Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-05-06

Great God is it not enough that you
have taken the life of her brother, but
you must mock the tears ofthe sisterY
Is her love to be damned as an effort
to heroze dead man, whom he de-
nounces MS a gay Lothario? a.a.
hope, II l have none OF that SEN
timent which is said to he able to
raise mortals to the skies, that | have
none of that other which would drag
an angel down.
III have none OF the sentiment
which Is Christian, l have none of
that which belongs to the lower re-
giona. Gentlemen Of the jury. this
much was due. could not have
gone from this Court House unless |
had spoken these words Of reproba-
Il on
He tells you In one word that Cur
Tia was ray Lothario, and In the
next he denounccs the ladies and gem
tlemen of this city who nave spoken
Of this case as Mrs. Camps.
Js Curtis, to whose memory tho la
dies of this town have raised q moDu-
ment such creature as he has paint
ed him ? or would he have you believe
that the women Of Richmond are 30
low as to heroize gay Lothario :?
This about disposes Of that gentle-
mans speech.
The Commonwealth's Attorney
said he would now proceed to consid-
er the facts Of ftbe case. He impress
ed upon the jury that the Judge had
admitted the evidence as to the COW.
hiding. And on that subject he call
ed attention to the fact that for show
ing that Poindexter had apprehen-
sons, defence relied upon 1t, and after
30 using II they wished to discard 1t
from the case. .-.....
In no view could the shooting be
put below manslaughter, and In some
views II was murder. He asserted
that no man ever laid the cowhide on
anotber's shoulders as Po'ndexter did
upon Curtis without inviting blood
shed; that having cowhided Curtis,
having made the provocation. Poin-
dexter could not plead II In justiflcn-
ton Of the killing when Curtis came
to attack him. This was discussed at
considerable length. He contended
that Polndexter knew Curtis size;
that he had asked Miss Cottrell about
IL that he was afraid TO attack him
"if he was q bigger mani; that he
knew that he had easily whipped him
at the store, and he knew ho had no
necessity TO kill. I.U.ait u..it
Leave out the whipping-and then
you leave out apprehenslon--and did
he have good cause to think his life In
danger?
He was superior In size; ho was
tweuty-nine and Curtis twenty-five,
and the result sbows--and that In tLo
best evidence that he was ahle to
catch all of Curtis blows on his arm
without receiving any injury.
Speaking OF the ages OF the two men
the CONS Atty. said that the defence
was constantly appealing TO the gym
pathles Of the jury on account Of the
youth OF Poindexter, and yet lo was
near about a. old ~ Stonewall Jack
son when he com mapded armles OF
the Confederacy at CbaDcellorsvllle.
Mr.. Wise said that In speaking OF
Miss Cottrell with alI respect III use
the word woman. I think II better
than tho yankee word lady. Womnnl
IL isA glorious word. IL In n word
that carries us back TO home and
childhood, and makes you think OF
the lines;
uIvhh were = boy again iaf
II wish 10 speak In no terms OF dis
rospec. Of her miss Cottrell ]. But /
have a public duty to perform. ~ l9
There 10 another women
One had q lover the other n broth
or. The whole evidences shows that
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