The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-10

Street, aatu that he had borrowed the
pair Of shoes shown In court from AUS
tin Johnson on the Sunday following
the day the crime was committed. john
son had passed him going to pawn
brokers' after pair OF tan shoes. and
he borrowed the black shoes after trying
to purchase them.
Special officer w. G. Johnson and
Special Officer Duke testified to about
the same thing. They went to the brick
yard where johnson was and officer
johnson testified that he saw the negro
put something that looked like rags In
the fire and burn them. The other Of.
ficers came up and arrested the negro.
Two pieces OF these burned rags were
exhibited in court by Mr.. Wendenburg.
At 2:30 O'Clock recess was taken
until o'clock.
After Recess.
Mr. F.. w. Mckinney, merchant. was the
first witness after recess. Common
wealths Attorney Wendenburg showed
the witness the two pieces of burned
goods and asked what kind of cloth. in
his opinion, they were from. Witness
said that they were either from the
sleeves OF an undershirt or other piece
of underwear.
County officer E. c. Greene, who as
sisted in the arrest of Austin Johnson,
EHlQ ltldt tile ASOuCA nthS Gil ColSN ~
Governator's saloon, just in the corporate
limits. He carried the negro to Mr..
Pinchbeck's home and the girl did not.
identify him. The negro was freed, and
the next day, after hearing that the child
had said that johnson was really the
negro who committed the assault, he. in
company with other officers, again went
on search for the prisoner. Witness
said that he noticed fire at the brick
~ fro re- nj fr2 r.
ments. Johnson denied to him that he
had started the fire. He went to Jack
son and got the pair of shoes once owned
by Johnson. Ruth Pnchbeck described
accurately, he said, the shoes. She re-
membered the make OF the footwear.
johnson first denied having adark coat,
but later admitted to witness that ne
had such coat and that it was in @ pool
room. ~
It was dark on Saturday afternoon
when he heard of the crime, said the
witness, on cross-examination. From tho
description given, Mr.. Crowdcr recognize
ed Austin Johnson. The girl had said
that her assailant was a chunky man,
with thick lips He heard the prisoner
inside the home OF the Pinchbeck's say
ut was not me-" Witness said that
he understood that the colored girl in
company with Ruth Pnchbeck had said
that Johnson was not the man, and,
therefore, he turned the prisoner loose.
When arrested the second time and car
ried before Ruth Pinchbeck. the pris-
ioner was recognized by the little girl
Jackson was carried In first, and he
was not recognized. He saw Johnson
hold up his hands and heard him say
to the little girl, "My God, don't say
1t was me-"
Mr.. John Furth. young man. who
lives at No. 1871 West Cary Street, saw
Austin Johnson Saturday afternoon, May
9Th. The prisoner was running from the
police. Johnson had O coat under his
arm when he saw him running. He
had seen Johnson before, but did not
know his name until after he was ar
rested.
Defenses Begins.
This closed the evidence for the Com.
monWealth, and the defense introduced
Cornelia Horsley, an eleven-year-old no
gro girl. The witness said she saw Ruth
Pinchbeck on the afternoon of May 9Th
AS they reached the mouth OF an alley
a man passed and Rutl, asked him If he
wanted to buy some cologne, The man
said he didn't want any, but his sister,
Oracle Belt, would buy some of the
cologne, Ruth left with the. man, who,
so she said wore SLOUGH hat. gray coat,
HDAuSN PoHto d'1A kt@'t o'luch, dAu WAS "
tall man.
Mr., English made Austin johnson stand,
and the little girl positively stated that
he was not the man sho saw go up
the alley with Ruth Plnchbeck,
Thomas Burns (colored) was the next
witness for the DEFENDANT. Between $3.50
and O'Clock on the evening Of May 9th
he say Johnson near Goyernator's sa-
loon shooting "craps," He next saw
johnson playing pool, about Gas o'clock
Johnson was in his shirt sleeves then.
Witness repeated that johnson never
wore. a coat He was positive that john
son was In the saloon at 1870 o'clock
The court then adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.
Following Is the Jury hearing the, case;
n, p. Jackson. ], F.. Robinson, "A, g,
Becker, A. p. Blankenshlp, F,Nc. Huff
man. ]. p. Badenock, Jr, d. r. Conrad,
Christian Britain, Benjamin Conway, W.
II. Lucas, H, A. Burke, w. ]. Barr.
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