Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-01

way o! the Washington & Early drug
store. the witness said.
Il recall that a policeman came
along and spoke to both Mr.. Davis
and myself. declared Cournow paws
VAS stu there when my car came
along The witness then. b. direc-
ton OF the comomnwca!th'g At,or-
ney, Identified Davis as tho man he
had seen ON the morning that Mrs.
Davis was killed. ross-cxanlncd by
Attorney Smith, the witness story
remained practically unchanged. ex-
ccpt that Mr.. Smith drew from him
the admission that Il heavy fog vas
covering the city at the time and
mat one would experience dinlcul,y in
recognizing another person unless
thcy viewed each other at close range
Heavy Fog developed ;;It,.
Both Mr.. Smith ana s.r. yyencen-
burg. attorneys for the defense.
throughout the day made rnucn o.. Tho
I FAC; that n heavy foE was cnyolop-
ing the city on the morning Of Ne
ccmbor 90. 1916, indicating that tho
main contention Of the defense Is that
II wns Impossible for nnybody 10
recognize another unless they were ~
close quarters and actuali,. took mains
10 scrutinizc each Others features
! me state. in examining each wit-
nrsS. invariably brought out thar an
"Iectr!c are light was burning on the
corner.
The next witness was Miss Alma
DAVIS, tho accused mans daughter
"h" mad been called by the prosecu-
ION. Painfully and piece by piec.
me 'ommonwcaith's Attorney cllcited
mat Mrs. Davis. s,ep,nuther of IN.
witness, LEFT the house "a, the usuol
,ine on the morning OF the murder
10 :" to work in "A tobacco factory.
- lew minutes after she had LEFT the
mousse the witness said she heard two
shotS ring out. there being a SLIGHT
ih'erNhl between the Irs, and second
ma she, followed by her little stem.
"rother. ran into tho street.
Yrs. Davis Miss AIma said was
~ ing on hcr face on the sidewalk on
i"eit'h street not far from HUI
s'Ncral people had gathcrcL when
Shr reached tho scene. poitcem,n
",hohH them She Identified tho hcdv.
nhc said. 'ns that or her stepmother
thc witness had seen her fathcr. sh.
testified. in The vicinity OF her st.n.
iiln'her's home one night about a week
oetore the murder, but dill no, SEQ
MN on the morning OF il. Her father
an" s'epnoiher had been separated
! said 49, ''c
frhmr Shaking With Sobs
| IL was apparent Ia spectators rro,,
me moment the girl took the stand
that she would hardly bc able IN
stand the ordeal. She faItercd .cv
Graz times on her way 10 the stnn1
I anu while the oath WAS being al,
! ministerial graspcd nearby acs,
! Tor support. Her whole fran. was
| shaking with sobs When ATTORNEY
/ s'hith began the Observation-Disclosures
/ Shc gave way Ia her emotions com
| plet"i%. being unable To utter a
W"rd in reply 10 his first question.
! although the attorney, copnizant NJ
~, position spoke In very gentle
] voice, telling her that he would mn,
insist upon her answering any uucs.
ton that she felt she should NOT
MISS Davis Efforts TO control her
seif We're apparent 10 all, but sbc
was physically and mentally nm.
I equal 10 the struggle. The men,,,
! torture she was suffering was only
too evident.
/ Miss Rena Furcron was the next
/ witness. She was standing on Tho
rorner of Hull and Twelfth Strnn,s
on the morning of the murder. with
her sieter. both waiting for car
20 taKc them to their place OF en-
| PioE'ncht. Tney both observed Davis
hlahdihs near the drug store. II
was very foggy, the witness said
but the light on the corner ,,,~c
ample illumination within consid :
cradle RADIUS. Mrs Davis came out
ana Davis approached her. taking
hold OF her and telling her that he
wanted to talk to her. Mrs Davis
told her husband that she did not
want To talk to him. She went ownr
TO where Miss Furcron and her sis.
Ter were standing, taking n placc
hciween them. Davis followed. IL.
again TOOK hold of her and hogan to
pun her around the corner. Mrs
Davis asked the two girls to call an
on'cer. Ihey were scared and didn't
EMO" what 10 do. as he had already
Drawn n revolver from his oyercoat
pocket. The girls moved I'M the
street little way, when thcv hea I'd
the first shot.
lave Alarm From Drug store.
Mlss Furcron and her sister ran
To nearby store to give the alarm
ahd' on reaching there, heard the
second shot. She identified Davis as
'ne man who had pulled Mrs. Davis
around the corner. She had pre-
'iousiy picked him out of n crowd
oi seven men at the City Jail. she
SAID Her sister, Miss Lille Fur.
.'n' III substance, gave the same
testimony. Their story was not mn
teriaily changed under cross-cxami-
nation.
Coroner j. w. Brodnax told q,
being called to the scene OF Tho
murder. OF the autopsy and the find.
ing that one bullet had caused
death. Policeman II. w. WitzpaI,
told OF hearing the shots on the
morning Mrs. Davis was killed nj
running TO the scene and finding the
BODY on the Sidewalk. He also told
or hndinS,a mans hat near the body
He identified the hat as tho one ht
had seen Davis wearing earlier In
the morning when he had seen th,
now accused man standing on The
corner.
Norman Jones, colorcd. said he wa,
standing only n few feet from Dayi,
and Mrs. Davis when the former. ar,
cordlng to the witness, fired tho frs
shot. He identified Davis as Til,
man who had done the shooting. III,
jumped behind a telephone pole be-
fore the second shot had been fired
Davis ran along Twelfth and int.
Decatur Street. the witness said. no
STOPPING to pick up. his hat whe,
II fell from his head. az OH
! Lord, have meroy!. Mrs. Dayi,