The Washington herald., 1906-11-01
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Alexandra. Va, Oct 31.-Positive and
reiterated declarations that the prisoner
is the man who attacked Miss Mabel Ris-
ley, now Mrs. Forrest Gooding. near Luna
Park. on the evening Of September 9 last,
were made to-day by sir. and Mrs. Good
ing on the witness stand during The trial
Of Joseph Thomas colorcd. alias John
Wright. before Judge NicoI. in the Ajax
andra County Circuit Court Both wit
nesses asserted q absolute assurance Of
the completeness Of the indentiiicqtion.
saying that their distincJ recollection OF
the features. voice and general appear
ance of the aSsailant enabled them 10
fully recognize Thomas as being the
man.
Mrs. GOodinB on the Stand.
Mrs. Gooding was called 10 the stand
late In the afternoon, and the courtroom.
which since the trial opened al 10 o'clock
In the morning had contained large
gathering Of citizens, was cleared Of
auditors by order Of the judge Whcn
the prisoner walked before her, tn order
that she might survey him critically, she
was very deliberate and very positive in
her Identification.
On taking the stand Mrs. Gooding. IN
plain language and in short sentences,
told OF the attack and the robbery, IN
which, she stated. be secured a pocket
book containing SIG in cash and some
jewels
Commonwealth Attorney Mackey ask
ed the witness IL she saw her assailant
in the courtroom. There he is she
replied, pointing at the prisoner.
Are you positive that he is the NAM
asked Mr. Mackey.
u am positive. There is not the slight
est doubt abou, Il 10 my mind. she an
sEered This she reasseIted after ar.
Mackcy had asked her u she fu!ly real
lied that upon her testimony the man
might be hanged.
Jury Secured Quickly.
Only q short time WIS consumed after
court convened this morning in impdUel-
ing a jury. The following were selected:
John r Henderson. jr., LuCien Z. san
ford, L. r. Ban. Thomas K SniI
Henry Lockwood, Charles Z. Harrison,
Rober, S Walker. Calvin S. Marcy.
". H. Xendrick. T E. ROtchtord. Henry
L. Crosun. and Elmer L Speer. a strong
plea for the conviction % Thomas was
made by Mr. MacKay in his opening ar
gument He was followed oy Attorney
Clements who. with Attorney Basil Bote-
Ter. appeared Tor the prisoner Mr. Glenn
ents informed The jury that he would
prove that Thomas was not IN the vi-
cinlty Of Luna / ark. at the ume the at
tack was made.
Benjamin Dye. q special policeman at
Luna Park, vas TIE first witness called
The next witness introduced was Mr.
GcodIng. He gave his age as twenty-tWO
years. and said he was employed at the
gas works In Washington. tie told Of the
stroll with Miss Risley on tie outside OF
the grounds and OF the attack by the
negro. lie said that the man as he rose
from the grass threatCnd 10 kill him. and
almost Immediately struck him over the
head with d club. Go0ding declared that
he had a good look AZ the negro. and was
positive OF the Identification.
Mrs Mamir L Sullivan. sister Of Mrs
GoOding. was the next witness She told
4 The return cf her sister the evening Of
the assault. and Of her statement made
at the time The witness said that Mrs
Goodlng had been in III health ever since
the occurrence.
Court Room Was Cleared.
Il was then that the court was cleared
and Mrs GOodinE was sworn After the
prosecution had announced thai its case
was closed counsel for the defense called
p T Harrington. pT, DrietoT OF livery
stable In this city. 10 the stand. he tes-
tifed that Thomas had aired a fE a. the
livery stable about O'Clock the afternoon
OF September 9 Mr. Harrington could not
recall the tine when the vehicle was re-
turned
Hannah Thomas, colOred. swore that
Thomas had taken her out for a drive
Sunday afternoon September 8. and had
returned as the bells were ringing for
the evening services in the churches.
She thought he lad returned the vehicle
10 the livery stable between and
o'clock.
DR.. Glen !. Jones. Of the Emergency
Hospital, was the next witness. He said
that Gcoding and Miss Ris3ey had come
TO the hospital the night Of September 9,
and that the former had a severe scalp
wound apparently inflicted by a blunt
instrument. while the young woman eX-
hibitsd bruises on her throat After Dr..
Jones testimony had been received, At
tOTney Clements informed the court that
he had attempted To secure the attend
ance Of important witnesses from Wash
ington. but without success. He asked
tomorrow morning, In order that he
nIght make other Efforts to bring the
witnesses into court. and the request was
granted
Thomas Found In Washington.
The crime for which Thomas is on
trial occurred near Luna Park early in
the evening Of September 9 last After
an exhaustive search fer the criminal
Thomas. who was confined in the Dis
tTlct Jail charged with misdeme2lO-.
vas identified by Miss Rs.ey and Good
ing Later he was brought 10 the Alex
andria County jail on a reqUlsiIiOn from
the governor Of Virginia. lie is also
under indictment for assaulting Annie
Green. colJred. assaulting Forrest Good
Ing. and for numbering Jackson Boney,
colored
Miss Agnes Bryant Married.
Miss Agnes Carlyle Bryant. daughter OF
Capt Herbert Bryant. and Lieut.. John
Downes. L. S A. were married to-day at
high noon al the residence OF the father
of the bride. sos North Washington street.
in the presence OF q number Of friends and
relatives OF the two families The cere-
mony was performed by Rev P. p. Phil
lips. rector OF St. PauIs Episcopal Church.
The bride entered the drawing-room,
where the ceremony occurred, on the arm
Of her father, who gave her in marriage.
The spacious apartment was artisticaliy