The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20
FEELING AGAINST
CARTER'S SLAYER
Threats of Lynching if
Full Penalty Fails.
JUDGE DETERMINED.
He VIII See That Price Has Proper
Protection.
A DAY OF EXCEPTIONS IN CASE
The Defence Completes Its Testimony
and the Case Will BE Argued
and Possibly Given To- the jury
To-Day-The Crowds Com
time TO Attend
the Trial

FARMVILLE, VA, August D.-spe-
cial-This has been a day Of exception
making in the trial OF Thomas w Price
| for the murder Of Mr.. Hall Carter on the
morning Of July 23.h last.
| The morning was consumed in hearing
testimony introduced by the Common
wealth in rebuttaL a number Of repu-
| table men were put on the stand who
! testified ito statement made By the pris-
oner since the shooting entirely contra
dictory 10 what me testified TO before the
/ Jury. Several witnesses fatty contradict
| cd the evidence Of the prisoners wife,
and the weight OF her testimony as well
as that Of her husbands s was materially
! lessened In the minds of the listening
spectators. and, no doubt, In the mincs
of The jurors.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
Booker Hunt the magistrate before
whom Price was examined Oh the ddy
! OF the killing. gave some very damaging
testimony against the prisoner. lie said
/ Price told him he had killed Hall Car
ter and wouldn't mind doing it fifty
times over again. Price asked Mr. Hunt
| if DE was not going 10 allow him ball.
/ and upon Hunt replying that itwas not
| bailabie case. Price took his Mayo 3
| Guide from him ana said he could show
| him the law for 10. that he could learn
more law in five minutes than Governor
| Mckinney than any magistrate RE
! vowed DE would not go 90 pail unless the
papers were regular. Price showed wit
/ ness where he stood when DE shot Car
/ ter. and claimed that Carter had hold
/ of the muzzle of the gun and they were
! struggling when the gun went Off.
DEPENDED ON GREASE
Mr. Edward Shorter stated that he act-
/ ed as constable on the day OF killing aud
| brought Price 10 the Farmyile Jail.
lie said Price was drunk NJ coroner
'nQucst ANA when DE- brought him to
! Farmviie ON the way Price remarked
| that he did not expect 90 have amy trou-
| ble about the matter as money would put
| him through.
lie also said he thought DE would
grease both Sides" lie requested TO see
| Governor Mckinney and / allowed him TO-
see the Governor before he was delivered
/ tO JAIL but would not allow "a private
! conversation between them. Governor
/ Mckinney said he could not ON account
| Of bad health undertake tho cas-. but
recommended another counsel which he
said Doe would write. Governor McKnney
/ asked witness 90 see Judge Watkins and
| tell him Doe would like to see him the
next morning As we lcft Che Governor
house. Mr Price said. "Nou see. Cover
nor Mckinney IS going 90 grease ASA;
didn't ! tell you SOP
RECEIVED WITH LAUGHTER.
This testimony was received with laugh-
! ter az Judge Watkins expense which
was INDUCED in by the court as well as
Judge Watkins Ohe Asa referred tor. vino
| took 80 as good joke upon himself The
severe prosecution OF ihe prisoner by
| Judge Watkins proves that the poor fel-
! low was very much mistaken in h.f sup-
| position. Governor Mckinney. of course,
| being above suspicion of amy such deal
| Ing. as well ass Judge Watkins.
MRS PRICES CHARACTER
After Coroner Hunts testimony there
We're "a number or witnesses introduced
| TO impelch Mrs Price rs testimony OF yes-
terday while the defense In IFS turn iu-
troduced reputable testimony tO prove
| that Mrs Price was q lady OF good stand
ing in her community aud that she was
/ considered woman of her word. though
it is evident that Mrs Price has been
unable 90 profit by the old proverb. "a
wise head keepeth g sian tongue, since
the killing of Hall Carer.
The trial was much more exciting from
legal point of view than on the previous
days. as on the home stretch counsel for
/ both sides fought every inch of ground
and The jury was kept ONT OF court room
/ large part of The session. The large
amount OF testimony adduced was mainly
| corroborative OF claims of one side or
]
| therefore needs no repetition.
THE PRISONER.
The prisoner pale and haggard, sat
closely watching the proceedings upon
which SO much depended. while his faith
! ful brother remained at his side as he has
! done since the terrible ordeal began
/ The defense completed its testimony az
| to-day . session. and The prosecution will
! have only one witness i'm rebuttal on to-
morrow. Attorneys filed their instruc-
| tions this afternoon. and Judge Crute has
/ prepared his instructions thereirom. This
] Indicates that argument Will Doe heard
and possibly case given to the jury to-
! morrow
From questions pat to witnesses by
! iurors to-day. there is an indication of
! n division i'm the jury room, hut your
/ correspondent has seen NO one who
| thinks the prisoner will get less than
/ eighteen years Tn state prison, while q
/ large majority think that the prisoner
/ will suffer the extreme penalty Of the
law.
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
| II IS publicly stated that the prisoner
! will be lynched by enragcd nelghbors OF
! the Carriers 30 the verdict Is NOT death
| Judge Crute Is equally determined that
| no lynching shall occur I'm Farmvine. and
| viii see that Price has proper protection
Both parties connected with the horrible
| tragedy are among the best families in
/ this section. and large crowds are in at
tendance an every session Of the court