The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
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tuted that his mind loses Its control IN
the presence of the betrayer," said the
speaker. "The commemorative attorney
has told you you left the law to guar1
your homes in your absence 1 THANK
God you have left sons at your homes
who will protect their mothers and sisters
from defement."
Mr.. Moore said he had hardly slept an
hour last night through thinking of what
the result of to-day would be to his
clients.
He had no reflections to cast upon
the commemorative attorney, who
was doing his duty, and none upon
Captain Woods, If his tastes carried
him in that direction. But, so help
me Cod he declared, IL would have
lost my right arm before i would have
appeared for the other side in this
case There could be no good at
tanned by Furnishing his clients; no
4 good to the man who had been slain;
4 no good to the woman who had Been
! wronged. You do not help the Corn
monwealth of Virginia by such a YER
| Dict he said "As my friend says,
| Virginia is watching you. and is bcing
| watched. She is more silent than size
has been for years. She will let her
| flag ioat proudly if you free these
| men; she will drape the colors If You
do not Convict these men, and She
will know that a new era has been
/ inauguratcd; that the cid order has
K passed away.
"Jfm Strother's escutcheon is with
\ out a stain. He doesn't wish to accept
;ot f,F,, n In, ,trh tnr. he he
to make this all or nothing. This is
no mere rhetorical expression. II YOU
can't acquit him, let him die; let him
die and sleep by his father, upon WHOM
; God placed the badge of kniGhthoot
upon many a battlefield"
Mr. Moore spoke an hour and forty
) five minutes. He was warmly CON
, graduated upon concluding. 1t was
from start to completion. an able, clio.
g quent and Impressive plea.
il Mr.. Lee Speaks.
? Mr. Lee followed Mr.. Moore closn!
' the case for the Defense
; Mr. Lee said all the ground had BEEF
so fully covered by his colleagues hi
argument must be to a great degre
a repetition of what had been sald
He had PRAYED t'a' Virginia jur
!, might decide the case Of his clients
n ne thanked God twelve Virginia gen
tlemen were about to pass upon TIL
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The defense of insanity was not sue
" a defense in the usual sense Of til
{ term. 1t was not defense interpose
r. in excuse OF wicked action. lit wa
II interposed to show that the best ar
/, strongest Of human minds might
j. time of stress be overthrown.
AZ Were the defendants charged with a
l. act involving moral turptude the jul
would scrutinize it far more closely.
ordinary cases where insanity was II
plea evidence was introduced to sho
S, that some ancestor of the accused he
he had n disordered mind. but in this ca!
Id such 81 claim was not made. 1t WI
Mt only claimed that the long train Of ci
cumstances leading up to the killing
n Bywaters had wrought upon the min
of of the brothers to such a. degree u.
ia when they saw him trying to desert Il
rh wife. whom he had lust married. tn
IN gave away.
rs Mr.. Lee pictured in eloquent langua
: the happiness of the Strother faml
at before the betrayer had entered
he Little Viola Strother was q girl ru
er lining around in short dresses when u
1ct waters. a second cousin, hnd enter
SIS that home have no doubt he u
imprinted pure kiss upon her lips
an IL was a remarkable thing, he sa
lie that so long as the father lived tn
TX we've no advances made, by that ne
lda walking the earth, we are told. In
,i.. image Of Cod AT the time WI
every word of tender sympathy Wo
thy have struck responsive chord In
nat ncart Bywaters made his appeal.
~. can prove to You beyond shadow
u.s. a doubt that Bywaters never inten
ant TO marry Viola SStrother"
iGh Casually the betrayer wants to Y
uiy The woman he ruins" said Mr. Lee.
be- reNs court 1T her shrine. and vi
am s',e has PROMISED. IN an unhrid
rioment. he takes advantage of
a,. love, But Bywaters, after he
,in gaired the love OF Viola Strother
of traNed her not upon promise of II
nan riage, but upon his assurance that
= would love her more, that there
. no harm IN it II obey were trne
an, each other
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