The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
On Failure to Report Verdict
Court Adjourned Till To-Day.
HOLMAN SHOWED NO EMOTION
Heard Report of Foreman Without
Change of Countenance-lt Was
Midnight When the Argument
Was Conclud q - Holman
Was Put on Stand in
His Own Defense.
His Own Defense.


II George Z Holman is not acquitted
OF the charge OF criminal assault made
against him ny Miss Cora Lag, neither
will ne be found guilty.. II found guilty
al ali, ii VIII be. OF inisdeneanor only.
the highest penalty Tor which is twelve
months 3E jail or fine OF live hundred
dollars. both,
This statement is justified by the in
stl'uctions ssSed for bg the jury. after
having been out tor half an hour last
..ISht. Even with the additional instrIc-
tons to guide them. the jury failed TO
reach an 1c2esrnert.
just on this stroke of twelve o'clock
last night the case was given 10 the jury.
T1tty4.iNe minutes later the foreman an
nounced that tic jury had been anable
TO agree upon a verdict. The court was
then adjourned and the members OF the
jury we're marched off In the CUSTODY
OF the deili4tils.
ThI,ty-t!le minutes after the jury had
taken the caSsf;, they returned 70 iile
court room and asked for instructions.
They wished 10 know i. under tiie N
dactment, q verdict could he iif3HSht in
charging the accused with assault ana
,7lisdelmeanor, and asked the penalty lof
such charge Judge Wit said that
4 ,lFf. indictment, and that the penalty
y.ae@.a maximum fine Of 500 OF imIris-
o.lnle.3t for twelve months. or both. IRE
Jury again retired, and twenty minutes
later the foreman announced that 'llty
had been unable to agree upon . vel
dict.
Holman was perfectly calm when the
.,If,y came in. and just prior to 'ile iolts- @
mans statement ll.s was chatting peas
NIL friends ana more
+ha,l once a smile G.tted across his 1a6c..
!, ras1 amount of evidence was nroussi1t
o,,+ I'm the trial, much OF IT or a Slli SlltAi
actar unfit for publication. Inc accuss1i ccu
ana the accuser made long statements,
which in nearly every particular VIZ
,rroiarated. Idelmans testimony III
cs+s6stfe Girl in everything that vas done.
- -, ,,r,rn,,,al nature and it tended 10
,rnye that lie MAS not guilty of atfe-Iaih
t,,r 10 assault the girl but rather that
What he did was by her consent, ana
so vas unshakcn in cross eNse raifft3 o;l.
Miss I,acyfs testimony Vas ct'llbadletNi'T
at tifnas. and was not always oofile 91t
bv the rules of common sense. anu CIR,
c;-r,staIlces In the main il tailed with
that given by lInlman. 50 far as gong
10 the Murray house and TO the ites,a1,-
,.otr was concerned. except that Wt1ich
Included her IN whatever action took
The courtroom was crowded with in
terested spectators all Yesterday AFTER
noon, and until TIA. case was disposed Of.
The testimony. as brought out yesteT-
Day, was largely for tho dsfcnse. In the
n fternncn a number of witnesses as TO.
the good character Of Miss Lacy we're in
troduccl III ,ebuital. among them being
Hes-. w A Lalghon and Mrs. l.auGhcn
,rs "a Y.Hrnber of residents in the neigh
hood Of the Lacy residence.
AT Z o'clock a short recess was taken
ard the jury went to supper. Counsel IN
the meantime argued for Instructions
Al s:75 The ti1l.y returned and arguments
We're begun.
OPENING. ARGUMENT
The CannlonxrSalth Attorney oqened
for the prosecution by eaviRg he had no
apology 10 offer tha jury for taking tlleir
time Iii. in presenting q plea fer the con-
Nictinn 6,fs the accused. lie then reviewed.
tn. testimony as presented by both sides
uod en5eavored TO show that which was
offered l1v the defense MS weak. testimony
that locked patched mp he co1ldnt say
tv tho counsel. for he defense, but by
which reflected upon the 2har-5
ncter Of the poor. afflicted girl. lie res
fel1ed 10 The testimony Of her old aunt,
with whom she had heen Steering for
nine years. who stated that auriag all
that time. with three exceptions All nc
counted Htitr iit7NEi lit}sTHS'l
nra seldom a part Of a night. and tllta
when sflss wa:s out with some member Of
the family
.If believed that man innocent said
Mr.. Richardson. II would rather resign
my office than get np heer and try 70
chow him guilty
Then lfe vert over the testimony sub
mittod by the young girl
she told the same story that he did 9
satd Mr.. Richardson. exeent that por
tion that ne told of the debancherv." &
so far as the evidence III the case
goes tllts Girl has led an upright and
virtuous life
When Mr. Richardson referred 10 the
visit to the Maseiev residence. when the
girl appeared in a new white dress he
compared The gown with the purity Of
the girl herself. lie appealed to the in
telleencn Of the 1n,y when he pointed
cut to them the fact that Holman had
asked the girl to go With him to his
wasl1womallas house TO borrow an um-
brelia to protect them from the rain.
y believe She was as innocent rs an
nngle when she entered that house" said |
sfr Richardson.
why did he 70 back to his room att
the house OF the girl, after she Went 10
the Moscleys and 30 TO sleep2 Why he /
did At. because he had forced tee girl 10 /
promise she would say nothing about il.
md ne felt that his infamy would never
be known
1t has been said she cursed. said Mr..
Richardson. she gays 50 herself. And
under the circumstances surrounding her,
she had the right TO curse
Mr. Richardson smoke for an hour and /
was followed by Mr.. Petit. of counsel
Tor the defense.
MIR. PETIIT'S ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Petit is a vociferons and athletic !
speaker He spoke pleasantly OF his ac-
nuain.ancc with Mr.. Richardson. and
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