The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

4 came in the house several times, bus,
never went in the yard.
My wife only gave the dog water. He
was her pet but she was afraid Of him.
II gave him all the medicine once in q
spoon also gave him some milk from
a half-pint whiskey bottle.
"a colored man held. the dog while I
was giving him the milk. There was 10
| one at my house except the family when
| this was done. Mr. Johnson shot the dog
I saw him shoot him. This was several
! weeks before Whites death
& willie was buried on Saturday and on
Monday six of my chickens died on
i Monday
envy Relations Honorable"
Are You acquainted with Miss Abbe
4 Mitchell?,'
Yes sir" III i&g
"Whut are the exact relations between
you and Miss Mitchell? Remember. now,
want the exact truth?' asked Coroner
( Taylor.
i was the answer.
Are your relations perfectly honor
4 able?''.
Yes, SIR"
I Here Mr.. Richardson took the case in
hand. and fred question after question
at the witness t5
4 Mr.. Perkins said that he had never got
ten note from Miss Mitchell. lie and
Miss Mitchell. were 5acunh n eh p.nd We're
friends for some time. II met her at the
gate one afternoon, and told her not to
( come there any more, because she was
! talking about my wife.
| Ibid Miss Mitchell ever show any es-
pecia likeness for you?
II don't know why she should. She
seemed to like me, =
did you know that your wife was
jealous of Miss Mitchcl?"
yes, sir; I had heard my wife say SOL
II remember seeing Miss Mitchell writ
Ing once. My wife and were over there
one night and she was writing. | never
saw any one writing like the letters we
received,
II have seen Mrs. McDowell's hand
writing also. My wife and were In the
country this summer, and Mrs. Bryant
i wrote a letter for my wifes aunt, but
| this letter was not sent. 1t has been
| burned up now"
ibid Miss Mitchell attend you once in
a spell OF sickness?
well, she was there about tho house
when was sick. She was there OFF and
on all day. and until sometimes late at
night"
what Is your idea about that hot
lunch'.the letter said you received while
| at work r.
| II haven't any idea about It; didn't
get any lunch. The Saturday morning
before little Willie was buried was out
In front of the house. and Mrs. Bryant
! called 10 me and asked me for the cam
phor bottle. carried 1t to her, and she
said she was sick and felt like faint
Ing
His House Stoned.
| ,tA o So In tbo haro
little 'Tavia died, some one jerkcd at the
front door, and Mrs, Bryant, who was at
my house. wanted to go to the door, but
went and saw a man running away.
Mrs. Bryant said that she thought 1t
was her .old man. MY house has been
rocked very often, This has been kept
up for some time
At 1920 Mr.. Perkins concluded his tes-
timony. which WAS read to him.
Too Nervous to Write.
He did not at first sign his name to
the testimony. saying, IT have tried sew
eral times and can't do II TO save my life.
am sofnervous."
"can you read2'squeried Mr.. Richard
son,
Eyes. sir. and write, too, when ] am
not nervous"
well, try to write your name. any
way" said the Commemorative attorney
| After various apparently labnrious at.
tempts, Mr.. Perkins managed to get hls
signature to sheet of paper.
or all tho samples OF handwriting al
yet taken by the officers. tho writing Of
Mr.. Perkins more perfectly corresponds
with that In The letters. Several char
acters were made alike. The sample wal
kept. %5 u
Miss Council Saw Children.
Miss Beplah Connell, who lives at 81
Eas, Federal street. and who assisted 4
nurse Willie in his Nsickness, followed Mr.
Perkins 10 the stand. She Is young an
pretty, with a Jcalth of dark hair, witt
tlue eyes that apparently take IN every
thing al a glance. She was dressed In I
suit OF black.
She did not hear any conversation tina
would make her believe the child va
poisoned
u neither heard nor saw anything tina
made the case suspicious. never smelle
any peculiar odor about Wtllie's breath
though ] was close enough to him t
give him water. also helped nurse oc
tara ] Was with her from about unit
pf tar nj. a.. a.. anA