The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-10

h'ttiiHlnR as IL deserves the tOulncsS OF
the attack made upon me by an enemy
whose hostility | seem TO have incurred
soleiy by rigid adherence TO my duty
IN the service OF this company.
ne statements I'm the unsigned cOmmu-
nicatlon are utterly false and without
any foundation. except such as may be
lound IN a malice which has no regard
Tor the truth and justice.
! nave not the least knowledge OF who
are the parties referred 10 "a the Rich
mond Banker" the gentleman from
Harrisburg" and the gent eman from
san Francisco" and ! do not believe the
statement that complaint was ever made
by any such persons.
The dirty charge concerning myself
and a woman on the train between
Richmond and Lynchburg Is absolutely
The statement concerning what was
reported by servant" IS simply false
no such incident ever occurred, and the
writer Of the UNSIGNED communication
either made "A wilfully false statement or
mas been In the company OF unrehapie
The statement that tried to induce
the Wife of the station agent at ---
TO take trip with me IS utterly faIse.
had some trouble arising fron my
having put off the train woman from
near salt Peter Cave, who. / learned. was
not or good character. > me rumor ot
this may have reached my aSsaIdut, nut
# was "a grossly iishOnOrablc act in him
to make such a statement VT hOut at
least having ascertalncd the truth, which
he might have done from the station
agent himself.
The dimculty alluded to by me was
within the knowledge Of Mr.. Carlisle,
AT Clifton Forge. Mr ID. Il. Gabbcrt ROAD
master and the station AGENT at Sait
Petre Cave, will testify 10 the falsity OF
the libelous statement concerning my
self
have never been dismissed from the
Richmond and Danvillc road, ana am NOT
in the habit Of boasting about any
thing
Any assistance that ! can render fur
ther in the matter I VIII most cheer
fully do. and will willingly stand any IN
vestigation. should you deem such neces-
sary.
(siered1 io"'' r. r. a. GOODMAN.
MIR Walker stated that Captain Good
mans reply was handed to him In per
son and he referred it o. Superintendent
Doyle When counsel for ue Comhol -
wealth concluded with Mr. Walker the
other side waived the right to question
him.
AN UNEXPECTED SENSATION,
After Mr.. Walker vacated the witness
chair the prosecution spiahS d. 1n.A
pccted sensation when they attempleu
To- prOve one Of the charges or Immoral, /,
ity on the part Of Goodman pfelcIIcu
! by Parsons. This was preclW,Aleu WHcn
! the name Of j. 4. staples, the See'ippn on
master. at SpringwOOd station. on the
lanes river division Of the thesap pt'the
/ ana ohio was called. Mr.. staples. tie
| commonwealth. claims, is Inc nu7b"id
oe tho lady 10 whom. as MI larHOHH
| cbarred i'm his letter. Goodman made an
! i,nrroper proposition. the purport OF
which was that she should run away VIZ
| him that the husband learned OF tnt
scheme I'm time to inteiieIe an ,,.as ~, nar
| between Goodman and Staples was .".
rovylv averted. This question was put -
| Mr. STAPLES.
"Did Captain Goodman ever make any
! advances to your VIE! ,..., t.,,,,,o-
| Counsel for the defence ohjeclea ihllls I'M.
| di.telv TO the question, ana the JURY
was led out OF the courtroom IN oIuei ~
! alnv counsel to argue the admissapiHV
! of the testimony. Mr. PafTlsh olp'Seu .hS
admission OF the testimony on tlS tluul'i tl,,...li
| that the station master al SpIlhsWo"u
| an. his wife, were nos involved ln Lhe case
! but the wife of the station agent al Salt
! petre Cave station was the person re-
! Nr Cr,ig frr the commonwealth. ar
| gl.ed that the evidence WAS adinlSsahIf' az
| il was evidently the case referred q" Dy
! mir. Parsons lie proceeded To Iead
| letter written Mr. staples One Witncss).
| bearing upon the charge. but counsel on
! the other side again objected. MI craig
| stated that now mat the jury was ap-
| sent ne did not see what objection there
| could be- 10 the letters. AFTER counsel Tor
| the defence had read the letters, AIR. Par
/ rish announced that he had no objection
| To- the reading OF them. \ good deal OF
| feeling between opposing counsel was de-
! veloped here. the leading siTits on each
! side being Mr. Parrish for the prisoner
| and Mr.. Craig for the prosecution. The
! letters We're subsequently handed 10
! Judge Moore. who read them, after which
| he stated that he did not think them
! admissible
THE OBJECT IN KILLING PARSONS.
Mr. Craig, however, reading extracts II
! the letter. insisted that # should be adj
! mitted endeaVOring 90 show i'm further
argument that the charges preferred by
! Colonel Parsons. and referred % by Cap
! tain Goodman in his reply to them. and
! the one I'm question are Identical and the
/ same He went on H. show that the rel
erence in Goodmans reply to putting a
| woman off the train near SpringWOOd Is
| the same difficulty referred 10 10y Parsons,
! and the husband Of the woman 10 whom
! Parsons made the improper advances Was
now upon the stand, and he as counsel,
| for the Commonwealth, was prepared To
| prove that the charges made by Parsons
| were true. He argued that Goodman knew
| that the charges were true. and that his
! object In killing Parsons was TO prevent
| him from tesutying against him In the
| investigation TO be made by the Chesa,
| peake and Ohio railway. Mr.. Craig quoted
from legal authority on motive, &C.
! claiming that this was parallel case.
| The Judge stated that there was no ques-
! ton about the right Of counsel 10 nitro
| duce evidence showing motive, and indi-
| Gated that he need not 80 further INTO
! the law on that point
! commemorative Attorney Allen follow
ed Mr.. Craig in support Of the latter $
! position ana claim, urging that me let
| iers be admitted as showing motive on
| the part Of Goodman for destroying the
| life of Colonel Parsons.
MI. @ UMrs BFJorNDER.
| Mr.. Crump. in replying 10 argument of
| counsel for the prosecution, stated that
| he felt like throwing up his hands ana
| shouting: "Hurrah for the Fourth of
| Julv and George Washington" He said
| that if the speeches of MI Craig had
| been directed more to the judge and
! Jury and less TO the audience. much
| the Staples difficulty was not germane
| To the charge M der which the prisoner
was arra'gncd, and urged that the case
| be not converted into one Of Parsons Us.
| Goodman. but stand as charge Of muir
| der az indicted. Mr.. Crump went on 10
| snow at length how such difficulties could
! crop into murder trial. lie argued in q
| clear fOrcihle manner that Goodman had
| not killed Parsons for any such motive
as the one attributed to him by counsel
for the other side. He stated that Of all
| the persons mentioned as possessing in
| formation damaging TO Goodman. Par
| sons was the only one who had admitted
| that ne knew nothing about them. There
| could be no motive except the one Of
| persecution, as will be shown. He urged
| that strict adherence he made TO the
words OF the letter Of Parsons tAd Good
| mans reply.
| Al the conclusion of Mr. Crumps ar
| guDent. Judge Moore stated that as the
| question 10 be decided would evidently
| urove far-reaching. he would reserve his
| decision until tomorrow morning. 10 was
| then only a few minutes before the reg
| 4. 4 TtH.lnU