Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19

tn, N. ncr,ccution bal been brought:
made the point that ths lobby Of The
Gladys Inn. no. being well hSht 81. might
have boon one reason Tor lnNl,inS Idr-
sons out. aid one Of the peculiar cT-
cumstauocs II the case was the fact that
Tom Branch remembered things now that
u, did not know two DAYS after the
shooting. and pointed cut that witnesses
differed as - whore Parsons was "hcr
Goodman rrs; saw him.
Mr. Parr p. having gone over most Of
the evidence after this fashion. and shown
under what proVocation Goodman Kept
cool ne came UP 10 the offences theory
Of sClf-dcfence, on which his argument
vas logical and strong. tie followed MI
Crump's line of argument az TO the in
accuracy Of the chart Of the inn. and
sold the r,d lines on il We're not fairly
drawn. lie rchcarscd the testimony bear
INK on the shooting proper; argued thdt
every word of GoOdmIn'S story was true
ana that he was not contradictcd; Sa.i
testimony about such exciting occurrences
was often unreliable and closed with an
earnest appeal for cvrn-handeI and
hcaven-born justice, which would mean
the acqultt4l Of bis client.
\ VIVID PICTURE.
With tears in his eyes and faltering
breath Mr.. Parrish drew a vivid picture
tho letter down. ana said:
you ard your family are not to
be considered. sir
IF il had been me-" he said, in fa'ter-
ing tones. and God had given me the
strength. l would have shot him down
there. and so would you ana YOU ana you,
pointing 10 the jurors
rut Goodman did not. lie Kept his
temper. and d,I not shoot until his own
lie was threatened.
The speaker passed hurriedly oyer the
Bryant testimony. the "Wlthcrci-haHd
| business. to which he paid but little at
tenuon: cited many cases to show that
his client should be acquitted; PAID hish
| tribute 10 both Mrs. Goodman and her
husband. whose character had been estab-
lished by some Of the best people in the
State. and. after disposng Of almost every
point Involved, submitted the case with
! The hope. h. said that the jury would
see. as he believed from the bottom OF
his heart they would. that Goodman shot
in sclf-dcience.
AN ADMIRABLE SPEECH.
Mr.. Allen. the young Commemorative
ATTORNEY, made an admirable argument
| in delivering the case 10 the jury. Inc
manner in which he handled the evidence
/ would have done credit 10 veteran AZ
| the bar. much less to practitioner OF
| Of less than four years. lie was a niue
nervous ut first, but spoke with vigor and
| eaTnestncss.
tyyit,cd him for shedding tears at conFc-
Mont times and declared that while ne
WAS n fine man and lawyer, he was an
| enthusiastic and uncompromising paIu-
san The defence. Mr.. Allen said, had ar
! eued 10 confuse and mislcdd the jury ana
! not 10 throw light on the case. lie was
! not after this mans blood, as had been
| CHARGED. but. as the jury knew. was after
! doing what was right in the discharge OF
! his duty.
| A.. spoke most kindly Of Mrs. Goodman
and said if any harsh words fell from
Lis Inns thcv were not meant in disrespect
for her. She had his deepest sympathy
| Al this allusion the prisoners wife looked
| rigid. NJ
Touching the Gladys Inn diagram. MT
Auen declared that Mr.. Crump had ar
rucd on false premises Mr.. Parrish came
| along and devoted most of his time 70
| ,bn theory OF provocation. and only in the
! end argued self-dcfence.
DISASTROUS SCANDAL.
The verdict Of acGuittal asked by inc
defence would be mere seaman anu
! disastrous 10 the community. Inc aisu-
/ meDt OF Mr.. Parrish, and he TOOK up
J that because II SpN'iNN -
rrol,nd over which Messrs. Crump ana
| Anderson had gone. was designed 10
mys;ify, befog. beiuddie, ana belooi tHc
| jury. .s,,,,
Mr. Allen went over the case careiuliy,
drawing strong deductions from II against
| the prisoner. The letter. he aalu' was
not sufficient provocation for the hliilhs.
II was the truth of these CHARGES as
| Goodman saw them. that caused nun 10
| take the life OF Colonel Parsons III TINS
| murderous and brutal way
referring TO the Staples matter ne
ga 1, vas the consciousness that the
| ctarre could be proven true That pore
no. his m;rd--that bored into his
| heart. AZ he said like a dagger. rms
| charge had been shown to be true, anu u
| the voice of Colonel Parsons, VINO pos
scssed the key 10 the evidence III tne
| other two. had not been stiiiea u, ueaeH
| by Goodman's hand. these wouid diso
| have been proved.
HOLES IN PARSONS'S CLOTHES.
Mr. Allen reviewed the circumstances
| OF the shooting and after covering All
| OF the other material points, about when
| there could be no doubt. got In a good
one on .he defence by producing me
| clothes OF Colonel Parsons 10 show the
| position and direction OF all the wounds
The other side had not made reference
| 10 the clothes at all; but he put the vest
| on and pointed out the wholes In this
| and In the hat. lie strengthened the
"wthered- hand" feature OF the prose-
cutlon. and closed by discussing the law
bearing on the case.
There waa hardly 4 dry thread On the