The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
WAS SHOT FROM AMBUSH
TRIAL or cooDrKooYTz FOR SHOOT
ING EPHRAIM HALL.
An Interesting Case In F'oyd--The fro's-
cutien Said to be MAs'eS" "'"s
Presentation Of Their Side

EroyD VA. Dec. T.-Speciai.-Ihe I'M
| =, ,,to-sst manifested in the trial Oh
wilmer Goodykoontz continues uhaoa'eu'
| Saturday the courtroom was efo"eeH' "S
IN the day preceding, and again nun
| ber of ladies were present lhEoue"'NS
! tho tedious examination OF WITNESSES
| IT, trials have been witnessed mere III
which less quibblng has been display u
nv oDpcsing attorneys, and so iar l"'
trial has moved forward without any-Jar
or friction. .,.,.,
The pro. cutlon Is making a very strons
case against the accused, ana ever ~,
ness introduced makes stronger hty,to
dence of guilt surrounding hlin tNot"att, .,
srancing rms however, II ~ sun mo-
tanned by lis friends tnat he VIII DC &c ne
Ia uroye himself innocent. COunsel lOi ~
defence Will introduce evidence 10 aio"
that lie was elsewhere when the ciii''0
The accused is ably defended, his G e9un-
sci being Hon. a. a. Pnlegar, OF Cnit,S
tiansburg. and Messrs. l.. IoIhphll9
and \. H. Sowder, OF this place. Att9i-
ney for the Commonwealth Ben .; ~
go is assisted In the prosecution " 49,
The crime Tor which Goodykoonz IS
beng tried was committed on tue his,'
of October 9Th last. at Dunkard churcn'
six or seven miles west of this place. a
meeting was in progress at me t1iuf' ana
both GOodykoontz and Ephralm Kan were
III attendance.
SHOT By An ASSASSIN.
Mr.. Hall was on his way from t Ihe
church TO his store, which Is IN lhe I'M
mediate neighborhOod. when ne was suI1
denly fired on from ambush; Inc oar
took effect i'm the back part OF the hsal,
and penetrated to the brain, lnnIcLHS
what was considered at the time fat4i
injury. The ball could not be located
and still remains in the Uranium. Coh-
trary to the expectation of his physicians,
q,
not entirely well is in such state o.
health as 70 enable HIM TO be present d.
the trial.
Circunsances pointed strongly to Goody-'
koontz as the person guilty OF the a.
tempted assassination, and his arrest foA-
lowed on the 18th OF October
on the 18th Of June the pOst-oiilce az
Topeco was broken into and robbed, ana
MIR Hall who was postmaster there.
had Goodykoontz arrested for the bur
gllry. GoodykoontZ was arralgned peforc
United States Commissioner Spencer. but
proved an abb and was disI narged. IL
is alleged that a desire for revenge for
this arrest actuated GOOdykOODtz to make
the attempt on Halls life. Probably the
most damaging testimony given in against,
the accused is that Of Messrs. Noah Keith.
and Daniel Barton. The former swears
that he saw Goodyko0ntz secrete himself
behind clump Of trees and hre on Hall
as ne passed.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Barton testified to a conversation
he overheard between Goodykoontz and.
an unknown person about the latter part
OF August or the first OF September. Il
was on the Central Hotel porch" said
Mr.. Barton, land cav Goodykoontz ard !
person whom / did not know i'm con
yersation | overheard the man say TO
GOOdykoontz. You are out Of IL now
presumably in reference to the post
office trouble). why don't you work or
Hall?' Goodykoontz replied He has hao
his day. and | will nave mine; he will
fare rs badly as anybody. and II VOW don
see IT you viii hear Of IT," Mr.. Barton
did not know either OF the men at that
time. but toon ascertained Goodykoontz's
name. and identified him in court during
the present trial The other man was
described as being a young man, tail. Of
slender build and wearing a black mus
tache.
GooiykooutZ is n young man. probably
nor more than twenty years Of age. ano.
belongs 20 one Of the best families OF the
county.
The trial will not be concluded before
the middle Of the week