Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-31
Especial to the virginian-Pnot.)

r. Riddick. There were not as many
spectators as on yesterday. Common
wealth's Attorney Burord said there
were so many witnesses for the Com
monwealth that matters might be ex-
pedited by giving counsel for the pros
eoution an opportunity to talk with
them privately. This request was grant
ed. and Messrs. Buford and Saunders
were for several minutes closeted in the
jury room with some twenty-five or
thirty persons.
Mr. Riddick was again surrounded by
his devoted relatives and several
friends.
Constable ]. w. House, who was on
the stand when court adjourned yester-
day. was recalled. and Mr.. Poage re-
newed the croSS-eNamination. He was
asked when and where Mr.. Rtdd ok told
him he could not preach on the Sunday
OF the shooting until he had killed DR.
Temple.
CALLED 1T A GOOD DEED.
Mr. House said the remark was made
on March IL. soon after RIdd.ck gave
himself up to the constable. MIR. Rid
DICK, he said. was not excited, and talk
Ell freely about the shooting. The pris-
oner referred to the shooting as q good
deed
Mr.. Poage got the witness through a
very ScaIthing cross examination as TO
what occurred ait the parsonage, when
MI. It1dd.ck was taken there after be-
ing placed under arrest. The witness
STUCK TO his original story, but the
questions asked indicated very plainly
that the defense would put on witnesses
TO contradict parts of what MT. House
testified to as to what occurred on that
occasion.
PERIToNITIS CAUSED DEATH.
Dr. Hugh NJ. Taylor. of Richmond.
said me received n Telegram 10 ATTEND
~; Iednple. and reached there about 3
O'CLOCK Monday morning, March 18th.
lie described the wounds. The fatal
one penetrated The abdomen and
wounded the intesunes in seven or
eight places. He performed an oper7a-
llon TOT perttonitis about two hours
aitcr ms arrival. Death was caused by
peritontiS. which resulted from n hnj.
let wound. DR.. Taylor was not cross
questioned.
MIR. w. w. Read was next called. He
was summoned by the constable to aid
IN making the arrest. He helped to
guard ehe preacher the night of the ar
rest. Tide minister said that on the
Wednesday previous he had DR. Temple
to visit his wife. and thought the Doc
tor had made an unnecessary examina.-
ton.
Mr. RiddiclS stated that he did not
wrong in shooting DR.. Temrle. He told
the ofhcers that. If they would let him
go by the parsonage he would ask his
wife few questions and satisfy him
self as to whether or not he had acted
in the right. Mr.. Riddick was taken to
the PAIRS mage, and went into his wife's
room. Witness was on the ours side. He
heard the preacher say something to
his lHife- hut could understand ns,s,. ]
1t was. He heard Mrs. Riddick's reply.
which was:
DIR Temple never used those words
In my ROOM"
Mr.. REddick replied:
Then I have shot him IN the
wrong"
WANTED WIFE TO BE SILENT.
After leaving the parsonage Mr.. Rid
dick asked Mr.. Robert Powell to go back
and tell his wife to have nothing to say
about the case, and he would make a
fuller statement himself
Mr.. Davis took the witness in hand
and closely examined him about all he
had related as to what took place at
the parsonage. There was a slight dis
crepancy in the testimony of Messrs
House and Read as to the exast words
used by Mrs. Riddick, and Mr. Davis
made the most of 1t. The substance of
what the witness stated was the same,
and they were simply disagreed as to
the exact words used.
Read said after the preacher came out
of his wife's room he told the officers
that he had asked his wife certain cues
tionS, and he had ascertained that he
mad done wrong in shooting DR.. Tenn
pie.
At the close of Mr.. Reeds testimony
the Commonwealth rested it's case.
Counsel for the defense requested a
brief recess, which was granted.
When court reconvened counsel for
the defense recalled Mr.. j. ]. Lynch. He
was asked If he had not told a Mr..
Green at Brodnax Station that that
crazy preacher, Riddick, had shot DR..
Tempt" He denied that he had used
the word crazy"
PRISONERS FATHER.
Rev. Joseph H. Riddick. the father of
the accused, was next called. He testi-
fled that he had been since he left the
college an itinerant Methodist preach
er. He entered the conference forty-six
years ago. and is now 50 years Of age.
His son Roane was born in 1860 Mr..
Davis questioned the witness as 70 the
condition of his health and that Of his
Wife about the period Of the birth of
the prisoner. Mr.. Riddick said that at
that time his health was thoroughly
broken down. and he had to give up
work. On one occasion a doctor thought
he would die. His wife's health then
was good, but she was slightly deaf.
Her hearing is now SO much impaired
that she can not hear the thunder or
music in church.
Mr.. Riddick was next questioned as
TO his some early disposition. He said
Roane in childhood was a moody boy.