The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-28
|DR. 5. K. JACkS0N'S TRIAL
1t Was Commenced in the Corpora
tion Court Yesterday.
Considerable interest Manifested.
Drs. Hunter Mcclure and T. j.
Moore. of Richmond. We're
Called to Testify tor the
Defense.

Mrs. Iipporah Butlend in his office on
March 4th last, was begun in the Cor
poration Court yesterday, Judge Allen
Il. Hanckel presiding.
Judge D. Tucker Brooke and ex-
Solicitor General John Goode repre-.
sented the defendant and Common
wealth's Attorney L. NJ. Baum the
State. DR.. Jackson was attended in
court by his children, Rev. DR.. Melville
Jackson, Bishop of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Alabama; MIR. Ed, G. jackson
and MrR. 5. @. Tucker, the two latter
of this city; also number of friends,
Among those present for the defense
were DIR. Hunter Mcclure, DIR. Il. j :.
Moore aud DR.. Edward McGuire, all
OF Richmond, and DIR. Fl. NJ. Pstter-
son. of Staunton. The following gen.
tlemen having been summoned as ju-
rors entered the box: Chas Aydlott,
n w Small, W l. Perry, @ j Iredell,
George Moss, W j Butt, j w Gardiner,
y z Davis, Claude l. James, w Ii
Webster, John w Whitehurst and 2 Ii
Savage. The following veniremen were
stricken off by the defense: j A Adair.
A b Lee, Josephus Scott nnd Chas
Samson.
DIR. Jackson occupied seat by Blsh-
when asked by the clerk as to his guiit
II am not guilty"
Judge Brooke, of counsel for. the de-.
fense made statement to the jury re-
viewing the history of the case as de-
veloped at the inquest and preliminary
examination. In referring to the Gu.
topsy, Judge Brooke said that it was
incomplete and insufficient to show the
cause Of death, He cited the fact that
the coroner and his assistants did not
examine the brain of the deceased to
see if death ensued from any trouble
in that organ. He said that the de-
fonse would show that the denth of
Butland wns consistent with othor tho.
cries besides that of abortion, and he
pressed upon the jury to remember
that they were not try ing DR.. Jackson
for causing the death of Mrs. Buttland,
and il they did not find that he at.
tempted q criminal operation, then
that would end DR.. Jackson's connec.
tion with the case; tho defense, said he,
will not have to account for Mrs, But.
lands death.
/ Commemorative Attorney Baum also
addressed the jury, saying that he ex-
poets to prove II very different state OF
facts from the above. viz: That the
deceased's husband went to DIR. Jack
son aud arranged with him to perform
criminal operation on Mrs. Butlaud,
and that while this operation was being
performed by DIR. jackson Mrs. But.
land died.
The following witnesses for the
prosecution we're then examined: MIR.
Butiand. husband of the deceased; DIR.
Charters. the City Coroner who made
the autopsy, and DR.. Vance who as.
sisted him
Alter the examination of these wit.
nesses the prosecution rested its case
Tor the time in order to accommo-
date the out-of-town doctors for the
defense, who wished to give THAR testl-
mony as experts before leaving the city,
Dr, Hunter McGupe aud Dr.. IT.. j.
Moore, of Richmond, were called to
the stand for the defence. These
gentlemen were examined as to their
opinion as to what caused the death of
Mrs. Butlnnd. The witnesses. from
the evidence given by Drs. Charters
and Vance, were unable to say what
caused the death OF Mrs. Butlaud,
they held, however. that the brain of
the deceased should have been ex.
amined at the autopsy. at the con.
clusion of this examination court ad-
Journed till 4 p. mf Quite number
OF people we're present aud oonsidera ble 9
interest was manifested in the testi.
mony on the sides.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of tho court
convened at o'clock when the defense
continued it's case by calling to tho
stand two colored women, whose testi.
mony proved unimportsnt, and DIR.
Jackson was then called TO the stand
and his testimony was tho same as
given by him before the Coroner's
Jury. Mrs. s, j. fuckers evidence
was also the same as that given before
the Coroner's jury.
Drs. Childs and Anderson were next
interviewed as experts. Tho testimony
OF these gentlemen was the Same as
that of Drs. Mcclure and Moore
during the morning session of the
Court.
They could not say what caused tho
death of Mrs. Butland; that the brain
of the deceased should have been ex.
amined at the autopsy. Court ad.
lourned at 6:15 10 1880 q. m, to day.