The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-10

SLOW HEADWAN ~ THE SUSSEX
MURDER TRIAL.
WHAT THE CONVONW EALIH
MS PROVED
A MODEL rNnrnrrrp 10 rur JURY.
Remarks Made bs the Prisoner immedi-
ntoly Aftsr The shooting-prosing
Iact~ in Connection WITH the De
literance OF the Fatal Letter.



SUSSEX &. ll. r0 ~rONY CREEK, May
.9.-rhat ihc trial is making but little
hcadway J.. painfully apparent from the
number of witnesses that have been thus
far examined Last Thursday. q week
ago. tine Commonwealth opened iis case.
Up fo last evening only six witnesses
had given in their testimony, and one OF
these. Nr p. II. Emory was on the stand
This morning undergoing IBIS cros--eA-
animation TIP to this point the Com
monweauh has proved chat Sat Balm
WAS kincd by Carleton Marks, and that
the deceased, few minutes
before hc was shot, had re-
ccigcd threatening letter from
n. A. MARKS. The father of the prisoner
These ore the facts That are undispuied
The Commonwealth. through thc state
menf off Mrs Balm. ihe wife OF the mur-
dcrcl man. has also succeeded ln en-
phas'ling the contention that Carleton
Marks shot Balm from behind 10 is,
therefore. about ready to close the direct
examination and toilet the defense offer
evidence tO disproYo the facts which
have been brought oui up so This time
NOw. that DO has been ruled bv the court,
thatfhctruihiulnc-- of the charge. made
AGAINST Sat Balm in d. a Marks letter
llnnoi he introduced a- evidence. every
body draws 60 SIGH of relief
As 49, Mci'Wainc stated yesterday,
There is nO telling how long thc trial
mirlf have lasted If the defense had
been forced 90 prove That Nai Baia did
make insulting propositions 90 Miss
~alic Marks. inasmuch as ihe intimaiion
was pretty broadly thrown ONT that io
prove tlc tmfhfulne-s of the charges
would hc t0 involve 70 number of persons
in disarrccabie scandal Inquiries and
evidence would hc offered which would,
in al probability affect ihe reputation
of rpr-0n- who afe not involved in the
present issue SO thc question now hn
been reduced fo tlc simplest proportions,
and may Doe stated thus Did Carleton
Marks h4of Sat Balm without provoca-
tom and from behind or. did hc shoot
him under progocation and while Doe was
threatened with an attack by Balm
a MODEL lS COURT
Thefr-i thns iiai ihe defense did thls
morning was to Introduce model OF }.
s Mark. residence. where the shooting
ND.NIltI h' ''.'''' "'' '' t'''
uiilc pic.c "i aI'lllt''''' "i'' was '''''.
nf ihe prisoner la'lie.. l' .1 ''I ,.''
p % Emory. the witness. was iu Marks
diume.r0om af dinner when the tragedy
Na. being enacted outside He WAS
questioned closely as t0 the position of
lirs Marks amt SaIhe on tho
piazza. and of Mr. and Mrs
bhih, va" were ,t.
away ",,N .r,',''...'.....,in,. nnf.iJ,
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. tl....ll l..,r ala.
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,,''.'' " .''' IT, ...r3 Mrs
aug" q, 'D w. .'r.rof H. Warls earl
,'5 ''l" ,''.i'.n,.rior for the nnrnose of
...,.... ,l.. l..l,. s,.ar .riree or f0ur
AHA, iha .Ioofinr Carleton
...t.t.. ,.,.t.l t,.tho witness
,.to,.,,,, an rn,. only saving.
..r t..,.t..,It i...,.l hin, sa, fe his
hal .i,.,tlist.tinhi hi. face
ii,. M. rofhrr asked
.o.t . ...i,., t,.do,ov,,'
,'.'"' ''' ..r I,,i,o ih,t
''o aus" t,., a8oi..ien
cam Jus ,,orson
lh'l mas D''I ',...n, ''.. n.a ""' .ldn,;nr
i'',n'. ''.'''' ''.'' ''''', ''' t,ro Le.n
'''' ''' '''o'i ,.,,.i.i gs i,oror.
in' '.,- ...i'.-.i' mas hro1.,bt
.f..'.'. ,..;neti,r ia REGARDED
D.. n..d.ferae a4 having considerable
bearing on ihe case. lt is ihat the bar
room which adioIns The Marks residence.
aud which /, under The control OF David
Marks. is -onearthe piazza of The MARKS
residence, chat ii Carleton who was lhe
Aad been in thcsc ai Tine ime
le could have beard thc conversation hc
tween SIR and Mrs Balm and Mrs Marks,
and That Doe could have had every oWoi-
tnty to see Mr. Balm aud his wife
when tbcv left Mr. Bain's residence, and
~ ,I. r..I aufara1 flr