Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
~. W. HUGHES,
g. Foreman
F-tpr1-r. AND ANXIOUS


Tho closing d4v Of this triul. which has
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Everybody connected with The triaI had
realized that the end was near and while
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lest the result should prove more serious
than had boon aut!,iratel
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thoughtful than at any time since they
Nere impauc.lel and the friends Of Cap
taio Goodman be.ctu to crow moro I'M
j was evident th2t "hle MeSSrS FAR
Ilsh ana AlrH' VINO closed the aiSu-
mcni for their respective sides, made I'M
usually fine speeches, ana mat the jury
were giving them CloFa attention, no per-
cept.ll. impress was bciug made.
inc Jurors sat UnHpVcd ~ any flight OF
counsel however eloquent and stirring.
Tho fact Wgs Their minds were pretty
Wei made mp. ana the result was that
whom tho case was submitted the verdict
coon followed.
LAST TFTORT FOR GOODMAN.
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nat rested upon MN "iI1 u'-"s NJ
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Ills discussion of the law and authori-
lies boailng upon the case was clean-cut.
imd his concise analysis OF the evidence
s4ccd the case before the jury in a very
simple plain light
Mir Parrish dld not aHect oia'ory, pu'
A. times was both eloquent ana palue'''
ma moved The prisoner ana ms VIE 10
i'aIs. S'NtiaI tiLi'S thc d''olHoE III" MN
zen 10 S"S'e!u III ",uvI 10 Hupi'v99 n's
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,io, ia .uo,oiu th.ir contention for nl,r-
dor in the first decree. declared that I,
,vas moi trst ar right Ia urciudice the
{ury's mind bv using such cases, and took
rho broad f,rof,Dl that there Is no case
III tds in criminal turispruJeuco I'm
Virginia IN which any other verdict than
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Clarh-Aioffett trial in Danville. in which
SIR. Craig was counsel. as the only one
al all analogous To- this. In that Clark
made threats TO XIII Mofet;' and a verdict
of manslaughtcr resulted. because whllt
there was murder. there had been am
Guilty ia which the accused had not been
without blame.
YEARS OF PERSECUTION.
In the case at the bar every word oi
malice and lil-wili was shown 10 nave
been uttered by Colonel Parsons; and,
through years Of bitter persecution Good
man lad not even spoken unkindly Of the
mau who WIS pursuing him with malice.
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udd t. the grief OF the stricken Parsons
household. but he was in duty bound 10
deal /, som. extent with the character
a., deceased vvh, had heen rictured bv
counsel Tor tho f.,otlv az one Of the
.prorooters'' az a railroad which could no,
Ave and 10 vas left owner Of the Great
Natural Rride,. ."rhonls thee lev FOR
that word" he SAID with a low how 10
MIR. Cralg. lie defined a promoter" as
one who persuaded others 20 invest in en-