The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
He Says That He Was Not % In. |.
Love With the Young Lady M.
HIS EXPLANATION OF 'i5
CARRYING THE PISTOL.
Says i Was for a Man Who Had Tried
to Rob Him, and He Had No Idea ,ssSss sss
Of Y sing It the Girl, and 3ssS
Did Not Know Until Later 3$s3
That He Had 535s53s.
Done So. s,3li3 5isss

# Alfred Sandrldge shot and ms tantlys X
killed Miss Mamie Morris during al at III
tack Of temporary insanity. and he hal sss
not tho slightest idea as Nj to what A
prompted the rash act, L de pe1dance is ~
i to be placed in a statement T nlado BY him &s
In an Interview with a reporter for The IL
Tines-DispatctSy yesterday. rs
s28 Sandridge denied enlphatically ly& that 1a Sg
ever had a. quarrel With the young lad y5ss5
and no misunderstanding existed between 5a
them In regard to aEcertain rom ark sho N
lis alleged to have made to another3s ,litor 385
He also affirms that he did not love the
young lady, but therss liked her COM
8pany. The idea of marriage never once 81
entered his brain .s 81 $53 ss sa5
h a ftcrs many unsuccessful attempts N to u
see Sandridge, success met With the e
forts yesterday morning g$When a. reporter
called / at the Virginia Hospital armed
With necessary permits to- gain the de-
sired Interview The collonuy was s int err
sesting to- say the least, despite that the d
3 latter was extremely guardedain his re3tt3
marks. :5 S3a an i5
. Upon arrival ssat the institution the
reporter exhibited L. HIS cred en- tials, an dTS
was admit ted BY DR. # smitl one the
house surgeons, Ehnd cOltduc ted It'll NJ COR
fner roomson the second IA locr-of the T3lace.s
where from the hall Sardridge oonld8betg
seen couched upon a, bed lii earne est coifs
versation with ady--1lis sister, The 81
door was opan,; and lust outside officer
Pendleton, OF. the First D district, wa 81, Ii
guard is 81 Xxi slsJis
Il U Probably lfsan3 hour was los In wal jt-SSi
ing for the lady to }retir but even a ftei,
she went away sandridg expressed hiss
4displeasure at seoing 5s u porter. ss ss
called the guard into the room, anrl. NJ:
though he had d not been informed and
had no good reason to know it, sandridgegt
asked IL tho call was not a cpor err
He was Informed that such was the ca sc .4ss
E,"yYoll. 7 lon want to see him lde VII lS
worry me. and besides " b have 4 Sc en- a
lawyer (referrng to- Mr. Harry Smi tl,,#
who has been engaged to defend thim)S@s
and then have nothing 10 say sal d..
Sandridge to tho officer. 53 n.
IS IIcedless of the request the officer3allite$ 81
naturally admitted the report ter. Al Sand-Bss
ridge occupied n seemingly conlfortaBl BE Vi
position on the bed, but was q trilloS Srest-sS
less FIe looked pale and wanna a ma NJ
long bed-ridden. IA He IS tall md has 4 .. ~
pleasant face, now marred by PARTIAL
growth Of beard. # II * & 81 3 "
With his large blue eyes moving about
rapidly, and his chest hcaving stghtlH.%
tho man greeted his visitor. It'll N A.
pleasant good morning spoken v In 4 a.
sad. weak voice, TIo Looked troubled q AN
After pause It was explained to the
young man that a true statement was
desired from him In regard to the tras.-5
edy In which he WIS ono of tho principal
actors-l tragedy which resulted lii tlssH
death Of a bcnutiful. lovable girl and u
X tho serious wolinding OF himself,
TOO WEAK TO ia ,l< 3 d, ,Ss Il!
kS "Yo,l had better watt replied SAN
drIdge IT am too weak to talk, /, and N t5
hurts M SIdo To saw ANYTHING. asS8lL
It was explained to him that no dos Ire ~
was entertained to innlct tE$,lnneccssarS
punishment or suffering. but that$a few
words about the affair would probnhl y
clear up the mystery, tn which ho once *
more repeated that lie was too wea X e, IN
talk. II
& Much beating about the ybush and de- I
sultory firing of questions lnyariab blS
was met With the same reply 50 forth
with II fcw leading ques tions were asked ,s l Il
portant and interesting facts peln
cleaned. ss
seen lawyer and the fact that his de- i
fense viii bc based upon an effort to {
establish that the deed was done whi!a 1
he was suffering from temporary. s. .ss
stroke of insnnity--slclt will certainly
be tho line of defense S 1.s55
"Wel Mr.. Sandridge. now, Of course, ;SA
ii is a fact that YOU had n. misunder-s
mark she Is reported toll have made about n
n ring you gavo her?" (Such, a state-
ment has been printed us n facD
mo. sir"
"Bnt you did have n row.
Never" 8ia
REaiEAIBlsRs5 NOTHING.
Just ms I thought, you had no reason E.
for shooting that young girl. and you
don't remember it,"
II don't know anything abou. i escpct 4
what have heard"
"There is no reason you can asign7' L
"None whatever
"And YOU were all right when YOU
went to the house that nightg" 3
,Yes, remember going, III
,You talked about whats'
II can't say. 4 don't remember any 81;
thing that happened, \.
"Oh, you shot her aud then Yourself l
and expected TO ae?Y 4, sc
NOTHING Of the sort don't knaw
whether thoughtSto die, for don fef
member. rs. y x.
home, of course?'
,.Yes, brought It from Buckingham 40
county when came TO Richmond.
# ,You wern carrying that for = reason.
and had boon doing so forsg soms lime
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