The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-16
THEORIES OF YHB KILLING.
These are Discussed By Counsel In Tho
Goodman Case.
PRISONERS COUNSEL lPpLluDED.
Captain Woods Closing spsech--Sympa-
thies of the Ladies' Supposed to be whh
the Interest In the Trisl.

CHARLOTTESVILI.E. VA, March ID
Special.-Court assembled an hour earlier
than usual Mr.. Parrish at 8 o'clock re-
sumed his argument. lie directed at
tention to the peculiar feature Of this
tragedy. that the man who killed was
retreat.Dg from the man who was killed.
Unless Goodman believed that his own
life was In danger there is no explanation
OF why he should have backed when he
had a pistol in his own hand. And there
is no special reason why the defence
should contend that the weapon was held
in the left. except that IL was true. IL
really made no difference which hand 1t
was held i'm. He dealt in plain terms
when speaking OF Bryant's testimony lie
said there was one tning that should not
go uncontrad!cted. ara that was that
Bryant was a friend to Goodman. lie
was no friend to Goodman, and he had no
right to come here ans breathe out this
drunken venom against the prisoner. still
posing Is his friend.
The theory OF the prosecution is that
me first shot entered the brain and killed;
the defence that the shot which entered
the brain was the last. and that II was
an accidental incident of the struggle be-
tween the prisoner and Colonel Parsons.
Mr.. Parrish ridiculed the idea that a
man with a bullet through his brain
could have assembled one step at the door
and walked twelve feet. He concluded
his address at about 10 o'clock. My last
words, gentlemen, is a prayer to God to
defend the right" The applause that fol-
lowed was promptly checked. but IL show
ed how the crowd stood. tN
CAPTAIN WOODS cLosr.
Captain Micajah Woods began the clos
ing speech He is one OF the best speak
ers in Virginia. and perhaps the best
prosecuting attorney In this State. HIS
opening remarks were adroit. and piore-
they We're a fine specimen of pers1ssiy ,e
not bloodythirsty. and that its laws and
practice recognized the Anglo-Saxon prin-
ciple of freedom and justice, that man
is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
An extension of that principle was the
giving the benefit of every reasonable
doubt to the prisoner This, he said. he
wanted the jury to. do.
He made very ingenious argument TO
prove that Colonel Parsons should have
written the letter. and answered the
question. What would you have done
under the circumstances with splendid
effect. He would demand that the sun
light be turned upon the charges and
the pubic invited to witness his vindica-
tion.
THE NEGRO WITNESSES.
He made a strong defence OF the negro
laughed out of court He was earnest in
declaring that their evidence must he
accepted as true. and argued that when
Goodman told Moody he was going out
after" Parsons II must have been I'm tone
OF anger. otherwise Moody would never
have asked. "What is the trouble, Cap
tain?"
In reconciing the differences between
the evidence given by Martin ana the
negro walters the speaker used the diff
ferent accounts OF the Gospel as given
by Matthew, Mark and Luke TO illustrate
that such differences only proved the
truthfuness of the facts of the various
versions.
SYMPATHY OF THE LADIES.
The sympathy OF the ladies was all
with the prosecution. Judging from occa-
sional applause from kid-gloved hands
coming from the direction of the clerks
desk. This is I'm strong contrast To the
men, whose approval is Of the defence.
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