Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-11
THE MARKS TRIAL.
ANOTHER DAY OF THE SUSSEX oELE-
GRATED CASE.
Carleton Marks Had Decided 70 XIII
Man-what He Knew About
the Letter.
IsnecIal telerrarn 70 the pIspateh.l

Special telegram to tho Dlspatchl
Sussex COURTHOUSE uid STONY CREEK, May
i0.-lf the testimony % Robert Brittle as to
ms conversations With Carleton Marks lew
davs sntecedCnt 20 the murder OF \. NJ.
Rsin, which is mentioned in the report o.
to-dsy's proceedings below, IL allowed TO 90
10 toe jury Il will give the prisoner case
pretty black eye. for 81 wiz plant IN the
iury's mind the belief, II not the conVict'On,
that Carleton Marks had murder IN hts heatt
against BAN. and that The fatal deed was
done after mature consideration and WIN
deliberate determination, and not upon
The impulse oi the moment while smart
ing under the sense 81 an injury
aroused in him hv oVerheariug the CONVEX
sAiion At the Marks residence Immediately
beiore'thc shooting. THE applies especislly
10 the iirst conversation between Carleton
Marks aud Robert Brittle. in which the Tor.
mer declared his intention 70 klil somehow,
which declaration. taKen in connection win
the murder f0NoNing four days later, leans
unayolisbly 20 the inference that BAN was
the man he intended 10 XIII. Inc second
conversation allows Of no Inference; It as
closes the tact that Young Marks was cosnl-
zant. at least two days before the homicide,
of the writing OF letter which was TO he de-
lyered 10 Balm, and OF the subject matter OF
that letter. emo. II admitted IN evidence,
would destroy every yestigc Of doubt In tue
MINDS az the Jury 90 30 Cartoons previous
knowledge OF what the conversation was
about which was carried on between DIS
mother and Balm and his vile when ne hp,
pearod upon the scene and hred Tue la'a'
shots. No wonder. then, that the admlsSi'
biniy 81 Robert Briltie's testimony was so
earnestly combsled 10y the able counsel for
the defence.
Court will adjourn tomorrow. NJ on 1851
Saturday. at > O'Clock, TIL Mondsy. IL IS
quite doubtful II ibe testimony for the
Commonwealth will be all in when the hour
for adjournment comes tonight. laslng toe
most favorable ,view-Niz; that The defence
viii be able g. place the first Of their Wit
nesscs upon the stand tomorrow morning
they will barely have taken step before M
adjournment VIII carry them INTO next
week. / had cherished the hope Few Gays
Rco hist We mig8t see the close OF Toe trlal
bv next "wednesday. At this writing II IL
my tfol conviction that court, counsel, Jury,
and reporters msv count themselves lucky II
verdict Is reached by saturday week yet
no tine il lost; on The contrary the c0uftlsln
active session for eight hours every day, be-
ginning At IA. Nj. and closing ~ L. NJ,
WITH On intcrm,ssion OF two hours Tor an
ntr. but the absence OF stenograpber
causes at least double the consumption Oh
time N the taking down OF the testimony
that would be required II such person
were 40 officer OF the court The jury De-
serves particular COMMUNICATION. hcn accuS-
toned % an active, outdoor lie cooped up
from morning TN night, and from night tlll
morning. lacking their ordinary exercise,
Il sDO wonder that nearly every man oil
them - more or less ILL.,
Tue cost 20 the county OF this trial will be
quite n>Iderable-certainY not much less
.hau 81 600. But right here n curious fact
stsres Us ~ the face II the trial is not con-
cudel on Saturday week the whole business
goes rs default. for under r recent act OF The
Legislature the terms OF county courts are
limited 10 fifteen days, not Including suns
DAYS The limit Of this term is saturday,
18Th instant, the trial having begun on The
%. In the event Of such contingency the
trial would have 10 be conducted de moro at
the June term Of the court, against which
sll angels and ministers Of grace defend II
BRITTLE FURTHER Examined.
on the Resembling OF The court at Q
O'Clock This morning Pnihp Brute was
further examined bv the prosecution. The
questions asked him were directed to show.
ing the movements Of the witness IN and
about Msrk>'s bsT-iO0m during the hour or
two preceding the homicide, as yesterday
the witness Wis extremely precise and very
deliberate IN bis answers, and every mate
rial response bad 10 he elected by repeated
IuterrogailOns. IL was. however, revealed
by him That Carleton MARKS went in aud
out Of the h4r-rOom during the period men-
toned, When be- went out the last time
(which was snort time only prior 10 the
shoO'ug) he assed NE witness 10 attend 30
the business for bim Tor lIttc while. He
did not tell The Wif',.s where be was going,
and DID not return .lef before I'd. alter the
shooting II Balm. About i've miuu after
Cerleton lea the bar.roon tho lat time
witness heard two reports Of pistol, iel-
lowed by loud screams, which seemed TO
come fIcm the direction OF 10 Marks resi-
dtnce. Witness tLcn went abOu, four hum
bred ward. down The road toward Wake
field. pa.sln- N.lks'S place, but did not 20
IN. though De- saw several persons moving
about there, bat recognized none OF them,
and never heard oftne cause OF the shooting,
even up 10 this time, nor OF the fact OF the
killing Of Mr. Balm until some time after the
body Of the latter had been [ ken TO his home.
The wines WIS 10 the hands Of the prose-
cuuon for more than TWO hours but the
facts ELECTED from him by minute question:
ing were mere details not OF general in
te.est.
The defence declined 10 cross.examine,
Mr. Mcliwane saying thst he thought every
thing possible had been brought out by the
prosecution.
ROBERT BRITTLE.
Robert Brittle, brother Of The last witness,
was next called and asked II he had seen
and bad a conversation with Carleton Marks
on the Friday preceding the shooting and
killing % y. NJ. Balm. lie replied that the
conversation occurred at Msrks's bar-rooW.
Carleton said that there was a man In the
nugh00rhOod whom he was gong 10 Kill if
il took him fifteen years and il he bad 10 use
sirychnine. Witness asked who tins man
was, md Carleton replied that he lived in