The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-18

weras too remote 10 be admitted as evil
cence throwing light upon the intent OF
the prisoner
timony was admissible, within certain
restrictions. and the jury was reQuested
to return 10 the courtroom.
wrrHtns ALL nIGBr.
Mr.. Marquis Jones, OF Gloucester, who
Ia well acquainted with Mi. Withers,
heard about the attack by counsel Tor
The defence upon Mr.. Withers' character.
and voluntarily came TO Richmond TO
testify to the veracity OF Withers, and MS
good standing In the community In when
he lived. Captain Marion Dimmock, OF
Richmond. also volunteered to testify TO
the character and veracity OF Mr. With
ere Roth gentlemen were put upon
fine stand and testified 10 the character
M Mr.. Withers. Quite number OF &C
ouaintances OF the two witnesses had
snoken OF withers as gentleman OF
good standing.
ola man Johnson recited his grievances
after the same formula that the numer-
Gus other victims had adopted In enilgh,-
enfng the public OF the way IN wnicn
thev followed the example Of the OLD
u'or,an In the fable, who killed the goose
that laid the golden egg daily WAS
the same old fairy tale. or the poor III
dian. the assayer. when IN TINS case
was unprecedented by anotner man. VIZ
',avs us name as Ward. Smith gave
5ts name as Joe Cartwright, name
which Parker seems to have adopted pc
Tore according TO the general opinion
of those who have prepared newspaper
sketches OF the prisoner.
witness didn't think the bricks were
quite so bright In appearance no" Dc
when they were purchased. They had
faded He didn't know the value or the
bricks at the time. but thought they were
worth a snug amount, according 10 TUG
statements Of the prisoner.
| Mr. Johnson then retired In favor OF
John Fisher. a silvery-haired individual
from Canton. ILL.,. who, in 1892, paid $I,oce
for his goId-brick experience. Twas the
! same stereotyped story of the Indian
| the assayer. the gold bricks, and all.
After Mr. Fisher retired, the Witness
stand was occupied by old man Robert
Bonar, a farmer of Ohio county. W. Va,
who spent 1900 for two bricks that turn
| ed out TO be brass. II revenge is sweet,
| B0aar must have been in possession OF
a fairly large sugar-trust. lie TOOK the
greatest delight in giving i'm his testimony
and watched the prisoner in high glee'
JUDGE wIcKHAM's INSTRUCTIONS.
Judge Wickham then read his instruc-
| lions to the jury I'm regard TO the testi-
J u9ouy Of Messrs. johnson, Fisher ana
| Ronar. The instructions were as fol-
| lows: THE jury are instructed that the
| testimony of James Johnson. John FISH
| er, and Robert Bonar, the three last Wit
| nesses who testified, If they believe II 10
be true, can be considered by them only
| I'm connection with and as explanatory
Of the intent with which The prisoner,
| Parker. represented 10 Withers that the
bricks introduced into evidence In this
case were of gold, il they believa
from the evidence beyond a reasonable
doubt that ne made any such representa-
ton: that is, they must not consider this
| testimony at all In determining whether
the prisoner made any representation &c
| Withers. but II they shall believe beyond
a reasonable doubt from the other evil
| dence In this case that the prisoner
| Parker, did represent TO Withers that the
bricks I'm question were Of gold, then
they may consider the testimony of john
son. Fisher and Bonar I'm determining
| whether Parker made such representa-
tions to Withers innooently, or with the
intent to deceive and defraud him"
Mr.. Lipscomb, clerk at Ford's Hotel
testified 10 the signature as the same
made by Parker on the register OF Ford'i
Hotel, and the Commonwealth rested rs
case Counsel for the defence had no wit
nesses to introduce.
During the interim John /. Norris, the
Granger detective with newspaper motto
riety by the column. greeted the prisoner
very cordially with a hearty handshak'
across the desk.
The .Vurt then adjourned over rnti
10 n lock this morning.