The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-27
STUART R. BAILEY
WAS ACQUITTED.
Jury Out Only Eight
Minutes.
| COURTROOM MCROWDED
Great Interest Manifested in the
Trial.
NO ARGUMENTS WERE MADE.
The Prisoner and Wife of the Dead Man were
Both on the Stand During the Day.
Case Submitted Without Arsu.
ment, and Verdict Of Not
Guilty Was Quickly
| Rendered.
NO ARGUMENTS WERE MADE.
Especial Dispatch to The Timc..)


ARLOTTESVILLE. VA, March %
Not guilty was the verdict OF the jury pc
fore whom Stuart r. Bailey was trleo To-
day for the killing Of City treasurer
John L. Walters.
The taking OF testimony was concluded
and the case submitted without argument
at SIS o'clock P NJ. and eight minutes
later ,he above verdict was rendered
The tragedy which resulted in Mr. Wal
ters' death was one that stirred the city
| to its depth, and when the trial opened
| before Judge George ". Morris this morn
| ing in the Corporation Court the largest
| crowd ever assembled at the courthouse
! was present and listened to the proceed
| ings throughout with rapt interest
PRISONER ENTERED.
Promptly at 10 o'clock this morning the
prisoner entered the courtroom. accom-
! panied by Mrs. Walters. his sister: DR..
| Grafton D. Bailey, OF Washington, D. c.,
| his brother: DR.. Hugh T. Nelson. his ply
| sician, and his counsel, Messrs. George
| Perkins and Daniel Harmon. Mrs. Wal
! terS took d seat to the left of the priS-
oner. with DR. Grafton Bailey on her left.
| About 11:45 the mother of the prisoner.
Mrs. Rice W. Bailey, OF Washington. en-
| tered the court-room. accompanied by her
| other son, A1r Lee Bailey. She was given
the chair on the left of her daughter
| Every seat in the courtroom was taken
| and a crowd filled the aisles and galleries.
| The prisoner was arraigned and pleaded
| not guilty. Ont of the first venirc sum
| moned twelve jurors were secured. A
| second venirc of sixteen was ordered by
| the court.
The following gentlemen composed the
jury as finally made up j. \. Gilmore,
| D. J. Eastman, r. S. Jones' w. f, Comp
| ton, H. y. George. J. Fl. Ferguson. Sol.
| Kaufman. ]. P. Smith, Charles E. Jones.
| i. r. Bowers, j. o. H. Pendleton and f.
| I. Caruthers.
DEAD MANS CLOTHES.
| At this point there was brought into
court the clothing worn by John l.. Wal
| ters on the night he was killed. the pis-
| tolls used by prisoner and the deceased.
| and also q pair of knucks taken from the
| pockets of Walters after his death.
The prisoner stood up and heard the
! indictment read after which the wit
| nesses were called.
/ The Commonwealth's Attorney, Mr.
! Frank Gilmer, called Mr.. r. l.. Updke.
1 who was eye witness of the tragedy.
| to the stand. The witness said, Il was
| requested by Mr.. Walters to watch his
| house the day the shooting occurred, to
| see if Mr.. w. P. Farrer the saloon
| keeper, entered it. 1 saw only a boy en-
| ployed by Farrar go in, CARRYING Il
| basket" Later witness watched rear of
house at night. while Walters watched
the front. After he had been there a
| short time. Walters came to him and
| said. "Farrar is in there, and we went
| to the front door.
The curtains of the sitting-room was
| drawn closely, and they were unable to
| see who were in the room. Walters tried
I TO in when
| tried his key he said. they have changed
| the lock on me- Walters went in later.
! and turned to witness and said. L don
need you Later witness heard d fuss
! in the room and Mrs. Walters screamed.
| He went in the room. Mrs. Walters
| said: MIR. Walters hit me in the face,
and my nose is bleeding. Witness then
| described the shooting, repea ting the state
| rcent he made before the coroners jury.
| saying that he thought Walters fired
| first lie said that after the shooting
| began he thought Walters tried to get
! out of the room. Walters finally fell in
! the hall. and prisoner jumped on him,
| hitting him several times in the face.
! Witness then went to get Il doctor. When
| he returned he met Mrs. Walters, who
| said another shot had been fired after he
had left the house. The clothing OF the
! deceased had caught on fire from the pis-
| tol. He cXtinguished it.
MADE A DIAGRAM.
| Witness made a diagram of the room
! in which the tragedy occurred. and eX-
| plained it to the jury. Witness then
| testified that Mrs. Walters was standing
| still in the room when witness entered,
and Bailey was going around the table
| Upwards Walters. After Walters drew
| his pistol he had plenty time to shoot
Bailey When the shooting began Wal
| ters seemed to be going towards the door
| with Bailey following.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session DIR. Hugh T.
! Nelson was put on tha stand. lie SAID
| that he was called by 'phcne TO the wal
ten residence on the night OF the shoot
| ing. He found Mr. Walters dead. He then
| examined the wounds OF Mr.. Bailey, VINO
! had heen hit in his left wrist and slightly
| wounded in the chest. The body OF Wal
| ters was lying on its left side. with head
| and shoulders inside of the parlor door
| and body in the hall. There were hve
wounds on the person OF Walters, four III
| the breast and one in his left wrist. Either
one Of the first four wounds Wouid nave
| proven fatal.
AZ the REQUEST of ME- Gilmer, the wit
/ ness with DR.. w. NJ. Randolph, examined
| the hody after it had been placed. in the
/ coffin and there was no evidence OF any
| wound or bruises about the head except a
! ,rnise on the nose and a slight abrasion
on the inside of his lip. Witness did not
probe the wounds III body OF deceased.
1 hut he was positive the firing was done
/ While Walters was standing up There
/ we're powder burns on the left hand OF
deceased and one OF his front teeth was
knocked loose Saw no bruises on Mrs
! Walters face On the next mornihs ner
noss, was swollen.
ilose }, BAIDEY TEsTEFIEs.
Mr.. Stuart Bailey, the prisoner. testified
i1,at he had lived In Charlottesville about
wear. Prior to that time he had lived in
washington for about eight years. My
stster. Mrs. Walters. asked me- to visit