The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31

Mr.. }St0ckrnar WAS again cross ak mined
BY eoq 'n,sla for s desanse and was
Mr. g. z. Mattern, policeman, who also
was nut on the utand a few days ago
told OF The place lio was In on the fatal
night; Of hearing the captains voice say
He got me, 81 I'm shot, Boys,
fled positively that he did not shoot
Inntdl after Captain shlnberger had said
that; that Ito then shot five times OF
the fugitive 8
On Characterization witness said that
Mr.. Conway Sands Ibid you see the
Il flash Of the shot that Is SUPPOSED TO
have Killed Captain sMnbergerYo
Mr.. Mattern: Yes, sir, .l
Q. Where was IT p " 81
"A. ''1n the yard. III
q. Are YOU sure that flash could not
il have come from tho Window. w X %
Yes SIR would have We seen Y
palmer II It had. b
Witness did not hear CAPTAIN ShinperRer
i or OFFICER Stockrnar shoot. S
5 Both lawyers for the defence closely
cross.examined Mr.. Niattern. but thing
| tflnt seemed of much itnporta nee rom the
prisoners polilt Of view was ELECTED . :.
Mr.. Stockmar, being recalled, test lied
that the prisoner told him tnat enc 4re .al.
son he was lame was because he hurt
himself getting out Of tho wlndo y that
night a. }s VI R !. p,
Al. . p. M. the court took a recess TIL
The Afternoon Session.
Police-sergeant Gibson was called to
the witness stand ut the opening OF the,
afternoon session. 5s
Mr.. Gibson told about going 10 the:
house In company with the other ofll-i
GERS to arrest Goode. He SAID We met.
two men on the porch. one OF whom
gave US Ills name, but the other " uld
not. Neither OF them was the 7, prls-5
oner. While we were taking to them,
woman came down the stops. and 7.
told her to 60 back upstairs. that & ~
had something 10 say to her. We look
ed into a hall room, which was dark s
IL told her to make q light. "A ter she
had made the light, I kept on looking
into tho rooms and sawRan object move
which thought might be tho wornun's
dnughA she had spoken VITO me OF US Is 3
threw up my pistol and said, Come
here. AS I said that. the man Jumped
out SofBthe window and I fired IT,
Mr.. Richardso WI ere were you stand
ing when you fired IN 3S8s Il Ssf S t5@
3 Mr.. Gibson 81 At the door between tho
two rooms, which was In the center OF
the room. # 81 si33
81 The Commemorative attorney then
with a piece Of string demonstrated by
Mr. Gibson's assistance that 1t was ln-
possible for him & to shoot through sSt me
window and hit the back gate standing
IN the position he wa
Mr.. g BISON continued: "I then went
to the window. and fired out. leaning out
OF the window and to my Left s,8
@. Gould you have possibly hit Captain
shinberger when you fired them
q "a. OF course not. I fired alongside Of
the house towards the house. ss 5
then testified to hearing sew
Eeral shots, running down to the yard
finding Mr.. Mcmahon and searching the
bushes for the man.
IN G. State whether or not you have dis
covered where your bullets did st Ike. stis
VI A. L can be very ccurate The first one I
hung In the weather boarding neal the
window, up on tho side of tho wall. feet
9Einches from the floor. 9 10 sinches from
tho window frame. sEls
The witness told how The bullet was
found by the commonwealths attorney,
Mcmahon and himself. q
%. Did you make an inVestigati2n Of
where the second shot went2
A. Yes Sir. "a feet 9 Ia inches from the A
house In the side fence. s.
Plank Is Produced.
The plank that the bullet struck was
here produced In court ls3E5i VA 8 N ;ss55
@. Do you tell @,..is 5urySonE your oath
that you didn't shoot but twice
a. Yes SIR only twice \.
"A plank from tor the gate was then
produced and q bullet mark on # shown
q. Did you, ind any other bullet
marks sg u, ;ss5 ss 58Es
Yes. sir; On two other planks Of
tho fence.
@. From what direction did that bull.
let seem to come Ill
Al a. From the north, KS q
Policeman Mcmahon was then intro
iduced and said the planks came from
noar the gate. III a 5{5s5 Il
81 Sergeant Gibson then explained to the
jury. the planks being held In their for.s
smer relative position by Officer Mo-
N1ahon how tho indentatlon on the
iplarks seemed to be made by the same
bullet II NIX s fJ
Cross-examlnation Of Sergeant G ibson.
4 Mr.8C. r, Sands: Could you say those
marks were made by bullets?
- Sergeant Gibson: No. sir. $8
@. You say. you found a bullet on the
ground near there
a. Yes, SIR. sat i
What calibre was your pistol7
"A. "".ss. .
9. Do you know what size ball that
was you found ,S
a. No. sir ii ;,s5s III 5Ei Il Isl !!
On being cross,examined, Sergeant GLIB
son emphntcally& stated that II his ball
had gone out4ofj the window It would
have gone twelve or fifteen feet from
Captain shinbergers position. HAVING
been asked II he had not pointed out q
different direction for his shot before
tho bullet was found, He answered.:
81 did not, very. emphat ieally
That Third Shot.
Detective Mcmahon was next ca lied to
the stand, He Vas one Of the officers
that went to capture Goode, and one Of
those that Went to the front OF the house.
4He said he heard two shots Mt short in
.ervals while he was standing at The foot
OF the steps In the house. and shortly
after he heard third, which sounded as
IL 1t were directly in front Of him in the
back yard, !. This last was a. stinct sound.
When he heard 1t he looked out of the