Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-23

victim OF the attempted ASSASSINATION
Munro said that he was walking down
Armistead avenue, after having spent
the evening with his wife, and wheh
nearing Tennis lumber yard some one
came up behind him and fired at him.
rhe ball passed through his neck and
cut of his check. The shot stunned
him. Munro said when he recovered
he saw a tall man, wearing DARK
suit of clothes and slough hat, running
through the lumber yard He was I'M
able TO see the face of his assassin
and could not identify the man.
Munro told of his secret marriage
to Miss Knewstep, claiming that as
he had not finished his trade they de-
cided not to announce the wedding
until he had done so.
DR.. William H. Howard, who at
tended the wounded man on the. night
of the shooting. told the jury OF the
call he received to come TO Todd 8
store. He explained also the wound.
Tolls of Arresting Thomas.
Police Officers J. w. Cunningham, T..
a.. Watts and Leslie Curtis. Jr.. who
responded TO the call for officers on
the night of the shooting. told or
having tracked q man through the
lumber yard to Melrose avenue. The
bloodhound Jack" was used by the OIL
ficers and followed the trail out to
Stuart street. officer Cunningham told
of arresting Thomas at his home
about 2:40 o'clock on the morning af-
ter the shooting. He was unable to
/ find a revolver.
Mr.. z. d. Cole, clerk in the West
End Pharmacy, said that he saw
Thomas at the store on the night OF
the shooting. and that Thomas was
standing in front of the store until
few minutes before the shooting.
which occurred some distance below
the pharmacy. Mr.. Darden's home,
where Mrs. Munro was living, Is near
the drug store.
Thomas Sheehan testified that he
was on his way home on the night OF
the shooting. He saw Thomas When
at the corner OF Armistead avenue and
Melrose avenue he saw Munro turn
down Armistead avenue Sheehan said
he mistook Munro for friend and
spoke to him, but Munro replied that
you have the wrong man.
Other witnesses testified to having
seen Thomas around the West End
Pharmacy
| After Mrs. Munro had given her
testimony the state announced that II
was through with its side of the case.
Defense Begins.
As stated by Mr.. Collier, the defense
| is attempting to prove an abb for
Thomas. J. II. Thomas. father Of the
boy. s. s. Lawson, Charles Armistead
and Taylor Wilson told of having seen
Thomas on the night of the shooting
sometime about IL O'Clock, but none
of the Witnesses were able to give the
exact time as Il did not at that time
occur TO them that they would De
used as witnesses. Thomas. on the
night in question did not appear excit
ed. He was in Mr.. Armistead's poo
room about 11:15 o'clock
Mr.. Collier announced that he viii
have a number of witnesses to testify
this morning and at ; O'Clock cosiri
took a recess until 10 O'Clock today
n The state is attempting to show
that Thomas was jealous OF Munro
and that he WIS prompted In shooting
\ the Portsmouth man down by Jealousy
On the other hand. Mr.. Collier main
iains that he will prove Thomas haf
nothing TO do with the shooting
Judge Montague IL being assisted II
the prosecution by Samuel Gordon
Cumming.
The court house was well FLIED
Il throughout the dav.