The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
THIRTEENTH DAY,
AND THE TRIAL STILL GOING ON.
THE COUNTY JUDGE Is 4 WIT
NESS.
HE WAS THE WRITER OF THE LEI
TER
Lawyer Mckenney GETS After the Judi
ciaI Witness with sharp stick-Was
the oath Of ONCE Violated Judge
Wexford Defended.

SUSSEX COURTHOUSE ria STONY GREER,
May ls.-Well we are getting down at
last to a point in the trial al which II
seems that the evidence is nearly AT in.
/ Thus far most of the feeling that has
/ been displayed has been shown outside
Of the courtroom Within al has been
decOrOus, and even the strictest Judicial
martinez could have found little of which
to complain in the department Of those
who have watched the trial from Icy 10
day. Everybody seems to be impress sed
with the solemnity Of the occasion and
to realize that the b0yish prisoner ac-
cused Of murder is on trial for life
and liberty. Thus'it has happened that
while there were those in attendance
whose hearts went ont 10 che uniOrtu-
nate youth az the bar. nevertheless, at
every stage of the trial. when their emo
tions We're stirred by the eloQuence of
counsel. on the developments of Wit
nesses. they have suppressed AT feeling
The same may be said of the friends of
Nat Balm, and of his desolatc widow
There is no lack of sympathy for the
latter in her bereavement Everybody
feels that she SORROWS as one tO whom
there is no hope But the majesty of the
law, as symbolized by the Judge, inn
presses every one, aud so the proceed
ings have been characterized by unusual
dignity.
But as indicated in Yesterday TIMES,
10 is outside, ON ihe court green,
where public feeling is most strongly
displayed. This is the arena I'm which
the discussion is confined 90 no limita-
tiOns. in which no ruling of the Judre
has any force, and whereon the thoughts
that are uppermOst in the minds of the
people find full and free expression. II
there were any doubts as TO this fact the
proof were easily 90 be- found In The
eager interest which was manifested in
Yesterday paper. which was received
here last night As you will remember,
that issue printed some of the
rum0rs which were current on
the green. II goes without saying,
considering the condition OF affairs
that there was somethingo of "A stir when
that yeraciOus mcldHqe of rumOrs had
been read. There was JOY and exulta-
ton on the one hand, wrathful indigns-
ton and profanity on the Other-and
rice rers0, as different persons were
affected. "BravO" cried one man.
"Damnation and confusion upon the
fellow who told the reporter" exclaimed
another And yet il required little "a @
aud industry 20 get the facts upon which
that interesting collection of rumors
were based There is 4 Balm faction aud
a Marks faction here. Personal friends
of either party 10 the controversy will
talk, and If they do, why then, how can
a conscientious reporter, impressed with
the solemn duty which he owes to the
cause Of gathering, refrain from
taking notes, when good news Is
thrust upon him Still there is am un-
reasonable objection. on the part
of many good people here against
newspaper reports, just as If the
world ought TO be tied up in official
red tape, and nothing put into type but
the ledger accounts and common council
abstracts. II is pleasant 10 note. h0w-
ever, that this cannot be said of the
counsel on either side. Mr. Mckenney
and MI Drewry. for the Commonwealth, .
and Messrs W b. Mcllwaine. Holland
and West for the defense. have ever been
ready TO give Information TO the report
ers, as far as they could do so con-
sistently with'the interests of their re-
spective clients These gentlemen have
taken broad and liberal view of the
principle involved i'm the tragedy. /
and il any reporter has violated
their confidence. then these good
friends of all worthy reporters have
been kind enough and delicate enough I
to make no alluslon 10 the inadyertence
Pardon this screcd. bat 10 explains a
condition of affairs which only exists IN
the rural districts The TIMES reporter
is rather proud and happy when be
states, that so far as he is concerned. De
has not yet been hauled up for any in-
accuracy, but has simply been reproach
ed in mild way, for giving 0H the
news.
Thirteenth DAYS session