Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-25

.t.nd. admitted that the note for 1880
wss made upod note which 10 used solely
according 70 hlr. Browns testimony r %
the firm Of J. Thompson brcwn NO 70.
Mn, that note was dated one
month After Mr.. Dashiell left the firm OF
THOMSON Brown 4 Co. Doesn't that
~ verv corroborative of Mr.. Dashiells
testinony that Ludwig did sign and leave
,vith him the blank notes referred 10 Z
| Now. then. there Is my point;
"Ihe man who can do little lying can
DO little stealing" asserted nr. WISE III
| the course of his argument. Inc Luu"lg
ledger. which, according TO the statement
~ John Thompson Brown himself WINE
On the stand. contained all the exhibits OF
an estate of $4,000. is missirg. The nuu-
| c;arv account was in that book, and Mr.
Dasbiell has told you that If that could be
found be could straighten himself upon
ali these questions concerning the various
notes Mr.. Smith has stated that IL mat,
ters not whether Mr.. LeRoy Brown had
any hand in this prosecution. teil you.
gentlemen of the jury, 1t does matte,
~hether or not Mr. LeRoy Brown started
of in this matter with spirit or yen-
geance.'
THE FOX AND THE sTAos.
Then after dealing with Mr.. Browns con-
dnct in the case after a most scatnlhg
,a.hion. MIR. Wise compared his connection
| nth that of the fox 10 the stays IN Land
seer'a great picture in illustrating one OF
| Fsop's fables. He cited the story with
decidedly dramatic effect. and as ne toiu
of the cunning fox IN chuckllng under MS
cover while the stays locked their norns IN
deadly embrace. and pictured the feast he
| would have when their bodies should nave
| become rotten. there was not rilfie IN the
courtroom. When Mr. Wise took his seat
the whole assembly seemed to draw one
| long breath and then settled back Tor the
remainder of the argument.
Captain George -. Wise.
Argument on behalf Of the defence was
| then begun by Captain George ID. Wise. VINO
suoke for an hour to the minute. After
respectfully addressing the Judge and jury
hesaid that heoccuped peculiar position
having TO follow two very able gentlemen
on In, own side. as well as the eminent
Commonwealth Attorney. He stated that
| counsel on the side which he represented
had already given every point winch ne
| could think If in the course OF their
arguments. He would, however, ctate tue
| reasons which had occurred TO his mlnd
why the prisoner al the bar should not be
convicted. Captain wise then clothed III
pretty language an account OF meeting
which occurred years ago Just when he
commenced The study of his profession.
II wa. in an old Virginia home. ne said.
that he made the acquaintance OF young
man then lust about his own age. Inc
gentleman bore in this Commonwealth
an honorable name; t WAS he who died at
the head Of the Black Horse cavalry
Colonel Robert Randolph. OF Fauquier.
ArpEAnLD THROUGH FRIENDSHIP.
II was becau7e Of his friendship toward
n niece of this Grand gentleman that be ar-
neired Ill the court to defend the prisoner.
inns uer,on OF whom be- spoke was none
other than the wife of Mr.. Dashietl. ITO
aid that he knew q verdict against MN
would kill her and that ne WAS there 10
ner,orm any duty that could prevent that
stroke from the face his friend and not
"A. paid attorney. lie sad that no was
also there 10 deuounce what no believed
10 be EN- outrage.
NIr. Wise then stated that he was no ac-
countant and would not attempt 10 20 INTO
those matters which had been entered
into time and again. THIS was criminal
case. and the jurg had TO try Ar Dasnlen
not for f0rg ng the note. but Tor utterlns
a note which was claimed to be torge1.
There was no proof that either Mr. Da-
shell or any other man forged that paper
aud it was almost impossible FOR man
who wrote as bad q hand as Willie Ia
shell TO have executed such signature
AZ that Ok Sir. Ludwig which appeared
at the foot Of tho paper IN question.
Az HONORABLE NAME.
"Ip TO the time that Leroy Brown
breathed this poison into the ear OF inns
IDIOT Ludwig Sir. Dasniell had tho talth
and confidence Of this entire community,
and will prove 1t 10 you w ms c9huuc1.
During the youth of this man Ludwig }.
Thompson Brown was his guardian. lie
had the management OF s2JOOO estate,
and the book IN which every Item OF that
estate was entered Is lost.
After going further into his argument
Mr.. Wise stated that he was very glad that
his learned friend. Alr. Smith, put l.eKoy
Brown Oh the stand. for he brought before
the Court a fact, the significance OF which
was possibly unknown.
THAT l.5oO NOTE.
CAPTAIN Wise asserted that previous %
this prosecution Dir. Dashlel bore name
IN this community which was as hohordOi,
as that OF any man within the sound OF
, biz voice; that he was the son of one OF
the best men not only in Richmond. not
only in Virginia, but II the entire universe;
that he came from u home IN which God
was served and was reared by the teaching
OF one Of the best families II this land.
, After bearing briefly upOn the instruc-
, tons gwen III the case, Captain wise
, adopted A new line of argument He as
: sertedthatit was inconsistent Ind lncredi-
bic to believe. that man would commit
: crime WI bout motive. He asked where
was the motive, as disclosed by tho cyl
- dence given III the case, which would have
| caused William Dashiel To forge tho-t
r =. ties. Iudwigs name, he said, wOuldn
) have enabled him TO go into any
, bank III Richmond and obtain money
! without hs own Signature as en-
dorser: 80. said he. what could have pos
sessed Dashleu TO forge LIS name nc
thea asked ii 1t had been shown 10y the
prosecution that MIR. Dashiel did not at
) all times have II mis- possession all the
money he desired or needed, and had II
ever been shown that he was at any TIME
in depressed financial circumstances lie
asserted that 1t was impossible Tor Jury
10 believe that the prisoner at the DAT
had forged the paper without they coull
discover III tive,
Captain Wise then referred to the fact
that one Of the very papers alleged 10 nave
been forged was written upon not
which Leroy Brown admitted came iron
his Office the date upon winch was one
,, month after AIR. Dashiell left that firm.
, In concluding lis argument, when wa
, strong and fOrclble, Captain wise declared
= IL 10 be Il fact that the prosecution ma
Z bttu lnHlllulfu ~ du CilHllAf nhA WIS At'~ =
be argued should have full and matur
a consideration with the others.
, Ene Closing speech.
} At $50 o'clock Mr. Smith began HI
closing remarks by congratulating tn
, Jury that their labor was nearly over |
0 was relief Tor him to feel that heay
= load was soon 10 be shifted from hl
: shoulders 20 thelrs. MIR. Smith dlsclaime'
= all credit for astuteness attributed 10 Inn
l | by counsel for the defence III drawing tn
g indictment tor utterIngp a forged not
, instead OF the forgery itself. Men do no
5 commit forgery IN the broad light OF day
Y and 1t Is crime hard 10 prove. When h
| put Mr.. Peyton on the stand and prove
q the utterance he proved the CRIME
: There was nothing strange that the &C
= cused made the note payable 70 his ow
I order. If he had not done 80 he woui
9 have had TO forge two names and doubl
I the chance of detection. The Common
q. wealth's Attorney SAID he agreed I
: ouual extent with counsel on the other sid
as 10 the small value OF expert test
mony. The whole question was, Who
q to be believed. Dashlell or Ludwig
T. Mr.. Smith then went on TO show tina
n Mr. Leroy Browns visit to Mrs. Belleno
: was in the WAY Of business and not to IN