The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-15
LOCAL MATTERS.
A TRIAL FOR LIFE.

A TRIAL FOR LIFE.
James Giblin Arraigned for the Muir
der Of Francis Mccormack.
THE JURY SWORN AND EVIDENCE TAKEN
DID HE DIE FROM THE EFFECTS OF GLIB
LIN's LICK, OR FROM THE EFFECTS OF
HIS SEVERAL FALLS2-AN INTERESTING
CAsE-A BlAss OF Ev]DENCE-THE CASE
NEARING AN END-RECEss UNTIL THIs
MORNING.
The trial Of James Giblin for the murder
Of Francis Mccormack was commenced tr
the Hastings Court yesterday. Messrs. A
NJ. Kelley, 8. M. Page, Don p. Halsey, ant
Colonel John b. Young appeared as coun
sci for the accused. There was not large
attendance, it not being generally known
that the trial would really commence yes
terday.
Mr.. Giblin was accompanied by his bro
ther, who has recently arrived here, anG
other members Of his family.
Mr.. George D. Wise represented the Com
monwealth.
After the usual preliminaries, at - O'Clock
the following jury was sworn and the evl
dence was begun: c. c. Tinsley, c. Fl. Bull
lington, Herman Koppel, John G.. Morrison
Hughes, Thomas L. Hundley, James H
Beegleston, Joseph Fl. Colquitt, Jr., Thomas
2. Campbell, and William B. Newell.
WITNESS TO THE BLOWS.
Mr.. John D. Wade. who furnishes ice to
Mr.. Giblin, was the first witness examined.
On the morning OF the alleged wounding
he went into Giblin's bar-room, on the cor
ner OF Main street and Locust alley, and
while there saw three men in the room be-
sides Mr.. Gibiin. Mccormack, the deceased,
was in the act OF pulling off his coat. One
of the three men forced his coat back on
him again, and another then went out, and
so did Mccormack. Mccormack returned,
and Giblin, who had gone behind the
counter, cursed Mccormack, and said,
"Don't let him come in here again." Glib
lin picked up club about eighteen inches
long and an inch and a half thick, and said,
'I mean to whale you," and struck McCor-
saw was on McCormack's arm, but couldn't
see where the other two struck him. Thought
Mccormack was under the influence
of liquor and Quarrelsome. Afterwards
saw Mccormack on Sixth street, very
bloody. Saw no blood when Mccormack
was first struck. AS soon rs Giblin paid
witness five cents for the ice he left and
drove away. Witness had known Giblin
about ten months, and had, previous to the
difficulty, regarded him as peaceful, quiet
man. .'..-'+ 81 ..s- -r.-@
TWO HEAVY TuUDs HEARD BY A PHOTO
GRAPHER.
Mr.. w. Z. Trahern, the photographer,
AYn,.x pfS, -
Jacobson's paint-store, examining some
the assault. He heard two distinct blows
or heavy thuds., He turned around and
saw tall man thrust out OF the door with
Il mans arm, and heard the words, "Get
out, u"-something witness could not
remember what. When thrust out the
blood was streaming from his left temple.
The deceased stood bewildered moment,
and then walked off. Helooked like crazy
or drunken man to him. He saw man
standing on the side OF the bar-room door,
and one or two boys blacking his boots.
The man stood quietly smoking his pipe,
and rendered no assistance to the bloody
man who had been thrust through the door.
This was the most remarkable part Of the
transaction to him. ar.--s
Mr.. Wise: Did any one come out Of the
door to help the man.
Witness: No sir; he wavered In ., his
tracts few moments and then walked up
Main street to Fourteenth.
Witness saw some one join the wounded
man, but did not know who it was. "+
G,~ A BAKER-BoY's EVIDENCE.
Mr. Nesbitt, youth, and an employe at
Adams bakery, was next examined. He
was standing on the opposite side OF Main
street on the morning OF the occurrence.
He agreed with the other witnesses that the
hour was between and 8 O. clock. He saw
O man push another out Of the door, and
say "Get out OF here -; then he saw man
draw back and strike him on the head or
temple. Witness ran into the middle OF the
street. He then went and asked man he
saw on the sidewalk having his boots black
cd what made him hit him. Both boot
blacks got up and ran. Witness saw the
man thrust out, and at the same moment
was hit by some one on the head, he didn't
know who. The injured man walked off
I'D Main street, and into Doves drugstore.
Hc remained in the drugstore two or three
minutes, and then came out and went down
the street with colored man. When Nc
Cormack was thrust out and struck witness
heard him say, as he put his hand to his
head, :" That's all right. "..e
When the defence took possession OF this
witness they put him through rigid cross
examination, but the youth stuck to his
original statement with considerable per-
sistence, although his notions were appa-
rently not little demoralized by the law
yers. ..>;is.,s ~ s 80
OTHER WITNESSES.
Policeman John Fensom, who arrested
McC Cormack; Sergeant j. B. Angle, who ar
rested Giblin !; Stones Cutter Shields, Justice
John Crutchfald; DR.. W. 81. Taylor, core
ner; DR.. James D. Moncure, superintend-
emit Pinel Hospital; DR.. james Beale, ply
sician to the jail; DR.. c. W. 7. Brock, sur
geon Of police; and DR.. j. s. D. Cullen,
were also examined for the Commonwealth.
The doctors all proved that Met Cormack died
from the effect Of the blow.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. ;-=
Mr.. John B. sedgwick, whose place OF
business Is at 1912 Main street, testified that
on the morning Of the assault, about Z
o'clock, while he was standing reading a
newspaper In his front door, q man under
the influence OF liquor came UP TO him and
commenced talking. After talking three or
four minutes he fell oyer on the sidewalk,
with his head in the door. he lay there
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