The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-10
RIDDICk JURY
HALF AND HALF
It's Impossible for Them
to Agree
HELD UNTIL MONDAY
Men on Both Sides Determined Not
to Change Opinion.
TRYING DAY FOR RlDDlCK.
The Judge Told Jury That if They
Reached Verdict Any Time Be
fore Midnight He Would Re-
open Court-SiX for Ac-
uuittal and Six for
IS Years.
TRYING DAY FOR RIDDIcK.
(Staff correspondence

(Staff Correspondence
LWRENCEVILLE, VA, June 9.-spe-
cial.-The jury after having been locked
up four hours. announced that it was i'm
possible for them to agree upon verdict
Foreman Short stated that men on both
sides had expressed their determination to
hold out as long as the court should keep
them here. Mr.. Davis said that the case
was very peculiar one, and two weeks
had been consumed in trying it. He
thought the jury should make every pos
sible endeavor to reach verdict Inc
Court took the same view of the matter,
and adjourned the jury until Monday at
s O'Clock.
Judge Turnbull stated that if the jury
should agree any time before midnight
tonight he would convene the court and
receive the verdict.
HOW THE JURY STOOD.
The jury stands six for acquittal on the
ground of insanity, and six for murder
in the second degree. It was trying day,
on Riddcl1. None of his relatives were
with him. Mr.. Poage was too much in
disposed to visit the courthouse, and Mr.
Junius Riddick has gone home. The pris-
oner, during the time the jury was out,
Christian Advocate this being the first
time he has been seen with a newspaper
in his hand since the trial began. He often
glanced toward the door leading to the
jury room
When the jury came in Mr. Goode
spoke to the prisoner through the latter's
ear-trumpet.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
There We're about fifty persons in the
courthouse at S:15 o'clock this morning.
when ConmonweaItil'st Attorney Buford
resumed his speech for the prosecution.
in the case of Rev Roane Riddck. The
prisoner seemed to manifest more interest
in the proceedings than on any previous
day. He eyed Mr.. Buford closely at
times, with an expression of madness
about his eyes. Mr.. Buford was in good
voice and his argument was earnest and
forceful. He first took up the different
forms of insanity and then proceeded to
review the testimony. Mr.. Buford con-
tended that unless it was proven that
Rddick had deluson that he was COM
missioned of God to kill DR.. Temple, then
the plea of insanity amounted to nothing.
He argued from the evidence that there
was nothing to convince any sane mind
that the contention of the Commonwealth
was ill-founded. The prosecutor laid
great stress upon the fact that the de-
fense had offered in evidence, letter
written by Ridd;ck to his wife one week
before the trial was begun. This was IN
troduced in support of the divine-commis-
sion plea.
DOCTORS CRITICIZED.
Mr. Ruford said as the day of the trial
drew near R:ddick realized that his case
was so very weak that ne tried to
strengthen his defense by writing this
letter Referring to paranoics. Mr.. Bu-
ford said that the two best examples ne
had seen in the courthouse We're Drs.
Hodges and Drewry.
When all the elements in the hyDhothe-
tical case presented to them were re-
moved except one, they still regarded tne
man crazy. They had fixed deluslon as
to paranoi, witch could not be removed
bv argument or reason The Common
wealth's Attorney argued that Riddich, S
conduct before and after the shooting, his
remarks to Col Tilln1an, Mr.. Elan, Joe
House and others, and all the clrcum-
stances surrounding the case, tended TO
show conclusively and beyond shadow OF
a doubt that the prisoner believed his Wlte
had been insulted, and zhe shot DR.. Tenn
pie from a perfectly sane motive.
SOME WISE ADVICE.
He said there was something in this case
that had not been brought out, and that
perhaps never would be known. The at
1 tcrneN COuIu not uell) DeilSNliiS liihI ttiSA0
dick shot DR.. Temple because of some wise
advice the physician gave Mrs. Riddick
Referring to the appearance of the pris-
oner Mr. Buford said the expression on
Riddick's face convinced him that the ac-
crsed would be a bad man to deal with
when angered.
At 1880 o'clock the jury not having
agreed. a recess was taken for dinner.
There will be one of two verdicts, or
a. hung jury The prisoner will not be
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree This is conceded. If the jury can
agree he will be either declared not gull
~ on account of insanity or sent to the
penitentiary None of Riddicks rela-
tiyes We're with him in court. Mr.. Poage
is confined to his bed. Mr.. Saunders
and Colonel Haskins left this morning.
SECOND DEGREE.
Mr. Buford. while fully convinced that
| Riddick deserved the death penalty, did
not insist upon a verdict of murder in the
first degree. He was satisfied the jury
would err upon side of mercy, but he
insisted that Riddick be found guilty of
murder in the second degree, with eighteen
Years in the penitentiary as the penalty.
10 find the accused not guilty on ac-
count of insanity would be an outrage up
on Justice.
The man would be sent to an insane
asylum and If not crazy no power could
keep him there. He would be a free man
in a few weeks or months.
If sent to the penitentiary and there
found to be crazy he would be sent to
an asylum.
Mr.. Buford closed at 1870 O'Clock. 1t
| was conceded that he made powerful
argument.
HUNG JURY.
At 1:5S the jury returned to the court
room, anticipating discharge from Judge
Turnbull. because they could not agree.
It was expected that they had reached a
conclusion, but Juryman Short stated, in
| answer to the Judges inquiry, that such
| was; not the case. Judge Turnhul asked
wnat the gtronble could be. and In answer,
was told that the members OF the fury