Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
A THRICE-T0LD TALE,
CataAgsn Takes the Stand and
Tells How He Killed Moore,
RECITES NARROWING DETAILS
Hs Claims That The Dead Mans KOYe-
msDtS Justified the Deed.
TIT BErwEEN THE LAWYERS.


Tho carter trial is progresrIng rapidly.
bai n viii boz the middle Of this week
o. least before O verdict Is reached
Thc defence has about concluded It's case.
sLad tomorrow morning the prosecution
VIII begin the introduction Of witnesses
ln fobufaL
Tine features Of yesterdays proceedings
were the testimony Of Carter and his
aaarhnr Both gave their testimony as
troy bad done IN the preceding trials.
telling the story Of the homicide in much
u.e same language then used by them.
rhru was ro essential difference IN their
statements carter claimed 10 have shot
Mo1r. oair after the dead man had made
move a r 20 draw a. weapon. and in
Na Diff lreHtor corrObOratcs him. lie
fuHrr rtod that he felt that his life
vaf .a d.ngcr and would not have shot
otherwise
1ne defence dld not strengthen rs case
ar, t1ls trial. nor did st weaken. The
teanmony was about the Same all
through. and the prosecution will intro
ouco the same witnesses IN rebuttal.
There may be one or two new witnesses
tomorrow. but they will not testify 10
any material facts
THE PROCEEDlNGs YESTERDAY.
Tho FIRST witness tO be examined yes
torduy morning was Benny DuvaI. who
testified that Garter was in the habit ~
going 10 town other days IN the week as
often as on Saturdays when he con
cudod. Miss Annie Carter was called. She
nsccndCd 10 the wituess-stand and gave
her testimony 500 a thoroughly self-pos-
scssod mlunor sho told of having seen
the homicide and of how hcr father only
shot after Moore had made am effort TO
draw pistol and carefully shielded her
parent Under aroasseEanlHa'ion she was
uoaty u.ppcd by Mr. Montague She
testified that she was at The door oyer
looking thc ROAD only "a minute aud a
hHlf and set Moore Boz that time drove
IDnfly half "a mile stopped. quarrolled
with hor father and was shot twice.
Whom her attention was called 40 this dis
crrrcucy she partially amended her state
mout. but not sufficiently t0 make IL nt
nc time sho had givCn. Her cro8a-eXam-
inatiou was very rigid, and when MT
Montague pressed her very closely as To
Door mDm0ry She grew "a biz excited. and
faid 81 don't know what you all have
fut written there; ! ann trying TO tell the
truth and that's uu 1 ann going TO tell"
HEATED WORDS PASSED.
Alr Sands aud Alr Woudcuburg had
rather angry unt during the cross-cxam-
iuauon. Mr. Sands was nterrogaung
witness as Co hor former testimony. and
asked her concerning what she had said
about clock there Mr. Wendonbuig
interrupted with thc romufI "NOW, Mi
Sands. you know thatHshe did not say
mHt"
"l don't know anything OF the sort"
Irtortcd the commonwealth Attorney
"uad ! have known so. / shouldn't have
u kcd fhe question. and any man who says
Otherwise tolls Cd falschooI'
Mr WondouhuIg started 20 reply but
Tho Court intctferod and said Now
gentlemen ltt there bo no personalities.
This examination can be- conducted with
out them Mr. Sands read from the tes-
tlmony of tho preceding trial, and turning |
go Mr Wcndonhurg said. IL see YOU |
were right in your contention, but / did |
not like your manner of expressing your |
self" With This thc tlt was ended and |
tho cross examination Was proceeded with. /
Mrs Garter followed her daughter to |
the stand. bat Was not detained long. She 4
merely testified chat non husband was 4
m the habit of carrying pistol. and I
whom Closs-cNamiutd. denied That she 1
had failed to tcu the reporter for this /
paper on the day of the homicide that |
her husband had started Goo 500 90 Martha /
Turner's. whom hc met and shot Moore
CHARACTER TESTIMONY.
The defence went at this juncture into |
am uNesueatiou of Moores character. /
.uI Ncssrs E Nj Jones' E. B HoNle. A. !
49, rurr. Lee Clements. Fortune SALE /
l..n George Crawford, William Hydor. I
d. Enm g. H. Walton. Ned Hooker !
N.n sutton Joseph hulcher and Lamb /
N.. were examined. Several OF /
t.. .cnuomcn had had personal diff /
s with Moore ard en- asserted That /
i. .lcter. so far as danger and v.o- /
... u.s concerned. was bad. Some of 1
l ..ics of Witnesses along this line /
Nu very humorous. and The audience /
...t SD frequently that the Court 1
fcproSod them ana threatened 90
fhc courtroom calling ATTENTION 90 1
.. .0lNity ot the case. This is not
..ua COZ variety show said his
..or "but 30 is "a courtroom in which
mln ls being tried fer his hfe."
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Count took recess for dinner and
N.Dl 30 recouveucd. Mr. q. Raymond
Brown was called to the stand He testi-
n.d that Mrs. Moore. when on the stand
Iu the first tual said that she had. IN
rmlanN With the dccCdtnts brother,
.ok,d for the third boiiet in the rear
,l the huss, when on the stand last
Nrs Moore tcaiel having said this.
Nr John " Mas e. the prOSccutinn's
b eHogrUpher. was examined. and testified
.s to Wllhe Minstou's statements. but
very little was elected from him.
Nr George Armstrong the mukman an !
oomngdaie. was called. aad acain tes.
uod that ne heard the shooting. ANA
bore were but TWO shots fired Fouuda-
Sons we've laid for impeachng his tssti-
m1ul. hut the witness maintained III,
truth of bis statements
Henry Harris. Of Hanover. testified 20 /
a'lns examined she Moore bugYy inn
1oaistDly after the shooting but that the
o'e now .n the buSgy Was not then there.
'Hs testimony vas perceptibiy weakened
-DNrr cfoss-eVamiaation
n r. Herring followed aad told Of
eNlns examined the buegs about an hour
'itei me shooting w!thc * having seen Il
"a. pniet-hole IN the rear He was pres !
when Harris was examining The ve-
i''if but saw 80 one get down and
orA undcr ,he vehicle Re saw blood
vans on The right side OF the yehlcie