The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
ALBERT GlINTLEY
NOW BEING TRIED
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time and said he recognized tnaS peeu-
sliarity now He was alone at that time
Witness said that a man named Green
called at his house and told him that q
man wanted to see him IN reference ~
digging a well, but instead he was cai
ried to the residence of Ohcer fosee.,
whom he told what he knew. he cion
know how officer Foster foune OUT liza
he knew anything about it.
On cross-eXamina ton TWAS SHOWN thtt
the witness had been I'm the county jan
once because some one took someLhihs
and blamed it on him. AID several times
in the city jail for drunkenness
He didn't say anything about u a. sne
time of the shooting because he dian
Al.no1y q ,nlice1nan had been shot. nor did
he hear about it until a week atterWaro-
Z He knew Dennis Rowe, the negro detec-
five. but had had no consultation with MN
about this case, nor did he know any
thing of a reward until about a month
ago.
Further cross-examination was mace,
but the witness continued to declare efaI
tbe prisoner at the bar was the man. and
that he had given description OF MIN 10
several people. He said he was a httie
stumpv man, land that was him., point
ing to the prisoner.
Major j. II. Derbyshire was then sworn
He was not positive in stating that itae
prisoner at the bar was the same 'Inan ne
had seen on the Friday night previous TO
the shooting. He did see on that night Two
men on North Fifth Street, and one OF
them resembled the prisoner. He had d
conversation with one of them, and saw
a resemblance between that man ana Inc
prisoner al the bar. but could not swear
the man was the same
This testimony was introduced with the
object of locating the prisoner at that
time.
WAS A SPLINTER.
Mr. John Weiss, the next witness, was
employed at the Robert Portner a;reWlnS
Comyany's place, on West Broad Street,
at the time OF the shooting. On that
morning, in crossing Fifth Street, at
Marshall, on his way to work, about 90
o clock, he saw a man running out + iti
Street. He was black. He saw coloteo
man sweeping the pavement at Fifth ana
Marshall northwest corner. The runner
was going about eight miles an hour,
while witness was going about four mics
an hour, and they both struck the street
crossing at about the same time. he
| could only identity the man by seeing
him run as he did on that morning.
Witness looked at the prisoner anu
said that he fayorsd the man, but ne
couldn't swear thac he was the same
He had noticed his feet particularly DC
cause he ran so fast, but he couldn say
what kind of shoes he wore. Nothing
new was elected in cross-exanination. :
Policeman Foster was recalled by de-
fence and was asked VINO gave the de-!
| scriptiye information to the chief-of-
police He said that he had not seen
| the circular, and did not know who gave
The information
MIR. c. NJ Wood, the next witness,
vino was in the butchers business on
! Marshall Street, near Fifth, on the morn
| in gof the shooting, saw negro run
| ming across Marshall Street out Fifth
from Broad
At Marshall he ran across to his win
dow and hesitated amo ment. He then
said: Feet, hep de body and ran back
to Fifth Street, and on out Fifth. The
color of the man, SO far as he could re-
| call, was dark brown. He saw another
man running out Fifth Street, but could
not tell anything about his personal ap-
pearance.
At this roint the Commonwealth rested.
| with the right to reopen upon the arrival
of the two witnesses from Danvilie, who
mad been telegraphed for, and who are
expected to reach here to-day
WITNESSES FOR DEFENCE