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except during 1907. johnson. she said,
was good boy.
Capt. A. NJ. Tomlinson OF Richmond
Va. a member of the secret service bu-'
reau of that city for twenty years.
said Smith is also known as Robert or
Albert Battine alias Albert Jackson.
Witness had known him since 1902,
The witness said that the last time he
saw Smith was six or seven years ago
in Richmond. Smith. he said disap-
peared after being released from Jail.
| The attorney for the commonwealth
| objected to Capt. Tomlinson testifylng
as to Smiths reputation. as he had not
known it for six or seven years past.
Since Smiths arrest the witness had
| heard heard Smiths reputation dis
cussed, but outside of his Office he had
not heard Smiths reputation mentioned.
The court then sustained the prosecu.
| tons objection.
Saw a Body Early March S.
| The most important witness at the ses-
sion Of the court yesterday afternoon was
Edward p. Purvis, a Southern railway
freight conductor of Nelson county. Va.
Mr.. Purvis testified that Saturday after
noon, March 5, at 3:15 o'clock, as he was
serving dS COHuuCtOE VI ~ dAi 4NOs -, AiS
attention was attracted by the body of
man where Schultz's body was found.
His train was running slowly, headed
for the Potomac railroad yards. At the
time he called the attention OF Flagman
O'Neil to 1t. Witness said he noticed the
body again the following morning. It
was in the same position as when he saw
it Saturday afternoon. Purvis said ne
could see that the man was white. On
cross-examination Purvis said ne was
iva object he saw was the
body Of q man.
Following the adjournment Of court yes
terday afternoon, the Jurors visited the
scene of the alleged murder. They were
accompanied by Smith and Calvin john
son, in the custody of policemen. Judge
Barley was also of the party. Several
hundred persons followed the jury and
prisoners as they went over the route
Smith says was taken by the murderers
as they carried Schultz to the field be-
yond the citys limits.
Gives Details Of Crime.
Smith halted the jury at every point
where he said the quartet stopped as
they carried Schultz to the place where
he met death. Smith first stopped at
Payne and Cameron streets and said 1t
was there he met Pines. who commanded
him to mix in" Schultz. he said, was
west of the corner and the other men had
him held against the side Of the house.
He then went west on Cameron street and
conducted the jurors through wet and
barren field in which they encountered
four fences, three of which were OF barb
ed wire. At one Of the fences, the second
reached he said that he took hold of
Schultz's leg and in that manner assisted
in the crime of pulling it through rather
than having it dragged On reaching the
fourth fence Smith hesitated. remarking
that 1t had been erected since the murder.
Upon reaching the spot where the muir
der is declared to have been committed
small wooden cross was seen. It had
been erected by the authorities to mark
the spot. Smith stood directly in front
of it with Johnson to the south, the latter
looking him in the face. Members OF the
jury formed circle and Smith described
in detail what was done there.
johnson Not Agitated.
Smith was closely questioned. He told
of johnson asking for rag which he
used to muffle the cries Of Schultz. and
Of Dorsey tabbing Schultz twice in the
left side Of the neck. Smith said he look
ed on and did nothing. Pines appeared
to be in command, and took no hand in
handling the body. Smith also said the
men rested at intervals, and that after
crossing the railroad embankment they
started on q trot, with Schultz in tow.
During all this time. he said. not a word
was uttered by the men,. He also point
ed out to the jury the place where john
son wanted to lay Schultz on the railroad
track.
Johnson looked on in amazement, as
Smith told the story OF the alleged crime
and did not display any sign of emotion
or nervousness.
could have seen the body of Schult8 from
the tracks Frank G. Grimes laid down on
q raincoat. The jurymen stood on the
railroad track, about 1JO yards from the
Yk H. Aha& h<xl
could more easily be seen from a pass
ing train.
Member Of Jury Faints.
About this time John w. Riley, a men,
ber Of the jury, suffered fainting spell.
He fell to the ground and 1t was sew
eral minutes before he revived.
S. T. Smith. fourth keeper Of the state
penitentiary. Richmond, Va, testified
that he knew Smith by the name Of AL
bert Battine. alias Albert Jackson. He
said the man had served term in the
penitentiary and identified commitment
papers exhibited by Attorney Machen
Witness said that Smith received addi-
tional time for a second offense.
William H. Wills, colored, testified he
had never seen the men accused Of the
murder together. Daisy James, colored,
testified that between Z and 8 o'clock the
dozen bottles of beer of McCormick's
saloon and got Johnson to bring them
home to her. She gave him one bottle.
Witness saw none OF the other men in
that vicinity at the time.
John Quill, coored. told of having left
Johnson at McCormick's saloon at 5:45
o o'clock the day of the crime. Quill re-
| turned at $50 o'clock and again at ILLS
o'clock, and both times Johnson was
there.
Worth Hulfish, DR.. I. B. Cochran, c.
w. O'Meara, Edward Green. Morris
Scott, Moses Stevens, Charles A. Cogan,
John Cogan and Charles Gray were called
10 testify as to the reputation of Johnson.