The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23

graph showed how fiercely Wfnn had
been beaten by slaughter. "A photograph Of
Kate Belrs house was also exhibited to-
the jury by .A1r. NJ cIlwane.
SLAUGHTER S TESTIMONY.
r. E. Slaughter was the next witness
examined He said that he was with
Parrish and Terry Slaughter on the night
of the shooting He told Of himself,
Parrish, and Terry Slaughter going to
Kate Belts house. and Of 1is-havlng5 had
a difficuity with Edward %Wynne. Witness
testified that he saw. Hurt come out OF
the door of Kate bells, and heard some
one say. Hold on minute, Il want to-
see YOU, ana then he heard the report
Of q pistol HeScpuld not say who fired
the pistol. He Thought it was Hunt, be-
cause they werel all friends but Hunt.
He could not say whether it was Parrish
or Terry Slaughter who said to Hunt,
II would like to See you1 minute
He saw no motipn made by either Par
rish or Slaughter to attack Hunt. When
the remark was made, Hold on minute
S want to see you, = NVynne, with whom
witness was fighting. started to got u P,
and then they went back TO htlils
again.
Witness did NOT know what occurred
from the time that Hunt came out of the
door and the report of the pistol. He
heard either Parrish or Terry SlaughterE
say to Hunt, 81 want to see YOU "a q
niuute.', Parrish nor Slaughter did not
make any attack on Hunt at any time.
WYNNE.s PHOTOGRAPH.
Witness was shown a photograph OF OF
Edward yNynne, and was asked by Mr.
aIc1lwaine il that was the man win
whom he had the fight. and saw at the
it was. -
Mr. #McIlwaine said that his object IN
introducing the Photograph was to show
how badly and f1ercely Wynne had been
beaten by Slaughter.
Major Lassiter objected to the intro
duction Of the photograph, holding that
the fight between Slaughter and Wynne.
had no connection with the case on trial.
PLEA OF DEFENCE.
Mr.. .NIcIlwane said he expected to show
that those men went Z to Kate Bells
house for the express purpose Of attack
ing Hunt and Wynne, and he wanted, by
introducing the photograph, to SHOW now
fercaly Wynne had been assaulted by.
Slaughter. The court allowed the pho-
tograph to be exhibited to the jury.
The next witness examined was John
C. sSeyler. He testified at about htlf past
six O'Clock last Christmas night he was
in the neighborhood of the Derry, on
Lombard street Opposite Kate Bells.
r, Z. Slaughter and A. W.sWynne were en-
gagged in a fight right at the gate Mr.
Parrish was outside of the gate. he
handed witness his coat and pulled
Slaughter off Of Wynne. Hunt came out
Of the door Of Kate Bells house. and
when he did Parrish raised h1s hand and
told Hunt he would like to see him a
minute Hunt then walked pretty speedily
to the last end Of the porch and then he
wheeled around and went back to the
door, but it swass chained and he could
not get in. HURT then went to the last
end of the porch, Parrish went towards
him with his hand raised, and said to
Hunt 'I want ito talk to you a minute, r
and then Hunt slipped off the porch.
Hunt and Parrish never spoke and then
Hunt fired at Parrish.
HUNT WAS SILENT.
Hunt said nothing from the time he
come out of the door until he fired. Wit
ness had nothing to do with the affair,
he was simply a spectator. Witness then
went on to tell of Hunt jumping over the
fence and running off.
Witness first saw Parrish at Tinsley's,
where Mr.. Slaughter was lying on the
floor unconscious
BY Mr.. McIlwane-'71s Is it not a fact that
Hunt started over the fence and he was
knocked back by you?
Witness: IT said so I was mistaken.
by Mr.. ENlcIlwane: Why did you tell
John Dean that you did it?
Witness: If told Dean such a thing I
was mistaken or Dean misunderstood me.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Charles A.
Milscn testified that he was down in the
neighborhod when the shooting occurred,
but he cid not see the shooting; heard
some one say, 81 am shot" This was
at Kate Bells house. The man who
shot was being beaten towards fence
by some three or four men. Before the
shooting crowd came over from the
other side of the street, and asked wit
ness who he was was. The crowd then
went to Kate Bells house. and rang
the door bell. One fellow came out, and
the crowd said Here he is,'' using an
epithet.
DOUBLED ON HIM.
Three or four fellows jumped on him
and commenced beating him. When the
other fellow came out of the door the
other part of the crowd said, Here is
the other one.' Then the fellow tried to
get back intV the door, but he could not;
then the crowd commenced beating him
back into the bushes near the fence.
& Charles Anders testified he heard Leroy
Slaughter tell Parrish at Tinsley's that
they were looking for man named
Hunt. Heard Parrish say. .I will go with
YOU, Witness then told Of the crowd
going to Kate Bells, where the shooting
occurred.
g. Charles WorreN told of the row In Tins
ley's between Hunt and Slaughter, and
Of the subsequent shooting.