Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-07
THE GOODMAN TRIAL.
Eminent Array Of Counsel and a Host
Of Witnesses Present.
GLADYS ny CLERK TEsTrrIEs.


Waiter.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. March G.
(Spccnl)-Thc trial Of Captain Thomas A.
Goodman. the Chesapeake and ohio CON
ductor. for the murder a colonel Henry
c. Parsons close friend Of the l"te
James O.. blaine and proprietor Of the
Natural-Kri1gc Hotel. was gotten wen
under way IN the County Court to-day
The occurrence was one Of the most
sensational Of the Tragedies that nave ''.
CURED iu NIrrinia I'm recent years. and
great interest IS felt in the iraH ''i'"'
Parsons was a promincn, Republican, ana
yay well known throughout Virginia ana
the North ana West. The prisoner VINO
has boon in the railway service Tor t'e
INST rrtceu years. hay also "a host OF
friculs. and ~ was naturally expected
int tho trial would attract large crowd.
SIR Beverley IT, Crlmp tho Richmond
attorney fYr tho dcfetcc. was present
TO-DAY. II,rs is tho array Of legal talent
an thc.r position al me ban: judge r..
r. rs. Duke. Jf. Sits at the extreme
r.r' from tho Judges bench l.. r
Cump r.1t then H. l.. Parrish and
judge George X Anderson. IN the order
rnmed. Colonel ". T. Crulc. of the prose.
cut.or. slt, nest 20 Judge Anderson. With
The Hon Groenle- -. L'ich'r ana cap
tnfr MirI1h Woods a= close seconds
,l4 fur, .- compoeoI n highly respoct
mi. farmers az hnen,rl. county and
mn AZ cool ti1go,erf t,ilpe yvbit. b9d
ta1sp ene..al care fp sala.,t,, Inc men
f.r NenIrfu.en ana tho result is the jury
IS pronounced hy competent Judges to be
on" ~ ihc hest that could be- gotten In
the county.
Tho Commonwealth has nearly fifty
".,n'--'a. l"' m" t.i'nc" i1liy az many.
WHOM fl.fE 10. ~. bgfrioy told the
'n'r to rtand up there WIS death
Ir. fitness while tho Indictment was
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