Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-22
THE COHEN co,
THE BATES TRIAL.
A Richmond Witness-other Newport
News Notes.

News Notes.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 21.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Bates murder case will be con-
cluded tomorrow, provided there is no
unexpected hitch ON the instructions.
Even in that event, it is expected that
tho trial will be completed. though it Is
possible that q night session viii have "a
b. held
Dr. Hugh Taylor. of Richmond. tesu-
fed as TO the autopsy which was per-
formed by him on Wilkors0n, giving the
character of the wound which caused
Nilkerson's death in the Richmond hos
pital one week after he was shot.
II was expected that the Common
wealth would put on Sergeant John w.
Reynolds, who made the arrest on the
night of the murder I'm the woods about
Two miles from The city. but that officer
knew nothing Of the actual occurrence,
and consequently. was not available as a
material witness.
The defence holds that such a wound
as described by Dr. Taylor could not have
been inflicted by a man lying on the
ground. The Commonwealth witnesses
testified that Bates was on the ground
when he fired the fatal shot.
The first witness put ON the stand by
the defence was ii. L. Vernon, @ printer
by trade who was with Bates during
the evening and the night of the tragedy.
He insisted that Bates had made no
threats within his hearing, ana claimed
that the ball which struck Wiikerson and
caused his death was fired By Private
Clarence Adams. of the Sixth United
States Artillery, then stationed at Fort
An
and who has since deserted from the
army.
DR. Louis Loeb, who dressed the wound
on Bates's head which was made by
Charley Wilkerson i'm a fight that occur
red between the two men three days be-
fore the shooting, testified to that fact
Charles Rodey was the next witness.
lie did not see the shooting but witness
ed the chase of the officers after Bates
after il was over. and swore that the
officers fired at Bates before he fired
upon them He also said there was no.
thing i'm the appearance of the pursuer7
10 indicate that they were policemen
Lieutenant Arson +. RiX, formerly at
tached 20 Company G. Fourth Virginia
Volunteers. has returned home from
Cuba, after being honOrably discharged
and ne IS now IN at his home with mala'
rial-feyer Lieutenant Xix was not mus
tered out with the Huntington Rifles, but
went 10 Cuba TO enter upon certain du-
lies I'm connection with the quartermas
ter's department. lie is said TO have Z
bad attack OF fever.
Miss Fannie Mrmelstein, OF this city
daughter OF Rev. Il. Mirmelstein, ant
Herman Massol. of Norfolk. were mar
lled last night at Reyners Han. Rev. +
Schwartz performed the ceremony, ant
was assisted 10y Rev. Mirmelstcin. Tn
former read his nuptal grafton in Eng
lsh and the latter I'm Hebrew. /. Mir
melstein was best man, and Miss Dor
Bleachman, of Baltimore maid OF honor
After the ceremony there was a dance
followed by the wedding supper. Tn
bride and groom left later for Washins
ton. where they will spend their honey
moon.
Captain J. II. Saunders. commandan
OF the Danyillo Military Institute. is ii
the city.
The new Morgan liner III sud thi
morning was assigned her official mum
Der and signal letters by the Treasur
Department. The official number is 49,
7i7. and the signal letters X. =. c. II
The ship will sail early tomorrow morn
ing for New York. Captain Robert Il
Quick. the senior captain of the Morga
Line. IS IN the city. and he viii TAX
charge of the new vessel. All Of the ma
Tine documents for the ship were issue
at tho custom house this morning. IN
papers show that the sud was built 10
the Southern Pacific Company. She /
leased 90 the Morgan Line