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Winchester Gazette
Winchester, Virginia
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Trial of Alexander Lithgow for embezzling Farmers' Bank funds in Richmond: Prosecution and defense arguments concluded on March 27-28, 182? Jury retired but failed to agree on verdict; ordered to continue deliberations amid defense motion for instructions.
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The testimony in the case of Alexander Lithgow, (charged with embezzling the funds of the Farmers' Bank,) closed on Monday about 2 o'clock—when Mr. P. N. Nicholas rose to address the Jury on behalf of the Prosecution. Mr. N. closed about 6 o'clock.—Yesterday, Geo. Taylor spoke in behalf of the accused about 5 hours— and was followed by Mr. Chapman Johnson on the same side, who spoke still 8 last night. The argument for the prisoner being closed, the Attorney General will conclude the case, this morning on the side of the Prosecution.—Compiler.
March 28.
Yesterday, Mr. John Robertson, the attorney general, closed the argument, in Alexander Lithgow's case, on the side of the Prosecution. About half past 4 o'clock the Jury retired, and some time after returned into court, saying that they had not agreed on a verdict. The Judge ordered them to be kept together.—We understand that then the counsel for the accused moved the court to instruct the jury on certain points which the court took time to consider.—Ibid.
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Richmond
Event Date
March 27 28
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jury retired around 4:30 pm on march 28, returned unable to agree on verdict, ordered to continue deliberations; defense moved for jury instructions, court to consider.
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Testimony closed on March 27; prosecution argument by P. N. Nicholas; defense by Geo. Taylor (5 hours) and Chapman Johnson (until 8 PM); Attorney General John Robertson closed for prosecution on March 28.