Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-13

her. got a position as n chauffeur.
L did not know that she had an illc-
Ultimate child. Sho told me she had
been married. l got her n job ut DR..
Boiccs. | was fond of my wife.
loved her. l love her now" Chris was
crying now, but lc went on with his
recital. After marrying her, we got
on all right until October. She grabb
cd n chair and hit me with it. II was
tho night before tho boys went to
Camp Lee.
THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE.
She ran hat-pin at me. Tho day
before she was shot, she threw flat
iron ut nc. He then explained his
trouble with Charles Saunders, when
he was shot in the back. 81 was in
the hospital three months" he said
"and | stayed in my home two months
On November 18th. 1917 l had just
gonc down to First and Broad streets
to get n paper for the boss, when
saw some boys fighting. The little
boy. Willie came up to the car with a
note and reached over and gave 1t to
me telling me to give the note to my
wife but not to open it.
GAVE THE NOTE TO FLORENCE.
l gave the note to Florence. She
read 1t and tore Il up throwing tho
pieces in the coal scuttle. l went to
the house that night and l saw n man
at the Second story window watching
My wife got there before did. There
was q bright light in the front room
and in tho back room. l went Ito
the hall way down stairs. A man was
coming down the steps. I crouchcd in
Ia corner. l did not know what the
man was going to do. He Knocked on
the door an Ellen came out.
LOCKED THE DOOR.
He wanted to cut some wood. Ellen
told him to- lock the back door when
he came back. When he came back
he locked the door. My wife went out
the front way and when she came
back 4 tall dark man came in with
her. They went around through the
front room into the kitchen. My wife
and this man then went into tho front
front room. looked through tho crack
in the door and saw them on the bed"
Chris. described in detail tho scene
OF how he fired through the door and
when he did so the light went out.
RAN OUT THE BACK WAY.
"The man ran out the back way.
fired again. broke out all the glass
In the back windows. l went TO the
door. My wife came in the doorway
and raised her hands and said Shoot,
you G. D. s. OF b. Then she
came in the yard and advanced to
wards me. fired to strike her in
tho legs, but she advanced on me.
She said that she would kill mo IL it
was the last thing she did" Under
cross examination ho testified that
Florence was undressed. She was in
her undorskirt. Her cloak was around
her. Her shoes were unlaced, her
stockings hanging down. her coat
was off and her shirt waist was off.
She was older than Chris.
A RIGID GROSS EXAMINATION
Commonwealth Attorney George
L. Wise subjected Chris. Jackson to
a rigid cross examination. He was
not asked tho name OF the ma,n he saw
in the room with his wife. Two off,
GERS had testified that he told them
the name and both Of them had call
ed the namc in the presence OF the
Court. Chris Jackson admitted that
no had taken IN woman Of the lowest
type" one who had served time in the
Virginia penitentiary and one who
had lived in a disreputable house into
one Of the most respectable families
in this city.
EgYx.2ssIss0 yssSSes,sssass essr.,is.H ~
ACQUITTED BY THE JURY.
He stated that he did not know her
reputation and character and that he
not only loved her then, but that he
loved her now. When he retired from
the stand, counsel for the defense ana
prosecution proceeded TO prepared
instructions for the usc Of His Honor.
Attorneys Smith and Wcndenburg
were absent from the court room for
some time. When they returned. 1T
was decided to argue the case. In
less then twenty minutes after the
case was submitted to the jury q yer
dict OF acquittal was rendered and
thus ended ono of the most unique
and sensational trials that ever took
place in court house in Virginia.
Mr.. Davis Entertained.