Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-12
NEWPORT NEWS.
The State Rests in Wood Murder
Case.
Dr.. Aylett Exhibits n skuIi-Seycrai
witnesses Introduced by Defense
to Impcach Evidence For Prosecu
tion-women I'm tho Case.

Newport News. Va, May lit was
Corporation Court convened and enter
ed into the fourth days proceedings in
the trial Of Walter Wood on the charge
Of numbering J. ]. Gloven.
| The Commonwealth put DIR. w. r.
Aylett on the stand. The Doctor had a
human skull under his arm-not Glow
ems skull, but that of some woman,
smaller than that of Gioven. The de-
Tense made no objection to the use of
this skull in evidence. and DR.. Aylctt,
who assisted at the autopsy in the
Gloven case. used it to demonstrate
where the ball entered Gloven's head
and where it lodged.
| On cross examination, Dr. Aylett was
asked If the skull was that of "a COM
mon" woman.
Well" answered the Doctor. II
should say it was. 1t is the skull OF Il
negro woman who was hanged for
murder"
THE COMMONWEALTH RESTS.
| The witness also indicated the wound
ana the final location of the ball on the
head of the Commemorative Attorney,
and considerable amusement was
created by the comparisons that were
made between the head of that bril-
iiant young attorney and the skull OF
the negro woman who was hanged.
This testimony concluded, the Com
monwcalth rested its case.
THE DEFENSE.
The first witness introduced by the
defense was Ezekiel Cadc, who keeps
restaurant Twenty third street,
between Washington and West avenues
next door to the baltimore House He
was in the dining room when the shoot
ing occurred and heard the shots. He
sworc that he had not talked with
charlie Adams or seen him prior to the
| shooting, his testimony, of course, be-
ing intended to impeach that OF Adams
On cross examination, the witness said
mat he had lived in Washington and
Alexandria; had been employed some
| little" about the race track there; the
only thing he did do there. in fact In
Washington the witness stated that he
! was engaged in running n policy game
In answer to Il direct question, the
witness testified that he had spent
seven years i'll the penitentiary In Bal
| timore. but he said he was not ashamed
OF II. He refused to tell why he was
sent TO the Denitentiary.
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Harry Kaufman. n chair builder. who
81 III lHe CITY the Q:y before the
shooting. was the next witness. He
testified that on that Saturday after
noon about o'clock he and Walter
WOOD and two girls were in the Bal
| timore House. lie did not know
whether Adams was there or not. Glow
er came in while they were there, and
said something to Wal IS girl. and
both girls bcsa, crying. He smacked
Woods girl. adams had testified THAI
Gloven had not slapped the GRID Glow
en- also choked the girl, flung her up
against an Ice box and called her by a
name. he did not remember what Wood
sald to Kaufman, Lets go out OF here:
don't want to have any trouble -
| wood had no words upon this occasion
with Adams or Gloven. The party left
when Wood made the suggestion. No
threats were made by Wood. The wit
ness said he ate at Cade's restaurant
and slept anywhere he could get n
room. He had not been working at his
trade since he came to the city.
ADAMS NOT THERE.
p. ]. Hotze took the stand.A few
minutes previous to the shooting he
was coming up Twenty-third street.
When the shots We're fired he was on
| washington avenue. AS he came up he
saw Glover and Ed. Mclaughlin stand
| ing in front of the Baltimore House.
Adams was not there.
| IN = Il WITNESS.
Harry McCauley, who testified next.