The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-26

81 them. some. B them injured
him annaterially sat. an sssi rrepara bly,. IN
soclooK 4 ldge called
he was.sa Sd 9Th tghiaso n,Witness
He had always considered Davidson as
his best friend. Ii s 3iiji5, L.
Y. Even the most 8sanguine for ~ ooldridge
are losing heart, and unless a great.
change occurs the Commonwealth will
win#its case. This Is the lolnion OF law!
Eyers witnesses, court ticers and a st
majority Of the spectators. e
BIZ. The Commonwealth made q strong at
tempt to impeach the testimony OF Leslie
FOCUS of Farmyllle, when the court cons
Bvened this morning. twas S. q II Ger Fogu
who made a good witness for the defense
on Saturday. ii S
t The counsel r9tlie Tense caused to
be placed on the stand Ma yor) y V,553s1o,
3Blanton, Judge j. Y NJ Crute ID Mr.. Henry
Rice, commissioner5of revenue, and N ~
John d. Watkins Inspector Of Planters
Warehouse. all of Farmyille, who tcsti--S
#fitl.in;tl1e strongest terms Of Mr. Foguss
reputation for truth8at all times. #
Miss Forbes Testihes.
Miss JAMIE Forbes was called to the
stand early in the morning and con-.
4tInued as witness for the defense, she
was asked as to the letter which tidloe
Spencer said he wrote her. Inviting her
I'D his house In Farmyle after the fire;
had occurred, She said she had received q
M, letter ) from Edloe Spencer. but she
afterwards admitted that she had gotten,
III letter from Edloe spencers home
though It, was not written by hlm When
#psked as to another letter which Spen-
Ger said In his stlmonyE that Miss Forbes
had received and sNnnldrd ge had opened
4ngainst her Will, she sald' II was a letter
In answer to another letter which " COL.
Gdridge had requested her to write, and
tina she did not object at all to his OPEN
Ing It; Indeed, he had brought ~ 20 sher
after opening It. 4 ii;532 8.ss5s3i . q
b Az 10 the mysterious pistol which had
beent found insthasyard of the burn house.,
she said 5ait Was an old revolver which
had belonged to one of the younse rt boys
In the family. and thatgit was We'll nlsll
3bnrntSup III the fire, II had fallen OIL
shelf in the yard 10 the time OF the IRE
and was picked up by ono of Wnoldrlnge .
boys next morning insherS prese q, ~ ~
fact of finding aSrey t' was lnkeh w
and fully detailed ~ aues.lo i$5 a'' ~
answers. +, q
4 Miss Forbes finally admitted that all
she knew about this pistol & was la ely
what she had heard She had never seen e
a pistol In thet room where she FIRST said
At had been. Some one had to!a her "
was there, The pistol was called form
court. Nobody appeared to know ., \ where
II vas, Mr. Hubbard stated that the pis-
stol seemed 10 be traced to r. 81 wool
drdges house, and L, that y should ne
produced In court Judge - nna'e y. lsali
he would give All ordertt have me. re-
yolyer produced In court Bif the counsel 50
desired It Is thought that this. revolver
viii Yet prove to he g matter oflinterest
and value in unearthing the evidence y IN
this remarkable case, " "a III ID
Speaks i'm PARALLELS.
a Rev. John sneneer who was "a member
Of the grand jury who indicted 5l W
bridge, was called to the stand and les.
5tified that woodbridge was man who
speaks In parallels. When asked ny
Judge Hundley as to what i've meant hy
speaking in parallels, Mr., spencer sald !