Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-22
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instruction be granted the prisoner will
nave no standing in court. After
hard days work not Il single instruction
mad been granted. The prosecutions
plans may be changed by having Col
onel Boykin to open and Mr.. Holland
to close.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JURY.
The court instructs the jury that If
they should believe from the evidence
that the prisoner at the bar entered the
horse-lot and on the premises of the
deceased for the purpose of meeting
ana uncompromiSingl careSSing the
daughter of the deceased that the
prisoner well knew that said deceased
most seriously objected TO any meet
ing OF the prisoner and said daughter
for the purpose of talking love, and
that the prisoner from what he had
heard and from what he knew of the
father verify believed that if said
father should ever find him caressing
his daughter in n compromising man
ner that ne, the said father, would Kill
or attempt to kill the prisoner, and
that on the night of, the homicide the
prisoner was found by the deceased in
the said horse-lot armed with Il double
barreled shotgun which he then and
there held in his right hand with his
left hand around the waist or body of
the said daughter. and that said
daughters right hand or arm was
around the prisoners; neck. and that
the deceased was withln five or ten
rect OF the prisoner and daughter
then ana there, In the attitude afore-
said, did say: You --. l have got
you now" and the prisoner thought
he heard the click of d gun in the
hands of the deceased, and that tho
conduct of the deceased was Induced
by or arose out of the misconduct of
the prisoner in meeting and caressnE
said daughter as aforesaid at the place
aforesaid, then there can be no self
defence. if they further believe that
the prisoner Immediately upon hear
ing said words of the deceased and
upon hearing the click of what he
supposed to be gun and believing
he SAW gun. then and there With his
arm still around the waist or body of
said daughter and her arm around his
neck shot the deceased and thereby
gave to him a mortal wound of which
he died.
WILL NOT VISIT THE SCENE.
The jury decided not to ACCEPT the
courts offer 10 visit the scene of the
tragedy They have pretty accurate
knowledge of the surroundings, and
they did not care to take the fourteen
mile drive two ways. The jurors pass
ed good night. and they seem strong
enough to give proper consideration to
the rest OF the trial. They arrived in
cd for court to open.
MAY GO TO JURY TODAY.
Some of the jurors believed this
morning they will get the case late Fri
day, but that wish does not seem to
have any prospects of fulfilment
Everybody will do we'll to have the
whole thing done with by Saturday
night. The average newspaper reader
does not realize what n trial of this
proportion means to those whose duty
makes them come and work. OF course.
there are compensating features-hap-
penings which are sensational and
spectacular, but with all OF those there
comes workaday drudgery whose end
VIII make the participants feel good.
JURY SENT OUT.
6 Court was convened at 1850. and Col
onel Boykin declared that the jury had
best go out during the argument of in
structions. He said the argument would
last at least several hours, and the
jury would be more pleasant outside
the room. The jury was taken out, and
lawyers consulted. II was agreed that
the side which objected to the others
instructions should have the opening
and closing.
Colonel Boykin took the floor. and
said the lawyers agreed there was no
stated rule in Virginia for the adoption
of instructions. but the attorneys
agreed on their plans
Colonel Boykin began reading the
States instructions. and n record was
kept of those to which the defense OBJ
= jes.ed--
When he was through Colonel Baker
read the instructions for the defense.
Colonel Baker, as he read, wore a pair
of SDectacleS. and also eve-pla esaS