Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06

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paid any mOle attention tO & ussie thai
the oth.r chi hi.dren, and Lever kisse'
and hugged her. When cutting WOO
! sac would throw chips at me and pla.
with me; never invited her to come 7
nv house. She acted freely toward LII
when older, and Ler play became wo
maLly play, but it had noe fleet on me
Told her to go away; that | Was all or
. married man; nolher reproYed cnlie
in String Of 1897. saying she wasztot
fast. At the barn she woald Flap ane
play with me, but never did anything
to her, never told her loved her, Lever
did any thing to her until the evening
prior to the day of our unla"fui Ieia
tion, which was the last If February y
aud first of March, 1898; this was The
time that my wife Caught US, when
we were hugging aud kissing | was
carr, ing u large, buLdle Of straw
through the barn when she caught
hold of my arm. I threw the straw
down and put my arms around her;an
intimate re&tica-then took place, anti
after this were frequent. + then
told her of my love. On the af-
ternoon of the 18th of September
last. She told me that her mother
had found it out, but they were both
| to blame. That night was arrested.
The reason that l p.ead guilty and
wanted to be killed was because my
wife was broken.hearted, and l did
not want to live.
| The testimony of VIM. Landes was
substantially the same as Mr.. Dawson's.
Messrs. Samuel, j. W. and ). G..
Byers, J. w. Fulton and VIM. Click
testified that prisoner was of good
character, and they had no reason to
question the value of his oath.
Court then adjourned to meet again
at $50 this morning
THURSDAY.
The third day of the trial of Joseph
F. Flick, who is charged with seduc
ing Augusta V. Wise, a sixteen year
old daughter of A. U. Wise, of near
Weyer's Cave, took place Thursday in
the county court house.
The first witness to mount the stand
was Frank Lafferty: live about two
miles from Wise's home; worked for
him about two years age. Gussie was
free spoken to every body; she talked
more to Flick than to others.
w. s. Carpenter was next called to
the stand, but his testimony was re-
jected on the ground that it was gain
ed.subsequent to the criminal act of the
accused.
4 Miss Mamie Peters had worked for
Wise between August, 1894. and Feb
ruary, 1895. Saw Gussie at tunes, but
never noticed any undue familiarity
with Flick. He always acted AS
gentleman.
Miss Jennie Miller said that about
two years ago she worked six months
at Flick's own home. "Gussie came
to his house nearly every Sunday, and
sometimes during the week. Mrs.
Flick and I were always at home.
Gussie acted fast toward Flick and
bis wife reproved her. The girl was a
great trlker. Had talk with Mrs
Flick regarding Gussle's peculiar acts
before the unla wful relations took
place. There was no effort on the
part of the girl to conceal her singu-
lar ways. ahd Mrs. Wise was aware of
them, for she told me SO in the barn
three months before left Mr.. Flick's
home.
Commonwealth's Attorney then
took the case for rebuttal, and DIR. ].
s. Sellers was e-called to the stand:
Was with prisoner while at Samuel
Byers house, and was also with him
the night deputy sheriff brought him
from his (Fllck's) home. Forgot to
say in first testimony that prisoner
had made other statements to me.
Prisoner said to me that night: Il
have always been thought we'll of i'll
the community, but l have been
caught this time. 1 have used ladders
at night to get girls out of windows,
and have done unlawful acts without
being caught"
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Byers was
also recalled He stated that when
be had charge of prisoner between
Wise's house and his own, he (Flick)
called some man from the side of the
road and told him to look after tricks
at the barn.
With this the testimony ended, and
instructions to the jury were then
argued by counsel for both sides.
FRIDAY.
A verdict was reached Friday III
the case of Joseph F. Flick, married
man, who has been on trial for several
days in the county court charged with
seducing the 16-year-old daughter of
Al Wise, of near Weyers Cave.
The day was entirely consumed in
speeches by the attorneys on both
sides, those for the defense speaking
/ in the following orders. d. Timber
lake, R. l.. Gray and Capt. James Bum
gardner. The case was closed with all
able speech by Commemorative Attor-
ney A. G. Gordon, and was given to the
ju-v about 4 p m., who returned from
tlelt rom in three-quarters of an hour
with the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury, find the prisoner,
Joseph F. Flick, guilty of the felony as
charged against him in the indictment,
and ascertain the period OF his confine-
ment in the public jail and peniten-
tiary Of: .thissC Commonwealth to be five
wears. JOHN w. MONTGoMERY,s ,ssEs sssEEsss
Foreman.
Capt. Bumgardner Immediately
made a motion to set aside the YER
diot 40 IT, ia not in accordance with