The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-16

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slDillty IN the matter would To as brief as
possible but that he could never forgive
| himself in after years If be left anything
undOne that might possibly save his client.
tie compiimented the jury Oh their conduct.
I lie argued that 10 was impossible 10
bring IN a verdict Of murder in the frst or
second degree Ol mansl3ugAtor. There being
| no previous 0heuse there could be no malice.
I Hams had Leen compelled 20 shoot IN self
1 defense and he hoped he had demona atrated
that fact conclusiyely % tho jury. II SO. it
was their duty 70 acquit and restore tho
/ young man TO his mothers arms.
MrnDER 0H NOTHING.
Flo argued that II was murder In the first
/ degree or nothing. That # what Captain
Evans said was true Hans was guilty Of MUIR
/ dor but tho circumstances were all against
/ the theory of the prosecution based upon the
! evidence OF Captain Evans. He declared that
I vans was tul Of malice lie would not
/ charge that he testified falsely. but
I be was o deadly enemy Of llains and his
features and conduct was that OF q man Of
strong prejudice. He stated that Colonel
/ Bird rs evidence was flat ~ a high-t0ned gem
/ teman. who gaveit in anLone,t and conscion-
tious manner, but no did not soc all that
I tunsp.reI
HA6rFBLY Effort.
His summing mp Of the evidence was
/ mastery effort and had Er0at effect upon
/ both the jury and those in attendance upon
/ the proceedings lie cited from one Of Sena-
[ tor Voorhees, speeches before q MARYLAND
court sustaining q point ho had raised. He
/ claimed that bis client bad noretroat. but was
[ against % val, as 10 were, with tho deadly
o,ol.+ iI ' ,' 20 H.. .oe o's t l'',tl, ~
,'isf0i e~l o,lv 80 ,ief0l md Iave
/ ,1 t., r,i.t =. . 80 f ...fir,.f
/ pcmedltated murder. but O. case OF sef-de-
tense. where the party attacked lad TO act
/ Quichly.
NoI GUILTY Az cHAbGiD.
lie then asked suocial attention To what he
was about 70 saw Although YOU. tho Jury
believe that Haius is guilty of murder. you
cannot find him guilty as charged iu tie indict-
meut. THERE'S n0 evidence that the homicide
was committed in Elizabeth City county. He
called moon Mr VOORHEES, 90 sf wha. posi-
ti0n he took CA that question. 3lr. VOORHEES,
said it was f. question or the Court 10 decide
It's own Jurisdiction. Fir. GoOde sad the jury
wero 90 judge of the facts, and they had
proven that tae ohenso did not occur ia Lbza-
De'h Oity county.
io"EH OF IIE 'Uhf.
Tic spoke ~ the power in the hands 0t
iuTy. aud hoped they would Ice inspired from
on high ~ consider tins case in oil rs various
lights % remember their oaths and that this
was Nlrgnlau they were trying.
10 was most powerful spec p. tlis point
OF jurisdiction had almQsta an electric influence
upon The oense!f packed crowd t1at nad,
with nerves strained % the highest tension
hslenea 10 lis eloquehce ior moro tAan tNo
AOAIs.
sfvlTOR yOOprFrs' srrrCH.
1,.~ +l,, last .,~, los como - tbo .trosl
- ~, i.'4,r, },r'-,.,, M, l,,, IN ~
t',}si,cs ,ra.t.,,, ~. il.'r eor,,tor Vo1rbe.s
conclude tbe arer,ueut for the prosecution.
When he commenced hls speech at O'Clock,
every a'AAA0le space Eas oceupie5d,
ana 'Ae4e were .uI.'Ie-' III iio
yard WHO c'ld no, hna staining room DID
The building. Amld tine utmost silence me
arose ana addressed lIe court it was ieIt
thai VIC supreme lh.Htsb Ihd come, tiAt
this aneech would decide me iate OF the
prisoner. II was rcmlIhaDie ehofL. IN
possible o. oes'it9e- 30 was si'h.AY
eloquent and pathetic yei so plaih ana SIN
PIE tnAt every W"id coua nave oeeh unuef,
7looo 10y the A'.st 1"ie'leIe". ile 4lsc."lineV ,.
pe.iS pss'7sfu '' nNJ Ii"i9o' "U.ls. ei.I
aepioIeN lle 'fI .Ha @N'g.' A"u Dvou uppllou u
-''' '
ile WIS Do' g" "'".ol W. +" -.0.s ~ f4 .iiili'ii
HN 1ol' Du. t''...i'. .."- nun W. mo.H
e"u.otot - ",,'. '.o u" ~ a. pe.i ni,-
uei ,"I,l-s ~ '-o ilo W. '.o' " - ~
hI "m5 .I .n tly ~ l14lloA ON lii9
term ne ci"lutd y 10 as as'lonale ana houin
mol intehlio ni.'F 20 Aai-A ~ o"Asf slde. ne
spoke vi me lits OF lI,enu'llp MAlcI n'uno
hm % hanneran ana nus iHIniil. How Ae
hed watched li. career WIN lIl'oi ana le.t
NAei, ne As-i' l-lHl '.' '..' D.en Sioe uo ~
ih"l n7 "ogi' coH51 ~ VT ''''' eng sec ~ I
| |.-A4 q5sn -o--iy ...t -o ',
f Ia - IL, ,,.. ',,.,t i,, tl,e oo.. i.rt h.l.d
,gei,hcd erery wgriol tie evidence aud he
IA not think so.
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4"lAeI- ," F4"''N'AN7'
lie paid high tribute 70 Nueln.ans for
honor aud fair dealing. lie spoke OF the
fame II Lee and JACKSON, the heroic sons
~ tie Ola motAei = l'is ana saia their Iepu-
tauon was NOT -olllne'i To 'Ats state put was
ths prQp,f-s ~ -ei..e.i,S. 'i,.
Le ;. Aa'0I Hon. I-oL t1'A ~ lnV e,'ueuoe ana
declared tIat I".ns H"" zen uo1 oniY con.
lis l,cn witnesses those of the defense and
strongly presented these contradictions 70 the
inry. lie reviewed the evidence ot Colonel
Bird Evans and Frank Evans, showing how
they an c0utralcted liains
No opnoyrN cuAHAcrrn