The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-27

all. She knelt before him and told him
she had gone on the drive reluctantly,
upon being urged by the young man,
ana that after driving some distance
tEey turned back and went by the
home Of the young man, who got out
OF the buggy and went into his house,
where he remained some five or six
cinutes; that the young man then came
back. and they drove on some two
miles further in an opposite direction,
and at the request or the young man
she took a drink of whiskey. which
must, as she thought, have had some
thing in 1t, as 1t quickly made her so
dizzy and sick that she requested him
to drive her back to the house where
she was staying.
He declined and turned into a moun-
tain road She soon became uncon-
scious and recollected nothing after
becoming unconscious. except that she
recollected very vaguely about ar
irving at the house where she was
staying and managing to get upstairs.
Then while still on her knees with
her arms about her father, and his
about her, her father asked her
whether the young man had at
tempted to assault her, and
she replied, tsobbng: "Ho forced him
self upon me. ] tried to resist him
and push him off. but could not. I
tried to scream, but he put his hand
over my mouth, and / suppose no one
heard me. became unconscious and
did not regain consciousness until I
came to that night in bed at the house
| where I was staying"
| a this he became so white and his
| face SO drawn. and he looked so un-
! natural that the Daughter thought he
| was going to die and ran out and told
he, mother she feared she had killed
her father. The shock of this dis
closure swept tkc man of his feet.
\ He felt l.that la could not stay his
| hand and that no power on earthrcould
| restrain, him. He ordered his vehicle
| and droveraway}witu his gun in search
/ of the young man, and after driving
/ about eight miles, came upon him, and
4 when he saw him exclaimed: you are
| the young man who takes young ladies
out driving at night and brings them
4 home drugeds unconscious and ruined,
! and then shot the young man twice
/ killing him.
Immediately before the shooting, the
| temperance Of the man was so differ
| ent from the ordinary that a physician
| of the same county. who had known
| him for many years, had difficulty ir
recognizing him. Immediately after
/ the shooting the man moved round
\
were his appearance and manner as t.
impress the physician that he was
mentally irresponsi BILE. Within thres
minutes from the time of the shoot
/ ing when called OF by this physician
to explain his act. he said THAT ma:
took my daughter cut and brought
her back unconscious and ruined. ant
her life is ruined, and my life."
+. He spoke these words In low
voice. TREMENDOUSLY. aud with great diff
/ ficulty Of articulation, his face white
and rigidly set.
! What is your opir,ion Of the menta
condition and responsibility Of the
man at the time OF the shooting?
At tho conclusion of the reading Of
the question, Mr.. Bouldin objected tc
1.-The witness answering, and asked tha
an adjournment be taken until
jo'clock in order to give the prosecu
ton time to examine the Hypothetical
question. two copies of which were
handed the prosecution by the defense
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