The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-01-06
The woodbridge TrIal.

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ingham. was commenced in the Prime
Edward Circuit Court here Monday
! At his first trial held at Buckingham
Courthouse, in August last, the resul
was hung jury nine being for con
yiction and three for acquittal. Sub
Sequently the judge granted a change
of venue on motion of the defense
The prisoner was brought into cour
accompanied by his wife, and one %
his grown daughters, Miss Maude
who sat at his side, and have contn-
ued TO be with him each day.
For the prosecution there were sew
enty-one witnesses while the defense
has more than halfas many.
The jurors sworn to try the case are
as follows:
r. A. Calhoun. II. l.. Womack, j.
d. Watson, G.. r. Butcher, G. W.
Redd, y. r. Dillon, W. IL. Wood,
Caleb Baldwin, Ponsford Butcher, G..
f. Barksdale, f. w. Venable and G..
II. Dixon.
The testimony for the prosecution
closed yesterday afternoon, and the
defense Immediately began with its
inning.
For the commonwealth Mis-, jamie
Forbes was the first witness, who tes-
titled to the terrible connagration
which destroyed her home. Among
other things she told the jury that
Woodbridge was with her father on
the 3rd of April when he died and
several days afterwards he told the
witness that he was glad it was over
with her father, that it would have
been a blessing had he passed away i'm
January, that she asked him if he
wasn't ashamed to make such "a re-
mark, to which Wooldride made no
reply.
Edloe Spencer who was one Of the
party who arrested Woodbridge, was a
star witness for the prosecution. lie
went over to Buckingham on the 22ud
day of May TO see if ne could find out
about the fire. He went TO
Wooldridge's home, and Woodbridge
told him that Charlie Forbes had moth
ing to do with the fire. Witness said
he asked:
"If Charlie Forbes had nothing 10
DO with the burning, then tell me who I.
dido"
Woodbridge threw his eyes upon the /
ground and replied:
81 know nothing about it,"
The witness then said:
"Mr. Woodbridge, we have always
been good friends, and ! have some
hing very unpleasant to do. Will
nave to take you"
The prisoner replied:
"All right. have been expecting
IT,
He then asked to be given time 10
,ut on some other clothes. and was
old that a reasonable time would be
flowed, but that FOCUS police officer
rom Farmville, who was with Wit
iess), and witness would have 10 go
With him to his room.
Mr.. Spencer went on TO testify that
remarked while changing
is clothes that some money he had {
night be stolen from Mr.. Forbes.
Woodbridge asked witness why oni-
ers from Buckingham didn't come to
ct him; that he knew the reason.
"You couldn't get one i'm the county
, come in here
Mrs. Woodbridge was standing near
ne door to the room in which the pri- z
'ner and his captOrs were, and She .
,hoing her husbands remarks, said: n
"No; not even would Edmund Hub T.
I'd dare put his feet in here" re- a
rring TO the Commonwealth attor- ~
ey Of Buckingham county. n
Spencer's testimony, as was all the "a
her for the prosecution, practically y
le same as on the former trial and
ith which our readers are familiar.
If "Sam Slick" is right then tobacco u
a boon and blessing. lie says ~
he moment man takes to a pipe he Al
comes a philosopher It's the poor f.
ans friend; it calms the mind. y
othes the temper and makes a man r.
tent under difficulties. Il has al
ade more good men, good husbands. "a
nd mothers, indulgent fathers than -
y other blessed thing on this uni
rsal earth" And yet there are 10
me people who class the tobacco ha- pa
with the whiskey habit. What ~
,uld the aforesaid Sam say of Jol
ch folks? e