The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-10
Possibility IS; of$Anl'lnlie8 Al Bol-5 B:'.o'.ill
ling Havin[gB',e in teen j !. Burnt
BY Lightning II i d
EFFORT II SHOW ,.I5s,
SHE WAS: "a EFlREBuJ uJGI
Members Of Stewards House.
lt1't's hold I. y p Declare Z: That she Was
# Treated as One of the sd
Family, But Nv OF All Il ,, n
81 ways !, q !. 4 Right ii, '35sf
~ Her Mind. 5S$s

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5CIsEaE'1< January rho r1 ost lis ss
terosating theory advanced In regard to ssS
! the deaf 1lnie l3olliilg day ii the s
trial Of Charles Randolph Stewart; for HUI ss
murder, was tsle possibility Of her having
beer been killed and ourned Is.
effort to sto le was ii gul
Efirebl,s was continued by the def M
TONY y 3lack,yell. colored, testified Il to s
his "a having had Ills lar sta burncd@ 81
several years and saIdf tho sEtri. AIN !a
l ,llo Boiling told him, she set fire Is tho
stuck. # ~; X
Missile iliali,s. ored IN ia u
asked as lsrs Mr. lam knew 81 he,,sY3
own that dead girl
took lotllins hing else bcs33
longing to il er. II uest io,, Swa ot,.
jeeted To- by Mr.. llford, and tlie Nj tess N
ssvas sfls q lowed to this squ ues-S
8ton
1Ilenry liz opcll .{$ Of Dinwiddic 4 a@
bro tho acc lsetl, stiLte th;it
ilesslyas present and 81 heard Is conv ss
ton tha y IN sscd be tween II W.
and ~ he refused lle sad 5ho& heard Crows
der say la would Id Il og Cd if sheSl
no bel lavef that gftning XII led S
ne tlletls si oWiiS
ppoll by inlln. Yitliesa saidRi
was tfo saino site ouitl I'd llef ems n
oe tue sai
destyo red ssto les l,p,,ig tSs
lS1 ltilGss went mt liHE bought
that Crow III the aceiI a grei tS
Injustice In ii Kin 81 steps owarfs lnS irlsS
ldr, SteWar T. ARRESTED for the rrliiie. IN
moss said that 4 In tho course Of tIat5l
conyersat Ion, CroWdor told Stewart tlntsS
Slloswas his lend aud Ut C.roWderss ia -S
SYlsed the acctlsod to stop ta king a bout
8 the nln tier. as It would bo worse for HIM
Sin the end Ills eonpers,It Ion, y II vii nv
Sbe reeln be took place the = ID u ur
tho inqllosts and fore All c harg islt-5
cYcrl,ad be on made against w;irt
The Girl q atrne1lt. 85s.
Witness said that he had visited N hsss
homo or he accused requcntly pre- -ESH
her whenever he went there. III IIc won't
ON to shy tina rs fur asS ile5 lsl,c tllu
girl ccelved he Same trea TN ent llas$
Stewart home as o tler members q Is the
family. Witness was ii qllGs tioned closely
as Ito the size Of tho hickory tree under
which the girl was supnosed to have been
murdered. II . n; ti
Willie Powell said that he was In tl,e5s
woods soon ter tho body was found. .8s
$IIo was closely cstioned N rs Vi to 8
fragments OF u pieco of burned $c othlngsfS
supposed to have beer Il Il hat II of oStead
girl, hanging on ono OF the lowe y ~ abk u
OF tho hickory tree.
#f Witness said he had z seen 9s$ tho girl a
through tho window at s Stewart; ;s h onso
on several occasi ons. and TINT tho looked
as If she didSnots sll;lros Il good mind. n
S@i At this point tho ~ itllcss was ken "
$ius charge by Mr. Cock Q. 3.I w itness said B
8ho was cutting ties on stawartIs n land III
tlat on tho day aft or the fglrl was miss
ing, lio stLw alld talk wi tho ncaussd.
and nothing was said nhont the girl \
being missing lIr Stewart id not men
$tion tho matter ono way or. the otl lel::Sgl
b Powell was closely qlcstlnned gas tt>i 4 his
recollection as to whether II had raj ned
3upon the burnt area W hen he first saw itS
on tho Sunday the body was fo nrl{l N.
GRuford asked Il tho witness y y lo s and 4
r Stewart had \ nc t. been iii: ton
with cachS other about the MAI ter before
z the apprehension OF tho Gacc cllsed lt1essE
sud, \ No. sr.'.S{f g3is
Cubcll Reeves scou tS8 3 surv eyor$ 2 & l1iIl'T
widde, was recall ed Sland gave the
tance as surveyed by hin, from Stewards
house to the burned dis ricts nsss y. 0a03
feet. 3 q KS VI " :f
Twenty-year-old Charles r.. Steyyar ~ 4
som or tho accused, took the stand q i,ds
testified as to the treatment 5 of nnte llt
his home Witness said the treatment
was tho same accorded any OF her 8lnanl-l2
ber OF tho family. He sald y lia last tlmas
he saw the girl before her deat thS MAJ
about q clock upon t lie day of llcrS q Is.
3uppearance. He said no won't TO wa tor
his horses that afternoon nbou : % clock
md henrd solne ono holleritig oyerS to,,ss3
wards tho NIalhoye field * WI mess wn s
asked about missing some money 5,o otl I;
sunday night beforafthe d dlsnppea ral nG.a snls
the girl lIo MAS shown old spanisll
coin by Mir. Mann and Wl tncss tntctls tt
was exactly like one OF those. he had, miss-S
4ed fIo said he had mover found the miss
Ing pieces of money. Upon furthnii 5luea-.5
tIonng by MIR. Mann. INC 8Wl ltnsss siii e
tho girl acted strangely AZ times ii MS VI
she was Insane, tsa5 sS. S{;8 SsJAss y
Keep Matches Away,
@fIIe told that he had been structea by 4
his parents to keep matches way from
the girl. Witnass said that liz had mol
at any time seen snlo ke35ii n he q " esTs
5tlon fStlle burnt area. Nj Esil ord ilsfe:
took charge v ~ the Witness and tlies-
toned him & closely las a tn n hi holtefinS3
heard in tho direction of 4 The Manic oy,t
field, Witness said tllin was sopr q fteirsf
his fatlies left tho house. VI EafJ1r1
went after NJ tnsss abolst the spanislsit 4
coin lio said he had missed. Witness :wsis'
here asked to tel y Tho kind OF dress xAiar
!nle wore when he last sG,v her. and no.
stated that he c1uld moi tel
"a The young man was sayerei crnss-e
anlined as to Any know edsa lie had ~ ttlt
shoes worn$ i1yJ " tbs girl at thss tlnss agS
hey dealt and their bellis lf,solea