Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-11
GLADYSlNN TRAGEDY
StapleS'S Evidence and Letters Admitted
by Judge Moore.
DAY OF SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY.
The SeCtiOn.MaSter, His Wife, and EeF
Sister on The Stand.
GOODXsNS ALLEGED ADYAN'h0'
Mr.. STAPLES Tell. the story of Her '''''"'
Meeting. with the Prisoner and
what Happened.
DAY OF SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
GOODAAN'S ALLEGED ADiaNVho'
,s,or correspondence Of the pispa'cho

,.....s,.,nder.cc Of the Dispatch)
CONVICTION. Va, August lo--Judse
-. ,,.a morning allowed the attorneys
n. commonwealth 20 set on 'he
....,.. t..,,e IN the Goodman murder case
.r ,.ri.b there was such fight yeste'-
5., afternoon. and the explosion was
,.s lint whether its effect VIII prove
u.,tlrals 81 the subject for whose "e-
.,ruc,i,r IL vas intended Captain lh'i""S
Goodman remains 90 be seen. rms
,,i.slo designed Co add darkness TO '"e
b.,vv cloud That already hangs over oo'h
.,. M. and liberty Of The weii-knowh
..,3,,,f,r was the introduction OF trs"-
,,.,v with "a view 20 proving the 'h'fu
.....e, ALLEGATION of immoral coh'"c'
contained in the fatal Parsons letter p"o-
pssed in to days Dispatch '"e
,,f, ,s,er IA which 1t was
...llis,,I ia mll-anl thereby 10
l..,,iish "A motive for the Glady I'M
.r,r.lv. 10 was to pave tho way lot t''.
ESQ.,. ,t. evidence before the jury mat
.,. Commonwealth yesterday Afternoon
.to slrprise II the defence ana the
,.ta. offered in evidence the ceieofa'tl
....,.r.l letter of complaint against "''
,-...I,.,or and The ldtters indignant f'PV
,...,o Following the reading OF these
.t. ya.srs. Allen and Crals
.....l =, rllc, j. a. staples ana "'e
... .,a...r witnesses ON the stand, TO prove
.. ... Conductor made improper al
..t.. MIS- STAPLES. and the argument
...., tlo nimr~.0u u this i'S'''''o"'
i,.,.3 unfn thc hour II adjonfnm'h|
.-.. rolling ~ Judge Moore upon 'h's
... .,,,.. awaited w.:h great interest d.
,t.r, h.f. hiue-I thc question as 10 "''''
..o ..,,.. of tne examination should De-
.... r.fi of Tho prosecution was to make
g.. broad .-I sweeping. While the deie'''e
5...r.I q, conGne il strictly TO the |'''''N
i,,. shooting and the immediate cite"''-
....... l.a.Iirs up thereto; their coi'e"-
.... ,..,o,, ,l..t, time would be wasted am
.,..aIy th,.r clients case Improperly pre-
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TIE EVIDENCE ADMITTED
4. soon as court opened this morning
1.sr. Moor, rendered MS decision ADMIT
r., the STAPLES evidence. and the TWO
i..t.rs written 10 the section master by
c.rtain Goodman. This gives VIDE i""Se
=, the investigation. and the result mas
l..p "a day If sensational testimony
,.I, thr., witnesses were examined but
,,,,t tn.v had to say was spicy. These
witnesses were Staples and his wife ana
tn. attor's sister Mrs. Eliza Johnson
,'r-. Phelps and her two daughters VINO
I..I. ,lu-piCuuusly IN the IdlVst P""o'
tt.. ..I4e has assumed. were also III court
i.t were not examined. Ihey VIII De To-
r.fipw.
.rb. cross-cNamination Of Staples and
f VIII. WIS very rlsidl Mr.. Parrish leo
. &c.. Mr Cnmp pun in some g'od W'ih'
.tl Nlr Anderson. for the nrst ume' tooN
r.rt in the questioning Staples Is an or
r..4ry- looking it'll" man Of very mouT-
,,'. intelligence. no education has
.t.lv mouetach-. and his cropped bair
g. erty around the sides and front, giving
tIr "A rr.maturclv old appearance he
either has "a very trcacherous memory or
1874. not disposed 10 answer the interr"Ed'
tories - the defence fully and Directly.
lir Parrish completely ratified him. ana
r.s tnr.. hours on the stand must have
l.er hours Of torture and misery Mis.
~.pi,4 hos rather good figure" black
owes. ana "a very heavy suit of rich, black
Iafr. with funny bangs. She manifested
.rft u.rvOu-uces ur1rr the sharp cross
f,,. anl though displaying rather more
...t than ncr husbaud.' showed her un-
Willingness to answer many of the ques-
f..s asked hy the defence, who were un-
-.. rus 300 their 'uie9vor to break down
f.. comm 'u"caIths testimony Ko"d
oi which brought a emlle oi mere
..I .r to ne faces Of the audience.
Tho bland admission cf M.s. Johnson as
o.. N..r She lal been posted on certain
.'- tt h'r SISTER evoked mHch la"sh''I.
Ir Hatcher and ludg" Mcdonald occu-
i.I -..t. by Judge Moore again to-day.
..I q venerable father of Colonel
f..,.r. vss in the room during part
.. lr. bearing
rf. Goodman was by her husband,
l.t tne. ....ilr,n were not in the room.
THE DECISION
rf.. Moore. as soon as the court
.,...I t...,I ur.n the question Of ad-
,.-..- ,s.. Stari., evidence. and in so
ar ...
ID f.. r.r.fulv considered the OBJ
,.....-. .-...i lr the ATTORNEYS Tor the
af.a.. 0aIast the 'lmissihility OF oNi-
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