The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-02

cause 1t isn't so. ] didn't hear anything
like that"
i"rhcn If while Mccuc wrote this down.
no wrote something that wasn't true,
did hc?"
Eyes, SIR
Perry 1mpeached.
a few more questions were hurled al
John BY each side, ind then tlie negro
hoy retired w. q. Baldwin. the detec.
tive chief was at once placed upon the
stand He said he saw Perry about noon
on tho day Of the funeral. The detcc-
tive asked him about the case. and warn.
ed hin to keep his mouth shut to out-
,siders.
"Hc told mc,' said Baldwin, that hs
heard Mrs. McCue first ut tho baths
I oom door. Then he heard her say, Sam.
why 10 YOU treat inc SO; what have I
ever done to your Then lie heard her
say, Il will never do 1t again a ino-
mert or two later he heard the shot ana
tlicn he said Mr.. McCuc opened tile door
und told lin To go down and open the
front door; that somebody had probably
killed Miss Fannie
AS soon az the chief left the stand his
brother, Albert Baldwin, was called. He
was present at the interview with. Per-
ny. Ho repeated practically What the
other had said According to both OF the
witnesses. Tie negro had said that after
lie was awakened by the crying and fall
cd to get through the locked door. lie
went to the window and listened. Perry
denied that ha went 10 the window.
~ asked him. said the younger Bald
win, '.liow long 1t was before Mr.. Nc
Cue would let him into tho hall. IIs'
said 1t was four or five minutes"
The negro woman, Susan Austin.
mentioned above us having received
certain confidenccs from Perry, took the
stand. She Is n servant at tho home OF
Judge Lyons. The woman said sho met
John Perry about 8 P. NJ. Of Tuesday,
the day of tho funeral. Sho was stand
Ing at the gate Of Judge Lyons's resi-
dcncc when Perry came by. Hc. had beona
to the residence of Mrs.. DinWiddie.
.Wcll, what did he say to your" asks
cd Captain Woods.
What Perry Told Woman.
| John said he was asleep when he
Ieard u scream. He got up but couldn't
open the door. Then he went back and
laid down on the side OF tho bed. Then
he heard another scream. Hc didn't say
anything about tho window. John told
me he heard Mrs. McCue say. 'Sa,n,
sam, you are killing me; / am going Ia
die anyhow =
You are quito certain about ttat?'.s
Yes. sir.
And Carrie Perry was with you whom
he told You this q
Yes, SIR.
Call Carrie Perry said Captain
Woods without more ado .5
Carrie entered. Sho wore gorgeous
blue veil. She declared she was sixteen
years old. She talked Yankee. She said
exactly what Susan had said about John
Perry.
AT this junctura tho defense stated it's
objection to the entire line OF examination
just concluded. The court over,uled the
| objection aud the defense noted an ex-
ception. The court then expressly In
structed the jury not to consider this tcs-
|tlmony as evidence against tho accused
but simply as introduced for the purpose
!! Of impeaching u witness. a simlar obs
lection and ruling was made In reference
| to the statement Of Perry written down
| by Willie McCno Captain Woods desired
| to read this statement to the jury and
! the court permitted him tn do so. Tho
statement IS in the handwriting OF Willie
McCre and was acknowledged by him.
In the light OF what Perry said to-day
| this statement has assumed an added
| Importance. It reads as follows:
II said. John. now want you to tell
me just what yon heard a
4 THE first thing lie said was: You
know last night was afraid to tell those
gentlemen on Mr.. McCue. 7 heard him
slap her first, because got Up and put
! my head out OF the window: then r.
sounded like lie was hitting her and
! humping. Then heard him CHOKE her
and heard her like she was strangled; she
said s.. Sam you ought not to treat mo
like this will promise not to do It
again.. @
Last Witness.
The last witness OF the day was James
Lewis. whose presence had been desired
| by one of the julymen. Lewis was ques-5
! toned blythe court. He said that on
| the night OF the murder he was in
McCue's yard. seated In the Kitchen door.
He heard crying, built sounded far off.
and he didn't pay much attention to 1t.
| Then he heard n shot. a moment or
| two later Charles Skinner came down and
! began to talk.
ibid you hear anything after Skinner
came down. asked juryman.
mo, SIR"
Skinner. 1t will DO recalled, said some
days ago that after he came down stairs
he heard coarse crying like man."
About 1880 o'clock the court ordered
recess. Mr.. Deckcrt, the sole remaining
Witness for either SIDE had failed to
arrive. The defense Will put him on as
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