The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08
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Il AIsAiVtL LIE, VA. Jan The sem
sations or5 lie day Iii the, Woodbridge trial
wusl thu appearance on the stand this
morning OF tbs prisoner In Ills ow1, s'e-N
8ha,f. Woodbridge was on tho stand Tor
nearly $foui,S hours. III 81 81 GA "a
Though AZ first nervous, l,e made d, q good
\ witness. rho prisoner is III bad physical g
condition anu appears liaggard a,id worn
from Ills long confinement and the ner-l
Sous strain incident to his tedious trial rial
Tho Commonwealth subjected I the pris-
q olier to II long and severe cross-examin g.
t,onI ana laid the ground for the iillpeach-;
4 ii,eiit OF Ills evidence. II !. b, x,
I This Was tic sixtllSdaS OF the trial I
EA Woodbridge. The Interest II, the case
u ipcrea ses with zach days Developments.
ESund the courthouse Is at all times pacReu5
with eager, well behaved crowds. ia55i5ig
Ladies Increase. 5s
Tlts afternoon Judge Ifuhdlcy had sew
cril rowsFuf seats cleared of every man
forE the accommodation Of tho incfensllns5
nirlbei8ofE adlcs Wllo CONF % t ~, r,l
and Ito get n look nj inc Epris-'
It,el. and there were present to-day fullys
one hundred offttl1e feminine sex.
s$ The attorneys for IL the defense, Con-,
rresslnan6 u. ~ Flood and " III lam La Y
n caster. are apparently gratliled tn .t ilo
al greater strength has been shown ny ,t !,
II n,.oseciltong IN point Of evidence in TINS
trial IF than that which confronted their
g client at his former nrraignment.sSi 81
1.-THE testimony for the defense was re- re-
s,,Jncd this morning. the first wi ness Dc
ing Walter Forbes, who is q nephew OF
{ Ia la to ,Iohn S. Forbes, whose home was
destroyed This witness fcontradlcteus stS-
ls ernl for tho prosecution III liz. ~ g2
{.rhe ncx ~ tncss was he prisoner hlm-
self. lie explained in Il plausible manner
many OF tho statements he had mace
ihoth before and since his arrest, ana
which arc now being used against hi nm. i
5 Woodbridge denied hnving said or stated
that 5the shoes he wore NJ me .il Inns !, y
his; arrest made the tracks at tn ilr r
IS Tfn2N denied much, OF IIdloc Spcn ccrs tcs-.
III tinlony, ana also lthutghe ever5tat tempted
TO break jail. Is n t.ss, ~ e J.
Sin explanation OF his conduct IN re.
gard To his objections TO he giving Of
- he 11cdicne5toS John $. Forbes prisoner
said he advised that they nag better, lini
may,nr fthc hotties or tnedicine--po possibly
might Observation-Disclosures them. q
g I,he first limo the prisoner had seen
III charles j. Forbes, who Is Joint slndlctl'ea
with tho prisoner, since the re " u -
thc8 Irarnlvillc jail. Prisoner had not seen
him since "Wednesday petofe VI ic ~ ". :;
q MA s handed IL diagram ana eSplalll'etl
" the aifferent roads about his house!
epublicnns in tho stanatanaanacmf hem
ss5s5. Asked to BE Arrested.
On Thursday, before the sunday he
was ARRESTED lie had written .Fct cr
e ,so,i,J r,ertaof the courts, y have MIN
4 i crested. He wrote$t his because lc sllcnrd
5lie vas 5s,,spnctcd, and wanted the mat
2Ier sinvestigu ted. ~ r. tll
Aroused His Ire.
.rl,e prisoner said lie did use violent
:lnnc1,a &c TO james r. forbes, and be-
Il ust. lie had been accused by the Forbes
z Of Idoing the burning.
y 5s.,yVhct1 ~ man makes a. grave ana scfi
Gus charge Ike that l@s,ippose y WON'T
raise an angel in heaven much less ~
man NJ 81 h ~ 81 a
Aftcri a recess of five minutes the o.
rect examination Of the prisoner va $ 4 Is
sumetl by MI, Flood. Prisoner SAID 70
I;nloe Spencer who made the arrest:
s4sl...I suppose you lave 4 wair;lnti
Spcncer's8reply was: e know . 4 70
we'll 10 come without Il warrant.
10 a I " m;,tte, Of fact prisoner was ar
rested witloitla warranty
Prisoner, explained his statement to
Forbes about the burning being planned
4 IN February 27tl,. Had heard through
+ I;lkin Ageo tlaat TOM, Ferguson, who had
Been sent To- tie pcriitentaryffor II TOD
berry and burning some years ago, WAS
scen in the ncighborhood on that day..
4 Denied having said to JIM Forbes about
& having the whole matter In the hollow
OF his hand also denied having told him
l,cfwis in 4. bad fix about the firc.t $
Denied einphatcally that he had eyer
said that he Was a good mind 10 make y
clean breast of III Si /, A. h
Under Strong Fire.
Witness WAS tjlrn oss-cxalnincd BY
Mr. strobe a sharp colloq,ly occurred
Between Mi. Flood and Mr., STROBE as to
y Ire manner the latters cross-cxaminn-
ton, MI. Flood Directing 10 comments
Of The attorney on the answers OF the
prisoner. .Atter y long exnm'natlon Of
Z the prisoner by Nj, STROBE, he was taken
IN land BY Mr.. Hubbard IN reply o Il
question Of Mr. HUBBARD as to&u conflict
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