The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-10

that they could not agree. At Z they re-
ported that they could not agree and
wanted something 10 eat.v and they were
then sent 10 their quarters az the hotel. his
! Honor having said TO them that 1t was very
important for many reasons that the case
should be decided by them. and that no set
OF gentlemen more competent 10 decide Il
could he found. They had come TO no
/ agreement at 9 last night. and at o this
morning they VIII again interview his
/ Honor.
THE SPEECHES.
A large crowd from town and country
assembled yesterday morning TO hear the
| speaking. i noticed in the bar Rev. DR..
Brown, Rev. DR.. Goodwin, Rev. Oscar
Littleton. Rev. T. Men. Simpson. Mr..
llamlin, attorney for the Commonwealth.
made the opening speech; Mr.. Harris fol-
lowed in strong statement OF the points
OF his case: Mr.. Peatross followed In a
lengthy argument. but at times he spoke
in SO low tone that those Of us sitting in
the rear OF him lost something OF what he
said. The however, in front Of whom
he stood, seemed submissive 10 him. Mr..
IIamlin, who said he had been sick for
week. closed the argument in lengthy
speech.
THE PRISONERS FRIEND.
While the Jury was ont yesterday and
there was general go-as-you-pleaSe beha-
vior in the courtroom. Mr.. W. I. Keeling
IA COUSIN and friend OF Dodson's), the man
who. | am told, has stepped forward to
meet the cost OF his defence, came into the
bar and sat down by him. After some
conversation, Mr. Keeling. by consent OF
no al \
noted that during the interview Mr.. Keel
ing's eyes were az times filed with tears,
but | could not observe. though not in
front Of Dodson, any sign OF emotion on
his part.
The End Reached-Thrce Separate ycrdicts.
Especial telegram 10 The DisPatch.l
DANyHLE, Va, June 9.-The jury in the
case Of D0dson this morning, after instruc-
tionS from Judge Blackwell as to what was
meant 10y being accessory before and after
the act, and who should fix the punish
ment in the case Of q verdict OF murder in
the first degree, brought in a verdict OF
murder in the second degree, and fixed the
punishment at five years in the peniten-
tiary. They were thanked and discharged.
On the indictment for hOuse-burning. n
jury was formed OF lawyers present and
one or two bystanderS, before whom Dod-
son by counsel pleaded guilty. and the
punishment was fixed at three years in the
penitentiary.
The same men were sworn in by holding
up their right hands aS the oath was pro-
nounced by the clerk. and heard DOdSOn's
plea by counsel OF guilty on the indictment
for embezzlement OF the funds OF the ware
house in which he had been employed, and
fixed the punishment at two years in the
penitentiary.
ANOTHER CONFESSION.
Since the verdicts OF the juries in his
case. DodsOn has confessed to the Com
monwealth's Attorney Hamln that when
he got 10 his house he found two men there
with body lying on the floor covered up
with blanket, and he could not, he said,
tel whether it was new body or an old
one. He had left the lamp burning very
low, and found it giving very dim light
on his return, and it was not turned up
afterwards. He persists that he did not
know the men who brought the body. but
says he might possibly recognize one OF
them. This statement he made to Mr..
Hamlin in the presence Of his counsel, and
after the assurance that he could not be
further prosecuted.