The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-04
clared that tllc jury were To try tho case
according to the evidence end, according

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clared that thc jury were To try tho case
4 according to the evidence end, according an
cossa snl1s"ss You ' Esca,il The ea'h 81,
sSGk AN ana 'n1Si lie a 1" and mike
God. ,,s
With d solemn cath. You have 70 cor
4 slider. gentlemen. not only the ey,disnc,e Is,
| demand, and We do. With no dlsr q 81.
demand that these instructions , Of ,. ais
Honor 10 read u connection WIN r. sp fhe
witnesses who have appeared III this
Dropping this legal ASPECT OF he case,
| Of the evidence ITSELF. lie rcierr,teta hrs
the motive ,G gmon nS reat, ',ns
s set%eS . aa rs gfsad
| decinred that It lad not only failed 70 g
this pn,nasc whit St h tnat Been
nnd ting nlSsS liz Wo l. te
| testimony Of Ernest Crawford. admit.
ting and passing over tho excuses tl,n
the brutality t Of Ills brother. II; law, tIhe
s siarHnapts 81 81 Neene and Tic !est,oHy
tho truth Of All tho young man lia,1 aid.
This doubt. and Mr. Coleman SAD ,,e
entire testimony to 10 dIsrcgadcd.
The Importance Of the. letters OF the
man and wife was emphasized by Mr..
from tho grave that could not be. gain.
snld. 10 admitted That a man and Wilc
might be upon bad terms and still IN
cry. But here were letters written III
the privacy OF tho closet There was no
pryliie public eyes to guard the lips ana
smoke. and spoke freely.
II need not repeat 10 you, gentlemen"
said Mr., Coleman, What what vas IL IN t tnoss
what they are. You know how impos.
sibjo II is 10 get around them. They We're
written several years ago When those
between these two people. And Is
there my evidence that. since that time
these strange and terrible relations ~ have
In Retrospect.
- - ..1,,e -,
MI. Coleman, made rapid survey -, o.
Com,no ealth-Miss Crawford. NJ NJ
Brand, tho negro Hurley, the coiorea
jnnitcr or the town hall lie anaiyz t,a
ana others, and declared that they We're
indeed "straws, the vcrlest ot CHILL Is
that were not worth me p !,,tn, t1 tts
took for utteranse He rlt liaa, me 'e
negro janitor as an orbiter cicgnntariun
who was to tell the people Of Ghariott to
vt1fi me MomptIrcin how 4 White man
should treat MS u.s., WI WI ne ,nc hans 81
ne uelenso lhreu Ds..er 11 =. ni,aa III
tno "a ,i,nn, ,r the~ servant and
Won y tne w. .1''iWI NM !, awnr il ii
the amerto wi IL the tie fnmiy seen a
tneiI , ~ ~ 49,, NO .n,,xthjnr hut low
sgn o. n;,a .i' ~ 1~eit unon tho fact
t tfs ss thc man man and Tie wife were fre-
aanrat, \, tnt thn matter Of insurance de-
snit ~ ~ ~ .,snht Inc words Of the Com
n,n1 wealth. Vas no toking matter.
"s,t,,,t cron ,ni,,rn ~ tho Jury" he finally
sn,d ~, :s Sum these 4 things had been
lis marriage VOWS Who are We that We
should judge hinl-we whose virtue may
honor NAV DO an accident and whose
prosperity In time may be q sarcasm5
Is this tho motive they would prove!2
deny 1t. does this furnish ground "a f2 y,
charging this accused With q blooa
crime? Does every man WHO has has GO, ceasc nl
daily il transact business sth people, !, we
hate and desp!se! 20 We XII tne'n
After quoting from. the instructions md
making further reference 70 inc l'o. ~
Coleman went on TO discuss me oc tn,!:
cnces In the house On ne tn,ght o. Ing
murder ke MI s'lhclalr. ZIG w.
va a. 49,.
husband, vas no less imprGba Die II IMAM nan
the theory Of attempted aburs!afs
Wildly improbable.
, a. a. - =.
we claim, gentlemen" no SAID, ,'tiaat
II the thcory&of burglary Is iinpfona PIE;
tho theory that this man AlCCue selected
that hour and that time to shoot his own
wife in his own house, IN n popuious part
Of the town. where the streets were light
ed ana the house itself was lighted. when ,.
people were posing along ne sidewalk;
S'hss 'n @iad cana ana deS;se "ssa