The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-17

Interest in the JEFF Dooley trial did
not abate yesterday morning. and there
were more people in the courtroom yes
terday than the day before.
G. Ii. Hicks was tho first witness.
Heusaid he was the cHief train dis
patchcr of the Norfolk and Western,
and when questioned about the timo
the freight trains left Roanoke the
night Mabry was murdered produced
the records. At :3a p. IN. freight
left here shat reached Blue Ridge at
1858 a. M The passenger train did not
leave until 3:5I.
Mr.. Hicks said the freight trains went
up the grade at Blue Ridge very slowly,
so that person would have no trouble
in getting off. The 1889 train was
mixed one.
George Paris, who has lived FORTY
years at Blue Ridge. testified that he
has known Dooley all his life; that he
was certain he saw Dooley and Little
Mary get on tho train at Blue Ridge the
day before the newspapers of Roanoke
informed the people that Policeman
Mabry had been knocked on the head.
Mr.. Paris said they bought tickets for
the 9:55 train and went to Roanoke.
d. w. Starritt, depot agent at Blue
Ridge, said that he sold them the tick
cts, and identified Little Mary as the
woman with Dooley. The date was the
day before the papers gave tho account
Of Mabry being assaulted.
Officer Terry said that he talked to
jeff Dooley the night officer Mabry was
struck and asked him where Little Nav
was.
Sallie Harper said it was at her house
that Little May lived, and that jeff
Dooley and Mary had come there that
day FROM Blue Ridge. She saw Dooley
at the house when Mabry was struck
The witness said she saw Mabry fall,
but did not ST @ who struck him. She
saw jeff and Mary eating together that
evening.
She was positive that jeff had two
rocks in his pocket and that he said he
was going to knock Capt. Terry in tho
head with them if he came back there
after little Mary. He had them in his
pocket when Officer Mabry come. She
repeated the fearful oaths that Doolcy
used in connection with his threat to
annihilate any officer who came after
his paramount. The colorod iuryman
asked this witness several questions.
Lewis Tucker said no knew jeff
Dooley aud was certain that no saw him
that night at Sallie llarpers, between
out the lamp that Dooley and little
Mary were eating by and left the prem.
ises
This was all the evidence, and Judge
w. 5. Gooch opened the argument of
the case for the prosecution by very
able speech, in which he pictured the
sad scene of desolation the murderous
hand of Doolcy had caused.
The speech of A. Blair Antrim, one of
the attorneys for the defence, surprised
his friends. Antrim is the Youngest
member OF the bar and this was his first
speech before the Hastings Court. At
the conclusion of his speech Antrim re-
ceived several congratulations for the
able manner in which he had defended
the prisoner.
His anxiety to get certain matter
that was published in the newspapers
before the jury, contrary to the order of
the court, caused Judge Robertson to
line him $40 for contempt of court.
The fine was afterward remitted by the
Judge.
Eston Randolph followed with pow
erful speech, attacking the contradic-
tory evidence of some of the prosecu.
tion's witnesses.
Roy Is. Smith closed the argument
Tor the prosecution with ono of his elo-
quent speeches and demanded Of the
Jury verdict of murder in the first de-
gree, because the evidence proved it.
Instructions were presented by both
sides, all of which were read to the
jury The jury took the case under ad.
visement at 4:23 and at SIT they filed
in and reported that they had not
agreed upon q verdict and were not
likely to agree. Judge Robertson told
them he would keep them together and
Instructed them to BIO careful about
talking where reporters would hear
them, as the reporters had more
curiousity than discretion sor,e times.
The mayor and o squad of police
escorted Dooley down the back steps
and to the station house, which was
guarded, as usual, by the Roanoke Light
Infantry.
No Attempt Made to Lynch DooIey.
When 1t became known that the Jury
had failed to agree in the JEFF Dooley
case there was some talk of lynching
him, but no such movement was made.
Inc streets were comparatively deserted
all night and no crowds congregated
anywhere. 1t is probable that the
militia dampened the ardor of the
lynchers.
Concert at ST. Andrews Hall.
The choir OF st Andrews Church will
give concert at st. Andrews Hall on
Tuesday night, the card. A full pro-
gramme has been arranged. and the
affair will be one OF considerable note.
This choir contains some of the finest
voices in the city, and is we'll trained.