The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-05
LOONEY APPEAL
To JUNE TERM
NEWCASTLE MURDERER ny con-
TINUANCE GETS LONGER LEASE
ON LIFE.
COOK CASE SUBMITTED
ARRAY OF INTERESTING APPEALS
ARGUED ON THE OPENING
DAY OF STATE SUPREME
COURT.

Owing to the illness of his attorney,
Col. W. f. Allen. of Covington, the
second appeal of Martin D. Looney,
under sentence of death for the muir
der Of the town sergeant of New
castle. Va, was continued Yesterday
by the State Supreme Court OF APP,
peals to the June term, which VIII
be held at Wytheville
Looney is under sentence to die IN
the electric chair Friday. March Ith
and while the appeal will act as a
stay of execution. Governor Mann VIII
probably issue, another respite 10 the
condemned man today-the fourtn
he will have received since the yer
dict of the jury was rendered
Parallels Allen Cases.
The case of Looney. who shot ana
killed the town sergeant Of Newcas-
tie when the latter was attempting
to arrest him. and was himself sshot
in the effort to capture him. mas
strangely paraliefei the Allen cases
Looney's crime was committed last
March, and his original sentence 10
the death chair was fixed for Just
week following the day on which the
Allen clansmen were to die. lie mas
had three respites from the governor
and the last one left him to he the
victim of the laws vengeance on the
same day on which the Aliens are
doomed to die-March Gth. Further
he has made two appeals 70 the Su
preme court, the first being refused
and the second granted on the same
day on which the refusal OF the sec
ond appeal Of the Allen ciahsi4eH
was anaounced.
Otherwise the cases bear no SINH
larity, beyond the fact that Looney
Of 1A 10
grounds for a new trial are that ne
was too i'll to testify when his trial
was called, and the court refused n
continuance. that the Common
weaIth's attorney was allowed the
grand jury room when the grand
jury framed its Indictment, and the
further claim of seifdefense
The appeal of Hezekiah Cook, the
Loudoun county negro under SEN
tence of death for killing one or his
own race was argued before the Su-
nreme court yesterday. Frank Arml-
stead appearing for the plaintiff, and
Attorney General Williams for the
Commonwealth. The case was SUB
mitted Cook is pleading the un-
written law.
Another matter of interest, which
has been hanging fire for many years.
was tn ppae hrdl awsAa5Wo nc
was the appeal of the United States
of America against William II. Tr1gg
& Company. growing out Of the fall-
ure of the old Trigg shipyards. in
which the government claims dam
ages in the matter of certain warship
contracts let to the firm before 1t be-
came defunct.
r. II. Tailey. assistant United
States district attorney. appeared for
the appellant. and Eppa Hunton, Jr.,
for the appellee. The argument in
the case was not concluded. and VIII
be resumed when the court convenes
this morning.
The other cases argued yesterday
were those of the two appeals in
misdemeanor cases of Shiflette against
the Commonwealth, which were ar
gued by John S. Chapman for the
plaintiff in error. and the attorney
general for the Commonwealth. and
submitted.
The case Of the National Auto
matte Machine company against CITY
Treasurer Pace, petition for manda-
mus, was submitted on briefs
Cases On the Calendar.
The next cases on the calendar ia
be called in the order named are
Holiday VS.. Moore.
City of Richmond VS.. Burton.
Southern Railway Company vs.
Rices Admr.
Matthews VS.. Hickman.
Hawking VS.. Chaplin.
White vs.. American National Life
Insurance company.
HUFF. executor. VS.. WEIGH.
Ross. ct ais, KS. Ross. eNecutrtN.
The Supreme Coure convened yes
terday nj 10 o'clock for the March
term, all the judges sitting.
Two Mnfn street Lots Sold.