The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

Scltinied "tsod knows wisl, y lug beer been
Edent lii and Ills friends gatlte,feu here
y lslti !l lad bcpn death, bul ~ y, WAS
8insnnit w. and we lave TO take courage
and face tie slss,ie before tls. should
Snt, gentlemen hcuut tie prisoner. n Z
VIII then be tile privilege ai !! .l w,
AdGtS of tile men lie l,as o,ce KIloW WI
SO far ns maybe possible, restored ,st,, e
sanity and health. and 10 shield and
defend this heart broken VIE and
these Erief-striclten Children
The other Side.
Judge u. u. Lewis closed TIE arE Y
l,lellt presenting the soyern r!l,',at,s
personality. but after a review. OF TIT,
Testimony closing by. asking ~, The .. Jury
Tor q verdict Of guilty on t'c piai'
ground OF law and fact. ,.g
He related again the acts OF B .,,.s.
on the morning of the arrest. gamer
ing from tile disiointed testimony OF
various witnesses the compie j.. s1 1,,N
Of tfat day and the defendants be e.
havor and conversations, from , WHEN
the district attorney argued tnhl IL burkn
was 5plafn1 sane. rational and III . t.act,
except! onally Intelligent ny tn ~. s',ils.
I.timo,,Y of botii expert physicians that
insanity of the kind alleged was nov
such as would ordinarily p produce ~
disposition to steal was re,earsed ~
Judge Lewis, who compared the two
Ilhypothetical5 Questions md argued on
| the expert statements at length
The testimony of Archer Burke.
brother OF the accused. was read 70 the
Jury as tending 10 show tina, w w.,
master Allen TO remove his brothe r
back to the main office from ~, station T. y. y
1t was not because the brother knew
Of aa asgsa az h nsan anrns 'sis
Archer Burke thought his c brother
would DO better in the main office M
der the Immediate supervision of his
psslq}ss and also where MS PAY o, wool
In explanation of Burke's reported
peculiar acts. which witnesses had
thought evidences OF unsonnd mind.
such as bringing home basket Of chips
and such like. Judge Lewis told the
| story of a prominent Richmond man:
| described as one of the brightest and
1 most honorable men in the city hold
Ing most responsible position. who
placed his hat In the refrigerator and
4 lung the string of fish on the hatrack.
Tie mmensesinportance OF the case.
as setting certain precedent, and as
States mall, was dwclt upon. the dis
i trict attorney closing by asking that
the Jury return verdict of guilty.
i Verdict lrO-l0rrOw.
4 AT the conclusion of tile argument
It was nearly . o'clock. and no adj
4 journment having been taken for sup
4 per. Judge Nvaddill gave the Jury the
Z option OF gong to supper and return
4 Ing at a later hour, or OF adjourninr
Z over until Tomorrow.
After consultation the jury agreed tt
ask that they be locked up until to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, ana they
II retired taking with them the Judges
instructions and the other papers flee
In the case.
Though members of Burkc's family
were much cast down Mt not obtaining
n prompt verdict In a case which ha:
drawn on their spirits like nightnar,
during the past five days. the defend
ant himself did mot seem dshcartened
He stated to friends that he had him
self served on juries. and realized til,
necessity of considering the case ii
tits detail and of reading more leisurel,
tho Judges instructions. Attorneys 70
the defense hope for verdict of ac
!, quittal to- morrow.