The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-12

euch testimony as tending TO any thinl
IKE accurate Identification. The NOR,
statement that tho man who fired III,
shots was not ono OF the four per.
sous whose faces are outlined In 4
ruwspRper. without any evidence that
such outlines are true and corrcc;
representations OF the dcfcndants anu
In the face OF positive testimony thai
the defendants fred tie shots. Is worth
less
identification from portraits OF e.
self 10 risky and dangerous. and with
out some supporting or connecting owl
deuce should not be given much weigh,
IN "a court OF law. But iden,ifcatioI
by newspaper cuts goes 10 yet Il
greater extreme, and no value should
be attached to X. This witness. Xix,
Dresuer. maintained silence until the
last hour, Notwithstanding that h,
knew of the public interest and ex-
element In the case.
Ind Admitted lie Lied.
REQ testified To the delivery OF =
motto from a female friend of CironCi
this testimony can havo IS on tho alibt
intcrposed 10y Cironci al the trial. Evi-
dencc to sustain nm al!hi on motion
Tor a new trial, where the aliOi n 5
been passed on by jury. Is. accord
inE 20 all the authorities. standing
alone prd unsupported by unquestlun :
able proof. OF little or no value. This
witness. like tho preceding witnesses,
did not como forward until the last
hour. 70 EiVc his testimony. though he
had been questioned 10y n deputy com
missioner OF police 20 whom he ad-
mit,ed H. lied in rcspcc; to the de-
livery o. THIS letter.
"kalmauson testified that he was IN
Forty third street saw an automobile,
.rfr <-sIlnr Of ?
running board. holding pi-,-l In his
lard lie did not know WALTON. ha..
never seen Hun. ANA the only means
ot rscogrition that he had was that
.wc months later h. saw I'm cleveland
;.eN spuper = picture pUrpOrttnE 20 hc
'hai Of HARRY Vallou This testimony
IS worthless This witness also main
tn!-ed silence until after the decision
II the Court OF Appeals In the Becker
case.
"Briery have l touched on the pr,n-
cipsi points la ;hc testimony OF each
@; the fou- witnesses and In doing SO
havs NOT referred 10 the testimony or
tie afidavits n contradiction. nor u
tae Impression which was producci
tor ana cross examination That i'm
iresSioo was most persuasive q ats
tchtt n What they said
'.BadEc of Di>trust."
'A, common law convicted man
teala NO; avail himself OF a motion
sc- new trial That privilege. IS
&; exists to-day, is purely q statutory
creation The statute provides tMat
me r7oferei evidence must he newly
4isccNerei since tire trial. tina; x ee-
!t-a re, elveS, such evidence probably
wculi have changed the verdict and
ias' The :a!!u-e 20 produce :; on the
e. -. - I
sence ce-uot say tina; the failure 20
G7cduce tbs Pro@ered evidence on tho
trial VS. oWi-c u want ~ d.Lceuce
On detsndar;s p1r; bat the faiire Of
the witnesses 70 communicate or to
make 4 WI tac.- opinions. is. III my
l!-.c- q Ladet 81 dlstrus;. I; would
oe q vi-leut= t1 NY Conscience ana
Judgment = >ay shat the pro-e-eG evi-
G-cce given cy tAa witnesses Whom :
have seen and heard probably would
hare Changed me Verdict 4 given
lpcr he 5-.al
Not Appeal 10 sympathy
cor TIE lav ana he facts they have
Sa1 = :a.r tr-2l and .UiN @: their
:e!lo" -c.tEe1S mas Q.ououucet them
guilty -.e court q last resort has
,i-.r.r2 1~ly afFirG,ed t-at conviction.
ApPeal has been made Cor executive
.c.,-l.rcy ans ire th-se las, moments
. year a.6 ave months after the con-
yic.on. When the crime itself Is al
mos; forgotten. ana human sympathies
ere deeply touched st The prospe q.
t1UT human beings raging the highest
p-ralts .ucvr . the law, strenuous
efforts are made 20 arrest the )udg
eu- u the low We're those efforts
directed alone 70 human sympathy.
;ae-e would rc NGt one answer BAT
tr-y s-e not directed 70 human syInpa-