The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-05
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quarters OF a mile or mile from
where | turned, anyhow. turned to
come back. We were coming down
the road. | reckon fifteen miles an
hour. 1t might have been twenty. run
ming along easy. not thinking about
anything special just talking to each
other, when / saw man coming from
the left hand side OF the road Hs
was so close 10 me. and running at
the speed ! Was. although IL WAS not
very fast, knew that IL | did not
stop l would hit him. l put on the
brake and stopped my car As did.
when l stopped. he was on the LETT
hand Side OF the car. / really did
not know he was there until he said.
What in the he'll are you trying 10
do Run over me- | said: mo,
but ! ought to have, was In the
middle Of the road. and you had
plenty of room on either side"
. Where were you. on the right
hand side. the left hand side. or in
thu center
A. or the road
A. l reckon was near the center.
| think / vas running down the center
OF the road
Q. IL that the usual part Of the road
for automobiles?
A. Yes.
Tells Of Hold To.
=. IheE are just like country people
In that respect
\, Well almost everybody keeps the
center OF the road II he knows his
vehicle. When ] said that to him |
put IN the low gear, ard reached over
to take off this brake. and then he
raised the gun and pointed 1t at me.
which | had not seen before and said
Stop. IL you don't / Will shoot you"
didn't say anything / didn't want
10 aggrayate him nr Try to make him
mad IN any way. | didn't think he
Was going 10 shoot, ! thought he would
be crazy TO. l let in the clutch.
had my hand on the steering wheel,
Just slipped the throttle around and
let In the clutch. As did, the car
gave Jerk forward and had my
eye on him all the time. locked
right at him. AS the car Jumped hs
raised tho gun and fired. immediately
put on the brakes and stopped again.
As he fred. my wife fell / Was lean
ing over this way with my hand On
the brake. and she fell hack ~ me
Q. What did she fall between,
What was behind your back
a. Why. the hack Of nay seat.
Q. That's what mean. she fell
between your back and the back OF
the seat?
a, Yes. sir
Q Did she fall towards you at a!ie
A / couldn't say to save my life. II
All happened so quick. on the spur
or the moment ! jumped out Of the
car and started towards the man. I
didn't run, / didn't have long enough
distance 10 run. He was standing
about the rear Of the car, ! jumped
out OF the side and started towards
him As | did. he raised his gun
/ don't know which shoulder he rails
ed 1t over. and hit at me. / saw tho
motion, but | was going forwards
ana couldn't get out OF the way; I
threw my head back and caught the
gun as II came down, and 1t hit mo
on the nose. l pulled the gun out
or his hands, and from leaning back
wards or from the force of my
wrenching ! got overbalanced. and IA
went back on the ground. Something
has been said about blood on the
gun; have never seen any blood on
tho gun. one way or the other, but
Mr Tom owen said there was blood
on my face that night.
Mr.. Wendenburg: Don't argue
witness: Anyway, 1t Ia the most
natural thing in the world for man
inat Is hit 10 put his hand on the
spot where he IL hit. l don't say aid.
! don I say didn't and don't say tho
blood dropped off my nose ANYWAY.
| picked up the gun and threw II
In the machine and the man ran
away.
.. Which way did he go?
Told Same Story.
A. he went up the road. I told Mr..
Tom Owen that. the first man made
a statement to that night.
Q. Did you say anything to Mr..
Tom owen, the first man you told
about IT, about the man going In the
woods
A. No, sir; nor did / say ANYTHING
about cranking the machine, or the
man being on the right hand sida
OF the road; nor did l say anything to
him about the man catching the gun
that way dnd;cating)
49, g.. Was the statement that Mr.. Tom
owen, the first witness made on
the stand, fair and true statement.
told him?
A. Yes, sir, Of what I told him a.
far as | can recall. as fair as 1t could
possibly be. IL | made all the state-
ments the detectives say in the mean
time, how could l go to the coroner's
Inquest and mako the statement I
did make. after telling the detectives
these stories?
Mr. Wendenburg: Don't argue.
BY Mr.. Smith:
.. Is the first statement you made
to. Mr. Owen like the statement you
made at the coroner's inquest In ref.
erence to the contradicted points,
A. Yes, sir, II had told the
stories TO all OF the detectives which
some of them say, that l jumped out y
Of the car on the left and ran around
the front
Mr. Wendenburg: Has he the right
10 refer to what was said at thu
eoroner's inquest and then tell ma
can't do it,
The Court; / don't think that n
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