The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-18
NOT or NATIoVAL IMPORTANCE.

knew that Justice both to the prisoner
| and the Commonwealth would be meted
out with unstnted hands.
| NOT or SATIoSAL IMPoRTAScF.
| MIR. Crump complimented the jury on
| the patient hearing they had given the
| case. lie hooted at the statement OF ar.
! Craig, that the nation was watching ior
! their verdict. He did not think that be
cause Parsons was a big railroad man
| and Goodman an humble conductor tndI
] the weight OF the crime shouid Dc IN IN
| creased thereby. I'VE all, sald ne, nate
| a duty to perform in this case; mere ~
| no higher tie than that Which Dh9S q
| lawyer TO his client In trial Tor uutnet.
| The Common wealth had made a DIG ms
| take when they asked for a verdict OF
| murder I'm the first degree. ne ulu NJ noO
| believe that there was man III SAla...r.iii,o,c,
| who thought Goodman guilty OF inuruel l',
| beyond a reasonable DOUBT. III Hls 81 80
| ment Of the case he would devote hllh9cu
| 20 the facts I'm the case, ana not 49, i'll
| like Mr.. Craig, whose speecn icH,''r,l. anraes
| him Of a boy who throws IoSh az '~;' t .
| "a nond and II goes "slSip. skip. SKIP.
| No one deplored Parsons death more tnaH t
| ne. Perhaps he did father the iIchiiionn ic i'C1.,
| and Allegheny railroad, ana hdu -
| for n brief period its vice-presldeit ~. I
| Goodman was his equal. although slinpl4
| a conductor, and could not De Ies"4 ucu
as a fawning dog to De Kchvu 49, ,-ar,a of
Mr.. Crump dwelt upon lhe CI CIai tyJi.I oIi
| the commonwealth that Goodman khieo
| Parsons TO stop the investisaIvt vi u,V
charges preferred In the IaISonS IC'.t,-o
attributed TO q sensible man. Goodman
must have known that TO XII d man
| who preferred charges against hlIiH anu
then TO 20 and give himseH up Wo9i9
NOT hush IN those charges. Goodman dld
not fear an investigation OF those
| charges. for they We're false; MT. CrunlP
then took UP the Staples and Phelps teS-
timonv saying that he did not think ~
ought ever 10 have been admitted ana
| ne was satisfied that the CommohWeailh
| had made mistake IN introducihs IT, ,bo
f.roFegTf1 Glltlnlse the
idea of an elOpement between Goodman
| and Mrs Staples. There was every rea-
| son on earth why they should not eIoIe
Goodman a man with large ldullly anu
| n small salary, proposing 10 establish IN
Richmond. where his family hVea, ah0tm
| or house and to place therein MIS-
| Staples and any friends she msh' nay;
Al this pOint Mr. Crump sugsesieu 'hdt
| the recess be taken, when was uonc'
THE pnELPs AND STAPLES.
on the re-assembling Of the court at
2:30 Mr.. Crump said ne was feeling un-
WELL and would not tire the jury %I.n
a long speech He again TOOK up Mrs'
Staples testimony. and argued III C.c"A
logical manner that il was prlna Idcl@
false. lie pointed out the contradlc-
tions in the statements ol tne 5.tip2 p'
women and Mrs. Staples, ana sdiQ lhey
were so wide apart that they couid not
Mr.. Crump with great ingenuity show
ed the gross imprObaDllity OF the state,
meutS OF the SldfItS WOilleAif tAiiN "a N~r'
that the conflicts between them were 80
apparent that they must be thrown ont.
The efforts of the Commonwealth 10 CuI
the Phelps woman loose IRON AirS, Std-
pies We're unaVailing, Tor IKE lIie oiati-
csc twins they must both die out OIL thls
case.
There is not Il man on that jury, ne
said. who would whip his doS on suCn
testimony. MIR. Crump argued 10 snow
that If Goodman had possessed any ldeb
of killing Parsons, ne would nave zone
SO before he made his reply % me I- Iar
sons letter, but instead he simply Went
on preparing his reply ana geltlHS Teauy
for the investigation. -,....,. o,
Mr.. Crump claimed that TooiHl'll > a.
tions in the hotel just before ue uasVLy
were not such as would indleatc any III
tention TO commit murder. lie TOOK UP
the evidence bearing directly upon I,D
tragedy and dwelt with success up9i 9itIr "
conflicting statements Of Maruh' HO"u{
seen a portion OF the tragedy; ohiihe ms MlIa
fellow practitioner, he Woulu IoI e,Ta3
they were all liars because tnty idn93
10 agree on the occurrence. Nv NY, sald
he. 'if a crowd of men witness uQb
fight. no two will tell the same story IN
describing II"
IHE KEY-NoTE TO THE CASE
T1e contended that Goodmans expla-
nation OF the killing was the only red-
sonable one. There We're two mugs MI
Crump contended, that formed the hey7
note tO the Case-the diagram or lne noitl
and Or Miller's testimony. Hoidlns me
diiaaram before him, and pointing out the
location OF the witnesses VINO Claimed 10
haev seen the tragedy, ar. SrQnp sh'" nov.
ed the gross lmprobaDillty OF theL state
ments He showed that Tom blahcn
could not have seen the TRAGEDY, ana iit
must have jumped ten Iee1 "he" i'
heard the report of the pistol
He showed from the siuon OF Goon-
man. and the Judgement OF one ol tne
bullets in the door aIler sIa%lils oi,i, az
sons abdomen, that Goodman certalnly
b4I,d his pistol in his left hand, when
these witnesses testified that he held the
lanaI Of Parsons coat with MS lcll hiLp,
and that he shot MN ,rcnrt,i,, wicn l,iS Nir
.'There IS nothing SO uncertain MI'
CrlImp exclaimed upon an eNcltlns oc-
casion as the impressions upon the hu-
man mind. 1900. ...oi,i,,,, tro or
,-lnent on this line. and sustaining ms
Statements by the arranseinohi- ol ine
exterior Of the hotel, pointing II out on
the diagram, the jury appeared ueepN IN
tereeted leaning forward I'm their seats,
and catching every word that ten trom
the lips of the learned lawyer. MI. Crump
traced Goodman after he Ieit lhe hotei,
and urged the jury. not to cIedlt the
statement Of Colonel Bryant, who had
testified that Goodman had said ne had
"collared him and given him az ne
had Mr. Crump did not think Colonel
bryant had wilfully stated q falsehood;
buf that this was simply "A product OF
his vivid imagination. He characterized
the Colonel as good-natured' loquaclou9
thing after II had occurred. and who was
very Inaccurate in his statements.
CLOSE OF HIS ELOQUENT sIEKCH.
In concluding one of the finest argu-
noents ever heard In this county. Mr..
Crump made an eloquent appeal for
Goodman whom, he said, he had known
for q long simc and no one regretted
more than ne the necessity for this |
trial. He said MIR Craig in his speech !
Rad made a most unfortunate remark |
when ne referred 10 the person they rep
resented. The prosecution, SAID MI.
Crunlp. should represent no one on Goa !
earth but the Commonwealth. Mr.. !
CrumD took the cue from Mr. Craig on |
fbe CluVerius case, and cOntraSted the
tvyo cases. lie did not remember whether |
Or Hatcher testified or not. as stated by !
Mr.. Craig but that was case wrere the |
character of the accused was directly in |
VOWED The only question mere Is ,
whether Goodman Is 10 be believed
Referring 10 the citizens VINO had come |
SO willingly 10 testify To Goodmans gooi |
Character for truth. he said he earnestly |
honed the Jury would say with them that |
The prisoner had told the truth Good |
mans lot, at best. is a hard one.
"Niy GOdr' he exclaimed. He has sur |
fered enough. His punishment already Is |
great He has the blood of his fellow |
man upon him. and under the circum- |
stances, for a man like Goodman, this Is |
heavy burden TO bear
The speaker closed by asking the jury |
10 bring In verdict Of mot guilty |
Mr. Crump's appeal deeply affected both |
the prisoner and his wife, and when he |
sat down their eyes were red with weep |
ing.