The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-27

lie WOutu NOT 10 lEJuStlCc 10 any IDuD, auQ
he was glad to say that in the supreme mo-
ment the prisoner was moved by one manly
sentiment. Turning one hast, lingering view
to the old folks at home, to that honored,
gray.haired father, who had kept that hon
ored named without impeachment OF dis.
honor, without stain Of suspicion; to that
dear mother who had nursed him as an IN
fant upon her lap, he thought OF the deep,
damning dishonor of crime, anI then one
manly sentiment controlled him-aye, one
manly sentinent-and it Is my pleasure to
make mention of it. He preferred death to
the dishonor Of the ignominy which attaches
to felon. My eloquent friend has appealed
to your sympathies, but the arrow which has
pierced the hearts of the old folks at home is
an arroW sped from bow 10 the hands OF
the prisoner. He is guilty; he has robbed
his mother, Virginia, in her humiliation ana
poverty, and your verdict Of acquittal could
not make him respectable. Public senti-
ment has been crystalized into public be-
lief.
THH CASE GIVEN TO THE JURY.
Mr. Wise concluded his argument at ten
| minutes after 2 O'Clock, when the case was
given to the jury. The crowd which had
gathered in the courtroom to hear Mr..
Wise'S eloquent speech was cleared away by
order Of the Judge, and the jury, in the Gus
tody of the officers of the court, was taken
upstairs to room over the court.
During the time which elapsed between
their leaving the courtroom and their return
there were many speculations as to what
would be the result, but the suspense did not
last long, for at o'clock, after an absence OF
fifty minutes the jury returned to the court.
There was death-lke silence for moment
after the clerk had called over the names,
and each gentleman had answered "here."
Then turning to the jury, Mr.. Jinkins said,
in clear and audible voice:
"Gentemen OF the jury, have you agreed
upon verdct?"
Mr.. Z. A. Saunders, who signed the YER
dict, replied: 1--WE have"
MIR. Jlnkins: "Wiliam D. Coleman, stand
up!n
Dir. Coleman arose, walked to the bar OF
the court, and looked steadily at the jury. as
all eyes were turned upon him. Not a
muscle moved. There was not the slightest
indication Of nervousness or excitement, but
he looked intenty at the jury until his coun-
sci reminded him that ecould sit down.
Mr.. JinkinS: "Gentlemen Of the jury, look
upon the prisoner. What say you, is he
guilty of the felony of which he stands
charged, or not guilty"
"GU1IrY,"
responded Mr.. Saunders.
Mr. Jinkins, then taking the indictment,
read
THE VERDICT.
ave, the jury, find the prisoner guilty, and
ascertain the term of his confinement in the
penltentisry ut four years."
Mr.. Royal: elf your Honor please, we
desire to move to set aside the verdict, and
ask for new trial."
The Court: " The motion is oyerruled."
Mr. Royal then said he desired to except
to this ruling, as we'll as TO the instructions
which he asked the court to give to the jury
on Wednesday, and which were refused.
He at once commenced the preparation OF
the bill. Dir. Royal then moved an arrest
of judgment, which was also oyerruled.
The crowd having by this time apparently
lost interest in these formal motions and had
in great measure left the courtroom.
The jury was then discharged, the court
adjourned until this iFriday) morning at II
o'clock, and the prisoner, after having shaken
bands with his father and number of
friends, was remanded to Jail.
It is said that the case will be taken to the
Court of Appeals.