The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-20

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Ut the wires, sending a message, whilo
near him sat II young lady He did nor
recognize the lady, as she had her bacl,
turned. He stayed in the room only n. fev
before returning to his home
for cigarettes. lie was gone only few
moments, but when he returned the
young lady was gone, and Bailey was as
the well. Bailey told him he would return
as soon as he got drink OF water. ~
hcara nothing moro OF Bailey until called
up by him, several hours later, from
Lee Hall! Bailey then asked him to get
=, ms pay for him II he did not get back
~ eA1le. In1s was Wednesday morning.
and was payday. Bailey returned =
grove at o'clock that evening.
In answer to questions, Hart testified
mat Bailey and Miss Willis were abso.
lutely alone In tho room during tbs
greater part of the night.
witness denied having told Wynne,
ah operator at Grove, that tho lady was
a friend Of Bhiley,s. lie stated further
that he had never had any conversation
With Bailey on the subject, and that
Bailey had never volunteered to furnish
any Information as to WIN tho yo,,np
lady was there.
witness, on cross-exatnnatlon, stated
positively that fo would not know tho
young lady he saw with Bailey II hc
saw her again. lie said that Bailcy's
handwriting on tho night book showed
that he was present In tho depot tho
whole tino that he tHart) was absent.
He said that Bailey was not violating
the rules OF the railroad company when
ne allowed tho young lady to enter the
depot, us the room was used as a
general watlng-room and poA,-ofI,ce.
"Had Better Skip"
at this point tho defense tried to In
troduce anonymous letters written to
both Hart and Bailey. warning them that
they would be arrested, and that they
had better skip.
me letters were signed In each case,
Your Friend" and tended to show that
some person was trying to throw sus-
piclon on the two young men.
The letters were excluded from the
evidence. as no name was signed to
them. Mr. Jcffrics made tho statement
that Bailey had later received similar
letter, presumably from the Same per-
son.
William Washington (colored). living
between Grove and Lee Hail. was next
introduced by the Commonwcnth's At
5torney. y
He stated that early on the morning
OF the 18th lie noticed man and a
woman on the track going In the dtrcc-
ton OF Leo Hall. He said that tho
Inau WhS UNKNOWN 10 HlHl di.u tHAt TIC
would not know him again II he saw
him. When asked by Mr. Henley II the
people were white or black, hc caused
much amusement In court by the an
swer, '"rhey was white: could tell by
their har." He stated that the woman
had no hat on.
L. F.. Lucas, night operator at Lee
Hall. the next witness, stated that he
was on duty tho night Of the 18th from
Z O'Clock in the evening to In the
morning. He said he had never known
Bailey until he entered the waiting room
at the depot "Wednesday morning, with
young lady.
IBID you see any portion OF clothing
left by the young lady?" asked Mr.. Hem
ley.
II did not was the answer.
He stated thnt Bailey bought two
tickets, one for Richmond and one for
williamsburg. and that lie saw them get
on the train together.
at Lee Hall told him Bailey had bought
a cap for the lady.
He said that the young lady arrived
at the depot at about $3.50 Wednesday
! morning.
The witness testified that Cook, an
Operator at Lee Hall. told him that
"Bailcy asked me to Tell you not TO
know anything about seeing him. ae
said that Bailey took the nrst tTa'A
after his arrival.
Hart was again put on the stand, ana
/, testified that Miss Willis had on light
i,clothing when he saw her at Grove. ana
no hat on. He further stated that the
| windows and blinds were open
| II. w. Tucker operator at Toano, tes-
| tilted that he had been on duty all night
| during the night of the i2th. and ne
had had no difficulty In calling UP ,'eoYe'
Mayor on Stand.
Mayor Warburton testified that Bailey
| was brought before him last SATURDAY
! morning, Just after his arrest, but that,
| owing to the absence OF Important wit-
! nesses the preliminary hearing was posi-
| poned He said that Bailey insisted on
being tried then. lie further stated ina
I the accused man admitted that MISS VII w
1 lis had been In the telegraph once WIN
4 him three or four hours on the nlght .!
4 her escape and that he went Wild hel
4 to Lee Hail the next morning. where ~
bought her ticket for Richmond ane
| placed her on the train In this exam
| ination he did not state how Miss WINS
to aroys ana sn his as aeton
4 w. A. Powell the operator here, VINO
4 was on duty the night OF Miss Willis'A
/ escape, testified that no saw Bailey the
/ next day, and that the young man told
4 him that the young lady had spent sew
eral hours In the Office with him the night
4 before. Mr. Henley tried to make the
/ witness contradict himself, and sharp
legal battle occurred between him ana
counsel for the defense. The questions
were ruled out Witness denied tho re-
port that he had said the story told MN
a by Bailey had excited his suspicious,
Sergeant Lawson. who arrested Ral!ey'
gave in his testimony what was prop-
ably the strongest point fUr the G9on q
a lady's clothing had been found near
Lee Hall, Sergeant Lawson corropoThted
the evidence given by Mayor Warburton,
Y and further stated that the prisoner hau
told him he lived In Culpeper and had
known OF Miss Willis for some years,
" When the sergeant asked the young man
on the day OF his arrest why he-dld not
nut the young lady on the train at Grove.
he would Give no reply.
! The court was adjourned until to-
morrow morning at II o'clock, owing
Ito tho impossibility of getting Robert
Ford, a young engineer on the chesa-
peake and Ohio road. 1t Is said that
ls1,..a ,,,ilIi prnya a very imDOrtnnt wit.