The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-12
Sensational Evidence Given by Wife
of the Prisoner.
THE JURY VISITED THE SCENE,
Some Rebutsai Testimony May be In
troduccd by tho Commonwealth
This Morning and Arguments
VIII Probably be Made
by Noon Details Of
tho Trial.

The bulk of the evidence in the Rhodes
murder case is ali in. Much better time
was made in the progress Of the case tnan
was al first expected, and counsel is OF
the opinion that the famous case will
have been finished BY this evening.
Arguments will probably begin before
noon. and the verdict Of the jury Will,
doubtless, be rendered early in the after
noon.
The evidence that was given yesterday
covered the ground quite fully, and the
straightforward statement made by the
prisoner impressed the jury TO large
extent.
The case is being conducted in the most
skillful manner, the counsel for defence
contesting every point. and the Common
wealth's Attorney as unyielding in every
instance as he can be in justice 10 the Ieris-
oner and the Commonwealth
When the court convened yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock the following jurymen
were selected from the panel Of sixteen:
Messrs puckett. Lottier. Barga1nin,
Knowles, Hannon. PurNear, kracke, Wen
denberg. Jennings, Long, Paimore and
Cavade.
AT lp.y o CLOCK IHe july was S"cili
the roll called and the celebrated case
begun. The Indictment was read by
Clerk Christian, while the accused stood
firmly and respectfully in his place.
The idictment was a long one, and it
was trying on the part of the prisoner
70 stand ali during the reading, but he
apparently stood it well.
The witnesses for the prosecution were
called and sworn.
Coroner W. H. TAYLOR was the first
witness 10 testify. he related the circiIm-
stances of the holding of fhe inquest at
1.Sn o'clock at the Virginia Hospital.
Thursday. February Isl. lie found that
death had come suddenly about fifteen
minutes before he reached the scene,
from The effects of dressing Il pistol
shot wound. The wound WAS being
dressed by DR.. W. II. Parker, when he
was interrupted by a severe hemorrhaGe-
He found that one of the large arteries
In the neck had been perrora ted. by the
bullet. a. small portion of which had ad-
hered 10 the spot. causing an liberation
which occasioned the opening of The ar
terry. which brought on the hemorrase
and CAUSED death.
CAUSE OF THE DEATH
Witness stated III reply to question
from Mr. Richardson, that death WAS due
10 the effects of the bullet wosad
He found on examination that the lungs
of the deceased were affected with tuber-
cuiosis. but that that had nothing TO DO
with the death.
Dr.. w Il Parker was next called. He
attended the deceased upon the occasion
of the shooting. and testified that he was
the family physician. He was called to see
deceased short while after the shooting,
after ne had been carried to the Virginia
Hospital, and he was his constant attend
ent up 10 the death, which occurred about
30 o'clock on February 1st. The wound
was over the right cheeil-bone and th,
bullet lodged Just beyond the ear The
cause of death was a hemorrhage from the
wound.
The aperture in the artery had beer
packed by Dr. Hugh Tayior and witness
with gauze and when he attempted to
renew the packing the hemorrhage set
IN.
Witness had known deceased all his life,
and had been his physician ever since he
begun the practice of medicine Deceased
had been employed by Hasker 6: Marcuse.
but had not, for several weeks previous TO
the shooting. been working there. He had
been away for several weeks.
Defence objected to the question as to the
cause OF the going away Of the deceased,
and Mr.. Richardson Withdrew the question
for the time He also withdrew the qnes-
lion as TO the physical condition of f,c
deceased.
He left his place of employment and went
to the country, by advice OF witness, for
the benefit of his lungs.
On cross examination by A1r. Smith, wit
ness stated that he did not know how often
deceased returned 10 the city.
Mr. J. A. Hall was called He lives in
Hanover county, and came to the city with
deceased on the morning of the shooting
and left him at the corner of Seventh and
Broad Streets.
The deceased had been staying at the
home of Mr. Hall in Hanover, having gone
there on January 18th.
Mr. Smith. for defence, asked that the.
testimony of witness be stricken out as be-
ing in no way connected with the case.
The motion was overraled by Judge Witt,
and an exception noted.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. a1ARcUSE.
Mr. Milton Z. Marcuse was the next
witness examined. He is viee-president
and general manager of the Hasker-
Marcuse establishment He knew both
the accused and the deceased. They had
worked for his company number of
years.
He saw the accused on the morning
of the shooting In the factory. Later,
about y o'clock. he saw him on Church
Hill Avenue near 5Twenty-second street.
he was Oh the north side of the street
when he met him, and a conversation
ensued He asked accused why he was
not at work.
II can't stand il any longer, Mr..
Marcase'' he said. If had my pistol
With me this morning when Barnett Was
in the factory, j would have made short
work of him then. =
Witness stopped and reasoned with
him, and he promised to call TO see Wit
ness that afternoon for further advice.
and both men then proceeded on their
way.
In his reasoning with Rhodes witness
stated that he advised him to do nothing
rash. that nothing good would come OF
: it: that if Earnett had wronsed him
he was already being punished, for he
was half dead with. the consumption.
The tenor of the conversation was to
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