The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-21
PLEA OF SOLICITOR
FEATURE OF THE TRIAL,

Goodman, Charged With the Murder
of Zipperer Before the Union Sta
ton.
The trial of Goodman for the muir
der of Zipperer began at 10 o'clock in
the morning, and at 2:30 o'clock the
case was in the jury's hands. Good
man is the policeman who shot
brother officer in a quarrel at the
Union Station Sept. 20. The case is
a notable one for the short length of
time taken to try it.
Goodman sat with his attorneys.
Judge Samuel b. Adams and Col. Rob
ert l.. Colding. He did not appear at
all worried as to the outcome of the
trial. During it's progress he whis-
pered now and then with his attor-
neys, and was constantly looking over
the notes that they We're taking.
Back of Solicitor Osborne, who prose-
cuted the case, sat the father and
father-in-law of the dead policeman.
Never once did they turn and look at
the prisoner, though ever other move
made during the trial was closely fol-
lowed. While the prisoner was making
his statement, both men turned slight
ly In their chairs and during that time
alone never took their eyes from his.
Dramatic Interest Added.
The feature of the trial occurred
during the plea of Solicitor Osborne,
a feature filled with dramatic interest.
He was speaking in a low tone of
voice and described the desolation
that had been brought to the home
of the dead officer by the fatal shot.
Vividly he pictured the stricken wife
and the bereaved little ones, and the
effect was beginning to tell on the
jurors when Judge Adams jumped to
his feet and objected to the references
to the little ones as being an illegal
attempt to arouse the sympathy of
the jurors, and moved for a mistrial.
The mistral was denied, though the
solicitor was instructed not to use the
words again.
Mr.. Osborne then drew vivid pic
ture of the dying officer and again
and again called attention to his dy-
Ding words, "Oh, Lord, my poor wife
and children" Mr.. Adams again OBJ
jected, but this objection was not sus-
1ained. AS the counsel for the de-
Tense resumed his seat two sisters of
the deceased entered the court room,
clad in mourning, and sat directly
dCrOSS IRON the prisoner.
plea Brought Tears.
Mr.. Osborne continued his plea and
again began picturing the desolation
that reigned in the once happy home.
AS he protrayed in vivid word paint
ings, the scene before the Union Sta
tion, the fatal shot, the dying officer,
his prayer for his loved ones uttered
with his dying breath, an intense 81
lence pervaded the court room.
Several of the jurors leaned far for
ward In their seats and one or two
covered their faces with their hands.
The father of the dead man drew his
handkerchief from his pocket and COW
cred his face with 1t, while his should
ers shook slightly as though he were
sobbing. The two sisters were over
come and wept silently
Even the prisoner seemed affected.
He turned from whispering with his
attorneys and watched the speaker
closely. His face paled slightly and
once or twice he bit his lips. Then
he leaned his arm on the table near
him and dropped his head on one hand.
The effect Of the eloquent plea was
plainly discernbile on the entire court
room, and it had not died out, when
Judge Adams rose to make the con-
Guiding argument.
Selecting jury.
There was little more than the usual
length of time taken in selecting a
jury though both sides exhausted
challenges before a full jury had been
completed. The last two men took
their seats without any effort to dis
qualify on the part of either the sttae,
or the counsel for the defense.
The state used its ten challenges
and the defense it's twenty. Thirteen
stood aside for cause, some for con-
scientious opposition to the INJECTING
OF capital punishment, and one be-
cause he was q. school-mate of the &C
cused. Two colored men were select
ed as jurors. The following is the
panel as finally selected:
Gordon L. Grower, William @.
Walsh, Aubin b. Collins, Jarrett
Scott (colored), H, v. jenkins, Thorn
as Purse, Frank NJ. Papy. James Fl.
Rogers (colored), Edmund NJ. Conner,
Walter f. Hogan, Louis Buckwald,
and Julian A. Tison.
The circumstances Of the case are
familiar to readers Of the Morning
News, as outlined the morning after
The shooting. The prosecution outlined
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