The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-03
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only the testimony OF witnesses, but also
all 5 reasonable inference TO be drawn

only the testimony OF witnesses but also
all reasonable inference TO be drawn
81 therefrom. s} ii. 81 x
sS Mr.. richardson said 1t was proved that
iGoode thought those We're officers that
were after him. lie hurriedly went over
the evidence in regard to the attempt to
capture Goodc, and said that even the
& prisoner himself said Sergeant Gibson
was iii the front room when he fired the
first shot. 81. &,
The onlmonwealth's attorney then
Y showed how Poll ccn1cn StoclsnarS and
s. Mattern had both testified to seeing the
& flash and hearing the report of a pistol
n shot In the lot. and Immediately after
wards Captain ShinHcrger fired his pistol
u and cried Boys, no has got me. u g
EsarEued that he" meant the man nan who WI
q was In the yard and ran by him. f5ie
s;s95$'. don't care, gentlemen of the jury,'''
4 said Mr. Richardson, III there We're a
n thousand. shots fired there that night II
3athey we're all fired after Captain Shin
berger was shot, and that has been
sproved.' X tyf
Mr.. s Richardson then went on to show.
THAT, Though G oode ties fled h he didn't
fire at all, yet the witnesses testl1ied
that he had fired several 3 times ri atist N
Officers pursuing him. N
SiS He concluded the atIirma tive side of his
il argument by saying that unless al the
Il Commonwealth's awitncsses We're #lylng g.
the crime must have been committed by
Goote. 3S5s 4. s. .3ss n. I. \ Il Z, H. q
Il The Afternoon Session.
ss5 Court reconvened at 3: As and Mr.. "a. q. II
n Sands opened for the defense IN ian I'm Inn
passioned speech. " present ting the Pr i
iSer;sRcase from three standpoints.
HI. First, HE attacked the prosecutions
d case !; upheld the testimony of the prisons
err; and discussed the physical features,
StheS slope and formation Of the ground
Ito show that Goode could not have tired
the shot. & e
Mr. Sands criticised tho forces zee 8
SSplan OF capture misunderstanding IT. rs e
la..fool,sh escapad q -. He said the testi-
S3mony OF Stockrna r and OF N1attern wa $
s5conhicting and attacked Stockmar's tes-
u timony and behaviour on that night
g{Counsel spoke Of tile difference In Glib
& sons testimony at the coroner's Inquest
f$and at the trial. The trend Of This part
s Of his argument was that Gibson iired
u the fatal shot.
9T' Mr.. Conway r. Sands followed for the
Il defense, His argument lasted one hour
and fifteen minutes and was forceful. lie
Maid high tribute to Captain shin
i berger. y Most o. his argument was de-
voted to ar. attempt o5refute, section by
section, the argument Of the Common
5s5wealth,s attorney. He also attack eel isthe
Testimony Of Stdckmar Ills argument
advanced the theory that Gibson killed.
the Inspector.
MI. Richardson closed the case IN n
q hrief address, After comparison of the
characters Of Goode and the negro Wit
+. nesses against him. he said that II II
were established that Gibson shot shin
berger, then all the policemen testifyins
& wore proved to be liars, 1t was o clock
this time. At TAD the jury returned
], stating thatno agreement had been reacll-
II ed. Adjournment followed at once.