Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-12
TRIAL OF GOODMAN.
Tie Prisoner Shows The Effects Of The
Great Strain Upon Him.
DIAGRAM OF GLADYS Inn.
According To Mr.. spooner Moody
Could Not Have seen the shooting.
Goodman Cool.

smaller at the opening Of court ""'
roornipg than on Saturday morning. due
probably more 70 the inclcment weather
than to any falling on Of interest III Inv
case. ~.
Cao,ain Goodman was confined TO MS
bed Yesterday and Il WAS thought at on'
time that he would not be able TO appear
In court this morning. ana u'"' Wv
would be postponed In consequent
4 little after the hour for op7h''e wy
,risoner attended by his VIE ana "'u0
s.vca~.od daughter. entered ana 'ooA n''
Do. be eide of colonel Il. 7. W.
NV. us was looking ~ and showed the
-. o, the great strain upon him. Dr.
II nelson attended him yesterday.
coopMAN's SHOOTING.
- ,- D. Dawson said he had seen
.....,o- shoot rife and that he always
',., ,ifb his let hand and from his left
.e,,.ld.r ". f. Neese, Of Nelson couh-
,v had seen prisoner thrc wing rocks
,..s his lcn hand and had seen him
practice shooting a pistol using MS iei'
hand
ur G. W Srooner. OF CharlottesvilIe'
visited Gla.. a Irn Wednesday, ana maze
an accurate diagram ~ IL for the defence.
fIe said that stan1As in the dining-toom
door where Moody e'd he stood. only
twelve inches Cet ... as entering oil
the front door WIS visible. standing
where Branch said he stood. about hah
81 the door could be seen. From the nre-
place the window could not he seen
through TIE bllustcrsCD. At that angie
M baluatcrs appeared solid II one al
left Of diuig-room door moved to"aI"s
a.. RIGHT Of course he could soc more OF
thc front door In addition To- drawing
correct diagram. witness said ne hau
.tood I'm the various positions himself ana
moved the correctness of his drawing.
MH SPOONER COREOBORATED.
Mr. W. H. Ham. the deputy sheriff of
Au,ghany county. said that he had stood
where Moody INST said he had stood al
the time Of the .ootlng. ana that ne
C,ytnosJ could only sec about twelve
inches ON the right side of the door. VII
ness said 20 Moody. Henry. don't think
YOU could have seen the occurrence from
this point
Moody afterwards sal1 he had stood
at another place. and witness a,fO tried
tina. position. and Doc could only see
part OF tho left side or tine door. by
moving about in the dining room door
more Of the front door could be seen,
pe, ,",. II was n ,t1 s,or, Ioor -, ocnovn, "n ~
"a column IN the lobby
Mr. WHITE TESTlF1ES.
Mr. f. NJ White. tho night clerk at
Gladys Inn at the time of the shooting
ana son Of the proprietor. WAS I'm bed at
the time Of the shooting. bat heard the
shots. met Mr.. Martin as he went up-
stairs 20 notify his CwituesssI father. Mr..
Martin was greatly excited
Standing where Moody said he stood
witness could only see about twelve inches
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Ano,ber execution by IN. defence fol-
lo,r,I y.b,r ruloa White declined 10 AL
law Nfr Ouescnbcrrv 10 say that ne
heard colonel Parsons say shortly before
the kiling mai ne would "haye CAPTAIN
Goodman discharged n il takes me all
INV ufe"
This closed the evidence for the de-
fence.
TION.
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, n'a cI,,,c, ~ II,oopa,,,
corniy. saving that he Goodman had
Killed Colonel Parsons, and wanted to
give himself up. II was five minutes after
Mr. Goodman left before MI Cooper came
into the Office.
Mrs. g. Vale Kept restaurant at Clif-
ton Forge last Junt. saw Captain Good
man after the shooting He came 10
the restaurant and ordered his breakfast.
Was served with ordinary breakfast OF
eggs hot biscuits coffee, and beefsteak.
Drank two cups OF coffee. pid not eat
hearty meal AUer""rds hpusnt 'Wo
cigars PRISONER was c'"l ana coh'cted.
- W I III l-N+N i'INl 1 VI r.
Dr q N Miller was then mt on the
atard said he Was uresent at the last
,Joi opd saw Cautaip Goelman fins
tr,te how Colonel Parsons held his
IGccdman'O hand nust before the nfth
.bot and that when Mr. Allen. Com
ronwcalth's Attorney. took hold Of Mr.
Crals wrlst anu aSAeu !, ''!at was i,sht tsil
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Vhiy i'M NV0A9' ga" '''i wv N"' -
III succession .
Colonel PARSONS oi'eh snook hanus VIII
h's LEFT hand lid no' nave hrm srll
With his ught mana. Nouc'd ms rlBh
hand, and II looked somewhat Drawn
COLONEL PARSONS'S HAND.
Dr Hunter Mcclure Of Richmond. ha.
hc.r nracttc,ng medicine for twenty-nyt
or th,rtv vars colonel Parsons went tc
see witness November H. 1880. and said
that his right hand had been hurt by q
horse. The fingers had the appearance OF
having been bent back ana the Elusele'
were greatly strained Nl'"ess pu' manu-
IN Splint ana colonel Parsons leit' VouII
give an opinion as TO Whe'neF ne peHtNru
injury would he permanent, put thous ~
positive evidence oy lhose VINO p.,"n knvW i"''