Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-16
Davis Murder Trial Progressing
Very Slowly.
CONSUME TIME WRANGLING
Counsel for Commons ealth aud Defeus
Contrasting Every Point Of Law. WILL
Probably be Concluded by
Sa urday. Other I.sm~,


Tuesday, is progressing slowly. much
Of the time being consumed in legal
HranSling between the colored attorney
who is Assisting Connnonwealtn's
Attorney Montague in the prosecute
ana Mr.. Fay S. Collier, counse! for
Davis.
Yesterdays session was long drawn
out and When court adjourned at
O'Clock the testimony of only four Wit
nesses had been heard.
The days proceedings We're Harke!
by many scraps between counSe! ana
if no better progress is made in tha
case to-day it is Very probable that TIL.
entire week Will be taken UP With the
case.
Nearly all the testimony Of the Com
monwealth has been heard and II is t!le
opinion Of Commonwealth Attorney
Montague that the case from his side
will be rested by the hour for adjourn
ncnt for dinner to-day.
Then the defense Will have about
twenty witnesses 70 put on the stand
and the argument by counse! will IN
doubleday take UP considerable time.
The courthouse was FLIED With spec
tutors Yesterday. the majority Of the
visitors being co.ored men. Interest i'll
the result Cs the case is 1T fever heat,
and as the trial draws closer TO an end
II attracts greater attention.
What verdict the jury will bring n
is Of course q matter Of conjecture 1T
this time and it is entirely TOO early
in the proceedings To forecast on the
result. However. il is the opinion Of
many of those Who have paid closer at
tention 70 the trial that if the jury finds
:. verdict Of guilty it Will hardly fix
Davis punishment ~ over five years
in the pcnitentiary. While there are
others who are Of the belief that tho
prisoner viii De acquitted.
Mr.. Collier is putting UP u strong dc
Tense ANA his cross examination Of the
witnesses is Of The severest nature
.,.,l !, y
and his assistant. james Fields color
3D. are also conducting 4 strong pro-
secu,ion.
court will convene this morning al
lo O'Clock
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bar and he remained in tc,t. prol room,
Davis and Jnhnson .rnr IN J, dis,,n,s ,s
Is which Of them was the brss nEo}
player Here counsel became involved
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mad the righi 70 1all whar hann,ns j,
previous TO ira ti,na ar The l5i1li,r
judge Lee ruled that II vas s,dn,is.ohi.
and Mr. Collier noted an eycn,I1on
Continuing the witness then described
the action Of the men NJ Is tl,a Tina
the game Of car5s took place. Da.-i.
said the witness. banfered Jettie FOR q
game of fiye-up: he then laft he n1,.n
and went out in the ward, returrinzr Is
the bar ne wanted to know who Non
and was told than Jattia ala Al IA
soldier wanted Jettie 10 i,lav him 4
game. but Davis refused to give lha;,,
the cards. Davis said 10 johnson. II
Wart YOU to go ont of nv house
johnson said: IL haven't done any
wanted to know What he said. WE7an
.Tatti., said he was NOT er,,ir O. ONT Jt.,,-.