The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-11
WILL TAKE THE CASE TO-DAY.
The FeagIes Trial Drawing to
a Close.
Attorney Williams Makes an Elouucnt
Appeal For the Prisoner-.Thc Conn
monwealth's Attorney to Close the
Argument To-day, When the Case viii
be Given to the Jury.

NEwDERN, Va, Nov. !0.-!Speciall +
The Feagles murder trial, which has
now occupied tho attention of the Judge
and jury in the circuit court for over
two wecks-this is the fourteenth day
OF the trials fast nearing it's close.
Tomorrow Mr.. Pollock, tho common
wealth's attorney, will have 'his say"
and then it will only remain for Judge
Bolen TO give his charge to the Jury.
and they will retire to deliberate ON the
verdict they shall ronder.
l. n. Williams, Esq, of Lynchburg,
has occupied tho entire day in analyz-
ing the testimony and in constituting it.
In n manner favorable to the theory that
some other persons possessed tho means
and opportunity to have committed the
crime.
MT. Williams this morning pro-
nounced beautiful and just culogium
on the jury system, as did General
walker yesterday
LIE case being considered was n sad
ono. None more than he and those L q
represented wished 1T was possible to
ori"S oack TO ilte tho treasurer OF the
county, who had been slain: bur bo.
cause it was Impossible that this conld
De done there should DO no bitter
vituperation against tho liviur. There
was solemn work before tho inIv. and H.
was therefore advantageous to look n
llttlc back into the sad tragedy. The
VICTIM had been murdered on tho high
way -Four days after the killing tho
prisoner at the bar, his client, was sus-
pected Of the crime.
Up to the present time steven persons
nave been arrcs Jed and put upon trial
Tor tho crime, and his client made the
eighth thus treated. On the other side
the jury was told this was the last in
vestigation that would be had; that
there was ''luck in odd numbers
why mad the other parties been brought
to trial, if none but Feagles were guilty
was ono of tho mysteries OF the case.
1t appeared to him that tho trial of
smith and Goings was only ostcnsible.
ana mat feagles was being prosecuted
over their heads.
Immediately after that trial it h.
came sort of public talk that Fcaclos
was the man suspected, and the prose-
cution occupied the somewhat equiv
ocal position of putting him on tho
wltness'stand as witness when they
were dealing with a murderer If that
was true, it was tho beginning Of an
unfalr prosecution. Every material
fact here presented in this trial was
known to the prosecution months and
months ago.
The prisoner. said the distinguished
counsel from Lynchburg, for more than
twelve months has lived in this com
munity with these whisperings against
him. The gentleman said it seemed to
him that we should deal with each
other in that spirit of charity which is
the crown of our civilization. The fun
eral of Mr.. Caddall was attended with
Masonic honors. and mis- client was
present. Tho prosecution say he
looked wise and smoked there. Why
that complaint against poor Feagles?
In closing at ABS p. M, Mr.. Williams
said he would leave the prisoner with
tho jury, confident that before another
days sun had passed they would bid
him go free. in which case they would
be followed with their benedctions and
PRAYERS.