The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-07
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Annie BollingHW \ !. Buried !: !. u lE'' !
In a Very Poorly !; :'l['l Y n
Made Coffin II u M.
IN E TO ri EAD 3
Bu). RIAL SERVICE, E, + !, e,
Several Ladies' Have an 7l;e'I Hours Z Is
Conversation With So Stewart ssfal't3.5s s
iii Court After the Close
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SUSSEX Co1JRrHO jsE via s!lry' stonys
creek January The rial rt; st'f of
Charles Ra stewart for the order q M y {
Annie boiling continued today and \. tie. lie
prisoner occupied his usual seq ilis wife
ana daughter sitting one On h side.8 dy.5g
IL 5I trial opened MI h5fS
cro,wdsr Oil tho stand, who told sof'
3 stewards notions on the day Of tic M, ~,
quest and ~ 4 Ills asking wltness ateout
seun,ploylns u lawyer. stc,w'artis warts. g
coming to 7hia lwitness house 81, esres d
day afternoon. the wta 2 ED, fhnd
"a iireat etiing to sue several partie for some
statement they had made about him. m.
ii w 3. osco me, RIOS test fled #es to is
r.ver Wing Aecn Or heard n of the girl IL
before her dentis " ltness tha y he
/ had been ios Nj. stewart's s house on sly 'i-
era occasions md that 4 he u yer @ iearel ear
of8,hc girlSorf did he know hat sucfl N
4 person was In the negli,1o hood 81
IL III. Perkins gave he lstance g a!'. ~
ncargas heScould from his residence to
where a the body ;wils found. B Mr. Per-
{kins was asked to tell, what he krle " a pout
tie case. ana said that Mr.. trosi,a vsSsent 1
1orS him Vi hat Sunday mo ring; n WI tnGss
said III went 1 . Air 4. Crosla " b ouse al',l
& from there to III & woods, where tie body.
WA s found pre- ~ aoon Mr.. Stewart came.
EJ'hey had summoned me on the coroner y
j,iry::& had there Heen the bod pfs the dead
y girl. u ] told Mr.. Stewart that the ought
4 to max tel some provisions Sas 3s TO burial
sStI. afrk,,
Slicre# all night. s q S3l
s Mr.. G. RI stewart said u lis get ting slale
mad sEid tome: Al n 4. Ga mo ii YOU
max as I'd ID
siEi. fart ,s IE am Il On "A tle Il cOrDner.s n jury
ii kI!d Tom I'LL willie you q [, Eon
{ss:s5f xu home and inttk sit I + said yes
SDut ls haven u so I time to make u coffin
like III ought to \ be made. salt II Will
do the best ! can. II Tom Hill will Ms "
charge me, Tom i mi Il did SO Mr.. !.
u stewart Saa ID come here, Mr. Perkins, and
5let me see you q minute, He said make ID
coffin the best You can. II He said tait,'t
Worthwhile Ito plane the plank, and said
y Il have no mon ey Y bl,t VII pay you In q
short time. y sent my lin TO ourt. Mr..
q SE,teWNrt's soIls offered To pay iItcS{a bout
I SIX weeks before Christmas. Nh
a Common Coffin.
IA vent home NJ nd made u hes cof fiji anu
Sliltched up I'M yS wa go,l and took I 10 the
woods, Mr. Stewart asked me IL we
& hadn't better bury her In the woods, ul
carry her to the. house. replied 70
10 the house Il and ask yo,lr3$mot hergnnd5
i see where she wanted her buried sew-
art#then invited me to his house to din;
sner. said \ to the boys in'#thcs woods. 4
n. Boys, bury I he box that i S wa Is ali-
4 Etliorlzed 70 make 3 as was ashamed ot;
ill., don't kllo NJ Who put the remains
IN the box tol, hel elped to do so II took.
the coff oyer to the graYe-yar rtl pretty
close TO M I, Stewards a house. Don't,
know exactly the Stance tp Il he house
551NllcnB We got there Mr. Stewart asked
& II had any straw to5puiflng the grave, 4 Hci
said, no. #slr.SI said have you 20 / a dis
j cll1linc ia read the burial service from;
He said9no. ! I said haven't your sister got.
gone?s He&Hald to Stne II we had sone,a there
5iB3no one here to read It,5lI saitl II MIR.
s Tinker CroWder or my brother ca h read
& IL. Or WI III III ~ to read It Il myself, d He
said short prayer r VII ID osas well, nut
$nobod 81 would pray. .. . q
Yitness was skcd by Mr. cocke;8l II
any members OF the stseWart Were
present mt the grave when the girl was
buried This was objected to n by Mr.
n Mann and was draW,ns by N II. Cooke
N Witness WAS closely questioned by, Mr.
" Mann as to the q pa he was to receive
FOR making the coffin for the dead girl
Witness was quit te spicy In some sDf Ills
replies to Mr. MA mn, S9 # 5t 5si is3
y Richard Cha ppel ,s nephew OF the ac-,,
"a lcused a was asked !. e. 3he know anything
about the treatment of the deceased
while she WAS living To Stewards. S.. but
only knew what the girl had toldahlm, N
,sll#5 VI Mr., Mann fered an objection and
\ vas sustained by the court. y H
lille Wyatt Il old OF Mr. Stewart going
i into the field where he was a t work nj IS
& ter the inquest and OF Stewart Is ASKING
4 him about the case ind OF Stewards tell
4 Ing him not to mention coming ii the
field where he was, Ss C i& l5i E
AT 4 40, court took a recess for ons
hour. II 5i54i3 s II s.. st a \