The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-11
THE PLEA OF INSANITY
II WHAT THE COUNSEL OF MEA-
mons arr MIXING.
Many Witnesses Testify In tho Case.
Prisoners Mother Says Her SON Had
Hts and Once Threatened Her Life.

the murder OF Als sweetheart h"uts''
l.. Driver. on the nicht Of January -
1896. 10 was asccriaincd, however that
tao last talcsman drawn on the previous
evening to servo ou Che Jury-Mr. W.
crow Daus-vas TOO nl 20 nil the place
of 81 Juror. 30 therefore became ncccs-
safy iOr Jul.c NItt Co summon another
N,Dife o. sN cuzcns, and Do was 1850
ol.o.k wien d. A. Miller was selected
a, ne sixteenth talcsmti.
Mcsals. Lewis 49,. hurwel. Harrison
Noting. IL. g. Harris ANA W. ii. Nose
les Wei, then excused hy tho dcicncc.
AID tae following gentlemen were sworn
to serve as Ju.ogs in tie case. Messrs.
". B. Courtney. Casuar Wake, Floyd
Robinson. Timothy kcrse. George G..
Waller. j.. B Soucrer. John Il. Iy!cll.
IS. d. Rockingham. Robert A. Berry,
A. Parsley. George ID. peasants, j.,
and N. a. miller.
Aro. tls several witnesses on both
SIDES had been sworn Dr. W. IL. Taylor.
tac coroner. was first called 10 the stand.
lie testified in Substance as follows.
"Iiave been coroner of this city for
twllty-four years. and have been prac-
tlouer Of medicine. Was called TO
see Maggie Driver on the night in ques-
ton. and found he lying GA the floor
ga t.e barroom corner Fifteenth and
Franklin streets. When j made the
post-mortcm examination. 1 found four
wounds and took three balls from her
body. The wound that Killed her was
5lsl below the right cOilar-bOne. The
ball went through the top part 70 the
heart. Another wound was at the low
a. part OF the right shoulder The bail
went up SIX inches. and caused n severe
wound. but not necessarily fatal. An
~.
The fourth BAH merely grazcd on the
r.ght side. The clothing was badly burn
Cd boy the powder. The course OF the
fatal wound indicated that she was stoop-
Ing down 40 The time and tho body was
on line with rhc pistol. The pistol must
have been fired from a very close dis
lance. Tho bail went through a rib,
which checked The force somewhat. after
wards 10 went through the neshy part.
J got there about an hour after the
shooting and never saw the prisoner.
she was about five feet ono inch high
and was well nursed.
on cross-eXamination Or. TAYLOR re-
peated iu part ia former statement. but
his other statements were Irrelevant
DR. vs.. III. Parker who assisted DR.
Taylor boo the p0st-m0rtem examination.
described the course of the fatal shot.
and merely c1rroboratcd the testimony
OF me coroner.
MEADOKS BRUTALITY.
AIRS K G.zehrook safd she know
2ie.i0rs and Maggie Driver. I lived nj
~ south Fourteenth street al tb. fine
t.a slootIn. o...rr,d. She said. Mead
OIs called at Jay house no 1876 that night
aid iula..cI for Maccic. lie said Dee
was eou- away that mght and wanted
~ tr4 Doe. eeoI-lye. told him that
-lla-.- Was uot there. She had left in
tu- i41uug with tae baby. DE said If
ID. could sc. ler h. yould Kan her
and k.I himself h,for. he went INTO tbc
army. Afterwards n. said Thai hv Do
O'Clock tLe u,At morning hc and the
eII would De- dancing u h-I lie was
Co au appearance perfectly sober al the
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