Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-29
ABINGDON.
End OF ID. T. CampbeIis Case-Aiieged
Horse Thief Captured.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.

lSpeclal 10 lut
ABINGDON, VA, May 2S.-IIOn. &. F..
Trigg and General Walker consumed the
entire forenoon Yesterday i'm their argu-
ments for the defence in ID. T. CampbelFs
ease. Major Williams, in closing the case
on behalf Of the prosecution, spoke from
about , l.. N. until the case was given 10
the Jury at 3 O'Clock yesterday evening.
After being out for an hour the jury were
brought in, and il being learned they had
not agreed, they were put in charge OF the
sheriff aud the court adjourned to $50 this
morning. At the designated hour the
court convened. and the jury were again
sent 10 consult on their verdict. About
10 O'Clock they were brought again into
court, and. upon beng intenOga.ed by the
Court, they said they had agreed and rem
dered their ycrdict-Yiz.: ave. the Jury,
find the defendant, d. r. Campbell. not
guilty Of the felony charged in the indict-
ment. but guilty Of a mis- lemeInOr. and AS
scss his fine at SO"
Jpon the reading Of the verdict there
was considerable applause. and Mr.. camp
bell was congratulated CO by friends and by
ISLANDERS. Ii is understood upon the first
polling Of the jury in their room there
were nine for outright acqulttal, TWO Tor
imposing fine, aud one for six months
Imprisonment. The two for fining, 1t Is
said. would have acceded 10 the views OF
the majority, but it was soon found tha.
the one for imprisonment could not be Sc
cured 10 that view, and all then agreed 10
the fine IL fixed in the verdict.
The next aud last 81 these cases was that
against y. &. White, and being called, aiter
conference between parties and counsel for
both sides, IL was arranged that Mr. White
might confess judgment for like dne as
Mr.. Campbelps, and with the leave OF Court
this was done and Judgment was entered
accordingly.
Joseph Birdette, an alleged horse-thie!,
for whom rewards have been offered fort two
offences, committed one each in Washington
and Green counties, Tenn. was arrested
Yesterday morning, and is held awaiting a
requisitiOn from Tennessee 10 take him 10
that place. His arrest and Identification
came about in an accidental aud unusual
way. Early yesterday morning he entered
the room OF a Mr. Brightwell, in keller's
boarding. hou,c, aud produced whlskey-
flask and insisted on Brightwell taking
drink, which Brightwell refused to do until
he thought It the best and easier way to
get rid OF him. Birdette then went to the
bed in which a young printer was yet
asleep, and waking him endeav0red TO pour
whiskey down him. \ scuiilc eDsued and
Birdette's hat was knocked of, exposing
round bald spot on the back OF his head,
which was given in the rewards offered as
one Of the marks Of Identification. Mr.
Brightwell. who had seen the rewards,
marked the sheet, and coupling 1t with sus
piciens previously aroused by the bold con-
duct of Blrdette, followed him out and no.
tilted an officer, who arrested Birdette.
one of the parties whose horse was
stolen came here to-day and further identi'
fed Birdette. II Is said Birdette is an old
offender. aud served term in the peniten-
tiary OF this State, being sent there from
Pulaski county for similar offence. Al
though he admits his name IS Birdette, he
stoutly refuses TO give any information as
to where the horses are and denies stealing
them. When asked how he got out OF the
Pulaski county trouble he replied, by
serving my time out"