The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
SAID SHE INTENDED
TO KILL HUSBAND:
Son Of Mrs. PEBBLES Declared by
Witness to Have Thus
Quoted Her.
DEFENSE RESTS ITS CASE.
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Commonwealth, Introduces a
Number of'Witnesses to Break
Down the Defense.
DEFENSE RESTS ITS cAsl
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BEDFORD CITY, VA, December ~.
Tho morning session In the PEBBLES
murder case 'opened Mt 9:4o. very
heavy sleet had formed during the
night. and tho courtroom was dark and
gloomy.
Irving whitehead OF Iynchbiirg. who
had represented Mr.. PEBBLES IN certain
legal matters, testified he had the
reputation In Amherst Of being des-
perate, fearless, contentious and vim
dictive man. especially when drinking.
and ho had also seen him drunk since
moving to Bedford.
S. II. Dedaker, OF Amherst, reported
a similar reputation for violence.
w. B. Jorling. Justice OF the peace
at Goode. testified that II note from
Mrs. PEOPLES had been handed him sun
day night, September LIST. The note
read: Magistrate OF Bellione,--Please
come; in great trouble: come"
A deed book was introduced In court
showing tina. the Bedford farm was
owned by Mrs. PEBBLES.
Here the defense rested, but with
the privilege OF introducing certain
witness who had been detained. pro-
tided he came before the prosecution
was through With rebuttal.
Evidence in Rebuttnl.
The Commonwealth then asked time
for conferences, and this lasted un hour
and half, and consumed most of the
morning.
DR.. Thomas p. West was the first
witness called in rebuttal. He testified
that he examined Mrs. PEBBLES while
In jail on September 2d-two days after
the shooting. There was IL bruised
place over one eye. He did not recall
seeing any other bruise on her head.
There was a very small bruise on her
right forearm, but he did not find apy
on her body.
He had made the examination at the
request OF Mrs. PEBBLES. In the presence
of Mr.. Sale, her counsel. She COM
planned of AZ bruise on her groin. but
he could not lind any evidence OF 1t.
His own conclusion was that there was
no injury at this place. The ak handle
in evidence was handed DIR. West. AMI
he was asked this hypothetical Ques-
ton:
Suppose woman of advanced age
had been struck on the head, body,
breast, etc. some three blows some
thirty-siS hours previous by power
full man with weapon similar to the
AK handle, would there have been any
marks or bruises left when the woman
was seasonably clad and wore no
corset?"
This was oyerruled by the court on
| the ground that the dynamic force Of
! the blows had not been measured. and
| II was Impossible TO frame a question
to the expert putting him in exact ac-
cord with the nature OF the blows al
legged 70 have been given, and fur
/ ,hermore matters OF common knowledge
are for the Jury and not for experts to
! pass upon.
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Intended to, xiii Him.
! Osborn Hawkins. sof Cilfax. testified
/ that he talked with Clinton PEBBLES at
| the woodpile of the Hawkins home
about week after the shooting. This
was in the presence OF his brother. Sui.
ivan. That Clinton had said his mother
said she intended to kill her hits band
when no came home from Lynchburg
| Witness had also had conversation with
Clinton at Saunders's warehouse. ir
Bedford City, on Tuesday of this week
and he had repeated the same thing
This was allowed by the court only
by way of impeachment Of Clinton
Peebles's testimony.
w. r. Witt, a neighbor OF the PEBBLES
family In Bedford, testified PEBBLES
had the reputation OF being peace,
able and quiet man. He had some diff:
Guilty understanding the exact mean.
/ lbs OIL lHe question dUout reputation
Cor peace and quiet, and injected the
only merriment for the day when HI
said people in his neighborhood dit
1 not discuss the affairs of their neigh
I. bors like city folks.
Earl Hawkins. o neighbor, testified
4 Peebles's reputation was that of {
! quiet man when drunk. He was yer,
intelligent. He stated, however. be Lat
4 promised to contribute to a fund 70
the prosecution of Mrs. PEBBLES. though
he had no bias or ill-wi,l against TIL,
! prisoner.
\ Al .on the court nfio,,rnod