The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
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AZ I4atour. when he was led INTO IN 81 t ~,
]. a,,,a,., a l,oxs# seemed to have aged
di,rinrT'his ncarcerntio 'as
w,'a marked effort thai he arose q; Any aiu
himself up, {; as t tha l,nrds:
ment was read e nm, M rnty we're ad
drasssd to hin every eye wa turnen
i,non him and every ear listened e. caISla,
ha f,rst sound OF his voice. but no suuIra
S fafy TAI a yo1f guilty. w. gulty
~. ma A suddenly awakened 1$ rom =.
rcverie M. Iatour started tnrneu .o ,,oine
his 6questoner and in tui'. mn ri
70 nlierl .9t'Iuilty!tsI was So dunl 1Nu,
thpt + could offer Gwen no word OF con- 1t
fort to allcvlate4this sudden shocK. MAJ
In nj and ICodin seemed about the only
ones n53the court-room VINO !, w. t ~
UNEXPECTED . ploa, and George 4was.a e.
Gwen, 3 side in "a moment and iwnispereu
Something to herSwhch ! could not hear ear
but3swhlch could see had avery !, 4, peas-
pe ei IA lor g'@scomp licnt ted trial, and
here the Who'll 81 ma tier was reduced 70 ), g
mere by N sin qo,.
confession Guilty! Is IT any Mgnaet
7pr,iIe Ne g ig We're ,,t, recovering from our
surprise at this sud- turn Of affairs
Maitland was gagged In private f.; CONVEX
saton with the judge. with Enoin, ~, ~
'afterward told me, he mad !. become eco me WI ~
III those OF other lawyers requiring ms MS
Services as an expert chemist. He never
told me what passed between them nor
the substance Of any OF u, pre-, se
ting attorney, his associate counsei, ana
other legal functionaries.y All know
lis that when the case was resumed N
Latours senior COUNSEL enKinS,. K eIta
carefully in the background, leaving the
practical conduct OF the case IN Mall
land S hands. IT.
IF a hazelnut had the shell OF a cocoa
nut; its meat would, In my OPINION, sun-
tain about the same relation 70 lts 5uls
sustaIns to the mass Of verhiage in which
it is enshrouded.. For this reason YOU
will not expect me to give detailed e az :;
count of this trial couldn !! = ~
Of legal procedure is far from profound.
albeit once began the study OF Ia W.
MY memories OF Blackstone are such a. as
need prejudice no ambitious nspiirant l9t
8lega honors & l have a recollection that
somewhere Blackstone "A says something,
about eavesdropplng mean IN It's liter
al sense something about the drippings
from roof falling into rs esta1e; bat
,o ' says avs More distinctly do remembe er
this learned lawgfVer stated that ther re-
could be no doubt Of the, evidence q
wItchcraft. because the Binie T W. nun nm.
ished With death. This made an impress, 3
! sin,; Mon me, because 1t was an In
Stance. Il rare To mo then, but comm ,o y
enough now, Of how m haus ot snot f 80
exceptonaly a able cre mas pi nar and SUI
,,aratition MS 10 render their 1udgmens
,p,oenaot,nr certain classes OF phenon,' .1,
arnnneol,s and illogica puerlle ana IVY
ulous. owl }s Y. !. ,,,' - Ia
But to return to those ha noin and " Which,
Irlnl WIZ or sunIcient Interest to put pe-
thln na,, y These refer chiefly TO MAIL
lands land tab M La WITNESS. NJ
sdodlh .,a oIo ut before you shall quo, t
as ,,iaa nv wnst given and reporNfd by
J sxaf1lX r. : Il friend end sslmonds,
When Maitland began for ! inc se HeIen on
he said cat abo os5 y al AnprlI, John Oar
thonlght Of TIE g3d e fi Ms home in Dor
row me- H He died in the presence Of ms
dnurhtcr Messrs willard, = prow wn
a lerne; IN and ni mSas vlralent poison
~ bi 4, neck. That wound the prlfsotn MI
before YOU con- esses he hinlse't In,
would like 70 kn .SS ~ ~ in 'e doing it With
out sS ii the not en ttInr
his yctim but OF five other persoIIs s,i ease
| close about him. 9l' 1+'tout ~" ~ I'll \
| take the stand, !, a. ~ 4,,o tuitness-
ho A. M wave wave, 81 suppressed excite Tass
ran van ail over tho court-room fWery a vary
tm,t strained 10 Its tensest plten, eVer ~
e Mns eager for tho slightest syilapie S Me
!'''s nm Who had confessed, and VIVA!
Would be the solution Of thc eriM ~ wt rba
h m so long dehed the autilorll,eas Nv mS
exninnation was now to ne muue $ ~ J
Il Is no wonder that the eXclse''le''s J" " y
'l anti ali unln,eresting formalitiess. 1.
q. Have you ever seen me before ~
aa A., Not to my knowledge, ,e,,ava
| q, Have you any reason 70 pe1eYs
hive ever seen yoil before to-anS ~, oss
| a. None MISUNDERSTANDING ls-u 'N''s'
The Ma nghs y6 q Inc aasqu aad with John
/ Darrow? a5 X
| a. Yes. {5 100
q. How long have, you known Min,
4. About six month"; pps seYt'''3s
| g. What were your rela TONS! y, /,
4 4. | don't understand nag gam
1 bled together. vs.
x IN IN this this cIty--pecatu r Street, ,,n,
g. Whai motive led you to XII nalH
/ a. He cheated me cares no
swore to be even with him. 4,
Il : ,'t SII,,l x,o,, nny n her reQ son