The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
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morning J; and S. Ellerson and "A. w.
@HargroYe, selected yesterday fternoon.
Counsel for the defense struck off the
names OF Louis T. Mason, Fairfax F..
Montague, RS 2. Knowles and w.
sHargrove.S. s1S3 81 Ri Il x 9s
TheX Indictment against James Goode
was read by the clerk, charging him with
shooting felonious1y W and with malice
nforethought II Police Inspector John F..
2Shinberger,s:sswho was cndeavoring to ar
rest him on d wa rrant charging him with
felony and murder. Counsel for Goode--
,Messrs. Sands and Sands-entcred a gem
3eral demurrer to the ndictment.
The court at e :o5 q. NJ took a re cess
till a r. M. III FIJI
The Afternoon Session. 81
Mr.. "A. & Il. S Sands requested that the
witnesses be called and separated. and
lit was SO ordered by the court. $
S9 DIV VILLAIN =. H Taylor. the first Wit
ness for the Commonwealth. took the
stand and testified as follows: s 3
3fS Commonwealth'ss At tOrney richardson
Did you hold inquest as coroner over.
& bodyaof John +. Shinberger? s5s
isl2 Coroner Taylor: ] first saw his body on
the Sd Off uly, 1901, when i held inquest. Il
Question. When was ost-mortem held?
A Answer Was held on Sd III ly: Sss
:s q. State result f&examfnntion
"A. Body was examined naked, to get.
result Of = wounds. here We're two
3wollnds--ohe almost exactly between right
nipple and breast bone; the other wound
was In back. fiVe-eighths4 inch from YER
#tebrae. In making measurement between
upper and lower wounds, distance was
found to be four and one hal & ! I was not
aprac ticable to tell from mere appearances
0here bullet entered. Surgical opera
ton changed wound So. q g could not be
said Where this was. t553 S Y
IS Coroner Taylor: Some one had left a
package q + clothing insBthe room. 1t
turned out to be the collar.a and under-i
shirt tofsthe deceased, but part 81 under
shirt that would have helped was torn
away 5Ss " Il 2Fs 55aSS 5.s5s} " III M
Here overshirt was produced BY coro-
ner He explained that the tear In front
might have been made by theaball.
II 6 3 Is there any doubt that that hole,
was made by Il bali?
A. do not think theresis any doubt
about 1t. i want to- call your Ettentlon
to tho circumstances that the hole In front
Is smaller than the one In back and
round, and therefore seems to be the point
of entrance ssSS4s
Al O. What was the cause of John !,
5sllinbergeri death ~; Il. .3i ii 5s2E S@j
82 "A. The bullet wound In his breast,
ya Mr.. Richardson asked tho coroner this
question; Could the wound N have been
Indicted lfwonnded man; We're In crouch
ing position 2" 54 ia n
a. Yes. sIr.< could,
@, Would t not have been necessary
to have been pretty close to- give that
wound 5i
"A /, IT might have been inflicted at five
or six feet or even mo T depended
supon{ the DETECTION OF the shooters wrist,
@ @. "Could n person sta nding 4 3 feet,
g inches aboye and ~ feet8offs have fred
that shot? i
"A. Yes, sir i. AZ,
Or, Brock Testifes,
Dr. Brock testified as to his first see
ing Captain sllipberger after the shoot
ing. Tho Police Inspector was then OH
the floor at the City Almsllopse, II 4 sE9s
Mr. Richardson Toned him;
,.SNlien did you next SEQ lin ~,
a 81 DIR, Brock; sat M ~. Ilayis b house. from
which he was moved To the Virginia Hos
.pltal FRIDAY. ia .
\, Mr. Richardson's: .tWhat was his condl-#
ton when lie was nloSed3 81
DR. Brock: "There wa ~ tie tender
ness about his stoIiac
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