Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-29
THE TAYLOR TRIAL.
Tho Case Given TO the Jury-NO Yer
dtct.
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March 2s.-This hes been the fourth dDy OF
MIS-. Virginia Tsylor's trial in Accomacs
County Court on the charge 81 having muir
der-d her husband. The crowd in attend
ance. though not so large a. on previous
davs. filled the court. rood, and interest IN
The case increases a. IL draws near lis close.
The testimony having been con"iLdod yes
ierday, when the court reassembled TINS
morning instructions 10 the jury were offered
bv Hon. John Neelv, senior counsel for the
defence, aud after having been slightly
modified by hts Honor Judge Garrison,
we're granted In the following form:
First. The Court instructs the jury that
circumstautial evidence in criminal case
sbouid be acted on with The utmost caution.
second. The Court in.trucis the jury that
20 Justify them In finding the prisoner guilty
the evidence must exclude every hypolheSs
Consistent with innocence, no matter how
suspicious the circumstances Of the case may
be-f upon the evidence there be reasona.
bie doubt either that the deceased did not
die from poison or that II poisoned the poi
SON was not administered 10y the prisoner;
that II administered bV her 10 WAS 70 9dnin'
isfered by accident or without criminal m
tent. la either event the prisoner Is cntitltd
IN her acouitisl. and in determining whether
j. instructed that the burden Of the proof Is
upou The Commonwealth to show beyond a
reasonable doubt that none Of the three u
true.
Third. II upon either one Of the said hy-
pothtss mentioned In the second insiruc.
lions given by tne Court the jury enter
tain \ reasonable doubt Of the guilt OF the
prisoner they must scquit her
Fourth II upon the whole evidence or
Upon any UOiut essential to the prisoners
guilt the jury entertain reasonable doubt
they must acquit her
Stste.SenatOr y lckstOne opened the case
for the prosecution ia an able and Logical
sp-erh. iu which ne reviewed all the cir
cumsianctso i the case aud analysed the evil
deace with great skill aud thorOughness.
llc spoke for nesriy two hours aud closed
with Il strong appeal % the Jury TO mete out
tycn.hsnded justice 10 the accused.
Hon. john Neeiv, OF Norfolk, followed
senator Blackstone. making a powerful
\ speech for the defence. The line of bis
sreumeut wsS 20 show that deceased might
t.ye died from natural causes and that no
positive evidence had been adduced TO prove
That Mrs. TAYLOR ever gave her husband any
poisonous drug. Mr.. Nicely spoke for more
than two hours. and bis appeal for The ac-
tuscd was eloquent and effective.
James H. I itlIutlf AiApih'l i'A WV 'NAt-
InonWeslih. closed IN a forcible speech In
winch he summed up the case for the prose-
Cuuon.
Tie casc was given TO the iure at $3.50 z.
y. The jury then retired After remain
iHe ont tory minutes the jury returned and
reported that they bad not agreed on YER
aict. Jndge Carbon ordered the sheriff TO
take tha Jury IN charge tll tomorrow morn
ing, ana Mrs. Taylor was conducted back TO
i2il.
The trial has been one OF the most int.
resting ADD remarkable m the history OF this
section. and throughout its progress there
la hsru notable ah.ccce OF bitterness aud
lard ie a. Mrs. Taylor says ste has 10
hard io,.ugs towards tho counsel for the
prosecution, who have treated her with
marked courtesv aud consideration.
There are various views here tonight as
90 inc PROBABILITY OF verdict tomorrow.
The majority SIRE inclined 10 the belief that
the prisoner will be scot TO The peutentisry,
gnIne believe she will be acquitted, aud
Others blink that the Jury will disagree.
Few, II any, believe that the death penal
Is Wili be pronounced against her.