Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09
Il. SMOOTH ON TRIAL


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January, began on Tuesday IN the Cir
cult Court Of Jeffcrbon county, before
y.ag> y. Rova r.nlkno, saws A Charles
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SaA ineFc we're no oiis'cfy ino.,o.'
offered BY the defence. and the osast
being ready for trial the work Of obtain
Inc 4 iurv ~ A once beeun. Only q
fes exfra t.lesmen had to be summoned
aStar Ira reOulsr nAnel had been ex-
hausted. ~ 3 O'clock the following
iury had been selected and sworn to try
thc 49,. CHARLES -Vaumeter. Robert
smith. Cha,les II. Grubcr, ]. D. Butler,
n. D. Middlekaufy. Frank N. Moler, r.
81 Clevcnecr. Charles Rosenberger.
Cbarles ii. johnson, Lewis CEpp.
,James l.. 6hevbridee, and William A.
Thompson; all OF whom are farmers ex-
cent Mr.. Middlekauff.
Mr.. r. ". Brown, prosecuting attor.
pey. opened the case for the State and
made 8 clear statement OF the law and
briefly related the circumstances OF the
traredv. CAPTAIN George Baylor. OF
counsel for the defence. made the open.
inc sfstoment "a, the iury on behalf oil
The nrisoner The public has been
greatly interested 10 know the line OF
Sefenc,. lint the audience was disap.
pointed. a counsel for the prisoner SIM
NV stated that the defence would show
its side OF the case during the progress
OF the trial. Closing, Captain Baylor
said that be desired fairness. impartiali'
~. and the calm Judgment OF the jury
That he believed the evidence for the pri.
sooer vonld sbow 10 the Jury that he is
not cuiltv of murder.
II IL srirmised that insanity will be
The defence. There was large crowd
IN attendance At both sessions OF the
CONT TO-DAY. and when the prisoner was
brougbt into court he appeared nervous
srd cxc;ted He showed great interest
in tba emnanelling of the Jury, but
t.,Lad rs,v little 70 his counsel. He
49, ,s.;ars cslmlv and watches the
nrocssd;ngs in matter.of-fact way.
ffwsr tha nnen;no statements of the case
M hesn made and before apy evidence
ms taken court adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
THEcRIMg.
The crime for which Harry F. Smooth
Il 70 be tried Vas committed on Thurs.
T. avar;no hstween & and 7 o'clock.
Garrarr 01sS in Sbenberdstown. Smooth
80. h;s v;ct;m Mis-, Susie q Ferrell.
nr ,,;,h a fr;end Miss I,ucv
Ga,onaar. an one M the nrincipaI
s.,ao,. and orasn;no both hands OF Miss
Ea,.aIi sa;d be wished 10 sneak with
hs. Sia told him not IN fonch her.
81 avoIs;med to her friend "I.ucv.
81. .na g. -, us has a revolver j
a. W;ss Scbonnert started n
rnr sw.v Smootz told her IL she
.sn 10 wc,,d aboot ber Int sbe did no,
- a., Sho v,shad Cor assistance
snd cave the alarm In a moment q
"a,orad NON came 20 the rescue of the
vonnc lsdv whom Smootz was still hold
nc .ltho1cb she STRUGGLED frantically
70 release herself With a wave of the
sevolvs- ba ronneIled the colored mar
60 rano,n at distance. Puttinp his
Ia. o.u, around bor nack Smootz nlaced
tha mn1y,e Of the 3S-calibre revolver 10
.hs ton ~ her head and sent a
III, tb,onah her brain k;l,ino her
;m"..,.i', uor l;feIess bodv fell
,m~n a.. snow ~ b,a feet In q
few m;nntes lanes w. Kearney and T.
II Davis two citizens of the town. ar
r;vs3 wheye the bodv Law and carried il
into the residence Of Rev. a. A.P. Neal.
,rhara q was discovered that life WAS ex.
go Drs : RevnoIds and / =.
Tsnner .oon arrived and AN examina-
t;on &c tha wonnd showed that the hair
been burned Inv the fame from the re-
volvcr and tbsf the ball had penetrated
the sknlI and was somewbere imbedded
a. .ha h,,;n ~ heod tho nhvs;cians NOT
hu.;nm shia 70 loc.te 4
rrpp.Ts op rvxcu,Se.
Smoo,1 tnrned from the dead body of
b;s sormer svestheart for such she had
bean and went 10 the Rutler Hote].
,-h.ra Re mot his brotber Charles He
tn,d his brother of tho deed and asked
~, 70 he shoriS commit suicide ri.
Iro,har v.,,i;sJ tbat ba could GIVE him
No adr;cp Tooetber thev started
horawarJ Init stonned at The Office o,
Dr Stot,lsr where Smootz severa
t,mso n,aced the revolver n his head
snJ hraass hrt did not have the nerve
:" and b;s own life He tbreatened n
49,. On. nna That sborld attemnt n
srrss, h;m Nv nrom;.;no 10 nrotect him
fra,n r;oisnca N, Sto,tlar indnced
I'm 80 n;vs nm tbe revolyer consta
liz 800 ~ 80 ot,sr entered tbe oft;ca and orr
,as,ad smootz Ne made no resistanc,
20 The arrest lint asked to he nrotected
from the father of Mics Ferrelll He wa,
talen 20 tba Office NJ the mavor and in
few m;nrtss a LARGE and exc;ted crowd
oatharea in trout 81 the Office anf
thrssts ~ lyncb;ng were made Rv the
sanr,s and cool ,udoment M Dennt,
Shsr;a Colonel ~ Morosn ass,st,
nv tboss whom no called 10 h,s aid
tbe crowd was ,ersnaded 10 ms,
M violence and tha pr;soner wa
burr;.,d into n bach and driven n dis
tance ~ eleven miles 10 the ;aiI at thi
place. For several DAYS after the muir
dor Il uas feared that the ;sil would b.
attacked Inv a mob and the prisone