The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
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az medicine toN Mr.. John g.; Forbes III his
last Illness. He replied that he may have
removed tho bottles, lie did mot remein-
Der exactly about this, however, Mr..
Forbes was expected TO die tina night
lie said and The aud MIR. Davidson were!
there Ia help shrotd him In case he should
die. X dose Of medicine given him That
day lad almost stransled him. and 4 ne
cautioned them about giving him any
more.
He explained Ills harsh statements
which were made to Mr.. r. FL. PAYNE
when lie told lin, that he wished forty
square miles of that county was sunk sunk
Into hell
He said lie had .l,cen Informed about
that time that lie was suspected OF doing
the burning and that his lndignHt luil was
SO great that lie could not Keep from.
talking In this bitter way. Hc also ex-
plained the remark which he made TO
Mr. H. ". Anderson on the day OF the
burial Of J ohm s. Forbes. when he said
to him, now you SEQ my motive y he said
Mt that time, when he made this reit1nrk.
there was flock Of sheep grazing Ing ~
Mr.. r, y. Forbes's field, half OF which
he had Just bought from MIR. Andic.
FORBES, son OF the late John 8. Forbes.
trhe remark made. Il was of course al
ironlcal one and referred to the suspicion
which Mr.. Brownell told him Mr.. Ander-
son know all about. Il ;i -
No Confession.
He said he meant no confession. at all
n making this remark to Mr.. Anderson,
As to tho testimony which had been
given to the effect that he had told MI.
James IL. Forbes that the plot TO purn
Tie houses had been laid on February . =:
he said he had Just learned q .nat aon,
Ferguson had Just left r. u. ferguson >
Mace on %that date and he suspected
Forbes had had something to do with the
hurting that was all The had reference
to- he had no idea OF SUGGESTING &th nay ny
himself was concerned In any plot 2B g
burn the Forbes houses. q i sE J,
Mr. Flood asked tho witness about q day
when he had had q great dispute a ~
trn,,bla with James H. Forbes at tle
5latter.a house. The witness said that nc
did 20 to James II. Forbes's house on
the date specified sand that ne did have,
trouble with Mr. Forbes that day. ne 4.
said Mr.. Forbes did mot state hall
strong q, ough what he oldridge fh "a
said at that time. He said he was very
angry because he heard that FORBES was was
connected with plot TO lSnch q s!.st,,
wise injnre him. for being collnectcu VIZ VIZ
the Forbes burning. \. ,
S IIe I said he was terribly excited ana
mat he made a great mdny remarks there q
which we're improper, but, he saio Wi VIZ
.i,e5 Inaf1e these remarks he was abUing
under tremendous excitem ent. He sald
Ia made, no confession OF any KIND 20
Forbes that he would have been q fooi,A
even Il he had been guilty. to have con con
fesed the matter In such q wa u as tna .
to Forbes !, &. AL 81. Z. - z, !.
N Mr.. Flood then. asked the Wit less s many
nnuestims III REGARD 8 to alleged comes
s,ons Of his which were made on MS way
10 Farnnyilie on the morning OF his ar
rest. E5s ~, nj. i5i5S.
The Footprints.
Mr. Woodbridge said rs to thu remarks l'eilrs
which he ha d made near For post
office that had on. those shoes Wnen5
yrn,5 arrested mo that made the stracks'
that he had references to tracks when
he had made in the presence OF ". =.
Davidson that day, whcnihe was $coinpaE-5
ing his tracks with the trac ks OF one Sol
those who was connected with the purh n
ling. s S5,i ,,- 4, I,
IA stv. Will clt .urresteds him l=tlAat day, a
ia how the,.ep1g|lt la.n'illse FORBES
no said re, had MOI direct kn!o}yYIedgc 4 g
Charlie Forbess whereab ou Is. but ina
he merely surllised as any other frien'
or Eneighbor of Forbes mig h 7 have done
under similar circumst ances.
The directions which he wrote down In
II book for the purpose OF aiding them.
In catching Forbes. were merely gueesss ga
on his part, as to where Forbes might
he found. The witness answered every