The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-31

A sew IIAL AShED FOR LEROY RHODES
N0IE- oF TIE -EEIIGIoUS-P0LuI-
CAL MEETINGS. ACCIDENT. ETC.
lCarre-p o.Iclce II tie Richmond Dispaich.l
OCTOBER 80. 1852
Upon the conviction 81 Leroy Rhodes
Saturday the counsel for the prisoner,
samuel b. Woods, Esq. Immediately filed
exceptions ana moved that the verdict be
80 aside and the prisoner granted 4 new
trial. Hi Honor Judge Hughes took the
matter under consideration and viii give
Ai, decision to-day. Thi, case has eX-
cited much interest. The Commonwealth
wa- ably represented by Micaiah
Woods. E,Q., who has throughout the
whole trial had 70 labor without material
tle only evidence against the prisoner OF q
decisive character having been ruled out.
Ills was the evidence of Detective Noathct-
ford. who succeeded the day after the muir
DER Of The Missile in getting confession
from Rhodes but because Detective Wren,
who Wa, engaged on the same job. had
u.ed threat, and intimidation with the
PRISONER. and had failed TO cXtori comics
.i.l If was held that Wcltherford. Who
Subsequently interviewed him. hal gained
ll. aint ly the same method, ahd II vas
therefore thrown cut. " cathcrforG'> it>ii-
mnlv would have been substantially tins ::
IT, won't into the clubhouse where Rhodes
Wa, carried Immediately aftcr his arrest.
and believing that the posse which h"d
gone after james Rhodes were coming
in- in with him, he told the prisoner
g. much, and the prisoner, believing th1t
li, brother had been captured, confessed
that be wa- concerned in the murder; th't
b. Wa, At the foot Of the cellar steps when
lf. lrotber knocked the light from old Nj.
Na,>ic's hands: that he did not strike the
old people himself, but he helped To- ge
the money. and spent some OF II IN ChH-
l0ttr.yilie next day, which led To ms arrest
All OF the circumstances connected WIN
bj. conduct during the excitement al Tie
time ~ the murder indicate that he knew
AN about the affair, il he did not actliaii!
.ngaye in the striking which produced the
murder. This evidence having been ue-
cl3red inadmissible, however, II was the
opinion OF some Of the best legal taicil, at
TIL, lar that the jury would be bouhd -
acquit him. .-..,,.;, 10
# i. quite likely that the prisoner VIII be
,,rant.d new trial. What his fate VIII De
If acquitted is merely matter OF coh!'o,
u,rr: but il i pretty generally conceded
that the sentence OF the jury was the very
best thing that could happen to hun. A.
several incidents occurred during lhc
trial that were interesting ana aihlslns:
On saturday telegram arrived lor oiic :? :.
the iuryInen, and il being lllega 10 Hi'V w., ~
10 him without being scrutinlZcu =. S" I'm
one else. there was considerable hcsi'a''oii
ON hi. oart. and for some time business
IVA. suspended. until the question "a' SCI
lied by The sheriff asccrtaininS thar tho !u-
ror'. wife simply wanted TO hho" AZ
proposed coming home soon - u,ood.
The prisoner, cOunsel, = d. ~
F.o i a nopular Young lawyer, ana 'pi'
was hi. first criminal case MS ",''':
friend. were naturally anxious 10 see ho"
beworked il up, aud when ne iii'"e III 90
t,llnent many OF them were theI'' an" 'l
plauded him heartily. Judge huShos i'n'
mediafely ordered the clerk 10 ehIvi q ~ ~
Of s20 against every one VINO Cou'u IT., "a
certained t. have commitLed Ihls ~ III
decoriln. and ordered The sherih ~ iiJ'T
them in custody until the hhe vas P''"
This caused considerable ucpiu"tlon, ~
considerable number OF them were sui,!
and il took proiuse apologies anu -, ~,
speeches 20 induce the Judge 10 Ienii' Wv =,
fines. IL was none the less h'''oi''6 y
Mr.. Woods, however. U,;scona
The congregation VI '"I In, re
church. whose building u uhu.i 800, IN
uairs yorsbiped i'm the Baptist church 10
day. Dr. J. s. Hanckel officiating ,or CON
Rev. J. NJ. Dawson, candidate Tor con =,
-. tor the state. and J. w. Cochran
saisitout Republican candidate is h ior 't to
district, are expected TO SPEAK m he'T Rich III
night, "Hon. A. j.. Taylor -, o. III nie .,
mond, is also booked i3r si,er, 81 The the Re
saturday night next, "by order o. eny "'
n"lJican STATE Executive Committee"
pu Mr. Jac obi Bachrach shoe merchant h ots
III" place. while cutting a piece Oh so on
leather saturday let his knife sup n ana I'll III
hi right knee 10 the bone, making d ,"
four or five inches in lengIn. Saturday
Judge O'Ferrall was IN to@h 0 as mos
and represented his pros lavassers ais
hopeful. The county s~ccess of pur
SPEAK nolsi,,liy ,,s connty. our.