The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-20

zyidere and Grace Streets. They were talk
Ing about some thing, what, he coula not
remember. In speaking CT the position Ill
which AIR. Scott was found, MI. hrouse
said that his legs were lying un the niail-
olithic walk. with fl.s hip ~ the first step,
or, maybe, a little above. Ills nead S lf
he fell, struck the edge 81 the porch.
HAD HIS WATCH.
A visit was made Monday by Mr.
krouse to the home of ,,1r. Scott TO. as
certain whether or not the dead rcan had
with him a watch. Miss Frances Scott
told the officer that her slster-in-law had
seen Mr.. Scott with his watch at supper,
at o'clock that evening He did notsre-
member whether or not Miss Scott had
said when her brother left the house.
At this juncture Coroner Taylor re cited
an interview which he had with a young
lady, at whose house Mr.. Scott was OH
the night of the 13ti The lady declared
that her: visitor arrived about $50 o'clock
and left at II o'clock. he was entirely
sober, giving no indication whatsoever CT
intoNication. She did not see anything
whatever OF his watch during his pres
ence. Coroner Taylor had heard spme-
where Mr.. Scott had left his home at $40
O'Clock, and he reasoned from this and
his arrival at his friends house at $50
O'Clock, as giving evidence that Mr.. Scott,
If he had the watch when lie left his
home. could not have mad opportunity to
get rid of it or be robbed OF it by the
time that he had got to the other house.
WHAT THE NEGRO WOMAN HEARD.
Mr.. krouse also made statement to the
effect that Monday he had visited Min
ME Booker, the negro cook, who told him
that she was awake on the fateful morn
ing; that she had heard two men run
by her house. They had spoken, she
saiu, as follows: won't we do lt?'' and
then the reply: Il told you So NO
blood was found within half-square of
the negro womans house.
The jury adjourned shortly after 2
o'clock for lunch, to assemble again at
$3.50 O'Clock.
1t Gid not get down to business again
until about ten minutes OF four, o. clock
MAN IN HENRY STREET,
Mr.. Ollie c. Hope, Of No. 40S South Pine
Street, was the first witness Of the after
noon He is probably the man seen by
Mr.. Renney in Henry Street. Mr.. Hope,
who is bartender at the Commonwealth
Club. stated that he was at his post at
o'clock on the particular morning. and
left the Club between 2:15 and 2:25, and
reached home about 2:27 o'clock. He
Wore black overcoat and a. light derby.
He did not linger at Henry Street and
Main. There is no light there, he said.
and he did not stop. nor did he see Mr..
Renney. Mr.. Hope said Mr.. Scott was
at the Club that night, and remembered
it because the deceased ordered an I'M
usual drinll-brandv and chartreuse.
Mr.. Scott didn't display any money,
signed checks for his orders and did not
show a watch while there Mr. Hope had
never seen him with watch
HAD NO ENEMIES.
After going out of the club bar for
while. Mr.. Scott returned about 10
O'Clock with some friends. So far as Mr..
Hope knew Mr.. Scott had never had a
difficulty with q member of the club, nor
with anyone else. Witness declared that
he had never heard Mr.. Scott speak 4
harsh word to anyone i'll his life Be
tween 1:25 and 80 Mr. Scott left the
bar. He was amply able to take care OF
himself. In leaving Mr.. Scott went in the
direction of the billard-roon,. on the
same floor, ana though he did not know
that fact, Mr.. Hope had heard that Mr..
Scott left the building about 1:45 o'clock.
Following Mr.. Hope MIR. Charles Lacy
of No. Ills Grove avenue. was called
upon. Mr.. Lacy was on his way home
on the morning of the 18th. riding 4lis
wheel. lie said:
Il turned into Franklin at Third Street
and was directly i'll front OF the Jefferson
Hotel when heard sounds as of some
one in distress. cannot describe the
sounds. but thought that they probably
came from party OF club men on q
spree.
THE CRIES CEASED.
.'Riding along slowly, l reached Mad!-
son Street, when the cries suddenly
ceased At Henry again acard sounds
this time as of some one knocking on a
door and calling for entrance or sroan-
ing A little further up l located the
noise as coming from the front door Of
T Jn
bicycle in the gutter, close to the curb
ing, | could see no one. but could hear
the Knocking at the door. 1t appeared as
though the man na..ing the fuss Was
in the veStibule-
.Without stopping, rode on and
reached Pine, Street, when ] heard the
person knocking at the door break out
into cries again, and ! wheeled around
ana went back. Not this time either dld
see any one, and Went on down bel-
vluere Street, in an effort to see If there
were any signs Of life in the Myers res
dence. When reached the rear OF the
house / heard a window opened and
closed.
HEARD HIS GROANS.
az went back and found the man sun
knocking and grooming. 1t struck me
that it took the residents OF the mouse
an awfully long time to come to ms as
sistance I remounted my wheel anu
rode on UP TO Laurel, thence to Farh
Avenue and home. I looked back ire
uuently, but saw no one.
Mr.. Lacy stated that his first idea that
he had seen a crouching tifure III TIC i'e
as he went by was proved lncorrec', upon
later examination. II was only gaze
most The whole time during winch nc
was in sight of the house ne sa" no pei
son and heard only Mr.. Scott.
The sounds which came to ms ears
evidently were made by men. 1t appear
"a rom the distance that the man
screaming was being struck by some
other with fist or stick, and was Crying
ont in response to the blows.
- MIGHT. HAVE FOUGHT
n,ror, what he had heard Mr. Lacy
stated his mature opinion to be that Mr.
Scott aud some other man got INTO d
80 ,o,,,..cn Henry and Be!vdere Streets,
,,,nha hlv in the middle of the street OF
the gutter from the distance the t Too,ien
,r.are carried. 1t did not seem as thousil
s.'a,,,,r were chasing another rather
an an ordinary fight. with the usual running