The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
.COODE TRIAL
RESULTS in
CONVICTION. Y |.||.: I
Jury Finds II 1 the Negro.
Guilty d. Murder in
the First Degree.
EXCEPTIONS TAKEN
TO JURY'S VEREICT
Negro Charged With Killing In
spector shinbcrger Found
Guilty Of Murder at
Second Trial-Coun-
sci May Take
All hrpeal.

After a conference OF about an hour
the Jury in the case OF James Goole,
charged with the murder OF Police In
spector j. Il. Shi @crger. while attempt
ing to escape arrest. last night handed
E In a verdict or murder In the first degree.
Argu,nen Is were mado by Messrs. Alex.
and Conway r. Sands for the defense,
ard by Cr7nnlOnw ealtb's Attorney D. c.
Richardson for the prosecution. The
speeches were strong on each side, but
the jurymen had evidently made up their
minds on the evidence.
The defense endeavored to show that
Toode had no cause for shooting. He
had acknowledged that he killed Richard
Fox In selfdefcnse. and that he had been
In hiding with the view OF getting away
from the city, SO that he could secure
funds with which to defend himself.
Counsel argued that it was, according
to expert evidence, impossible for man
wound that caused the death OF Inspector
Shin berger. but that 1t could have been
made BY, some ono In an elevated position
Evidence Reviewed.
Mr.. Richardson reviewed the evidence.
He showed that tho testimony OF Detec-
uy-es Gibson and h1cdahon tailed with
tho statement made by Captain Shin
berger himself Immediately after the
shooting, and he brought out the point
that Goode himself testified that ,he heard
only two shots before he left the yard.
The arguments closed at 5:l5. and It was
about an hour later that the verdict was
rendered.
Exceptions were made by counsel for
the defense, and motion to set aside
as contrary to law and evidence was
mad t * q M;
Judge Witt fixed upon Wednesday at
II o'clock as the tina to argue on this
motion, ard the Jury was discharged. ,54;
R8 Captain Shinberger was shot while in
pursuit Of; Goode, who was wanted for
killing anothcrsnegro named Richard Fox
In bar-room at Eighteenth apd Franklin
Streets 0 n the previous Saturday night
After the killing Goode disappeared. His
identity was not known at the time, but
in a short. while Captain Whitlock, De-
tectiVes Wiltshire md Mcmahon learned
who the ASSASSIN was, and the entire
force under the direction of Chief Hulce,
were on the trail.
The shooting created the greatest ex-
citement. Almost every man on the force
was put to work on the case. Men who
were off duty volunteered to work extra,
ana for three days and nights every eff
& fort was made to copture the man. FL
Enal!y on the following Sunday Goode was
caught In a clump OF blShes in Henrico
county by Policemen Wiley and Gary
and the county men, on the morning In
spector sh!nbergcr died.. He confessed
that he was the man who shot Fox. and
said he had been in hiding In the Second
Street house. He said he was the man
who jumped from the window and ran out
tho gate, but he denied that he shot In
spector Shinberger.
# The case was heard at the July term OF
the Hastings Court by jury from
I Lynchburg The result was hung jury.
The jury chat heard the case and brought
q In the verdict yesterday came from Ches-.
,tcrfield county,
Goode was remanded to Jail last night
to await the result Of the argument
next Wednesday.