The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24
Evidence Of Messrs. Scott and
FOCUS Tends to Aid the
Prisoner. 4. a
THE MAIN DANGER "A 6: 1; /. 81
FROM OWN STATEMENTS
Defense Bring Out That y ool-.
bridge Did Not NJ axe the Con-
fessions Alleged, and Made
None Of Any kim The,
Trial s$to Continue
on M on lay.
(speclal to The Tines ispatch.)5


III BUCKINGHAM c. H July q.
To-day proceedings did not add 4 any
thing to the trengt III of the cause o. !
the Commonwealth q in its case againsS
&E, G. " ooldrldge. IA & number o. VI tsss3
Sneases we're examined K for the defenss.S
all Of vi HON gave strong and yaluaols I;
Testimony In favor Of the. accused.
The evidence given in by Messrs. .S
Scott, detective. and Leslie FOCUS. pos
slicema n /. had special SSw iEh {, that IA 81
was freely given. " bout the slightest s
personal interest I'M the ca
&ss The evidence to-day al rain reveal led the
fact hat a large part OF the evidences
against Wooldridge rs H his own cratic &;
staten tents. sss
The defense will II end eavor8ss to prove! u
that Woodbridge made 81 no onfessions$
whatever, and Il that all his sta ements
appearing to be. such are concerned with
entirely tferent ma tterr
M Against Woo l dridge
The sen timenr Sof the crowd appears to-
be against Nv DOL ridges regard less on tes-
|ti1nony Che pref uutcss az
pears " ss
fore earing an itnessesS fori,
the defenseG the Common wealth asked
aexan1ined Ion ~ esterda y. 81 recall ed
AIr. Edloe SspehcerE was askedssas num-,
Der Of question by DO til 4 the secaton8
and s the 81 efense II asSs to- rtain state
ments he made In his forne IS testimo
The Judge wished to sat ~ himself that
no undue Influence had been Sbroughts to-
+ bea + i; on Mr. S5wooldrid gs to- Induce him
To make the conf LESSONS alleged. SSis n;
S Messrs.S utherland, r Z. z. 5MorEansandsa
sJ III Forbes Il, were called On like "
manner and questione d brief y as TO their
previous testimony. 8
G5 Mr.. lillian Peile. MI min b engin eerSand.s I
surveyor, he gentlern an employeedt To-
max 8 4 the handsome map exh ibitsd IN
court, was placed ION the stand and Stes--
tilted "a to the genuin OF the map
THE map was & 81 fered as;S eYide nee and
marked SEX ibit p
s33 Scott . estifes.
sss The first Witness for the License was 4;
Mr. G.. W.. Scott OF RI chmond, "a memoer
Rof the Richmond Detective Agency. 81 al
stated that he had worked for ell ht Gays
ons the Forbes burning case 10 4 ha e.el d
first RcHa to the house Of MT .sll +. is5 49,
sForbe1. AMI was sent Renee 10 the house
of Mi. E. G: Woodrid sc. 81 ssS
SWo, ,ldridg he sal was sextren9elysS
Szes ,o,Ia in aJ ding him to discover, 4 pos-s
Esihle. tha perpetrat OF the crime. 3 ~
said woodbridge merely laid the facts
before ;;im and allowed hin, to form hls
own exclusions. He d Id not examiner the n
tracks on the Forbes spreHlises because II
the tracks we're so T1earl u
Woodbridge asked him g examiae 5sthe
tracks. NJ He said w COL dri dye was nAty-s5
rally a nervous mar 81 iSS ~
Woodbridge told the witness casuA!iyss
that he had too much land. and thar ne &
was not able ITO work all OF y, Many
other questions were asked by M. = Nd
s3@hich were overruled by. the aour t.iL!a
" Mr. Scott said he had nag t Q. s
ton with Mr., u. pes on ,lnn, naay.
when he arrived at cou TT. y a 9 Es1en
testified as to how he went VII g 9 LISTS
Ia follow tracks from u the burnt build
iings on Saturday a tier the fire, he was was
3plueed on tho stand to dispute g state- gs5
5ment made by r.. ?. II orbes.
Point for Defense.
Mr.. o,Brien est blished a strong point lS'i
IN favor OF the defense. -
Mr.. Leslie FOCUS, a poll man OF ~ rff'-
Vile, ono OF the party whlcht & arrestea "
3Wooldridg and the man VINO han close
charge OF Woodbridge from the tHAe okSa
his arrest until he was placed IN the
Warm Ia hall, told clearly and with de-
3tailSthesstory OF the arrest. His story N
acne arrest coT,.eapond ed An many ssa yst
with that OF Alessrs, 81 encer NAorg
and sutherland, hut q ffered ma ITALY
iinSother respects, j n, nc .
M ia said he was In hea ring lstance 81 IA
1hrr. Woodbridge al the time, q tsd!os}
spsnce was AT Nv dge's hnl Ils
did not .hear a number OF things ~ tnal
Arr. Spencer sta led that he heard ths rssssS
He said Wooldridg go objected g! ny
sspencer's close quest ontns that ia y, any
at times said KS I, ~ ~ sS " 5ssS
nMr.s Spencer, you are cruel /, !. @
Ha said when Mr., w old ridga told Als ~
Spencer: ifs 81 n x. y .,,,. -
ing; you have got me, now get tho losneF8ss
two h. I, 4, ]. y, n I /,
ironical manner 1t was not3sat al " 81
the nature OF confesaio p, S. i Il s5 Iss
Was No Confession, ~
He did not hear yool rid gaNInsks I.
ainrle statement that day. Which miSht rs
IA construed into being q confesala1 q ~
completely IN the hu. Hss % a g 10
yyaa summoned to court by the cont n
nm wealth. After he got 10 THO cou ~
t hi, IL this week, he had a ~ With
Md,oe Spencer. Since Last Tnesd r.ssiis
Edios Spencer, with M hem he went = NJ