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DEFENSE PUTS IN A BIG DAY AND A GOOD ONE DURING THREE SESSIONS OF COURT— PROSPECTS REMOTE THAT PRISONER WILL BE FOUND GUIL TY OF KILLING HIS WIFE— AR GUMENT THIS MORNING Circuit Court devoted three sessions Saturday to the trial of Joseph Frazier a day laborer of the Island Ford neigh borhood, charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Mollie Frazier. With the end of the night session all the evidence in the case had been sub mitted. The accussed, who was the last wit ness in his own behalf, left the wit ness stand at 9:15 o’clock, whereupon, after a brief conference, engaged in by Commonwealth's Attorney ©. D. Har rison, the lawyers for the defense and the Court, Judge Haas ordered an ad adjournment until 10 o’clck this morn ing, when it is probable that the case will be argued after the jury has been instructed by the Court in regard to the law. The arguments of counsel, it is believed, will occupy no great amount of time. Defense Has a Good Day The defense, which got under way shortly after the morning session be gan, not only and a long day but a good one Saturday, the case for the prosecution being vigorously assailed and at times battered hard. As a re sult when the testimony was in many of those who had followed the trial closely were of opinion that it would be impossible ,or Ue State to convict the accused of either first or second decree murder,. Any verdict against Frazier could not possibly, in their opinion, be for anything more than one of the lesser degrees of crime charged in the incicement. Prisoner Makes Good Witness It was at the night session that Fra zier took the stand. The witness was calm and collected under a cross-exami nation, as well as while giving his testimony in chief, and he made a favorable impression on the average spectator, which it is not unreasonable to presume was shared by the jury. Preceding him on the stand for the defense were two of his children, Ike Harris Frazier, nine years old, and Addie Frazier, his 13-year-old daugh ter, who proved to be most valuable witnesses in behalf of their father, withstanding the assaults of the (Continued on Page Three)
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Rockingham Daily Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Mon, Dec 09, 1912
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