The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
's Story of Murdered Act Caused Mental Jset, Reports Foreman
'TTEN JAW APPEALED
 ! DEFENSE'S ARGUMENT
a Jury Out 35 Minutes In the ie of Ex-Judee Loving, the Slayer of Young
 Estes.

on, Va, June 29.-After being out
 ties the jury this afternoon re-
 verdict of mot guilty in the
 former Judge William G. Loving
 n, manager of the Virginia estate
 1as F. Ryan, who was placed on
 re Monday for the murder of The
 tstes, son of Sheriff M K. Estes
 on county.
 Try retired at 4:45 and from that
 til the verdict was rendered the
 nt remained in the same seat he
 !upied since the trial began, sur
 by the members of his immediate
 with the exception of his daugh-
 7eo'clock knock was heard from
 room and Judge Barksdale, or
 e sheriff to preserve order. The
 was read by Foreman B. S. Me-
 Judge Barksdale thanked the jury
 Jared that he believed that the
 was in accordance with their con
 IS views
 the jury had been discharged
 owing, his wife and other relatives
 ,,.s&ands and thanked each juror for
 fdict. Hears streamed from the both the defendant and his wife. my Loving was congratulated by many ghisesrienos, though in accordance with wa as of Judge Barksdale there was den stration.
 ForernRn McGraw said that when the i,irors estered the room, one of them did mot exaally understand all of the instruc- ,ions ofthe court, which were read to him. NJ McGraw said that when he called fl the vote he requested all who favoredlicquittal to hold up their right hand. svery hand promptly went up. when d.Eed what the basis of the verdict was he aid:
 '1nsaiy."
 The slss, he said, had been brought on by the tory told him by his daughter. NThe da! was spent in argument The foreiNSoibeing taken up by the defense and thSiiosing speech by the prosecution being de this afternoon by the com monwea h attorney.
 hCourt Room Crowded.
 Al tbd3pening of court today in the trial of forlr Judge Loving for murder. the argumdts of the attorneys begun yester- day afffnoon were continued When foI- mer Snator w. P. Barkdale arose to sneak sr the defense. every availabl seat. in the.court room was occupied. Miss E,lizubeh Loving has not been in the court rom since she appeared on the wit ness stInd
 Mr Jarksdale said Tn part: 'I know there js a suspicion about the plea of iil-
 &1,1 l.. | sanity. but the court had directed you not to l,ok at it with that view
 "1he evidence in this case is that the defend,lt was on continuous drunk for eight vars. and his brain had been so impaire3 that it suddenly gave way under great sI ess.
 No vJsnder the light of reason fled from his mi,F. We are not appealing to you on the Enwritten law but the law that is writi'n oh your hearts and on the hearts ff your forefathers."
 The nl p of Mr. Barksdale was based d. most ell .ircly little preservation of the sanctitIpf the home. He was followed by Attornf MdesQre If the defense.
 pitfrNI Story.
 ..vbe'we consdeiS. the pitiful story told the dedqdant on the sYnorning of April 22 we malHll pray to Go\1 that we may De spared -om such an oraeeal. It is sur f1f 1it that lilC Stf HlES III ms IllHu did not break when he first heard the storv of his daughter bein4g brought home dr,,nL a,1 unconscious from his brother in ,sw sarry Sneed's honbe. But he did rastr,, ,,, ,imself and waitedS for his daugh- 1s,,. majority of men would not ha ve syaitad hgt would have lo7t their control at onec, .,af the defendant was insane at the time of the killing.
 You would not raise tEie moral stand ard or elevate wonaanhdPod of Virginia hv convicting. Don't putt the badge of dishonor on him by sen5ling him to the Don't let itl go out to the worlG that jury of Virginia gentlemen put the felon's stripes on h Virginia gen tlemen''
 MT. Moore was followed by John L. Lee of Lynchurg for the defense. MT. Lee appealed strongly to the sym pathics of the jury. with words and tears He said:
 Chastity of Home.
 .sweep from Virginia the chaste homes of the citizens and what remains of the state? The purity and the dignity of our hynes is the sweetest thing in life to Virginia It is the gift of God. When anyone Invades our homes they strike so- ciety and the body politics. the deadliest blow. You all know how love for your wife and how the smile of daughter can bring out from your nature the best there is in 1t.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Lees address court took a recess until o'clock, when Attorney Wood Houldin of Halifax will close for the prosecution
 When court convened at 3 o'clock the crowd was even larger than at the morn ing session.
 Women Relatives In Court. For the first t.r1e during the trial, wonn- en relatives of Estes were in the court room. Commonwealth Attorney Houldin of Halifax county, in tie closing address rdiculed the insanity plea. calling atten- ton to Judge Loving's deliberation be- fore aud at thek time Of the tragedy. |
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