The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-12
WILL PROBABLY HANG.
,orwryr CONCLUDED IN THE
vUHDER TRIAL LAST Ni""1'
Tn. Jury Adjourned Until To-psv-i"'
Evidence, IL Seems. Shows th"' '"'
Grim. was Prsmeditsted'

ri. so y, Morris Hopkins. on triai
for the murder Of Henry $. Parsons ""S
resumed yesterday before Inc S'"''
,prv IN the Henrlco County Court
Mr. Samuel Carnett, an engineer al 'ne
backward. testified that he had seen '"e
prisoner on the day of the MURDER anu
.,a, tho nrisoner had told him that ne
nhe prisoner intended TO knock MI
Parsons brains out. The witness iur'nei
stated that he followed the prisoner
ground. thinking he intended 70 put Ills
,,r.,, into execution. For some reason
NO rad TO go into his engine ROOM our
to- that time the prisoner struck Mr
PERSONS. Witness also identined 'he
stick as the one he had seen in the prison.
er's hands when he was following MI
Parsons about. - ,o,,a,,,
The evidence Of DR.. Moseley, namely
that the death OF Parsons was due !"
the wound inflicted by Hopkins, was SUP,
Stimulated by Dr. Edward Mc6uire aHo
DR.. Hugh NJ. Taylor.
SOMEBODY WOULD GET KILLED.
Robert Mosby. a colored man. TESTIFIED
that Hopkins met him on the morning
of the tragedy and said he would have
the money due him at the brick-yard or
somebody would get killed. He said that
the prisoner had a stick in his hand like
the one shown in the courtroom.
David Gillian heard the prisoner threat
en- to Kill Mr.. Parsons during the day Of
the tragedy, but did not recollect any
stick.
The Commonwealth placed several
negroes on the stand, who had formerly
worked at the brick-yard with the ac-
cused Their evidence was very damaging
against the prisoner.
Charley Rowley. colored employe at
the yard, testified that he had seen the
paymaster. Mr.. Parsons. talking with
Hopkins, and the two walk off together.
the former having in his hand a sheet
of paper. Subsequently he had follow
ed in the direction taken by them.
Upon approaching the turn-table in
the yard he saw Mr. Parsons lying on
the ground by the turn-tabe, while Hop
kins stood over the PROSTATE figure. hold
ing i'm his hand a stick. having. appar-
entity. knocked him down. Witness also
saw Hopkins kick Mr. Parsons before
leaving him.
The testimony of Eddie Hughes was to
the effect that he had seen Hopkins fol-
lowing Parsons about with a stick. This
was about an hour before the blow was
struck.
THE ARREST.
Jailer Russell was put on the stand
and detailed the arrest of the prisoner.
The brother of Hopkins came 20 him in
the yard adjoining the Jail one morn
ing some months after the assault. and
said that Morris Hopkins was in the
stable i'm the Jail yard. Witness went
TO the stall where the prisoner had gone
and upon looking at him said. This
man IS not Hopkins" lie asked the
prisoner. Are you Morris HoD,Sns?'
! The prisoner answered. yes" Wit
ness then asked. "Are you the man who
struck Mr. Parsons" TO which the ac-
cused responded that he was.
HOPKINS counsel interposed objection
TO the admission of Fussells evidence, on
the ground that he was an official and.
as such. had no right 10 question the
prisoner in the manner he did Objec-
ton sustained and testimony Of witness
excluded by the Court. and jury so in
| structed.
Sheriff Simon Solomon was called by
| the Commonwealth TO show the actions
Of the prisoner as fugitive from justice,
from the time Of the assault TO his sur
| render or delivery by his brother.
Constable Branch, of Tuckahoe dis
trict, detailed a search he had made for
the accused, which had been fruitless.
Several other witnesses, some of whom
testified Tuesday, were heard also for
the prosecution.
The court adjourned at ! o'clock for
dinner. When IL convened Judge Wick
ham charged the jury that their verdict
should meet the emergency of the case.
Argument was begun at ) o'clock, by Mr..
Sands and closed at 1i:5o o'clock last
night. by Mr.. Harry NJ. Smith, Jr.
The jury asked for time to consider
the case and were adjourned over until
n,cInnlr fn-Ia,