The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
IN THE HANDS
OF THE JURY.
CONTINUED from First Page)

ANoHthv'N iiDhi i'4-t -"oNt
his wife on the stand. and painful as It
may be, 10 is NY duty 90 point out TIE
Inconsistencies m that testimony
THE DEFENCE RESENT.
lie claimed that in THIS cars there was
a greater fabrication OF evidence, It's
sue OF putting things together than in
any case in which he had ever been en-
gagged.
"They changed the evidence Of Mrs.
Carter" ie said. from the statement
that her husband was going 10 see Willie
Winston about the plOwin3. 90 going 10
Martha Turner'S house. They found that
the former testimony would not do"
do you mean TO insinuate that We
changed the testimony asked Mr..
Smith. rising "lt YOU do I resent &C.,
Mr.. Smith" said ar. Sands. calmly.
you know that mean no reelection upon
you. IT, in the course ~ my remarks ]
intend to reflect upon any one. IL Will
be in words so plain that no one can
mistake them
SIR sards then went ON to charge that
the theory Of self-dcfencs had only been
decided upon after the case hat been gone
into. This change Of front he said, AZ
ter tho opening statements Of the de-
fence was rot fa!r 20 the Commonwealth.
Iu vivid terms he then drew attention
10 The discrepancy between fhr testimony
Of the Carriers and that Of Mr.. J.. l.
Ius-cI. aud SIR. O.. ~. CiHdrer which
he said would 30 further toward hang
ing him than anything o'Fo.
MISS CARTEE's TESTIMONY.
After characterizing tho testimony ~
Carter as manufactured aud plainly false,
Mr. Sands took up that of Miss Carter.
BE handled her as gently as possible,
and tried 20 show that be did NOT bee
lieve her account Of tho affair by ms
comments rather than by directly saying
so.
lie then drew attention 20 the similarity
between the evidence given 10y the Car
tcrs.
"Thcre was too much d0vofli'ing" he
said at was too parrot-iike.'
Tie called attention strongly 10 me long
silence Of Miss Garter. which be describ-
cd as most unnatural While he was
speakiuc along this line. Carter and his
family kept their eyes fixed upon him,
and seemed somewhat moved.
Mr. Sands then took mp the physical
aspects of the case. which he said could
not be overcome by any sopnistry. lie
exhibited 90 the jury the photograph OF
Aioore's body. and ridiculed The idea that
wounds inflicted in selfdefence would
have been I'm the back of the body. lie
exhibited Moore's clothes. and showed
the bullCt-hoies in the same.
MURDER FOR y.
These physical and visible evidences
he said prove that this man was q
murderer. who shot down man In cold
blood for the paltry sum Of 49,
1Ir Sands then read and explained 70
ina iurv the instructions ~ the Court
"Did YOU" he said vehemenuy again
taking up the case, ever hear oil more
cold-blooded murder on more ABSURD
defenso?"
AS 10 the evidence brought out that
Moore was q dangerous man Mf- sthos
showed that the only evidence that Car
fer knew Of the fact was DIS own un-
c0rroboratod statement that Henry slesel
told him.
lie pointed out how strange it was that
if Carter knew Moore was "a dangerous
man he should still have kept asking him
for the 50 he owed him, and threatened
TO warrant him 81 he did not pay.
Ic pointed out how Mr.. hoykln had
testified that the pistol was reeKins WIN
oil Immediately after me kllilhb' f"" ",
,bat had A. been carried In Garter pocket
for TWO weeks after being ohed, as I,.l-
fled 10. an the oil would have dried up.
Mr. Sands had not closed his aple
porcrful and convincing argument az
O'Clock when court took recess uhih
4 o'clock for dinner. ..,..,...,
"FANCIFUL" ARGUMENTS.
When court recNuh fItA ti-' '-..-
Wa more crowded, If such thing We're
possible. than in the morning. MI
sands promptly resumed his argument.
lie urged the jury to consider careiu.y
au the circumstances connected with t1e
case before arriving at a decision ne
again denominated the arguments OF tEe
defense as the most "fanciful' he had
ever heard advanced I'm "a court OF law.
I'm conclusion Mr.. Sands summed up the
facts proved by the Commonwealth lie
had done hia duty, he said, onerous ana
rainful as IL was. 20 tho best Of his abll-
ltv and he called upon the jury TO do
their duty In accordance with the oath
taken bv each member.
"The task now" he said. rs of my
shoulders. and you have TO assume your
burden"
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr. Wendenburg. for the defense, FOL
lowed Mr. Sands. lie began by refer
ring 10 speeches that had preceded him as
ful Of illusions. and then put the jury
in "A good humor by a high compliment
10 its Intelligence. the evidences Of which
lie was Of the opinion, had scared the
commemorative Attorney into securing
assistance in trying the case.