The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-22
SHOES OF PRISONER
N. ARE SHOWN 1 IN COURT
Effort Of the Co1nmo onWealth to-
Show That These Fitted the n,
Tracks Found the ~ forming
After Burning Of forbes
lone az Of Inter
est sill the Trial.
4 Especial to The Time ID atch.l
rSCOURTHO VA.

SEB EBUCKINGHAM& Il COURTHOUSE ,Aa A. \
July q. The procced edings in u the Vool-s
sdridgo arson case continue enarkably
interesting. though the testimony intro
lsduced to-day was not quite 50 dramatic,
as a whole. as that on yes terday.
Edloe Spencer, Of Farmvillc the man h
who % arrested both oold ridg and 8
Forbes. was tho most important witness
examined. He gave by Ia the A longest
and most Interesting test timonY given to-
day. There was a division5 OF opinion as I
to Ats value In the case. "A mum ber $Qf &
other witnesses were examine led, but their
Testimony was IA o a extra dinary alus.ggs
value N
iaS The court opened q at O. clock in the \
morning, instead OF att 10. a lis the
tom. ames IF. 81 Forbes, J r:..S who was
being examined when E ourt ad journedt
I5yesterda W was gal nS8 sui bject ed to
lsmost rigid f and u close mnati ion$i by
Messrs. Flood and Strobe &inI turn. IT,
lstle4 evidence of value was gotten from
him this morntTg IL hoWeSer. ..s:6
j. III 'Brien& test Il fled hat he was gats
1.-The house OF the II late j
SHheTE an
sterfere with tlie ia minis tefln sof medlgs
lEcine to Mr.. Forbes sin his n last illness.s
mix the bottles upon the bureau.
s Where the Tracks Went.
Forbes, 80 nephew OF the late
John s. Forbes, wi hose ho use Is on one
half lille from .the burnt Forbes home-S
stead, told at some lengt h lat he knew
of tho burning aid the no bhery. HI told Y
about the tra cks which were found tho
next m orning, nl about ana around the
burnt dwelling, s and & usin the map
showed where the track We're and IN q
what direction they we're lead ling: There
were tracks of three men. F one Of them &
wearing coarse s hoes AM q the other two
shoes OF a somewha bet ter grade. sS Az
pair Of shoes, old and worn, belongings /
|Sto Wooldridgc. were exll ted in court
and n measure wa $ npplted by i. .8$EI II .SSi
Forbes In the presence of the jury and 4
tho court to showS that he shoes were
exactly the size OF the shoes that madsG
one Sof the track at the burning MIN a. This 4
was d tho track which tlle witness Il said
woodbridge had offered him on the morn
Ing after tho fin to throw out and 4
compromise on two racks !. Instead s$o1 &
three. ia 5S III # $5 4g
This witness was examined with Sax-sssS
ceedlng igor by counsel on both sides n
for at least two "a ORR three hours. m He y
stated that he himself had been accused y
of the burning Of 4Joh hn s. Forbes's IS house
from e. c. ooldridge,, and he said heS Il
had q. 81 witness present to prove that \
Woodbridge had accused him (Forbes)s
of burning his uncle's houses,
Knew All Buildings Burned.
After the midday recess. Mr.. J. 88i X g
Hannah, snperintenden ent of schools Of "a p-Ss
5pomattox county, was ca lied to the stand:
Ho said he ate dinner WI With y Mr.. Wool -II
bridge and his daughter a. the hotel at
West Appomattox ono day early Ks In q
March and that Woodbridge first told him a
then and Fl there Of the burning Of
sForbes's house. He q stated that NVool-
Forbes. s farm was burned to the ground. &
III appears that Woodbridge had stated 81;
number OF times that before he went
to Appomattox that day he did not know
that any buildings except the dwelling d
house had been burned. "a ft5g8s
X Mr.. j, r F. Dlckerson,s school trustee OF
Appropriations county, said he q saw M
SWooldridg dgeg at Appomatto OK the Il day he &
went for Mr.. John s. Forbes's coffin and
Woodbridge told him that Charlie Forbes
did not the burning and told him also
that Miss jamie Forbes had written to her
brother, who was away, and that Cha arlieI
Forbes would be at home in a few days. M
Mr.. W. J, CoVington OF Appoma tox,
gave a conversation concerning the flrei9
which he had had with Mr. " Yooldridge3s RI
while woodbridge was on his way to get
Mr. Forbes's coffin, Il i IN iii
Spencer on the Stand,
AT 8 O'Clock In the afternoon Iir. Edlos
Spencer, OF Farmylle, az nephew OF the n
1ato John s. Forbes, took the stand and q
gave what many considered very yala-
able testimony. Mr.. Spencer. who was II
one Of the party who arrest ted Wooldrld
told the story Of the arrest in a graphlal
manner. The courtroom wa hacked with 81
people and interest was most tense at y
this time. MI Spencer related every VI
detail OF the arrest ot yyooldr idgs, gly-8 8
Ing his motive for arresting him.E Toe 5g
strength OF his testimony lay 4 n the re-
slation Of a number Of the statements
that woodbridge made In an ungMarded
manner while on his Way 10 FafmYills,
where he was placed In jail Most OF thu &
statements the Witness related weta Y
made by Woodbridge under great exeite ~
Sment and the Witness construed them as II
being at least partial 60 lfession of par sT
gticipating, In the hurnins. Among thesa
statements Of Mr. Woodbridge was Que y
IN whish he said, YOU have one OF the "a
men connected with tl,e burning. now get
the other two Another alleged confess #
sion was about the shoes which inads
the tracks around the place OF the hurI,-
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