, and after gaz-
ing about the room and allowing his |
eyes to rest upon you, he would then
bow his head and seem to enjoy q |
nap"
He occupied a seat behind his coun-
sci and when not engaged in doing |
what has been mentioned, he would |
whisper a few words TO the men who
are fighting his battle, the greatest in
his life. and which is more to him than |
he seems to appreciate.
Col Griffin and Capt. Bland watched |
the proceedings carefully, and the full
knowledge oil the different witnesses
for the State was drawn out.
At 10 o'clock court was opened, and
then the work of the day began. DIR.
f. S. Hope was the first witness called.
and that gentleman testified as to the
kind Of wounds inflicted on Mr.. Wyatt,
their nature and where located. He
said that they were unquestionably
done with blunt instrument Of some
kind, and Identified the iron pin In
court as the one shown him at Mr..
Wyatt's home early that morning when
called TO see the dying man.
Mr.. Joseph Martin who lives on Glas-
gov street, in giving in his evidence,
said that on the day the murder was
committed that night. about noon he
saw Cotton and another negro whom he
did not know come down to Scotia
Creek bridge. The man with Cotton
went into MIR. Wyatt's and Cotton kept
on and went into Afr. Sturgis' bar. They
then met and sat down on n beer keg,
and one Of them got up md went into
the store above Mr.. Sturgis' place.
Their actions We're so suspicious that
he watched them until they went away
and he then went In the places where
the men went and asked what those
men wanted. and he was told at each
place that they asked for water
MIR. Chas L. West police detective of
Norfolk, was next placed on the stand,
ana his evidence was about the same rs
given In the preliminary trial, and fully |
corroholated thnt given in previously
by Sergeant Hcppel.
Mr.. e. V. Rauschert, the well known
jewcler OF this city, testified about the
watch, saying that he sold 1T to Mr..
Frank Wyatt several years ago and
recognized it by private mark he
had placed on it.
Mr.. S. r. Holland, brckmason. told |
all about the finding of the money
drawer on High street extended about
three squares south of Mr.. Wyatt's and |
three squares southwest of Mr.. Owen
Cosgrove's place. Mr.. William Wyatt,
half brother of Mr.. Chas. Wyatt, iden,
tilted the watch as being the property
or his brother.
WILLIAM WEAVER TALKS.
The next witness called, and one
who was looked forward to as being
q most interesting one, was William
Weaver. He said he had known Cot
ton for some time, but didn't know |
anything about the murder. He did |
Know that somewhere about the 4fh |
OF August he was at the house of a |
woman named Bell: saw Cotton there, |
Mho-told- him-that- MAS broke and
asked him to pawn a watch he had. |
want dollar" said Cotton. Weaver
said: l asked Cotton where he GOT the |
watch and he said he won 1t in a crap |
game. / pawned the watch for five |
dollars and gave Cotton q dollar Cot
ton admitted to me that he gave me |
the watch to pawn, which I did In |
my own name. Detectives Heppel and |
West heard him acknowledge it.
The watch was shown Weaver and he |
said that WAS the watch he pawned for |
COTTON, who said at the time that he |
did not think he would get it out of |
pawn.
Jane Hardy of Norfolk. told how
she met Cotton on Thursday, but did |
not know the date or the month. She |
said Cotton came to her door. and |
knowing KNOWN him and'likins him. she asked
him to lend her five cents. Cotton |
said, II have not got five cents" and |
walked off a few steps; came back and |
said, II haven't got any money, but |
you can have these, handing her three I
pieces OF 1ewelrX-an earring, breast
pin and q small locket. She said she
didn't think much of them and threw
them up on the stairs. and the next
thing she knew the detectives were
looking for them. He came to my
house, said she, between 10 and II |
o'clock In the morning. Mary Jane
Gregory was present and saw Cotton
give Jane Hardy the jewelry. 1t was
on Thursday morning. between 10 and /
II o'clock. and she thought 1t was on
the Sd of August.
Annie Smith fully corroborated what |
Hardy and Gregory said. except as to
the time. which she said she could not |
tell with the least degree Of accuracy.
All she did know was that she had not |
been up more than a half hour and |
mad not had her breakfast.
THE NEW WITNESS.
Emma Hill was called. She has new
err testified in the case and her evidence
cused.
She said that on Thursday, August
Sd, between IL and O'Clock, Cotton
came to the house in which she was
living. He was asked to treat and
In pulling his money out OF his pocket |
he dropped small gold watch. of the
ladies' size. She asked him whose 1t |
wns and he said. ut belongs to my
girl, in Portsmouth"
, She said Cotton put the watch back
IN MS pocket, In n few n1inlitaa oh
went un stairs, and while looking out
of 3 the window saw Wearer .csan,inn