The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-12
EVIDENCE ALL IN
IN MURDER CASE

IN MURDER CASE
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by stating that she saw Rhodes standing
on the corner of Pleasant and Jessamine
Streets. Afterward, about fifteen minutes
later, she saw him going toward Church
Hill Avenue, with his hands in his hiT
| pockets Rhodes could see Barnett's
door from the position he occupied or
the corner He was standing nearer
Barnett,s house than that of his mother
When he left the corner he went away
from his mothers house. She saw
! Barnett come from the direction OF
Hasker & A1arcuse's after Rhodes ha6
left the corner.
| A. S. Cf1amberlayne, carpenter, was
| the next witness. He knew neither OF
the principals to the homicide, but he
saw the shooting. He attempted te
describe the scene, but, at the sugges tior
of counsel and Judge, the jury went to
| the scene and examined ittfor themselves
| VISIT THE SCENE.
| Judge Witt. counsel for the Common
| wealth; counsel for the defense; Clerk
| weilth; counsel for the defense; Clerk
Johnston; Witness Charlberlayne. the
prisoner ard the jury, took Traction car
for the scene Of the shooting, at the corner
| of Clay Street, Twenty-second Street and
/! Church-Hili Avenue.
| Mr.. Chamberlayne pointed out the spot
upon which he says the shooting occurred.
1t was at the juncture of Church-Hill Ave-
! nue.. Clay Street and Twenty-second
| Street on the Park side. He said that
i he was standing off about fifteen yards at
| a telegraph pole, and that Rhodes was
| within a pace of Barnett. He heard one
! shot fired turned and saw Rhodes shoot
| again. Barnett fell into the gutter, arose
| and ran across diagonally to the northeast
corner of Clay Street and Church-Hili
! Avenue, the residence of Detective John
| Hall.
| There was some contention al the scene,
| several persons stating that the shooting
occurred Just off the corner of Twenty
second and Clay Streets. across the street
| from the spot designated as the place by
| Mr.. CnanIberlayne-
| Rhodes, himself. stated that the shooting
was at the latter place and pointed out
the spot between two trees, directly OPP
posite Detective Halls residence, on
Twenty-second Street.
1t was 1:15 o'clock when the party re-
| turned to the courtroom and the eXaml-
nation of Witness Chamberlayne was re-
| suned.
| He stated that he was on his way down
| town to Baldwin & Browns establish
merit; was going down Churctl-Hal Ave
nue. and saw Barnett and Rhodes at the
| corner of the Park. that he had pointed OUT
to the jury He paid no attention TO them
| until he heard the first shot. He then
| turned and saw Rhodes shoot again ana
| ne saw Barnett run across the Street
| GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Rhodes came toward witness, VINO ask
| ed him what he shot the man for, and ne
| replied that he had threatened ITO klis
| him. Accused then went ON down the
| street to Twenty-first Street where ne
! met Officer thinner, who arrested nm.
| Witness heard no conversation between
| the two men.
| Mr.. Smith cross-examtned witness ana
| endeavored to show that he was mistaken
! in his location of the place, but witness
| tenaciously held to his first impression.
| He said that Rhodes put the pistol in MS
| pocket and walked on down the Avenue.
where he met DR.. Beazaey, whom NE 1oio
about the shooting and suggested that he
hurry TO the man. Accused then went on
and met officer thinner, to whom ne gave
| himself up, saying tnal ne was oiie 'tt''''
who did the shooting.
In the cross-exarninati ton as 10 tfle pos
! t,on of the two men at the time OF the
| shooting. witness became slightly con-
| fused, but he adhered to his original state
nent.
Besides the persons mentioned. he sa"
two la dies shortly after the shooting, Mrs
| John Hall and her daughter, standing IN
| their door on the opposite corner
| Officer Joseph thinner. who arrested the
| accused. next testified. He said he had
gotten off a Broad-Street ear at Twenty
first and Broad Streets, and was SolnS
| out Tween ty-hrst Street when he met ME.
| Marcuse, who told him that man mad
| been shot, and he ran out the street. out
! had not gone far when he met Rhodes,
| who stopped him and told him that he was
| the man who did the shooting. He told wit
! ness that he shot Barnett because the lat
ter had previously wronged him. HIS piS-
toll was in his pocket. besides a flask or
whisky. He carried him to the First Police
Station. He did not notice that accused
| had been drinking. but he did ask Tor a
| drink from the bottle.
On cross-examination, witness said that
| he was not sure that Rhodes had stated
! why he shot Barnett:
Detective John Hall testified that ne
knew nothing of his own knowledge. He
| had been called home and found Barnett
| there with DR.. Beazley attending him,
irving to stop the flow of blood. The
wounded man had no weapon. He saw
blood on the ground from the corner OPP
posite his home and across diagonally TO
| his back gate. but he saw none at the
point that had been indicated by witness
Chambcrlayne. He did not examine the
ground carefully.
On cross-examination, he thought that
if there should have been blood at the
point of the park he would have seen
it. It had always been his impression
that the shooting occurred at Chappell's
corner.
When shown diagram of the locality
| of the shooting, he said that he saw a
pool of blood on the corner of Twenty
second and Clay Streets, south OF the
place indicated by Rhodes as between
two trees on Twenty-second Street
TWO EYE WITNESSES.
Clarence Malone, a boy, heard the first
! shot and immedia tely looked in the di-
rection of the shooting and saw anoth-
er flash. The two men were standing at
Chappells corner. Witness was going
down the avenue in company with anoth-
err boy He saw Barnett fall and then
some one helped him across to Detective
Halls back gate, which was closed. They
then went to the front gate and Bar
| nett was carried into the dining-room.
He ran down the avenue and met DR..
1.bNr no of the Shoot{nP-