The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

|.DkAD[HllC ADUREAD
IN ASHbY'S TRIAL
(CONTlNUEDs n 1>O1h FIRST PAGtn) s
.This condition of affairs was known to
the brothers and sisters of Miss Garnet
and to Mr. Ashby. 1t was constantly dis
cussed In the home circle. The younger
boys writhed under the insults offered
their sister, and at times determined to
call Maryc to account, but Mrs Garnett
demonstrated, hoping each offense would
he the last, and upon each ana every oc-
casion Mr. Askby added his voice in car
nest cntreaty FOR peace.
MORE PITIED THAN BIsAA1 Ed
'"The Garnetts went SO far as to appear
TO one OF the elder members OF inc
Aarye family, and he did all. that he
could in response. None of that fanllly
was to blame but Edward Maryc, and he
was rather to be pitied than blamed.
Through it all, Mr.. Ashby bore himself
with God-inspired patience--far more than
could have exercised, adn1it-more,
believe, than you would have exercised.
Then suddenly came the information
| tc Mr.. Ashby, as he was sitting IN his Of
flee. that Mr.. NIarye was throwing bricks
and rocks and flower-pots through the
windows of his house, making an assault
upon Asnbv's family. He was upon the
point of rushing out from the office
when the telephone bell rang and he
I heard tho voice Of his Wife, duiverinS
with excitement and trembling. with
tears. telling him. for Gods sake. to
come home: that NIarye was throwing all
corts of missiles into The house, and his
little child was CRYING, in mortal terror.
ACTED ON IMPULSE.
"Hc did the thin.. tho failure to 90
| which would have condemned him as a
| coward and a cur. He did what every
gentleman witt, a drop Of Anglo-Saxon
| blood in his veins would have done. lie
rushed from his office into q paWnbrok-,
er's shop and borrowed a, pistol which,
he stuck in the pocket of the 1'ubber coat
he was wearing. and started for his nome
as fast as lie could go. running part OF.
the time. But there was no anger against
Marye. no passion. no desire Tor ven
yeance--onIy the intense anxiety on ac-
count of his wife ard child. He was has
tnning TO defend his home. Suddenly.
like a fash. he came upon Marye. He did
not know he was under arrest. Ashby
was in no frame Of mind to note the OF
Gcer, to draw ilair-splittinS distinctions.
He saw the man who seemed to HIM 10
~, the won1d-be murdered of his wife and
child and fred.
THE ANGEL OF DEATH.
"NIrye walked to the drugstore across!
| the street Ashby. went into the drug
| store and then occurred n scene that is
| .he highest tribute to Edward MarSe.
| The angel of death was lowering over
| him. He could hear. the rustilnS OF JUS
! wings. The manhood that had been dor
| -,ant, the gcntility that had been sleep
| ing rose and asserted themselves. ne
| called Ashhy TO him and took his hand
and said: You did exactly right Ashby
| said: Ned I am mighty sorry. / believe
I'd as soon be in your place as nine.
| There was no passion. no malice, only
an overwhelming alteration due TO the
intensest anxiety of the human heart.
Some time during the progress OF TINS
! trial either after the evidence is all IN.
or sooner, as it may please the court, |
| shall ask that YOU be taken 10 the house
| When YOU see that room and that homo,
| almost wrecked by the missiles Marye
threw through the windows, there IS not
| a drop of blood in your veins that VIII
Tot rebel against your verdict unless that
| verdict lie acuuittal; there is not man
on the jury who would not have done as
| Ashby did. and if not. would be ashamed
10 look his wife in the face or danGlc
| lis baby upon his knee.
WITNESSES EXAMINED.
| During Mr.. Lees dramatic address The
| immense crowd in the COURTROOM was
| as still as death. It's conclusion was fol-
| lowed by buzz of subdued comment,
| While witnesses were being separated,
| and the first witness. Officer j. w. Wood
! ward took the stand.
| Officer Woodward said he was going
| up the street about AGO o'clock on the
afternoon of December S0th, when lit
tie negro met him and told him there
was a man on Ihirty-third Street throw
ing rocks and things through the VIM
| dows of Il house. lie hurried up TO Thlr-
ty-second Street. went through an alley
toward Thirty-third Street, and encoun-
tered u fence too high TO climb. lie
kicked a. board off and got through; saw
the man throw four bricks through the
window. The man had picked TIE bricks
up out of the street and gone on the
porch and hurled them with all his force.
| Taking his revolver out, the officer went
over and laid his hand on the MANS
shoulder. discovering him to be Ned
Aiaryc. He placed him under arrest.
MAEYE WAS SORRY.
Maryo told him he was sorry, said the
officer was right, and asked him not to
take him down i'll the patrol wagon, say
ing he would give him no trouble. The
two started down Washington Avenue
walking side by side, but the officer did
not have hold OF his prisoners arm Al
the corner of Twenty-eiShth Street, five
and a half blocks from the Garnet home
Ashby met them, and when not more
than four or five feet away. began shoot
ing. The first bullet struck the officer
in thu, breast, q button DETECTING it, as
ii was afterwards discovered.
Woodward advanced to 4Asliby anC
placed him under arrest saying: "4Ashby
you have shot me Mr. Ashoy said
| -;s.Woodward, I di0 not intend to shoe
you" Then they went over to the drug
store and later Woodward turned Ashb.
over to Sergeant Reynolds. The Officer
said he heard no word of warning from
AsI.hE, nor did he sec Maryc attempt t.
defend himself. He knew nothing ;lbou
what transpircd in the drug STORE being
Houn6ed himself.
The next witness was Nj. L. W. iIur
wood, a prominent merchant, who wa
standing about fifteen feet away when TIL
shooting occurred. His account agrcet
substantially with chat OF the officer. eX
cept that he heard Mr.. Ashby- say: .'iol
are the scoundrel Cor villain> am loolin:
, ror,'' and then heard three shots. Mr.
HARDWOOD did not know that NIurye wa
under arrest.
FATAL MOUND.
DR. William Il. -Aylelt, who had chars