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he seemed to weigh carefully every
word that he said.
SIR. Powell was not crosse examined.
y AIAGISTRATE TESTIFlEs.

MT. Char!eS Harris, the justice OF Inc
peace. who ofticiated at the preliminary
examination OF Riddick. next testified.
He stated that RiddicS acknowledged
the charge of shooting DR.. Temple. and
then asked to be allowed to make n
statement and the privilege was grant
ed.
Riddick said he thought when he shot
DR.. Temple that the doctor had nsulted
Mrs Riddick. ny both action and words.
Bat that he might have done wrong and.
ii So would Willingly give his life for
DR.. Temple.
Riddick next stated to the justice that
il he had consulted with DR.. Powell or
some other friends, things would not
have been rs they then were. Rlddick
was cool and deliberate. He said he
mad an awful temDer whenever much
troubled. After the case had been sent
OF the grand jury, EiddiclI wanted to
be allowed to stay at his home under
guard. but Justice Harris told him this
could not be permitted. The Justice re-
Garded Riddick as sane man. He had
never seen him DO anything to cause
witness To think he was crazy.
Mr.. J. l.. Jones knew Riddick we'll
ard had often heard him preach. He
heard Riddick preach on the Sunday
Before the shooting.
MIR ]. d. ELAN TESTIFIES.
Mr.. ]. d. Elaan. member of one OF
the churches of which MIR. Riddick was
E'astor, had known the preacher for
fifteen months prior to the shooting
He heard RiddiclS say Al the prolimina-
ry examination that he had made a
mistake in shooting DR.. Temple and re-
Srctted the act. He realized that he had
brought great sorrow wpon his AGED
parents and wife and children. Rid
dick further stated: My ministry is
1T an end. know that | ought II bN
dcposcd from the ministry. l mus;
have heen insane when l counlittcd
the deed. But that is the dodge OF
thieves and murlerers, and | viii make
no defense"
Riddicl< offered to tell three friends
nr. Powell. Colonel Til,man and Mr.
Elsm-whv I've had shot Or. Temple.
and IL they should decide that he WAS
not Justified IN what he had done he
would cXonerate DR. Temple.
THOUGHT RIDDICK CRAZY.
Mr., Elam had never thought or heard
il intimated. before the shooting, that
RlddIck was insane. But when he
heard OF the shooting he was quite sure
the preacher must have been crazy.
When witness went to Dr. Temples he
expected to meet II ravipg maniac. ana
was surprised To see the prisoner SO
cool and collected. Yet, witness could
not help even then believing the mans
mind unbalanced.
MIR. ELAN said Mr.. Riddick had had
several business transactions with him.
and he had found him above the aver
age as business man. Witness had
heard ltddick say that his father
thought he was about sanctfed, hut
young ltddick added that he did not
believe in Specification.
Mr.. E.am said the only thing he ever
Saw RiddiciI do that he had seen no
"a ~ 81 in,
church and eXnort the congregation.
There was some excuse for this act, rs
II was on the occasion Of Il revival. and
there WAS great excitement in the
church. and some people were shout
Ing. The estimate AIR. ELAN put upon
Mr.. Niddicli's preaching was that he
did not study his sermons.
RDDICK ENUMERATED TEMPLE.
On the occasion OF the preliminary
examination lt!ddck took Mr. Elam
aside and said: "I-want you 70 so IN
the house ana tell DIR. Temple for me
thnt ] fully eXonerate him from this
affair. and that l will publicly exonor-
ate him. be ne dend or alive" and then,
said the witness. Rddck's eyes filing
with tears. he added 81 have commit
ted n great sin. but l believe G0d will
forgive me-"
Mr.. clam knew nothing about Mr..
R!ddicl missing any of his appoint
menis. The witness thought Riddich
was away ahead of preachers as far
rs dollars and cents We're concerned. lie
always asked The price of what he
wanted to buy. Ga thing unusual with
preachers) and tried to buy as chcaply
as possible. The prisoner was prompt
to pay.
DIR. TAYLOR TEsTIF!Es.
DE-. w. II. Taylor. having received a
telegram calling him home at once vas
put on the stand at this point
He said he was Professor of Chemis-
try and Medical Jurisprudence i'll the
Medical College Of Virginia and Coroner
of the city OF Richmond The doctor
said there was = distinction between
monO-iElnia, paranoia and delusional
insanity from a scientific standpoint.
but practically they meant the same
thing. In reply to Mr.. Saunders. DIR.
TAYLOR said drunkenness lead to de-
pravity, and might, in some cases. he
regarded as nm element in determining
insanity. but he thought Il would be
too broad to regard spasmodic drunk
enncss as one OF the causes OF insanity.
The witness did not think that fire.
quent changes Of religious beliefs could
any more be regarded as indictive OF
an unsound mind than changes az
thought in the scientific and other
worlds could be regarded as evidence OF
arrangement. He had often changed
his views as to chemistry, as the result
or Investigations made.
The Hypothetical question covering
Riddick's career put 10 the other ex-
perts. was read TO DR.. Taylor. and he
was asked f he thought such an i'm
aginary being was insane. He replied
in the Affirmative.
The witness then was asked II an ade-
quate human motive could be shown for
the killing. would he still think the man
insane.