Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
CLOSING ARGUMENT.
One Day More Left for Speeches In the
Goodman Trial
THEN THE CASE GOES TO THE JURY.
A Verdict May Possibly Be Reached on
rday Evening.
Dir. CRuMp OPENS FOR DEFENCE.
lie Dlssecis the Prosecutions hhnng
Theory. aud Riddles the staples
and Oibcr Testimony
THEN THE CASE GOES TO THE JURY
ER. CRUxP OPENS FOR DEFENCE.
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e fe.or c,rreenondcncc Of the Dspatch)
II c,viNcr0N. VA. August l7-But two
q - snc.chss are to be made in the
g r,olrnan murder case before Il is COM
81 r,.,,,.l 90 the twelve men who. upon the
81 ,,v, i,ll down by the Court and the evil
0-r.n 81 many witnesses. are to say
whether the Conductor committed a crime
in taking the lie Of Colonel Parsons. and
81 so what punishment shan be meted out
g. rm.
lir Craig. FOR the prosecution. and
Ne.srs Cr1mp and Anderson. FOR the de-
fence. have had their say Now II re-
8 aias for Mr.. Parrish 90 make the final
IIea fpr the prisoner AZ the bar. and Tor
si-. Allen. as Commonwealth's Attorney
g. close the argument on behalf OF the
4 state and i's violated law.
Ia,h OF these gentlemen VIII consume
several hours. SO the cause can hardly
be submitted before late on Saturday
4 Afternoon. and II there Is much delay IN
i yeaehiu- "a verdict 1t cannot be gotten In
leforo Monday. Everybody connected with
Tic trial Be- anxious. however. TO get
throueh ,his week. and they are hoping
f.r tho best la this direction
Tho argument which was vigorous and
able. attracted large crowds to-day Mrs.
Goodman occupied hcr accustomed seat TO
a o.. l,r &c her husband. and was the
o.-r Mly in the room. An FIVE Of the
q ctll-oa were IN tho court part Of the
4 mo.aiur.
4 A CELEBRATED CAsE.
.7o celebrated CluvcrIus case, tried
q e. r..smouI about eight years ago. and
o. which nc,ounc lawyer was hanged
f.~ ,0e murder ~ his cousin. Fanny
.r.n Madison. whose body sleeps in
S ..lv.DI. figured prominently in the
,.... D. ~ SIR Craig. The assistant prose-
..t.r seemed quite familiar with the long
t..f ihat grew ont ~ the old reservoir
.uaina. though many in the court
r..u drew from his remarks the er-
cr.ls impression that Ciuyerius testi-
r.I u his own behalf, He ala not, how
...r. intend o. create this idea.
AIr Craig resumed his speech upon the
4 7-.lIre Of court to-day and spoke about
..,p hour. lluacr. ile was even more
earnest tlln ou yesterday. and some Of
81. flights were really eloquent.
referring t. Captain Goodmans state
1 utnL thst he was paralyzcd when ne
v.s shown the Parsons letter the
speaker siid David was also paralyzed
Ch,a the prophet said 10 him Thou
ant thc man" aui that GoOiman's pa
r.yts resulted from his appreciation
Of what the result - such an investiga-
t.G as Colonel Parons asked for would
latr been. Mr.. Craig reviewed the IN
..fl.tlHu~. url argued nrst 10 break
down tt- theory of IrsvoCltion, and then
, ln..- out the plea of self-dcfence.
r.. ,.atf.1sl tuo jury % be guided by
ta- cy I-ucr, and rot to allow their
r.sls % he diverted by the arguments
O. o.. defence.
WITH 4 DANGLING ROPE.
Ta- j.r. were put on their guard, TOO.
with reference 10 accepting the tesu-
uYly ot man who. while ON the stand
.u a forc dangling In front Of his eyes
arI tll every reason for making state
r..t4tlat would tend to hep him out OF
l-. l.i.oIity and save his life
Coming To- the evidence presented 10
y,.yc tar prisoners good character Mr.
C-.r cited the case of tluVcrluS as
i s..ru- that men whose previous good
character was established by the highest
...ll. testimony. had been found guilty
q, crime. and upon circumstdntlal evil
F"
c.-.. at that one OF the same gentle
l.l s.rD testified 20 Goodman's charac-
IN for truth had also been "a witness 70
t.. previous good character Of Cluver'us.
Vs.. was once "a Sundly-schooi superin-
,eat..t and enjoyed public confidence. lie
ST.. t.u.eI though. despite this fact. Mr.
a C.u.. reference was u Dr. Hatcher.
F. said further that Judas lscariot
s. ..... u.n until hc betrayed his Lord. ana
ff.. tan n,
h.-. r.r.tatlous had hitherto been with
out blame. Lll dcfaulted. CT committed
"a .fN. p crimes and then argued that II the
g.. believed Goodman they must dis
c., JIG every other witness who testified
y O.. 90 material points. Here one man,
.t. ia most deeply interested. put HIM
q ..If lu tle pan on one side of the scales
r.I attempted To- pull down all the
81 Others -Gabbcrt. staples and wife, Mrs
Il I.lrl Johnson, and others.
& Ills WITHERED HAND.
81 SIR. Craig then came down TO the Kill
.ne ITSELF Colonel Parsons's withered
Il.. Was. the attorney exclaimed, with
q dramatic effect, Gods own testimony.
q iat tte deceased ala 10; try 20 draw his
b pistol. auI could not have clutched the
4 r-i..uera wrist with the right hand as
81 Z Yim4n testified The prisoner, Mr.
q Tfu- continued. dl not carry Parsons
81 OF far enough not 10 be seen when
81 hr shot him. ana ne therefore had the
81 o,iI.uc- of cyc-Witnesses against him.
a Ta. attorney reviewed the crcum-
II sisnees connected with the killing, and
81 detailed tle points on which Goodman
81 was cuutrlllct,l hy Mcssrs. Martin
& Moody. Brown. Barrett and others and
asserted that II Goodman told the truth
o.. others were AN made ont liars. Mr..
craig dwclt upon the fact that Parsons.
according u two witnesses, called for
a 1'an.-rr Waite twice before the shoot
4 g., occurred He used the "withered
f.cI argument for all It was worth,
Il .rI declared that Hight upon every cir
constance showed the falsity OF Good
4 mans statement
cool BRUTALITY.
Tac assistant prosecutor drew a vivid
i u..t.r. of the scene when Goodman. as
d.. .4.l clliiy and without sorrow or
4 r ,.c. walked out by the bleeding
t.r .f tac man whom he had brutally
"A numbered. and whose brains were oozing
or "lf this had been dog, Mr..
"a Cf.r shouted. mo man created by God
II ...f l.sc b,cn more brutal in his treat
"a ia..t" such brutality, he declared. was
5r Ha either IN criminal experience
~ orv. He insisted that the blood
abroad guide that Parsons held
hand. aud that was found by
ancr De had fallen was another
that the deceased did not at
m.. ', draw "a pistol lie closed with a
N..t appeal TO the jury for a verdict
HrIr In the FIRST degree. which, he
l was demanded by justice, by
... .y rc facts. and by the public
M \rs.nia. he declared. could not
iVii ".ih the nation looking upon her,
Q, ar.r onr OF her citizens to be so
lr1tait murdered. and the assassin to so
ifec TO turn the prisoner loose on his
own statement would be equivalent TO
denying protection TO our people.
4 MODEL SPEECH.
Ir Crump OF Richmond who. as senior
counsel for The prisoner has managed his
crse with signal ability. opened the argu-
nent Tor the defence. lie spoke little less
Than three hours, and made model
so ec1. !, was. indeed, the effort Of his
DIE Considered from an argumentatiye
t,anlp9int. he did not attempt any word
Painting but dealt directly with the eyi-
1,nCe. upon which he declared the jury