The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-14
TRIAL FOR LIFE.
Eahcrty Before Judge Guigon.

THE ErRrsoNER CLAIMS ToBEN NOT GUILTY.
JURY OBTAINED AFTER SOME Diff
CULTY-INTEREsTlNG POINTS OF EVI-
DENCE-TEsTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE
ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL AND CHARGE OF
THE EJUDGE-A VERDICT QUICKLY AGREED
UPoN-EIGHTEEN YEARS IN THE PENI-
TESTIARY-MoTIoN FOR NEW TRIAL EN-
TERED ..... ...3... .:ng
The trial OF w. j. Faherty. charged with
the murder OF Charles Ii. Childs, was COM
mcnced in the Hastings Court yesterday
morning. The courtroom was thronged
with spectators, and great interest was
manifested at every stage OF the proceed
ingS. At about quarter to IL O'Clock the
prisoner was brought into the courtroom
by Deputy Sergeant Briggs. So oquietly was
this done that but few people were aware OF
the prisoners presence, and the question
was frequent and audible, "Where is
Fahcrty? Why don't they bring him
in: ?" When it was found that he
was present, all eyes OF course were turned
towards him. OF all the men present
| he was the last man one would take for 4
murderer. While not what would be called
handsome man, his appearance would in-
dicate that he was certainly mid-mannered
man. He looked with an air OF calmnesS, il
not OF indifference, upon the surroundings,
and were it not for decided pallor and the
heavy, dark lines under his eyes he would be
taken for q spectator. and not prisoner.
! His jailors report that his behavior in Jail
has been remarkably good, although
he has been Very reticent. He has
given no trouble whatever, and has
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his keepers. AS his case was called he
looked up, somewhat startled, and again
subsidized into his former quiet manner. His
counsel, Mr.. John S. Wise, shortly appeared,
and after brief consultation with him the
case was entered into. When called upon
TO stand up and plead he did so calmly and
coollv. though his demeanor seemed some
what diStrGit. When asked il he was guilty
| or not guilty Of murder, he plead, quietly,
Not guilty"
After considerable time spent in passing
upon the qualification Of various persons
summoned as jurors the following gentle
men were finally selected as the iury-vlz.,
II. J. Jones. W. L. Baker. A. G.. Anthony,
John c. Hunter, John Talman, John T..
! Sizer. Peter 5. Sublctt, T. F. Taylor, Charles
Bchle, James McGraw, A. c. Peay, and B..
| Alsopp.
The evidence was then entered into, tie
! first witness being James Glblin, the pro-
prictor of the Emmett House, in front OF
which the shooting took place. His evl-
! dcnce was the same substantially rs that
given before the Coroners jury, but it was
supplemented by description OF the effect
OF the lights OF his saloon as compared with
the lights in Locust alley, which were rather
! 1,,-o oriS wit N1In-StrPet
| lights. He said that after the shooting the
prisoner turned as though he were going up
town. and after he had gotten about midway
/ OF the alley he turned around. He held his
| arm unusually high when he fired. Had Mr..
! Faherty been rs tall a man as the deceased,
! in opinion OF witness the ball would have
passed over his head Prisoner held the
pistol in his hand until Policeman Charter
came up. Policeman Charter was about
thirty yards off at the time Of the shooting,
and took the prisoner in charge in few
moments thereafter. AS soon as he (the
policeman took charge Of him he put up his
pistol. Witness could not distinctly hear
all that was said between the parties. He
only heard Faherty make objections to
! ChildS pulling his coat. 1t sounded to him
like the talk OF two drunken men. Had no
opportunity OF hearing prisoner talk after
! the shooting. Only heard him say that he
had shot him for pulling his coat, in reply
! 10 his remark, Its too bad you shot that
| man."
| Mr.. Wise piled the witness in the cross
/ examination very closely, and especially rs
! to the stage OF drunkenness existing be-
! tween the prisoner and the deceased. He
| put to him drunkenness in all its phases
! the maudlin. the hurrah, the friendly, the
| grllmblino, the mumbling, the inimlcal, the
mental, the bodily, and, in fact, every sort
of'drunk ever dreamed OF. Mr.. Giblin re-
sponded that he could only Judge by his own
! experience. He should say that they were
/ on maudlin drunk. He was very much
SURPRISED when he found out that Childs
was killed. Nothing could have astonished
him more. as he thought the prisoners arm
was elevated so that the ball had passed
! over Childs's head. Witness knew OF no
quarrel between prisoner and deceased
/ when they came out of the alley. Heard
nothing that could indicate a quarrel except
Fahcrtv's remark: "You've pulled my
coat"
T. G.. Black, bar-keeper at Mr.. Giblin's,
testified to the facts as they have been here
toiore recorded. He was also subjected to a
rigid crosS-cXamination by the counsel Tor
the defence. but nothing new was ehclted.
He said that the two men were in his opln-
| ION NuTlnht OF - tlSnl,f. Dut llot "u'''
he would call drunk. Heard the prisoner
say 81 shot him" after the shooting. but it
did not seem as though he said it in boast
ing manner. Mr. Childs (deceaseD stagger-
cd when he came up to the door OF the bar.
room, which induced witness to the BELIEF
| that he was under the influence OF liquor.
He Judged OF Faherty's condition by his
general appearance, though lie talked re-
tionally. .
Policeman Henry Charter testified to the
same facts as have been reported He ar
rested the prisoner, and while on the way
! to the station-heuse the prisoner asked him
il Childs was dead: Witness4replied, that
| he did not know where he was shot, or
whether he was dead or not. He said he
was sorry he shot him, AS he thought he had
shot about three yards over his head. The
prisoner seemed talkative, but not drunk,
although "drinky.'
p. Pacini testified that the parties were
present in his bar shortly before the shoot
ing. They were singing. and took several
drinks together. They got to talking about
politics, and ''Jim" called Chiids lie.
Witness proceeded then to testify IN such
an indistinct manner that the Judge told
Mr.. Cabell to bid him retire until he could
get an interpreter, as the jury could not un-
derstand what the witness had to say.
DR.. w. II. Taylor, the city coroner, then
gave in his evidence rs to the autopsy on
the body of deceased. He produced the
ball which he had extracted from the skull,
and which he testified was the cause OF