The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES !.
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Floyd ana Thomas Forbes Deny
@| the Statements of ss
Cousins. s s IA
'TAe JURY MUST U.s. KEEP 4 :I:I' I m
Pretty the Accused A. ,I''eyl
III Goes Oh the Witness Stand stan ]E,5sy
sad FcaturesSin the Case. ;s

Goes Oh the Witness Stand stan ] .5s
sad Features5it, the Case.
g3 (spec ii 70 rhe ,rimes-D lspntch.)
ssS1 Il ARM vi LID, Il A., january 8.----;Tho
main fcat lures In the trial Of ol III
to-day ere. 4 first, that the court would ,il
not discharge tho Jury as moved by tho tho
prosecution, ana tho evidence Of Ill 70 "
and Thomas Forbes, sons vs. y o u n RI =.
tForbes hose home was Z q estro y e..
| Boil Bof these witnesses contrAu ICY -
lsJarnes iii Forbes and RI Z. Forbes a their
cousins, b as Is the tracks about the Burned
buildings. Tom Forbes testified tlitlt ne
was OUT ,until half past 10 OF clock; that
night, ana 8At@ that time the tgrouhd wnss
| frozen SO hard that the nule no was rlu l.
| Ing made no impression upon the &ploEed
ground. " Lis attention was called 70 Stllis
|Sbygt the fact that bis mule got ava y IRON
hlfntS Tho next morning, and II looking
for him he could find no trac ks mao la.
nigh t. F.l & z Il y.
)s8sBotf ron ana Floyd Forbes contradict
ed James Ell Forbes In his stu tenlcnt that
John II 81 XII F,orbess house u could not Il be-
seen from his home. IS ii .sIS s FL VI y,
n .rhe sensation of the dny was the evil
dcnce at ~ ON FORBES with reference to
suggestions made him by ] ames r., = orDes
to induce his sister, Miss jamie. Forbes,
to- tcstif VI about having seen ooldr rig e,
his son. q Dan, md Charlie Forbes me me
|$nightaofS the burning on the premises.
q Mrs. Rosa s. Carson, a teacher In the
public schools Of Buckingham who spent
the night nt Mrs. James II. Irorbess y the
might tthetpri1oner Is alleged to have made
certain H statements that are 81 no " used
aEainBt him. estiied that she did mot
hear IVooldrldge say that no Il held / the
whole thing lin the hollow Of his hand.
although 4 she was In the Y pnrlo 55Sa " hen
and where It Is alleged this stat ement}
was mad 81 ssa5} Ell 5s
sS Mrs Carson was unable to say whether
5Wooldrld &c said thai the burning was
planted on tho f27th Of February, or that
It might idnkve been planned at that time.
He thought It. was planned Tnt tina 4 time.
siS sho thought Wool rlds Sc said on this
occasion that "a young man \ wearing q
brown overcont and having d liz ut nous
t,lche &c lind something to II do with n the
burning. IA
MISS Mazle Woodbridge daugh ter ~
the prisoner, q pref ty young W !llll n, With
golden hair. bright blue yes and q rosy
fcomple ion. was the last wi tness t,of he
evening She fstated that she had SEN ~
registered h special !, delivery letter to her
father to meet, her at Appomatt6x q spot3
{thesday$ after the burning. Y.
{f There are Smaiiy sad features connectLus
(withEthisS 3cascs& Homes have becn n c-F
Estroyed afamilies divided, fa ppy hearts
jbrokeny rand proud & heads made q 70 8,Doyps
In s1arne ana sgrio this y \,
a aaa os''s
1.-THE rainy, Y sleety Weather Of the "a N
did not have the effect OF diminishing the 4
crowds which throng the SQUIRT roo ON ~
which. the wv ooldrige trial Is going oil.8
5TarmvilleG ladies nave scommenced 70 put A
In appearances atsthe w ooldrid SO rearing
and they give stheir closest and i most
Interested attention to al 4 said and done.
AS soon 8 Judge Iund ley asoeilsaled
tho bench to-day. he said that he had
given h the question Of Sdischarglng the
Jury his most caref ul cons daratl oi,s He
commended the attorneys for the Com y
smonwealth for Bringing the mat ter relat-S
Ing to Juror v enable S \ cen ersa Ion ~ o.
the courts attention, and saft ter & review ~
Ing authorities bearing upon the subject
he overruled the motion to disc che. charge \
the Jury, and the case was proc
with. .sSas II II 81
# Daughter Arrives.
y Since Mrs. Wooldridge and her II. ,daugh-
ter Miss Maude, JS9.s have been g clude 4
from the court ~
witnesses Ior the pl.so ( acn ,ra
81 W9otarlage uas liz I'D
until ms !, ~, =. 3 Z
maze ,, - S "a 81 /,
trae.!Xe young iay 3 Ia, took
ssrais''ts, ~ sn ~ u
va James ~ IL Forbesa witness for the Com
Smonwealth was Flowed by the court TO
be recalled BY me aproaecu ~ & ],
ooldrldge mad statca - :. u,s
oussing fact thaths vas suspeo!ea ~
burning that the =, l.tlu
thorn In his FLESH nls a,ia s'.s.
he wished he could te
no would kill all q en-, I,
Witness on cross !, py :, NJ
Flood denied having sent Detect'yo 51'row-