New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
4 TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE.
THE ACQCITTAt. OF COLONEL FAHSoN0'
DEREE \ BAR TO NoRTHEhN pE'
NENT or VIRGININS RESOt hOh9'

| DEREH A BAR TO NORTHERN DEN f'''
MENr or vIRGININs RESOURCES
| To the Editor of The Tribune.
| Sir. When word came in June last that 'o'one'
| H. G. Parsons had beer brutally murde''' "
ginia his numerous friends throughout '"' '
| cherished a hope that the assass Wou'u re -
deserts at the hands OF the authorities ne IAN
| kee notion Of far-famed Virginia hosp''a"'' !"
,nus, 10 confessed received rude shock WHEN me
verdict of the first trial eighteen years III 'ne pm
| itentlarv was announced for the prisoner p'e'
OF self-dpfenco failed utterly in me sht Vi eN'-
| dcncc and a coating premeditatioh 'or ""!H "''
| unqles tIonably proved. The only cohSo''''o' wa
| 10 be found In the fact that the jury o''s'",'s
| stood ten to in favor of hanging MN "'N"'
nc they plcnrcsduely put &. Now comes the news
| nothing short OF amazing when the circumstances
| are considered. that second jury mas ''n"'''' '
| new verdict Of mot guilty ana the 'il'S" INK 'p
| tacle OF a red-handed murderer paTadihg up anu
| down the old Dominion. receiving the p'ani''s anu
CONGRATULATIONS of a reconstructed 90 p"t He-
rcndouslv unterrfed South. Is presented to view
Dut the fact remains that the State Of Coon" Iar-
sons adoption in behalf Of which more IMAM UNI
| ty wears of his energy and pubic spirit "'p NV"
| freely expended had no intention OF ""'''"E '"'
protection OF ito laws To a brave feueral Sou'i'
| ,rrv,r, tho wounds of ettysburg upon his BODY
confessedlv A native OF Vermont ana aFo"euly IL
| stanch Republican The proud spirit oil IN" f'"s
Itch Cavaliers vested in their f. +. V descendants
could not brook the stigma contaihod !" INV III II
| verdict. II mattcred not that Goodman SIC" We.
| foncccss man. upon whose riddIeh p'rSo" "o.
.y., = ,orknifc could be found. that he boosted
| DAYS bcfor. that he would fill the OBJECT oi III,
hat. with bulet-holea on sight Ch'Va'ry "''
boon grossly attacked in thus disgracns Goodman
II rose on rnaesc II showered the prisoner III W.
| bar Csee Richmond "Dspatch' ot July H. IN'' VIZ
"cxcell.nt special meals" "bouquets OF 'ow''S'
| ...,r,.,s lanos and pictures" and other dehca''
u,tlo attentions Of the sort. II rallied az II ",
~ Uarper's Ferry in DAYS gon" ny II Po'"''',
an, numerous errors in the first trial II secured
a change Of venue to the more favorable county u
| Alhemarle and by carefully "Xrlu'ihE "a" w
| f,vorablc tn the theory OF Colonel Parsons Nv
f.,celcssuess and tho proofs he had co'''''eu u"
subs,antiatc the charges Of unhtnesS ~ nav,
hrough, against Goodman secured an "'t'.,"
.rI restored this precious sureshot son OF VIZ
,in,a 20 the bosom OF his family ana the arms u
enthusiastic friends. :.
colonel Parsons Il may bc recalled sent ~
ter complaining OF the official conduct OF "ooI'''"'
| AZ ne or any other citizen had perfect rlen' ~
do "a tho board OF officers Of the CHESAPEAKE anu
| rh,o pailroad Of which body he was formerly an
.,,yc member This letter was In tone JUST ana
consideratc and concluded on are '"''''o',
,,h.r;v TO us, my name I'm presenting '""'N'H, ~"
,. mad. thom specific 50 that you COULD py
| your ordinary agencies, first discover '''' "'
| The railroad company promptly sent NV .'''
| ,.n,,tou tn Goodman. whose reputation TOT
,tolenco 81 temper thoroughly KNOW" IN
| accused nurscd hls growing "ra'h 'o' sum" '
o,t meeting Colonel Parsons hy chan'" ON "''e''
r. ,,o-rin.. Al chiffon Forge. then and th're' 10
| use hts own cHpr .ssiv" language. ''o''a''r n'"
| , .,,.o hi,,, an ne had" His victim was U'"'i
| ,r,h the utmost brutality after four OF 'n' wv"
ma rad taken fun effect leaving him 20 III" INV
| dog ON tho floor u GLADYS Inn. o"n'' anu con-
,rollcd by the railroad company 'mP'oy'"S ''''
man. .,... s, ,,ra. f. Is
ms ]" ',''' ~ ,,,,,,, tho vlrglnin courts
tn'"". "' '' ,nr,cI,rly oncs.acl rerla have
.'"n ~ - '"'N ~ 80, ,,-,s.c,,lon made
Woois. Craie AMI l'''h''' ~ wv -. r.r,.,,
| A gallant light. ani ono WIG" WIZ '''''
,,., ,,i,h credit - tho participants In tn" anh"'S
/ - NfsiN+' law '"' '' - 80, y-ea, for
,..i ,,e,,,,.n. ana logic - cope with. IN" former
' , ,..,,..., IN. defence was taken by
were N'"'' 49, 3D.. yiryt,, ,,,,.rs have
gentlemen who - times ESQ t'' N"F"' - ,s,n
/ l,,,,r.n "ro,rcI 80 hat they could have been
/ 49,, ,,..ls ,o,," Arl w. are further toll that
! h'''' "''" '""' ..-,t.. , .c,u,,r,l was
- %" moment "h'n ''' W. ,'L t,t oh
.,e h.,t.,s were uftel. and the oil CHAR
I'm, +. i. m. lark colr ~ N.reinl that NEEDS 70
nr ~, eli win isAt" section io4o reads In trsarI
~ 49, -. ,r, arl convicted 10 part - The offence
l',.'t D., -. Ill H.. ,rnt.nc,I f1r such part b.
- a., -. lnIi..,n.nt whether q be- felony or
.d',r n he y.rlic. he Get aside AID new
al Tho. Sc
'ri.I,~ .q.nre thau TIA; ~ which he was con-
,c..J On me- last trItI' The accused thus ap.
,.,i Nm, ga. c,urfv court IN which BE- j. first tried
:, ,t ,''rerf CONT. and II the result does not sut
h e,,,r.,,. ri.rt is D., n, means his last re
."r, mus nj, mat The state allow. her cuprlt
80 - vyhlttl. t,vn their own chastiscmcrt until
/ ,,ib,nr ~, II reutlns such 4 course 81 legal pro-
/ c.l,,rc is cr.niiraIiy Incompetent ~ one doubts
,btt mo accused should he given hls fun rights but
| hv what method - reasoning should the Common
/ v,,,fh l.. deprlvcI = theirs
,',',,i ,r,y,.fy on iustir. and an outrage to
dcc"ucv. Pcntlful 'n"ush "'i' W" 'NpI'NS.3hS 81