The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04

Much interest OF the day conferred
around the testimony of Alpheus BLY,
end Herman Good, both OF whom live
near the scene of the tragedy BY
was on the stand yesterday and was
still under cross-examination when
court convened this morning.
WITNESS rs CONFUSED.
He had b9eh exceedingly positive on
several points in his direct exam1na-
NAN vhich were not In line with testi-
ncny kfven by him At the preliminary
Under vigorous questioning by SEN
ator wendening. OF counsel for de-
.anse he became confused several
times. The state liz trying to prove
hat the whiskey runners were kiiea
h, the officers after their car had been
BROUGHT to a final stop, BLY, claimed
70 have heard reports OF five pistoi
Ihofs two close together and then.
,fter an interval. three others
Herman Good. who SAID ne hVeo
about one hundred and hfty yaras
from the scene of the shooting. SAID
he heard nothing OF the anatr. out
Wv, morning he saw officers take a
hottie of liquor from the car AND saw
Previously at Woodstock he had
identif,ed Sweet as the one who took
a y4nw 3 under somewhat different cir
cuMstances.
IN cross-examination. when con-
yronted with the transcript OF the
woodstock testimony. he declared
that all OF the men drank from the
hottle He stuck valiantly TO that
noin, but became confused as to the
number OF men he say and on several
other details.
The spectacular incident OF the day
was the introduction in evidence or
the front storm curtains taken from
-the iauor laden car in which Hudson
snd Shackelford rode to their death
The curtains were identified by II.
n CARRIER and Edward q, Beasley,
nroprietors Of a garage at Woodstock
The car was brought to their place
m the day following the tragedy. ana
has been kent there ever since. IL
viii be brought to Manassas tomorrow
for inspection by the court.
MARKS OF VIOLENCE.
The curtains exhibited today show
MARKS Of violence The celluloid win
dow. were broken. perforated and
rtained and the fabric torn arc cut
The delapidated conditions OF these
curtains four bullet marks in various
parts of the car body and hole IN
The top cover OF the car OF uudeter-
rnined origin, comprise all the evidence
.v.ilabIe for the stories printed last
snrinc by some OF the pro-liquor news
paners. to the effect that general
,usilade OF shots had been fired into
me car by men surrounding 1t.
CARRIER and Beasley differed In
many respects a. to their observations
about the conditions OF the car when
II arrived at their shop.
CARRIER asserted that certain perfo-
rafions made in the right curtain were
made by bullets fred at close range
from outside.
Certain stains on the celluloid he
asserted were made by smoke from a
nrearm, others he said were made by
grease.
s.ent Nv saving that they looked like
NV yvsre what he asserted they were.
The statement that the stains were
made by smoke was sharply chal-
icpred by the defense.
Senator Wenderburg poiptedly ex-
pressed doubt whether the witness or
srvhodv else could tell whether the
stains were made by smoke or on
which side Of the celluloid they were
His challenge that the jurymen try
~ determine the matter for them
Sefves caused the prosecution To hesi-
tate momentarily. but the court AL
lowed the test 10 proceed.
Fresh hAnderchtefs were used. the
,<xrerinenf bringing out surprisingly
.lnrge number o. those useful articles
sfr6an f1n pockets Of the jurymen and
" 0lfated ! broad small Of satisfac-
iiS5a mon the face Of WendenburE.
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