Ah, Dave....I've NEVER done anything like toss a charged cap to some poor, unsuspecting individual!!
NEVER!!!
Yes, a sort of test can be done with a VOM. Not a real test of leakage or capacity, but a test that can quickly determine a shorted or open cap. On the Rx1 scale, on an analog meter, put the leads on the terminal, as you said. A discharged capacitor conducts, so the resistance will be low, and the meter swing to the right. As a cap charges, the resistance goes up, and the needle should swing slowly back to the left. If you have a known good cap of the same ratings, some comparative needle swinging will give you an idea of it's condition. If the needle either 1) goes right (low resistance) and stays, or 2) never moves off left (high or infinite resistance) chances are pretty good it is bad.