The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-22
.COODE CASE
NEAR AM end.
Evidence All In-Argt,ments to.
Begin This Morn
ing.
JURY AT THE. HORSE SHOW
Prisoner Steadfastly Denies Hav-
ing Fired His Pistol-Wit-
ilcsses Oil Character.

lcsses Oil Character.
After putting In another full day in
hearing evidence in the Goode case, tho
jury. IN charge Of court deputies spent
the evening at the Horse Show.
At GAS o'clock yesterday afternoon
commemorative Attorney Richardson
announced that he was through with the
evidence for the prosecution, after having
offered rcbuttal testimony. and the de.
Tense having primarily rested, court was
adjourned until II o'clock this morning.
Nearly n score OF witnesses were cx-
amined during the day. Nothing new
was adduced.
Goode himself was the principal wit
ness. He confessed to the killing Of the
negro FOX, but maintained his statement
that he did not shoot Captain Shinbelger.
He further stated that he did not shoot
any one or even fire his pistol that
night. He denied a statement attributed
to him that he backed out Of the yard
to prevent being caught by the officers
in the house. He said he did not tell
the negro Johnson that he had twelve
cartridges to shoot twelve policemen, and
he denied making the statement that lie
felt like shooting anybody that came
along that night.
"Charactcr witnesses" We're introduced
to show that Goode bore good reputa-
ton, and an expert draughtsman was
introduced to show that it was almost
impossible for person on the ground
10 o,,o Hp1,, otn, i,,f Int ~
ner In which he was shot. Plans of the
house and surroundings were shown the
jury, and the explanation given by the
expert was listened to attentively by the
gentlemen in the jury box
Arguments To-day.
The instruction will be argued this
morning the first thing, and then the
case itself will be argued. 1t is quite
likely that the jury will have the case
in their hands early in tho afternoon, and
that Goodo will know his fate before the
sun sets to-day
Expert Stcnographer Winston is at
work on the case, and 1t Is evident that
the eminent counsel for Goode will carry
the case to higher court, if 1t goes
against them at this trial.
The story of the hunt for Goode after
he killed Fox, the pursuit and final cap
ture Of, the fugitive In the bushes in
Henrico county on that beautiful Sunday
morning, was related chapter by chap
ter, by those who figured in the, case.
The first witness in the afternoon was
the accused. He told his story in q calm
way, acknowledged some things and de-
MED others. lie said he Jumped from
the window after Detective Gibson had
fired al him, and ran across the yard.
After jumping he heard another shot.
and said those two shots were the onI,
ones he heard before he escaped from
the yard.
7 This statement bore out that made by
Detective Gibson when he fired only two
shots at the negro, on the sjght the In
spector was shot.
After getting outside the yard. Goode
said he stumbled and fell over a pie Of
ashes or dirt He recovered himself, and
ran on down the hill toward the railroad.
Again he fell. and again he recovered
his feet and in the darkness eluded his
pursucrs and escaped the bullets that
were fired in his wake Then he crept
on and on and found his resting place
among the bushes where he was found.
Goodies Character.
When Goode concluded his story sew
cral witnesses We're introduced to prove
character They were w. O. Miller. who
keeps a store on Sixth Street, with whom
Goode dealt; G. z. Roberts, twist-room
manager at Laruss factory. for whom
Goodc worked: Judson Cunningham, the
druggist, with whom the negro dealt: W.
T. Reed, vice-presdent and general man
agcr Of the Larus factory who knew
Goode as a good, quiet workman"
Mr.. John Tyler, Jr.. the civil engineer,
showed plans OF the house and surround
ings. In his opinion the wound received
by Captain Shlnberger could hardly have
been received from pistol fired by 4
person on the ground, unless the shooting
were done at very close range.
Io thought, however, 1t more likely
that the fatal wound could have been
received from a pistol fired from an clc-
waited position.
u. w. Tignor was introduced as an ex-
pert In the handling Of firearms He
said that the direction a bullet may take
would depend entirely upon the relative
position Of both men.
Rebuttal Evidence.
In rebuttal, to show that Goode had
made Measurements. Officer Krenge ana
Chief lulce were placed on. the stand
by the Commonwealth
Officer Krengle said he was present
when Goodo told officer Stoclmnr that
he backed out Of the yard 10 prevent lie
officers whom he knew were in the
house, from shooting him or catching
him. Goode had denied making this
statement.
Chief Ilulce stated that the negro wo-
man, Bette st. Clair, had told him size
saw Goode at the house the day after,
the shooting with pair OF blue oyernlls
on, She had denied making this state
ment.