Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-23
4 PLEA OF INSANITY.
sa,s rnE DEFENCE IN THE CASE
OF CHARLES FOUsHEE.
TRIED FOR GUARD TINSLEY'S MURDER
vo,hcr of the Principal Tells Of The
,yeais-vindcdnesS of the Yoktb,s
Parental Antcccdents-Some Com
eict Ban Testimony.

1orion. inmates Of the Laurel Reforma-
tory. FOR the murder OF Edward b. Tins
les. employed as guard in The instl.u-
zion. was commenced yesterday bof re
Judge Wickham. in the Henrloo Coontv
court
Toushee, 1t viii be remembered, struck
Mr. Tnsiey on the back of his head VIM
ea axe, on the reformatory farm. while
sang Of the boys was employed log
trimming. Jordon was implicated by
Toashce. who said that the plan had been
made jointly, and that Jordon had given
the s.sn for him to strike the blow, which
t..sed fatal.
Che bulk Of the evidence for the
prosecution was gotten in yesterday. and.
90 the absence OF important witnesses.
tao case was rested and the defence was
lsglu An effort IS being made 10 prove
tha, Foushee is Of unsound mind. and
Irresponsible and evidence as to his an
tece3crts was introduced, and served TO
strengthen this impression greatly. Jor-
don has stoutiy denied collision from
the start. and the defence. by discredit-
FOUSHEE PLEADS GUILTY.
The prosecution was conducted by Com
monwcalth' s-Attorney Sands. assisted by
.lr John b. Gayle. and Messrs. Rose
wel Page. Allen Potts. and Hardin II.
Burnley appeared for the defence.
The courtroom was crowded through
ort the proceedings. and the greatest in
tarcst was manifested in the case. Jor-
don. when he was arraigned. pleaded
"N1t guilty" but Foushee created a SEN
sauon by answering Guilty" 10 the
question Of the Clerk Of the Court. His
counsel, however, took exception to this
and entered a plea OF mot guilty" al
lae.ng that the boy was not responsible
1or what he said. But little difficulty
was experienced in getting a jury. and
So is a remarkable fact that. in spite Of
the notoriety Of the case. each Of the
twelve jurymen chosen declared. in an
swer 20 a question put by Judge Wick
ham, That he had never heard of the
case before"
After the usual formalities. during
which counsel for the defence demurred
TO The declaration read by the Clerk.
without argument, the jury was empan-
cuel. as follows: Henry Graves, ID. l..
smith. John =. Perry, Frank Putzey. w.
T. Oakley. =. r.. Tenant r. NJ. Hous-
ton. W A. Burk, James Hughes. w. c.
Iivesay, w. S. Leake, and Fielding Hob
son.
commemorative Sands. in
opening the case. said he would endeavor
80 prove that the prisoners had planned
the crime together. and had intended to
carry II out earlier in the evening than
they had been able TO accomplish their
Il oil % "a faln M in
sanity, which. he said he understood
would be set Up in behalf Of one Of the
prisoners, and said he did not think 1t
could POSSIBLY be sustained.
Mr.. Roosevelt Page, Tor the defence,
stated that expert testimony, and evil
dence of those who had been most init
mately acquainted with Foushce, would
be introduced to show that he was of
unsound mind and he contended that no
evidence could be introduced TO sustain
the charge against Jordon.
AN EYEWITNESS TESTIFIES.
James .NIcGregory. one Of the boys at
the school. was the first witness He
testified that he saw Foushee jump across
come LOGS towards Mr.. Tinsley. lie went
on with his work until q moment or two
afterwards. when he saw Mr.. Tinsley
GAM Witness reported the matter at
once to the other guards. After Foushee
rr lrr Tinsley be threw his axe down
ana ran towards Mr. Sampson, Superin-
terdent Of the Reformatory.
Cross-eXamined, witness said foushee
ri5 nor work i'm Mr. Tinsley's force be-
fore that evening. The boys are divided
a. three families. and in different forces.
There was no bad feeling between Fou-
sAae and Mr. Tinsley. as far as he knew.
There was not a word spoken before the
assault was made.
HEARD MIR. TINSLEY HOLLER.
Sir. III. G.. Baker, one Of the reforma-
tory guards, was the next witness. lie
e.tI. "On the evening Of November
.--h four guards-Messrs. Turner, JEFF
fries. Tinsley, and myself-had forces OF
bows working outdoors. Suddenly
heard ar. Tinsley holler, and ! ran up:
w him STOPPING over the barrel ana
discovered a cut on his head.
.T asked lIr Tinsley who cut him. he
said he did not know; but some OF the
boys spoke up, Foushee did II. Inc
latter said he had not done anything to
him. and wanted TO know why Foushee
$50 1t. lie said it was accidental. /
tten called Nr. Turner. and Mr.. Samp-
son who took BIr. Tnsley into the mouse
OBJ a cot. while i took charge OF the boys
This was about 10 minutes TO ocleck
-ar- afternoon. We at once sent for Dr.
James. and Mr.. Tinsley died next morn
ing saturday., at half-past o.ciOcA,
"On that evening about O'clock
Magistrate Garrcty and Constaple MosOy
We're present 20 investigate the matter.
Frank IOrdOn was sent Tor 10 ten Wha1
De knew about IT. He SAID noliilhs'
whereupon Foushee spoke up. what -
the use Of you lying you Know we M@n'
ri 10 l,fu him in the morning in the nelu-
Prank tben admitted that they did make
the plot 70 kill him with the spaue' pu'
could not get a show at him. Foushee
stated that he struck Mr.. Iinsiey WIN
The axe and that Frank Jordon shoVed
Tho axe"
Under cross-examlnation. Mr.. Baker
fsd De could not remember clearly "ha'
Jorlon had said. He believed the eVl-
dencs he had just given was suoslan-
TALLY the same as that he had gwen IN
ile lower court.
SAW THE BLOW STRUCK.
While Collins. another inmate Of the
refornatorv. was next called. lie said he
was working under Mr.. Tinsley with
tte prisoners on the night In question:
Iis was 50 close TO Mr.. Tinsiey az the
Zine that he was struck, that the suaIu
Gen over him. FOushee was trimming
ne next pole. lie saw Foushee slep
over bis pole. raise his axe, ana MT MT
Insloy. He said nothing. and theh
stepped back. Mr.. Tinsley was STOPPING
ever The barrel al the time, picking some
chips out Of the barrel. Frank Jordon
I'D not do thing.
Under cross-examination by MT bui
.ey. the witness said he was positive lhdt
there mad been no conversation between
foushoe and Jordon before the assault
foy Dee would have heard it, lie never
heard the prisoners speak Ill OF Mr. rms
Icy The latter has given the axes 10