Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
RVS PLEA FOR MERCY
IVES POPE FROM CHAIR
iorney Of Large Practice
Higher Up" in jacksonville
" Thcalcr Robbery.
H. nay ASSOCIATE >E>r wEI:n
WINS VINO bid Actual KILLING. &"
iH"r jury rr"mp'i. IN FI,r,hn
Court.
NY AgsocIuioh 49,.

hi'i'is, J. In, Dc'. -
nm IL. rope, conceded 10 be on. ut
most capable criminal lawyers In
nrha, was convicted today Of muir
In tho first degree. with a recon.
Mutation Of mercy, by the jury be-
- which he WAS tried, in cunn.c-
~ Win the shooting to death nero
pt"fnber hy Frank Rawiiny. Of
"rGc III. Hickman. manager Of ;hr
iace Thcatcr. during AN attempted
obcry. Tho vcrI1c, AUTOMATICALLY
rries sentence az lj:c imrr.san-
.n,.
Pope was indicted as 4 rcsul, OF :.
,tcmcnt by RawlIna that rope had
hnucd the holdup o. TIA. th.at"r.
hiln the box office receipts were be-
< checked up.
VIII Appeal Ills Case.
Edgar ". Waybr!Eht. leading coEn-
for Pope. said tina; tho defendant
kd four days in which To- m. mo.
bn for new trial and thn; .ucn %.
urso would he followed M. Way
light added that IN an prub,b.llty
new trial would b. refused and
at IN such an event an apr.a! wouId
taken 10 TN" state supreme court.
IJudG" Gibbs selected nest Thurs
as the tate Tor The beginning of
'Srial OF R.wlIns ana ,ue names
200 men we're drawn from Tho W.
"a. from which TO obtain a Jury.
FThc jury was puI a Iew minutes
orr than two hours. having been
ven the case at 1905 l.. 81. Pope
|c"iyod tho verde, calmly. display
< no, tho s!iEht.s: emotion. Neither
mother. nor the mother cc IIict-
IAN, WHO have been attending The
|iai, wcr" in Ia. courtroom "a; the
|nc.
story Of Hichm"ndrr'. Death.
Hickman. nativo OF Richmond.
10. ana one OF the most widely
loSn thcat! .c"l men IN The South.
az manager OF the Palace Th%atcr
|'rc. on the uiEht Of September 4,
h!lc Hickman was checking uI the
bN-ofiico receipts with Ebert uar-
son. treasurer OF the thcatcr. Raw
ms entered tho managers oHice ana
~Gerod Hickman and HARRISON 10
row up their hands.
lickman attacked E.wlius ana
sSs!ins shot him through the head.
cath being Instantaneous liarrl-
)n Was stun;tcd with :: blow on tile
7ck q: the head with the butl az
&c pistol after Rawiins had placed
ne muzzic %: the Weapon AGAINST
is breast and pulled the trigger SOW
raj times, the pistol calling To nre.
Quickly Arrested.
1Swiirs then seized $500 in cur
s"cy and left the thonter only "a
e arrested ilaif blocl; away hy a
oIsceman. who. ignorant Of The XIII.
is.anG robbery. took him In charge
ecause Of his suspicious actions.
The officer was informed OF the
Allns ana robAcry few moments
sier, and Rawl:ns admitted that he
as rcsponsihie. The money was
'und in his pocket. y v;.nacviil.
now i"as in progress ~ the tim. OF
&c Killing and robbery. but none of
$1,000 persons IN the audience WAS
ware OF the crime until it WAS an
ounccd from ihc stage.
Robbery Planned by Popc.
Rawiins maintained for several
,ys that he was alone in .,t.un,in..
he robbery, but later stated thai
one had planned ii, along with soy.
ral other hoidurs which were to
ikc place later. the Palace Th.ater
obbcry being The first OF a series.
opc was indicted jointly with Raw
na FOR murder il ;hc first degree.
nd after failing in an attempt to c.l
cnanGc of vcnuc succeeded in oh
dining Il severance. lie WAS placed
81 trial first. with Eawlins as the
state witness.
Pope is regarded rs one Of the most
bic criminal lawyers in the State.
ut contrary 10 expectations did uot
Axe AN active part in his defense
n'ing tho trial.