The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
THE GODSEY TRIAL.
GRFAT INTEREST MANIFESTED An
DAY ~ THE CASF.

.,,os,,o, of witnesses by the Prose
eu,ioa and Defense-The J"dge ana
,,,,y visit the scene of the Tragedy
r.s;Imony Closed Argument To day.
Great interest was manifested in the
trial of Mr. William II Godsey for shoot
ing and killing David Glass, the cplored
waiter at the St Charles Hotel, which
Xyss resumed in the Hastings Court yes
1erday morning at 10 o'clock. The court
room was crowded. and 80 continued all
day.
WITNESSES FoR THE PROSECUTION
George Washington (coloredj, who was
The second cook at the time OF the shoot
inc. was the first witness examined Tor
,he Commonwealth. He testified that
Glass was in the kitchen sitting down
drinking q cup of tea, when Mr.. G0dsey
came in and ordered Glass 10 20 into Tie
dining room and arrange his table. GLASS
sad that he would mol 60 until alter he
had finished drinking his tea. Mr. God
sey then said TO Glass After you Ret
through come 10 the Office aud get your
money. and don't come back again.
Glass. in reply. said, u will clean up
my table and come back tomorrow
morning. and will leave when the pro
nrieior tells me 10 do So Some other
words passed. and Glass turned to Mr..
Godsey and remarked, Go on man |
am not thinking about YOU" The two
left the Kitchen, and soon afterwards
heard pistol shot, and Immediately Ju
li4 Wells ran into the kitchen and sald
tina, Mr. G0dsey was killing Davle lie
(wi,nessl went into the dining-room ana
saw the last shot fired. Norman, Boston
Nowlan. and Mr.. Talley were the only
neIsons who were in the room at the
time. Glass fell over a chair, ana ne
Washington ran to him and lald hih
on the floor In few minutes Glass was
dead
Julia Wells lcolorcd), lsundress al
the hotel, testified that she heard lhe pls-
tol shots and ran into the dining-room
and saw Glass running around the tadic
CRYING out, "Ob, Lord, I'm shot she
then returned 10 the kitchen and told
Washington that Dir GOGsey WAS killing
Davie. She also saw Dayie when he fell
over the chair. After the shooting Mr..
GoGsey walked out of the dining room.
Julia and Washington were asked 10y
Mr.. Allan, counsel for Godsey, If they
SAW Glass throw u pitcher at Godsey.
They said they did not.
OFF TO TIE DISING-RoOM.
At this point the examination was sus
pended, and the judge, clerk, Common
wealih's attorney ana the jury went down
TO the hotel TO view the dining room, the
position Of the table, the pantry and hall
way. in order 10 more thoroughly under
stand the testimony Of the witnesses.
They returned To the courtroom about
. O'clock. when Julia Wells was recalled.
She completed her evidence, after which
the Commonwealth rested its case
THE DEFENSE
then introduced its witnesses, who were
DR. Isaiah White and Or. Lewis Wheat,
who testified as to what caused death, and
which bullet was fatal His testimony
agreed exactly with that of DIR. Taylor,
the coroner.
Judge Samuel r Wit, was called toeX-
plain certain evidence before the Police
Court.
The other Witnesses were Mr.. +. b
Callahan. proprietor of the 81 Charles
Hotel, and Mr.. c. b. Dodson.
STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED.
The accused. Mr. ". II. Godsey, then
made his statement, which closed the evil
dence for the defense.
INSTRUCTIONS.
A long list of instructions were asked
for and argued at length before Judge
Atkins
The Judge took the papers and reserv
ed his instructions until ills morning at
10 O'clock
The jury were then given in charge of
the Sergeant until TO day.
Argument will commence this morn
ing