The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-20
A HUNG JURY in
THE WALKER TRIAL
Nine Stood for Acquitting Him of
the Murder Charge.
AccusEDTELLs PITIFUL STORY
Declared He Shot Ship In Anger, But Did
Not Remember Shooting Gray, or
Anything That Happened
Tor Hours After.
ACCUSEDTELLS PITIFUL STORY
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

NORFOLK, VA, March 19.-The trial
of Lev, D. Walker, who is charged with
the murder of Walter Gray as we'll as
The shooting Of William Q. Shipp, was
begun in the Corporation Court to-day
Gray, it will be recalled, died day or
so after being shot. while Ship. although
at the time apparently more seriously
wounded than was Gray, still lives, and
it is believed may recover.
Walker, indicted for both offences, is
being tried for the alleged murder Of
Gray. Attorney John Tilton, who rep
resents the Shipp family, said to-day
that should Walker be acquitted Of the
charge of numbering Gray or be given
Il term of Imprisonment, he will later be
tried upon the charge of shooting young
Shipp. Shipp stands indicted, charged
with betraWing Miss Walker, Lewis sis
ter, and, it is anticipated, will be tried
.ater upon this charge.
When Shipp was tried in the Police
Court he was acquitted by the testi-
mony Of friends, of whom young Gray.
now dead, was one.
She was unable to prove that Shipp had
promised to marry her. Levi Walker.
with his old father and mother, were
present at the trial. A few hours after
wards Levi 81 Shipp and Gray.
SHIP NOT PRESENT.
The grand jury subsequently indicted
Ship upon the charge of having be-
trayed Miss Walker. Ship being una
BILE to appear to-day, and Common
wealth's Attorney Venable considering
his presence not essential, he did not
come to court.
Intense interest is felt in the trial, and
the courtroom was filed with specta tors
when Judge Hanckel. presiding, opened
court. Judge Thomas H. Wilcox ap-
peared for Walker; Commemorative At
torney Venable prosecuted.
The first witness called was DR.. Mer
edith, who attended Gray after the shoot
ing. DR.. Meredith testified that Gray.
after the shoe" made no statement
concerning the affair. This testimony set
at rest reports which have been current
that Gray, on his death-bed made sor e
confession or admission bearing upon the
case.
a number of other witnesses described
the shooting.
From instructions asked for by Judge
Wilcox it began to appear that Walker
may plead that he was temporarily in
sane when he fired the shots that killed.
Many public demonstrations of sympa-
thy for the prisoner were made about the
court during the trial. Walker, a young
mana horse-shoer-about twenty years
old. was as calm, perhaps, as any one
in court
WALKER UPON THE STAND.
Shortly after Levi Walker went upon
he stand to testify in his own defense.
IN attempt was made to introduce the
estimony adduced at the hearing Of the
oase. in the Police Court. which imme-
lately preceded the shooting. After long
argument, this was admitted by the pre-
siding judge who told the jury they
.hould merely let it weigh as showing
hat Tire murder was unprecedented.
Walker then told of his awful expert
once at this hearing: Of his going home
,fterward and finding his mother and
sister crying, and his heart-broken father;
If his taking a long walk. which led him
EAST the corner where Ship stood, and
If Shlpp cursing him as he approached
nd making gesture as though he meant
70 draw a pistol. and of how he then shot
Shipp
HE REMEMBERED NOTHING.
After the first shot he said he remem-
bered nothing that took place for some
hours afterwards, and remembered moth
1g Of having pursued and shot Gray IN
Whites store.
He said he was mad" when he shot
rhipp. and it became evident that his
counsel meant to urge that Walker was
amporarly insane from rage when he
hot Gray for whose killing on Febru-
Try 18th last, he was now on trial. me
license asked that Walker be acquitted.
rhe prosecution asked for verdict OF
,urder in the first degree.
The case went to the jury tonight
>fter two hours deliberation, the jurors
exported that they were unable TO agree
md were discharged.
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