The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-13

VII. ana t|.l.fI 900 Nlr'.iN"i''N titN ttt
stru.uoas submitted by the prosecution
.nI tl. defence. AS soon as the court
oUrnoI. Judge 0ltt read the instructions as
admitted hy l.m They consisted of the
usual Interpretation oil the law bearing
upon SUCH cases.
TlIB ARGUMENT.
1fr Do M Smith Jr.. opened the argl-
ment and spoke for fully two hours for
i.e Commonwealth. BE c0mDlmcnted
tAe jury ana the prisoner for having such
o. representative body of men TO try bis
case. bic ALSO comDAmcuted Messrs.
lUr aua Cuftcr far fnc able manner
lu vlI-h they bad defended their client
Continuing. Doe said. Gentlemen OF
OIL. jury. look at the evidence ia this
,..o. Look at the man who has left
h.. mother sisters. brother and all. and
brought shame and bushes 10 ihe mair
checks OF the young ladies. Kate Glaze
brook ml ollie clifford were women OF
lHe Uoud. hut the man who had left
...H I0.ilr family f0r such 3D. life was
4o better than The women.
.lr Smith neNt went boo detail over the
evidence. and carefully weighed every
rouI making "a fOrci1le and convincing
ar-.m,ut.
Nr D. So John Coalter followed Mr.
Smith on behalf of the prisoner Hc also
reviewed the testimony and argued that
abundant proof had been offered % show
tIlt Mcllors was not mentally Icspou-
anf for hIs acts and particularly this
one for which Dee was 0n trial
Mr George D.. Wise addressed the Jury
Immediately after the recess on behalf
0f fnc defence. and started out 10y saying
thu tle prosecution based its case upon
tt. testimony OF two female wltnosscs.
kate GI .zebtook and Ollie Clifford, whose
character Was well known. The former
EI0 porIured herself, and when asked
Dos DomuouweMth's Attorney Smith by
what statement. Nr Wise replied. she
haI done SO theoretically. for Ole Clif-
ford bad rciuted tho formers testimony.
Tho rc1t witness Lee Robinson. had also
pcrJlrcd lmscl. for DE had drst stated
taaf Mtll9rs was drunk that night.
while fcw moments later he said
Meaaors WAS not drunk The Common
N.aIfls Attorney brought "a perjured
witness into court while he could nave
secured twenty-five reliable witnesses 10
testify. Council uexf went through the
details of the acts of Meadors on that
evtuIg and enleWorod To show that
they We're the acts ol an insane man.
DO Was 6 o'clock when Alr. Wise con-
C.aded the argument for the defence.
Mr Smith then replied on behalf OF
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l'il' minutes me- "s"in Ne"t over lH'
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t... ..t.r.00I.. v.r.ft,.. .by. pr. Parker about
Insanity. and which had been quoted
ly nIr Wise. Nr. smith Said that its
title was. ..ANla Ilanucmaun Insane
IIe c,ulaued to the jury THAT Uahuemann
was flc founder of tH. homeopathic
school ot medicine. ani Doc Was perfectly
willing to I,aNo tnr case With the jury
.a tur oeaniuons off fne symptoms of
sanity a- given Ny br Parker. Mr |
-mi.h closed n.. argument 90 o.i' i. M. |
and fIr .ue Waa af once given to The |
iW. Who retired to their conference
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IliE VERDICT
H.n .' h't Haf'.H on verdict /
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