The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-15
.Y0DER, CONVICTED
by JURY, BEGINS
SENTENCE IN JAIL
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also relieve somewhat the condition
MIS- anxious wife and family
1t is not known what his VIII
VIII dc In the meantime, but II
presumed that she will be cared r,
NY foder's brothers, one OF whom
said to have some means.
After adjourning court and tbanl
ing the members of the jury for .hel
patience and conduct during the tria
the court entered It's order that Yodo
pay fine of $50 and the costs .
me prosecution, and that lie be con
lined In the City jail for n term .
Hiteen days and thereafter untu IN
SUD costs and fine be paid, the sal
coHlihelnent not to exceed the Tim
prescribed by law, which is tire
months.
i"c costs VIII amount probable I,
s s foder is In debt to the extent 81
.Vvv' put ne mas until the end of hi,
term In which to paw the rim, 49,
costs. After that he may he relfevnG
of both on the plea of insolvency
While the jury was out the petition
OF the Police Department, signed hv
6Vcry man onithc force. that he divt1go
the names OF tho six officers who yodor
alleged gave him the information nm
winch he based his charge that pa
freeman Griffin was elected Ia tho
force through trickery was presented
70 nm by Policeman Gentry, who cx-
pIaihed the nature of the contents OF
inc epistie. Yodcr said that he would
consider 1T, and placed the paper in
his pocket.
Carter Glnss Testncs.
MOST OF tho day was taken UP with
argument by all five lawyers Before
argument was entered upon, however.
inc prosecution asked that Congress-
man Carter Glass. of Lynchburg. be
permitted to go on the stand in re-
nuttai 'of foder's testimony that Mr..
niasss suit against the ]. T. Bell pub
.tsHins company was dropped because
Inc Congressman was afraid that Tho
truth of Yoders statements woi,ld
come out.
Mr.. Glass read Yo1ers letter of re-
traction and apology and also the let
Ter of apology from the publishing
company. He stated that he instituted
SUIT against the publishing company
as being the only responsible party.
that he took no notice whatever OF
oder. The suit. he said, was dismissed
because of the written disclaimer of
tho publishing company. Three days.
ne SAID after instituting the suit he
received ioder's apology. to which he !
repiiede Both letters were afterwards |
published by Yoder. He admitted. !
however, that he had said. In his let
Ter 10 Yoder that there were other |
ana more objectionable statements and !
charges, but he cited them as ONLY
dcfamatory comments and criticisms.
lie SAID that no read only part of the |
letters to the Rev. Tilden Scherer when
The latter telephoncd to him SUNDAY,
but that he told Mr. Scherer that no
was only reading "a part.
Mr. Meredith read Yoder's reply
bringing out that Mr.. Glass had said
there were statements more objection
gable TO him which had not been in
cluded in the basis for suit. but
which MIR. Glass thought were only
comments.
Wait a moment said Mr. Smith. as
the witness was about to leave the
stand. Was that suit withdrawn be-
cause you were afraid?''
"of course not, sir replied Mr..
Glass. and without further word he
left the stand 10 return home. He was
accompanied by Jack Lee. who had
represented him when the suit was
instituted
iodcr Recalled to stand.
Yoder was again put on the stand
for a few minutes. and 1t was. perhaps, :
don. father of Police Commissioner
Gordon. which more than anything else ,
turned the tide OF opinion against him
His statement had to do with the fact
that one of the houses on Eighth Street
which had been questioned was owned
by the Whitiock estate though he had
not verified 1t when the article was
written. Asked repeatedly for his in
ference from this piece of Information. Il
m cd IN he.
understood.
II am glad you brought that OUT" {,
said Mr.. Smith. I'VE want everything i
% come out. Have you anything more u
% say? We want you to have justice, =
md we won't deny you chance. We'll :,
ct down the bars. -.
But Yoder had not another word. II
Mr.. Gordons statement when he went -
IN the stand was Very simple, but ef- ~
ectivc. He did not deny that the
lace in question was part of the n
estate, saying that 1t had OF
zen bought about four years ago NJ
shen 1t was rented to some woman m
Tho had disagreed with her husband. b;
lie knew absolutely nothing about her, IT
nd. SO far as he knew, she still rented q,
, for charge of the place had been az
laced in the hands of a real estate a.,
gent, and he lad not kept up with the -
,nting. He had never known that it i,
ad been intimated that Yoder's insin- ~ ~.
alton could have had foundation, and ~ ~
he had known the circumstances he W
ould not have permitted It. &c
That concluded the taking of evil az
snce. and in a plain, clear voice Judge IN
arrison read the instructions to the he
ny. At the request OF Mr.. Meredith ev
e court told the jury that it must dis TIL
gard In considering it's verdict all rio
'Wspaper discussions of the cas:.
Arguments Begin. ar,
Then the eloquence, the argument, be,
e lashings of scorn, voiced contempt, Blu
bile reasoning and pleas for mercy ha
gan to pour about the prisoner be- wo
nd the bar and over the room wi
ronged from end to end with curious, .
ger spectators. Murray NJ. MCGUIRE, bri
the prosecution, opened. a !
''rhe case he said, is one OF the the
Of the citizens, and tbs
u must consider It a grave matter. ius
Is not any ordinary case of mis- his
nor an ordinary criminal Gus
SO. Here you have a man edu- Po
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