The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
The courtroom was packed with people
when Judge Turnbull went on the bench at

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2 o'clock.
Mr. Davis entered a demurrer to the in
dictment and to each count thereof It
was very easy matter to secure a jury.
Gut of the panel of sixteen summoned,
one was too sick to appear, another was
excused on account of indisposition. Those
who were accepted were Messrs. T. L.
Taylor, S. ]. Wallace. q. S. Sanford, John
/. Lucy, Joseph L. Williams, Robert *.
Cunningham, Peter A. Hawks. n. F. Neh-
lett, George R. Stone, John 3. House,
VIM. a. Short, John P. Mason, w w.
Kirk and L. S. Bennett. e. L. Barrow
and L. E. Hardy were summoned from the
audience and were accepted. Not single
one Of the veniremen was rejected They
reside some distance from the neighbour
hood where Dr. Temple lived. Very few
Of them had read anything in the news
papers about the case.
THE SHOOTING.
The counsel for the defense struck from
the list the names of Messrs. Sam Ford,
Mason, Kirk and Barrow, and the jury
was then sworn. The prisoner stood with
bowed head, while the clerk read the in
dictnent TO the jury.
Turner Thornton (colored) was the first
witness. He lived on a piece OF land he
bought from DR.. Temple, and was at the
Doctors house the morning alter the
shooting. He and another colored man
were at the stable when they heard
rough noise at DR. Temples hall door, and
there was shooting. When they went
around where they could see, DR.. Temple
ran out of the porch and Mr.. Riddiclz was
close upon him.
The witness then related the details Of
the shooting. Dr., Temple fell al the third
fire; Mr.. Riddicll ran past him. He turned
around and remarked to witness: I have
LODI and t;1tlfr
ne I will kill YOU.
About this time DR.. Temple attempted
to rise and Mr.. Riddicla started back
swapping his pistol several TINES Thorn
ton and his brother came UP and Dir. Tenn
pie, who had gotten upon his feet, tot
them to take hold Of Mr.. Riddick. The
prisoner then placed his pistol upon the
breast of Thornton's brother and snapped
1t once DR.. Temple started to walk back
10 his house. and Mr.. Riddick followed
and fired another ball into him. DR.. Tom
pie fell and Mr.. Rddick mounted his horse
and rode away.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
The counse, for the Commonwealth at
this point introduced photographs showing
the front and the rear of Dr. Temple 5
house The witness Thornton explained
where it was that Mr.. Riddica met the
Doctor. and where the shots were nreu
and the Doctor fell.
Thornton testified that DR.. TenlDle was
not armed, but he kept a gun and pistol
in his bed chamber The sun was about
half an hour high when Mr.. Riddick rode
up The Doctor was awakened by the
cook, and put on his pants and socks and
came down to meet Mr.. Riddick.
On crosS-exaulination Thornton said as
FAR as ne knew Mr. Riddick and DR.. Tenn
pie were good friends He testified that
Mr.. Riddicl1 looked very mad. He thought
AR Riddick was at DIR. Temples about
five minutes.
The second witness was William Thorn
ton (co!ored). He was employed by Dr..
Temple On March 18th, just after he mad
finished feeding the stock, he saw Mr..
Riddiell coming. DR.. Temple had been eN-5
pecting Mr.. Riddick since Wednesday, ana
Thornton thought he would have to get
the Doctors horse out io., him.
This witness gave practically the same
testimony concerning the shooting of Dr..
Temple. Thornton said Mr.. Riad:cl1 on
the occasion OF the shooting looked like
mad man. The only words spoken by
Mr.. Ridd!ck were those when he threaten
ed to shoot the witness. During the whole
proceeding DR.. Temple spoke only one
word, and tina was when he asked the.
Thorntons 10 hold Mr.. Riddie.-
LOOKED LIKE a MAD MAN.
Thornton was closely cross-examined as
TO what he meant by the expression that
Mr.. Riddick looked like a mad man. He
said he did not mean that Mr. Riadick
J looked like u lunatie, hus|like a man who
Is mad in a common row. Mr. Poage
tried to make the witness admit that MIR.
/ Ibiddick was Very much excited, but