The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-12
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NOW A.ERE: NAN IN.

(Ctontinncd rom First Fase.l 5Es,g
four hours, giving IN all hours to
d tic prisoner counsel were
pleading for his lberty, his face wore v' e
Il more sat sied expression and BIO tn his
wife ana daughter, like him had che err
|ful Scountenances. st8 @
Ass ooldrldge had spent a sleepless night
being kept a wake ID y the no Use 81 foli e
prisoners In Mi 5ndj Ming room q e n,pt.5
Ing to escape the pr1sor n wal They had
cut hole through the floor g theira
room and descendc ID to the y floor be oW.5
There they Ind succeeded In br eakingi
the Inner lock 4 q the door, VIII h would
give them thnir iherty I'M hen Foltc CO Otii-,
GER FOCUS rived Upon lhc e u scene and
frustrated their desperate a temp
IA Mr.. Aubrey STROBE. s the bril liant young
attorney of Amherst. who is assisting
In tina prosecu ton of the accused made
the opening speech " h The gln,ent 9 s
counsel. lis argument was strong ana,
eloquent Nv sS Y
,riie spe ar. wild has a plensa voice
and an att rncHve personality, first threw
il few bouquets e the Jury, .--e court
and Il hqt eOple of Farmvi lie. AZ S3
II Mr. Strodes stated to- tho jury that VI II
tho prisoner had not been clearly con-
svicted he did not wish a oonvict on, I. nor
did those HON he represent ed. I The;
speaker said tho brightest spot In this
case Tns the adelit VII d played BY tho
women connected wi TIL It. " .sg b
After9 a explai ming the trying nosition.g
Mr.. William Lancaster, who assisted
Congressman Flood In tho defense OF
the prisoner, followed MI. Aubrey strobe.
M Lancast er first made All "a tack upon
the motiYe Of Nj STROBE
Flood Fine Speech.
4 AZ TIA close Of Nj. Lanca ter,s speaeh
Congressman Flood the leading counsel
! for the defense. began Ills argument, and
made a mag feen re!yiew OF tho case
and g ap r f9r
pic Of Prince ~ Edward count for their
: kindne SIS to the prisoners family and to
\ hilnzel I, and asked that tho prison bars
might breathe the ulr Of freedom and Tof
liberty b. s
The speed, was considered one Of the
tmost}nias terly and ELOQUENT presentations
Prince Edward. sss5 ADJ II ~ RI 4. y}
Bathed in 4 ears.
IA the con huston Of NJ 2 oosl 4 8argu-
snlent hundreds. OF eyes were bathod In
tears and several Of he Jurors Wcro Wis
when Mi, Hubbard vii u Gin tho closing
argument for tho Comm onwoul til. "
In his opening statement the sneaker
made az rcf erence ito the remarks OF MIR.
FLOOD N touching the fauthpr$ OF 9 IIome
Sweet Home 3, and !. said with great enl-
Iphasis that he was surprised that Mr..
sIlood. the smouth-pieceio OF a malicious de-
SspoilerS and desc crat on Of home VI should
have referred IN to that beautiful piece,
I. II ono Sweet II ONE. s5t5 is5 \
Mr. 1INbard spalso with great yigor, = ID
81 Mr.. Hubbard declared 4 that he wore
five distinct! comics slons proven to- have
been made by ,as aaa that tl'o
Wltrlesses pointed ] unmist aknbly e to his
guile lie colnpared tito prisoner with the
devll.trec OF tho tropics. which withers
innd destroys that which comes within! its
reach. Ne He closed wit tl all enrnest plea
for u verdict of guilty, Il Ills pcroratlon
being one, Of superb eloquence. @ M l
s It was a. i little M ser seven o clock when
Mr.. Eu bard 4 ook his sea and court Or
dered recess Tor 81 pper. after Which tho
jury Nyss hrougl1 IT back to the courthouse
and retired to- their room for Idera,
ton OF the dence, S3 Fl al