The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-28
SOME HOPE FOR GOODMAN.
JUDGE MIA TGHLIN GRANTSA WRIT
or ERROR IN ms CASE.
Three AnsdavisA Setting Forth that Two OF
the Jurymen Had Made up Their
lfInds Before tho Trial.

CONVICTION. VA, Sept. ?7.-Special.-
Judge Wnlian Mclaughlin. who is now
holding the Bath County Circuit Court al
Warm Springs. granted n writ Of error In
to- case OF the Commonwealth against
Thomas a. Goodwin. In the petition we're
three afidavits which were TO show that
two Jurymen had made up their minds
TO hang Goodman II they were put on the
jury. The afIidavits are as follows:
County Of Allegheny. State OF Virginia
IS:
on this day came before me. Swepson
j. Brooks. justice OF the peace for the
county and State aforesaid. George Ions
ana being duly sworn. deposes and says:
Chaiybcate Springs. / heard -. j. Gala
CHAN talking about the Goodman case.
and heard him say that he Goodman
would hang. That Is all | have TO say
(signed) swEPsoN J. BROOKS.
Justice OF the Peace.
WHAT Mr. BCGGHs SAD.
Virginia, Allegheny county-ss:
Il John 7. peianny, commissioner in
county aforesaid. in the state Of viz
ginia. 10 hereby certify that a. J.. NOEL
this day personally appeared before me
IN my said county. and made oath in due
form OF law that he is by occupation n
travelling salesman in the employment OF
Messrs. Craddock, Terry Il Co. OF Lynch
Surg va; wholesale boot and shoe mer-
chants. That he has been residing in the |
town Of Covington since the 4th day OF |
January. 1894 on which day ne moved 10 /
SAD town with his family. That on the 1
following Monday, which was the 9Th
nay or July, he was in the store Of j.
walker Hughes. at Allegheny station,
Va. and while there the case OF the Com
mkohWeaIth VS.. Captain r. 4. Goodman.
Tor the kiiiing OF Colonel Parsons was
mentioned: that he remarked to said
Hughes that he thought II would be very
dl'ncuu 10 secure a jury In the county,
ana mat SAID Hughes replied that, In his
opinion, II was very clear case. and
mat II he were put on the jury TO try
Daid Goodman he would swing him up, !
and that he talked with him about ten |
Or fifteen minutes about the case. trying |
to reason with the said Hughes and snow
him that he was wrong I'm his conclusion
mat Goodman ought to hang. but that
ne made no impression on him, so far
rs he could judge, but that when he ceas-
"a 10 talk with him about the matter. a
us tsaid Hughes) opinion remained I'M
Afiant said that he was confident that
e used the exact language Of Hughes !
hat Hughes said in reply to him. when
ma o said he thought 1t would be Q
think 1t a. very plain case. ana If l
m pat on the jury that tries him,
III swing up. Given under my hand,
his 18th day of September, 1894. y
I.
Commissioner In Chancery. Virginia.
Mr.. GENTKY's AFFIDAVIT. =
lleghany county-ss: Il
l, I. Is. Gushing, justice Of the peace q
, and for the county of Allegheny, | {
! the state of Virginia. hereby certify | y
nat Riley Gentry personally appeared be- J.
ore me In my county this day and made
attn in due form of law that some time IA
efore the trial Of Thomas a. Goodman p
pr the killing OF II. G. Parsons he was
n the porch Of j. Walker Hughes and OF
hat said Hughes and ID. J. Callaehan IA
ere both present: that said -. j. cal OF
'ghan said that II he got on the jdry b
hat tried Goodman he would hang him &c
Ugh; that he had had some trouble with pl
GOODMAN about n ticket on a passenger
-ain Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail q
ay Company when coming from Lynch In
urg to Clifton Forge Goodman being the 81
)nductOr OF the train at the time. and OF
nat the said Hughes was with him on
he train. and that after they got 10 OF
Hilton Forge they hunted for him Good in
AM, but could not find him: and If hi
icy had caught him he and said Hughes IT.
ould have thrashed him. II
Given under my hand this 21st day OF of
'ptember. 1894 In
ISigned) G. n. CUSHING l. p. be-
captain Goodman is looking better than ! Rr
has since his confinement When in In
rmcd by your correspondent that a 10
III of error had been found i'm his case lei
said: II am certainly glad 10 hear
at, and my hopes for a new trial are
~ much elevated"