Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-13
SUFFOLK.
Judge Brooke Makes Eloquent
Plea for Sam BeaIe.
Verdict Expected To-day = severai
Attempts nInao to Applaud ooun.
sci for Dcfonse-Firebuss start a
nlozo-county Court Proceedings
-Personnis.

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the case Of Commonwealth VS.. Sam
Beale finished their evidence to-day,
and went into the argument. which
promises to be warm, strong qnd bril-
liant and blended with feeling.
AT 6 o'clock this evening when court
adjourned Judge Brooke had just made
q strong appeal for the defense. The
courtroom was crowded. Some of the
persons there attempted to applaud
There were several ladies present-re-
latives and friends of Mrs. Beale. who
has been i'll two Of three days. Judge
Brooke spoke one hour and three-uuar-
fers He claimed that the charge of
murder was not we'll founded-that his
client had been prosecuted.
COLONEL r.. e. BOYKIN.
When the evidence was in at 8
o'clock Colonel Boykin, States Attor-
ney. addressed the jury an hour for
thu State. He outlined the case logi-
caliy and at times pleaded with his
characteristic eloQuence and power
The jury and spectators listened almost
breathlessly. The case. from a legal
stanupoant Is one of the most exciting
battles Isle of Wight has seen fol. years
THE EVIDENCE FINISHED.
Charles Jennings. n boy who lived on
'SNe'S - Aoi III, anu Ol1l t1lIcS, the
Windsor undertaken. testified to-day for
the defense. Jennings denied that he
had u club or knife in the yard when
Mcdonald was attacked. The youth
made good witness for Beale. Hines
told more about The details of finding
the body. its position and appearance.
Kenneth UrGuhart. John Davis and
Cicero Davis went on in rebuttal. They
testified as to the good character of
Luke Warren, whose testimony for the
State had been contradicted. Warren
was one of the star witnesses.
THE LAST DAY.
Tomorrow Judge Atkinson will con-
Nene court about 1880 O'Clock. 1T is
expected that the case will get to the
jury about p. m. r. e. L. Watkins
OF Franklin. will speak first in the
morning for the defense. He will be
followed by S. Fl. Edwards. of Isle of
Wight, OH the same side. William S.
Holland will close for tho defense.
Then States Attorney Boyllin will have
be eloquence by the cubic yard.
The attorneys are not limited as to
time Each side can talk as long as
they may elect
Counsel for the defense claim that
their client will not be convicted. They
say the State has not made out n strong
case. Beale was much brighter day
Colonel Boykin has put up a strong
prosecution No man can say what the
result will be.
FNREBUGS AT WORK.
Firebugs got in some work in BAL
timore" before day Sunday morning.
A Norfolk and Western freight train
passed about that time, and a pro-
longed screech from the whistle gave
residents an opportunity to escape and
fight the flames.
The incendiarles tried to burn three
or four houses. Corn shucks. cotton
and other inilammable materials were
placed beneath the houses and. ignited
One of the buildings was destroyed
and two others were slightly dam
aged The dwellings,. all of which we're
small, were owned by John L. Cav.
The department responded. but the
blaze was too far away for the boys to
be effective
The place burned was vacant Next
door to the west lived Joe Kindred.
colored, his wife and five children The
iircbugs had started a blaze under
them, but it went out. His home,
which was burned on top, caught from
the destroyed building
Louis Perkins lived on the east. Some
one started fire just beneath The
room in which he slept on the first
floor. 1t scorched the lower timbers
before going out.
iHs buiIulnSS are small tenomentS,
built along the Norfolk and Western
railroad, near Wellons street 1t is
hard to guess a motive for the IN
ccndarlsm, unless Il was revenge.
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
Nansemond County Court Judge Will
bur ]. l[ilby presiding, convened IN
February term to-day and did routine
work. The business was chiefly con-
fined to qualifications. Because OF the
f,g1.y ,s..rt
crowd In attendance.
The Rev. Jesse It. Whitley, pastor OF
the First Methodist Church in Hamp-
ion. Va, qualified rs administrators
Of the estate of the late Mrs. Esther
Cathan. his mother-in-law Bond was
furnished in $1,000, with John Frank
Little as surety.
qualified MS notary public. and gave
bond in $500. Henry Ashburn was Sc
curitv.
Rev Levi Postlcs was made compe-
tent to celebrate the rite OF matrimony
Fond was given in $500. with Frank
Reid and Fred Mcguire rs securitNs.
ANOTHER LAWYER.
James II. Corbitt, late OF Atlanta,
but formerly of Southampton county,
Va. qualified to practice law in Nan
semond. He was introduced to the
cour, by james l.. McLemore' his law
partner.
w. b. Ferguson & Co. VS.. John H.
Harris. summons on punishment; dis
missed on motion OF the plaintiffs.
Il. l.. Ballard VS.. j. S. Gayle, war
rant removed from Justice of the
peace; dismissed by agreement.
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