Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
attorney when he concluded, nc hao
thrown such vim into his discussion.
Col E>,N MOMENTS

attorney when he concluded, he had
thrown such vim into his discussion.
SOLEMN MOMENTS.
That was a solemn moment. when the
fury, 1T nnc minutes before fled SLOWLY
w TO their room. That was more solemn
one when they returned thirty-four MN
u;es later. with expressions OF sadness
that foreboded no good for the man
whose destiny was In their hands.
The spectators. not expecting N'Iu'O,
go soon. II at all tonight. had retircd
I from the COURT house. but FASTENED back
/ Counsel for the defence talked 10 tapta'h
and Mrs Goodman while The jury were
! out so as TO make the moments OF Sus-
! pense as short ss possible. J. pilsVho''
! though even more grave Than usual Nds
under pcrfec: sclf-control. lnn"eu MS i"r'
/ was rigid. Mrs. Goodman WAS nervous
| but bit her lip and east her eyes Gown W
/ ward the floor. az she has done all through
/ the trial. except when occasionally hhe
/ would glance about the room or look
/ directly al a witness or attorney VINO salh
( something rejecting severely upon 'ue
/ man In whom she still had perfect conn
dencc. Whom Foreman Hughes. In reply
/ IN an inqulrv from clerk HOBBS, staf'i
that the verdict had been reached Mrs.
J Goodman seemed afraid 20 look up Dn'
J the prisoner arose and received inc an
!
parent emotion.
AFFECTING SCENE.
Whom N, last word Of the verdict had
! bccn read. the convicted man sat down
/ npictly. and his wife put her handkerchief
| 90 her eyes hen she leaned her head
mon his shoulder. and sobbeI aloud. re
| arnearol to feel more for her than Tor
ti,calr and did all he could To com
fort her. Finally. his head was likewise
bowed behind the fan. ana both "ept'
The sobs Of the almost heartbroken wac
could be heard all over the yard' anu
( there were fcw dry eyes In the nous
/ II mbers Of the juTy wno haH d'he WIN
courage what they believed TO De TEN
were among those who wcpt' MIS- 'oo''
| M, vac soon taken out. leaning on me
| ann, Of her husband. and IN an almost
! folnting condition. The children were III
/ toars on the other side. and the seem
,,.bon the husband ard wife separated az
tho nrison a few minutes later was sad
/ beyond expression.
iulee Moore spoke some words OF con
cratulati0n 90 the jury. the oIu.''Y
| crowd. and the attorneys on ho'h Sue
/ all If whom. he said, had heiped MN u
! conduct the trial with proper u''O' "in
! and ORDER and discharged thf Jul '-"'
ondiua, the trial of Thomas y. Goodman.
OVERRULED.
ur GRIMM made the usual motion 70
| SGT aside the verdict. which was Over
| ruled. without being argued. at ni6ht
| session Of the court
| II was decided to pass sentence on
| Monday.
Biu- OF exception on which to take an
| aupeal will be considered at the same
| time.
HOW THE VERDICT WAS ARRIVED
| AT.
The Jury before whom Captain Goodman
was tried was composed Of sober, thought
| ful. intelligent men, picked by JuHSc
| Moor, from among the best in the coun-
| ". They are not such men as are sway
| ed by argument or sentiment.
| All Of them were IN favor OF hanging
except T. j. Kyle, who thought mat me
| offence was manslduGhter. ana {. W.
Fudga. who ifcincd to murder in the
second degree.
Those two would not Yield. and in
conference held during the recess to-day
tn verdict WAS practically agreed upon
| Mr. Hugh IIansbcfg IS said to have
been the last man 10 yield.
| WHY TWAS so Long.
The Goodman case VIII pass into his
| tory is one of the most Interesting. as
| well as most important. murder tfidiS
| be
| Richmcnd some years ago Of Thomas
UdSon Cluverlus for the murder OF his
prrtiv cousin. Fanny Lillian Madison.
And it has also probably been the LONGEST
trial OF the Kind that has occurred N
| any Of the State courts stlcr the Clu-
| vorius Gaze Perhaps the next case IN
| both the Widespread interest that 1t at
| tracteI and the lensth Of time that 1t
| consumed was that Of Clark, the North
| Eauyilc politician. VINO is now serving
n avc-vears' sentence I'm The state Pen.-
| Tertiary for taking the life ~ Rev. ).
| r. M0nett, the temperance i"alcr
There are two reasons why the Good
| nan ;rrl has taken SD long. one Is that
the able counsel on both sides have been
on their mct;lc, and every point he's
| been hotly contested. There has. how
! ever. been remarkably lit'le UNNECESSARY
! legal ,quabb,ng. The second and chief
| reason for TIE consumption II 30 much
| time WIS the Introduction Of testimony
| designed g. establish one Of the three
| charges contained in the letter from
| Colonel Parsons. which caused the fatal
! meeting q; the Gladys lnn-:hGt Con-
ductor Goodman had made improper al
vanccs t. AIRS Staples The wife OF the
section-mastc- at Spiinsw d. This is ut
! exactly IN" way the charge reads IN the
letter. but the third specification. ana
the only on, that the Commonwealth
sought TO prove. refers beyond any rea-
sonalle doubt 10 the matter.
OBJECT OF THE EVIDENCE
judge Moore's decision to admit this
testimony or ned the way for an inquiry
| that took vcly wide range. The COM
monwcolth wanted 70 get in this tesu-
| many to prove motives along the me
| Of thcir theory that the Conductor slew
.. .-..r . a Ak
| chances Of 4 trial rather than q through
! an INVESTIGATION that would have cost
| him his position and have blackened MS
| character. and the Court admitted the
| testimony on this point 50 far rs it re-
| ferrcd directly to the charges in the Par
Sons letter.
The belief IS expressed by some that II
| the defence he'd fought this matter VI
| gorously from the start they might have
| kent out the evidence of the staples and
| Phelps families: but they were 50 GER
tain Of the purity Of their clients char
| actcr and Of his thorough vindicatlon
that they expressed willingness - meet
any ana all of the charges made In the
letter. When Staples was put on thc
| stand ana tie prosecution asked him II
tn prisoner had. 80 far as he was adj
vsed. offered any insults 70 his wife the
defence objected. and the first legal bout
Of any moment took place.
WHY IT CAME IN.
Judge Moore ruled that this evidence
vas admissible, IS the Commonwealth
had 10y Introducing the Parsons letter
and Goodnans reply shown pretty con-
cmsiyey that the Staples matter was
what VAS alluded 10 in both.
This and other side issues, while
adding interest to the case IN
some rcspccts. really had practically
nothing t. do with the matter Of whether
the killing Of Colonel Parsons was MUIR
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