Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS

LOCAL MATTERS
rorthis sec ion ttir weather, nearly stAtOna :
,.opers,u1e variable winds.
cH-RcH SERVICES, &c, To MORROW
n-.F Church. Services at II a. N. and 7:30
=, nv Rev. Dr.. Suter.
Pants Church. Services at II a. m.
.n1 4 o. NJ by Rev. DR.. Norton.
craee Cburch-Prayer and homily a. M;
u,,,nInq PRAYER and sermon IL q. m. even-
=, drawer and sermon 7:30 p. IN.
~ . lEras Churcb-H'gh Mass and ser
nan by Rsv Father Heating; Nespers at
5; ~. p,esbg'eriaa Church Services at II
m and 40 p. m. by Rev J. L. Vance.
G,roloq "a C You Men"
RIatist Church Services al II m. ard
"a . nj bv R-v. NJ. Mercer.
g,5. IN Meth Fps. Glwct.-Preaching at
1is m. by ] W Cornt lius, editor of the
p,raaare 1efbodjSf and at 7:30 p. IN. by
P-cR f Bi,nop. Young peoples meeting
al Nth Eois. clpacl South Services at Il
a.. ard $50 p u. by Rev. w. J: Young.
=, -riop suf,j ct What Shall BE- Done for
6r Yong Men everiog subject 'Jesh-
nrru WaN-d Fri bnG hlcReu.
Nth. Prot. Ciuch.-Service at II q. m.
oo5 -.30 D n. by Rev Il. r Dyott. Morn
aT spti,ct How tc WIN Young Men foT
Christ = evening subject "Neglecting Sal
r,tion " Revival services at night.
l,g,,aul Lutheran Church.-Service at II
n In Germau and $50 p. N. in English
he Rev. J. A. Schwoy.
TMac Nea's Christian ASsociation.-M Meet
i,cnt the rooms at 4 p. m. Meeting st the
Midland depot al 3 p. m.
Tgg BILLY WILLIAMS CAsE.-In the
Csurt Of Appeals, in Richmond, on Thurs
Jsv ~ stated ia the GAZETTE Of that day,
Judce Lacy delivered the opinion in the
cssa If Williams vs.. the Commonwealth,
from the Corporation Court OF this city.
H laid:
,,,neg General. who stated that he doubted
the plopriety OF the action of the Judge OF
the said Cor, GRAFTON Court in the matter set
f,,,b in the ninth bill of exceptions, but
mid aubn,it the question for the Courts
Gzc..i5n which Is as follows: THAT after
tho evidence aud arguments of counsel the
cese wqs submitted TO the jury without any
,rs,,rc0ons being asked by either side and
the ftirh ltluIb'u " NOhS''S VI NHS'-
srd s1,r about four hours were sent for by
m. .Iutps aud as ked for their verdict. They
,r-,o,,.,d thni they hnd not agreed upon o
y.-.icr and the foreman then said that some
oftt,ilry wou q like to have reasonable
iophr defined ~ Whereupon the counsel
fr the defendant esked two Instructions
Tbetlurt gave ore and rejected the other,
and he Commonwealth Attorney asked
OLE which Was given. The instruction
Owen ut The instance of tie defendant was
MI The iuty Reconstructed thCt reason.
afI. doubt Is such doubt IS may be hon
4.try ard reasonably entertained as to any
Substantial and material fact essential
10 prove the oleuCe charged" The
instruction given at the instance of the
Commonwealth was az follows
"Reasonable doubt must be based upon the
evidence. or that - suggested by the evi.
d-pce or grows cut Of the evidence itself. 1t
must aot he an arbitrary doubt without evil
deace to sustain it. 1t must be serious and
SUBSTANTIAL in order to warrant an acquli.
tia Ii must he doub. OF material fact or
fac, necessary for the jury to believe to
ind a yerd Ct Of conviction, aid not OF i'm
io4;efisl aud nou-essential circumstances,
which the Cou1tgaVe. The instruction ask
ei 'or by HIS deleudsDt and refused WAS as
ioloH- u ess the jury shall believe
from lbe evidence that the prisoner was
ceiltv OF the crime ot which he stands indie
ted. rcyond reasonable doubt, they ehall
d.d Mm not guilty. And unless they be.
Ueye tho evidence is OF such a character as
- exclude eyery reasonable hypothesis OF
t- unoceuc,, they shall fed him not gull.
ty' IN obstruction vas not rejected by
the Judge cause Of any supposed lnsccur'
acy the,rn but because as y matter of prsc-
lice tn Judge thought it besi 10 restrict the
ins,rucjons to full snd complete response
20 the il Qury made Of bin hy tLt jury. AS
matter Of pcsctice both sides bad waved
.dCr uptl 10 ask instructions tor The jury
tefore tie case was submitted TO the jury
ioF decision, and neither side could
c'am- The right 10 call the jury
hack 10 give them instructions tx
cep hy leave Of the Court l. was,
however, proper fol the court to fully and
compile e.y reaaoUd 10 inquiry which might
come rom the Try touching their dutles,
and iitbi4 was done. and correctly done,
then neither side bad any valid right TO de
mand more We think the response made
by the Court to he inquire OF the jury on
this poiut was fully and correctly made, and
that there was no error In e'usiag' other in
sttnc'ors asked at that time, especially il
refused, a was the case here, because they
came loo late We are of opinion, there.
fore, that there is 70 error in this action Of
The Corporation Curt.
Judge Lacy then proceeded TO consider
toe bili Of exceptions wherein 1t was claimed
that the Court should have set aside the
verdict i've wears in the penitenlisry) as
contrary to the law and the evidence. The
main question was whether the evidence
established the identity ot,he accused as the
guilty man All the points were decided in
favor Of the Commonwealth.
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