The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-10
DEATH DUE TO- SUICIDE
INDICATED BY VERDICT
Jury Finds for Defense In Suit
Brought by Mrs. Parrish to
Recover Insurance.
DELIBErATEs FOR -FOUR HOURS
Second Jury Sworn In, and Federal
Court Proceeds With Trial Of
Criminal Cases-Postal Clerk Sen.
fenced for Six Months.

After four hours elaboration n jury
In tlfe United States District Court yes
te:!ay found a verdict for the defend
ant in the case Of Mrs. Bette S. Parrish
of Richmond. against the United Com
inercinl Travellers OF America. who
sought to recover $500 on an insur-
ance policy held by her son. Eugene
NJ. Parrish. Jr. Counsel for the de-
Tense promptly moved that the YER
dict be set aside as contrary 10 tho
law and evidence. and Judge Edmund
Waddill. Or, announced that he would
near argument on the motion on Oc-
tobcr 21..
Tie point involved was whether
Parrish came to his death by suicide
or accident. The verdict OF the jury
indicates that the members were con-
vinced that II was a case Of suicide. as
clause in the policy prohibited the
payment OF the death benefit In the
event of sclfdcstruction.
PARRISH FOUND DEAD
IN HOTEL an BRISTOL
Parrish, who was a travelling saies-
man for Richmond concern. was
found dead in n room at n hotel I'm Bris-
tol with Il pistol shot wound In his
temple. The United Commercial Tray
clers refused to pay the policy. In which
the young mans mother WAS named as
beneficiary. contending that Parrish's
death was case of suicide. and the
policy therefore invalid. Accordingly.
Mrs. Parrish filed her suit.
Both sides introduced evidence to
support their contentious. The de-
tense relied largely upon testimony
that Parrish killed himself for fea:
OF The wrath OF two brothers OF n
young woman with whom he had been
intimate. Witnesses were introduced
to show that she had written him n
letter while he was In Bristol To the
effect that her brothers were follow
ing him and for him to be ON his guard
The plaintiff contended that Parrish
never received the alleged. letter: that
he killed himself accidentally while
examining revolver.
Just what caused the jury to DELHI
| crate so long could not be learned The
case WAS placed in It's hands Mt noon.
, and l, was after 4 o'clock when the
foreman announced that IL had reach ed
n verdict and the members fled into
the courtroom. where another case wa.
on trial.
SECOND JURY SWORN
TO TRY CRIMINAL CASES
Becausc of the unusual issue in
volved The Parrish suit held unusual
interest. Each step was had fought
by each side. Though the hearing
opened on last Monday, the first day of
the fall term Of the Federal court, the
evidence was not In until late Thurs
daS afternoon.
When the jury which tried the case
retired. second jury was at once
sworn in, and Judge waddill proceeded
into the TRIAL OF criminal cases
j. Frank Wilson. twenty-three years
old, who was employed In postal sub
| station No. ~, who WAS indicted on the
charge OF m!sapDrcprinting postal
funds and d4aining II letter addressed
TO Turkey. entered a plea of guilty, and
was sentenced BY Judge Waddill to
serve term of six months in the Hen
rico County Jail.
James hurry, colorcd. was them ar
raigned on an indictment charging him
with using the mails in an attempt to
defraud. Court adjourned for the day
before all evidence was in. and the trial
VIII be resumed this morning
Murry Is alleged to have signed the
name of Queen Miller to letter which
he wrote to w. ii. II. Styles. of jack
sonVille, Fla, and under that name
asked that $40 be sent him. Although
he did not receive the money the al
legged fraud having been discovered.
the matter was brought to the attcn-
ton OF the post office authorities and
Murry's arrest here followed The
government brought three witnesses
from Jacksonville to Richmond TO aid
IN its prosecution of the case.