The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-19

was still again, got scared and went
back to bed"
Did the men talk like white men or ne
grocs?" she was asked.
They talked like white men, she re-
piled. emphatically. Il know they were
not negroes They talked perfectly plain,
like white men. i could tell the difference
in their talking"
You didn't sec them after you went to
NO. sir didn't see anything at ALL
the Window"
AN OFFICERS 8 APPLICATION.
THIS sta ternent was covroborated in
every detail save one by Policemen
Krouse and Hulcher. OF the Third Sta
ton, yesterday morning The che point
where it differed was they said Minnie
Booker declared that instead of Well.
didn. VIC DC it!" The supposed mHrdere:
said: Wont VIC do him. They laid
Ibis corroborattcp before Coroner Tay-
lor and then Policeman krouse explained:
The woman told us that 1t vas eX-
3ctly two O'Clock when she heard the
screams and then there was pause. She,
didn't say how long, but it was several
minutes. Now. it happens that Mr..
Hulcher and myself passed down Belvl-
dere on our way to Major Myers home
on the burglar call, we had received. and
We We're walking very rapidly. From in
side a house il might have seemed that
we were running. I believe. therefore,
that the woman heard US and not the
murGerers, if nurderers there Were
Ibid you make US. of the phrases she
heard?" DR.. Taylor asked
Il don't remember. but We We're talk
ing. We might have
4 have heard krouse use that phrase.
Won't VIC do him?' dozens OF times,
said Policeman Hulcher. "On burglary
cases it is one Of his pet phrases and
] would not be surprised If he did use 1t.
although l don't know that he did. He
says it a great many times"
That's one of his idoeyncracies. so TO
speak?" asked the coroner
Yes said Policeman Hulcher
Then the policemen went ahead to state
their belief that the supposed blood spots
found on the sidewalk beside Mr.. Harris
home We're where grapes had been
tra,nped on. THEY said they thought 1t
possible that the woman might have
hscn mistaken as to which direction the
men seemed to be going. Despite these
doubts the coroner will examine the "o-
man at the inquest to-day.
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
Another story which few the rounds
yesterday was that a colored woman. III
the rear of Major Myers home had seen
two men fighting in Belvidere Street
about two o'clock. All inquiries. however,
failed 10 awaken any corroboration of this
story II was thought possible that one
Of these men might have been Mr.. Scott.
Incidentallv in their talk to the coro-
ner. the policemen developed the TACT
OF the fifty cent piece having disappear
ed from. Mr.. Scott's pockets. While in
the club. according to all they could
learn. Scott spent two dollars. after
which he borrowed two dollars. He used
all Of this save fifty cents. and from
that time forward. although he ate some
ovsters he spent nothing else. signing
his checks for what he bought This
Gft.- cent piece. with the empty purse
which he llaG, and the watch. therefore.
comprised the extent of the booty Sc
cured bv the rnhtoors. if he was robbed
as now sner77s rrohaha
TIME DEFINITEI FIXED.
The time Of Mr.. Scott's leaving the
club l-a1rea hos after great trouble.
',aan absolutely fixed by Mr.. James \.
Nelson M Paeram and Mr.. Brock. a
-~-o cr p~':ce-c,-r-rocr, D-oot These ren-
tlenen We're in the billiard room playing
,aool when NJ Scott passed through. lust
~ that mrr,@nt one of them asked if
there would hn time for another "ar,a of
roo1 Fofore Tho club closed. a clnrl, was
consulted. and it was fonnd 10 be fifteen
o,;r7,-.os n two o.croct This was inst
- Mr.. Scott ascende7 the stairs to the
-,on;r1 ron- of tho crl, house Allowing
his two or three minutes TO get out of
+he Climb r,oreihlv five he was away nv
+c,> minutes ~ two Tho assault -,non hin,
wns committed nearly as can no learn
II within Eve minutes of two because