The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02
HUNG JURY Result
IN TIE HOLMAN Case
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then Went right into the argument. He.
said that the gravity of the CRIME had been
hurled at the jury with the accustomed
grace of q Commonwealth,a Attorney.
He happened to be one himself. He
would be one of the first OF men TO ask
for the conviction OF any man who out
ragged the virtues and innocence of wo-#
man.
But" said MI. Petit, would any
man on that8jury like TO be convicted on
the testimony OF the girl on the witness
stand 2"
t,Can a man. no matter how immoral
he be. be charged with assault or a t.
tempted assault. when he passes money
over to the alleged victim? And did not
both the girl and Holman himself say on
the stand that small sum of money had
been passed over. or talked about? Could
any man. guilty of such q crime, have
gone back under the roof OF the girls
father to rest ana Sleep Any man in
that jury box. had he been similarly
placed with the father of the girl. ana.
had he felt that the charge preferred BY
the girl We're true. would have reSorted
to force. and that young man would
have suffered bodily harm on the instant.
Summing up the testimony on both
sides, N-r Petit could not see how the
crime charged in the Indictment could be
proved.
Holman has hid nothing he said.
HE told a straightforward story that had
He told a straightforward story that had
not even been shaken by the astute Com
monwealths Attorney. He displayed
some immortality. and in telling his story
he was cut TO the quick, but hss had to
tell it. II any crime, or even misde-
meanor. has been committed in.this in
stance. the one was as guilty as the
other
Mr.. Petit dwclt upon the point that
to prove such charges in accordance with
recent decisions of the Supreme Court.
there must be evidence of force and re-
sistance Neither of these has been
proved.
During his argument Mr. Petit told
several anecdotes relative 10 incidents in
the case. He closed ats1o:S0 o'clock.
MIR WISE WINDS UP.
Mr.. Wise on behalf of the defense. fol-
lowed Mr. Petit He Went into the tes-
timony and drew some clever deductions
as between the evidence submitted by
Miss Lacy and Mr. Holman. He secuted
the idea of observation-disclosures on the part
Of Miss Lacy, caused by epilepsy, and
cited Mohomet. Julius Caesar and Ma
.poleon as shining marks in the ranks of
epileptics
"Gentelmen. turn this boy over to his
mother said Mr. Wise. as he closed
at 1920
In closing the Commemorative Attor-
ney said he had never seen counsel floun-
der so completely in arguing case.
IF we have f1oundered.' said Mr.. Pet
tit. won't you coufine yourself to the
facts? 2"
Mr. Richardson continued. and said it
was cruel to attempt to prove the char
acter Of the girl was bad by evidence Of
two men who referred to little incidents
OF long ago, and which had not the
slightest bearing on this case
After the cross-e.1a mination Of Mrs.
Lacy yesterday morning the witnesses
for the defense We're examined. The
three negroes al the house where the in
cident occurred and Holman himself were
the most interesting.
''PETE'S'. TESTIMONY
The first one was William Randolph.
better known as Pete" the negro who
was at the Murray home on the night
OF the visit of Holman and Miss Lacy.
when I got there he said. the man
and the woman were standing under
little awning at the back door, out OF
the rain. I asked them to step inside.
and they did so. They went in and
sat down in the front room for a few
minutes; then Holmao suggested that