Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-27

addition to the similarity between The
writing in this mole and ~ hat in the
notes found on the$dead man, one Of
the notes written by the murderer
and that written by Davenport, both
bore a peculiar flourish Of the pen
| Arrested Davenport.
Chief Reynolds continued with his
testimony. He said that acting upon
he suspicion. he arrested Davenport
| who had come ITO the station TO at.
tend the preliminary hearing of Sam
Johnson, charged with the murder
of Thomas; When searched Daven.
port was found to have a 38-calibre
revolver in his pocket.
After making the arrest the chief
went 10 Davenrort's house and
searched his effects He fonnd a
Winchester; ~ bore repeating shot
gun containing six shells. Some of
The shells were loaded with mum Der
! shot and others with number 2
shot. The shot found in the wound
in Thomas back were number 2
and those in the wound in the face
number I. a number Of letters founc:
in The house were admitted as evil
dence for the purpose of comparing
them with the notes on the body
The shot gun, a. bottle Of ink ami
a pen were introduced as evidence
Davenport's Statement.
CHIEF Reynolds said that Daven-
port told him that on The night OF
the murder me went 10 see woman
named Rose Bagley and remained
there about TWO hours. Rose Ragley
lives with Rob Glenn and his wife
ley woman testified that Davenport
was at their house before O'clock
Rose Bagley said that as she was
returning from choir practice she
saw Davenport standing in his own
door about 10 o'clock
Chief Reynolds went on to say that
the place where Thomas body was
found was almost on a line between
iud rbiu ASnlSe ana davenport >
house
NO Evidence Against johnson.
On cross examination the chief
said that Sam Johnson had been
arrested for the murder OF Thomas.
but later was set free because there
was no evidence against him.
Emily Bagley, a negro girl, was the
next witness. She said she saw Dav-
export about 10 O'Clock on the night
OF the murder HI. was standing in
his own door.
Davenport Paid For Insurance.
w. A. S. Adams, agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
said that he wrote the insurance pol
icy for 81 900 on Thomas life. Dav-
export arranged for a meeting with
Thomas and after going 10 Daven-
Forts house three times ihe witness
finally found there u man supposed
TO have been Thomas. The policy
was made payable to Andrew L. DAY.
export, who said he was Thomas
uncle. Thomas paid 81 at the time
of making the application Daven
port afterwards paid the rest of the
quarterly payment, $ll.SC, saying that
the money had hean sent by Thomas
The witness never knew anything
about Thomas and got all OF his i'm
formation from Davenport
On cross examination the witness
said that he had seen negro named
Wimhnsh and that he thought he was
the man he took the insurance appli-
cation from. although he could not
swear TO it,
Called Upon Agents.
S. w Goodwin, local manager OF
the Metropolitan Company. testified
that Davenport came to his Office in
December and asked him 10 send an
agent 10 1910 Oak avenue tDaven-
T2rl's hOme) "a write an ins,lran nee
policy Tor a man named Thomas.
A. L. Dudley, assistant superin.
'endent Of the Metropolitan company,
said that Davenport came to his Of
flee On November Ia and made ap.
plcation for insurance. Later he
came. 10 the office and asked that
MIR Adams be sent to write q policy
Tor his nephew. AfterWard Daven-
port withdrew the application for in
snrnnce upon his own life
Davenport Knew OF Killing.
Jesse Booker, one of the negroes
| named in the note found on the dead
ha