The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-12
BROCK FOUND GUILTY
His Lips TwitChed When He Heard the ver-
dict Returned by The Jury.
TEN YEARS IN THE PEEl1ENTlARY.
n New Trial Al Oucc Asked For Pew
criul Speeches bA Counsel for the
Defense ihr Instruction. 10 tn"
Jury S--DraInniic Scenes Euncicd iu
IL tourtrOom.
guilty"

Guilty"
Al 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon
this single word was uttered by Mir. y.
.. Baum. foreman II tn" jury which
for four days has been hearing the
"Nit"nC" and argument in the cas-" Of
The Commonwealth against Benjamin
Il. Brock, charged with numbering
George Hale iu front OF Jones bar
room. near Virginia Beach on this.
morning of August ith
When thc verdict was rendered
Brooks lips tWitChcd conNulSiVclN. and
he dropped In his chair. The verdict
was one OF murder in the second degree,
and the jury liked the punishment at
ten years in tho p"nitcntiary
Judge, Brooke. of the prisoners coun.
sci at one" moved fur ncW trial. and
argument ON tn" motion will he heard
next Friday.
IN" day was am rNcntful one ana sew
cral dramAti" %cvu"s Were. enacted It
was TIA" first Tim" the prisoner haa
th"Wh amy great emotion. for hr Wcpt
IKE a child when Mr.. WOouhuusc uu.
ol ms counsel. ia this argument. referred
i' touching tones To- Brooks dead
muthr' and sisters Ne, only dii the
prisoner Weep mt his aged father and
young wife shed tears when the young
lawyer mentioned such tender sub
j"C.S
v.,,s .,,,'i.i,' ',iS ny" 'u'Er h'H"kr
hands over their faces subhIur
I'm" speeches OF judge Brooke and
MI W"urh"us" were powerful vet
~ .I,. ~ tuI''"t H'ud!
W,! u.,I,. 'n, ''"'i' were "'"%luent.
closure with two of hcr children. was
also moved To tears when tin touching
reference was made iu hr. dad h,,I,
band
Thn attendance. oy sr.c,,,,rs ,,.n..n
court opened vns \r,y' em,.Ii I'm, a.,
tn,. afternoon s.ssinu ,b,. ,,nrn v.',s
crowded as it mas br,n All th. week.
The verdict was received i'm silence
by the crowd. many in which had anti
ripat-d the iindilss ut TIL, nr:. ANA
LITTLE .urpris,, was manifested
Mrs Broct sat with her husband
until just lofu., th, Iurv retired
whcu she icrt she remained ina clos,
iruximlty however until She learned
the verdict.
Whom court rccouVcucd Yesterday
morning counsel for the Commonwealth
Introduced several new instructions.
which wrl, argued hy Judge brooke.
IN, july being excluded from The room.
Several were rejected 10y the Court
Whom IN. iu,y r,tl,,.unl +. ,l,.i,,. s,.,ts
MIR. w J. Whitchurst resumed hta
speech. which hc was not ahl,. 10 com.
plctc Thursday night He asked the
jury TO exclude such testimony as was
based ON opinions OF witnesses and n,.
NIT only What they saw Hc referred
iu tn" fact that several witnesses hun
testified To certain things alleged To
have been said hY Hale lust before his
death
Niil" thrS" witnesses have testified
to ti"S" atat,mcuts.' he said lit an
came from one witness Hale WAS TIM
nldn who said these thiues. and iIalr
%hi they Killed him. Who were they o..
Hale didn't know. II Brock had never
:ait anything about ii. no one y.1uIi
hay" ever known who shot Hale"
Mn NhitchurSt analyzcd the tcsti.
lnuny given 10y the witnesses rol. IN.
commonwealth CharuCtcriZing tho
'N"@-droppu" iaiIcr and suVtul. h
would heli"Vr Braithwaitu ana Hughes
as quick as he would the iailr, H.
Hid not deny tnat Brock sEnt nm i,,,
h- argued that the shontiug ,yn.; Ii,,.I,
in self defense. lie J.nn,,n,,.I "','
iagoous the terms applied tn tb,. ,,ri,
uncr by Lawyer Tiltou. ru -rh,I,..,,.,
SAYING thai Mi Tiltun came tn r,,,rt
IN hNona form with a urriudi,,J ,,i,,t
and had tried to projuJic,. ~. '''t'. 49,,
calling the prisoner vile. un,u,.g Ni,
Nhtchurst asked for u ynr,iint ac y" ~,
qu!ttal
tommonW"alth's Attorney White fol
loved He said il was a painCuI ,i,t,.
II" hhd 10 perform IN uros.c,Itiu., tb
prisoner at the bar. He cNuross,.I SYM.
NathN for the prisoners vifo ana f,tt,.
r'. He claimed that Hughes hnI boo,