, 1875-11-28
Legal Gentlemen Say He Cannot Be
Hanged. for It Was Not
Premeditated,
The Attempt to Blacken Why
lands Character Dis
proved.
DAVIS IN JAIL.

VI 0F12HQC8 III k0e EA80 VI aAuA
Davis, for the murder Of Charles D. Whyland.
The evidence against Davis was very conclusive,
End teoded to magnify the eao1nity OF his
crime, u possible, and make It greater than the
press had pictured 1t. At least, such Was the
opinion Of several Of ths jurors, VINO united in
finding true bill against him unnoedase!y
after finding the bill, it wzs returned into Court
when the prisoner was summoned to meet IT,
He came INTO Court in \ vary excited condition.
the sudden summons adding to his nervous
condition, Mr. Reed informed the prisoner It
ouee that be bad been san. for that he might
raalise his condition. and thAt he might
PREPARE TO DEFEND HIMSELF,
md thAt hia trial would taAe place Wednesday.
Davis nodded aeseut, and his eyes fell to the
door ~ be contemplated his situation.
-RAve you An attorney next queaed tho
prosecutor.
..No, sir, but shall be able to gst one" To-
spouded the prisoner, Win Was speedily returned
to The j&ll.
Davis was visited during the daY BY large
uurnber of
FRIENDS AND BTMPATMRERs,
anong whom was lady closely yelled and to
whom be paid the greatest attention. 1ate in
the afternoon he vas furnished copy Of the
indictment, which he proceeded to read. It's
reading Was vary effective, especially since he
had bean informed that he must answer 1t We'd
nesday in the Criminal Court At the tine Of
reading it he had not secured lawyer. but was
relying upon Mr. Assay, to whom he and Ms
wss waited upon by rhe Hon. ". ".
O'Brien, who was accompanied by several OF the
gambling fraternity 1t appeared in q moment
that the o1er9 nade 20 Mr. Asav had also boon
made to Mr. 0BEien. and that the former re-
jectina them. ths tstter had accepted. At least,
III. O'Brien said he had been retained in the
case, and immediately proceeded to interview
his client He had no idea Of what sort OF q
defense be would maze at the time the reporter
met him, but was confident that he could nos
GET ready for triai by Wednesday.
Row TIE NAN FEELS.
Yesterday fts1noon, after Davis had been
taken into court a T1mCGr reporter 2Rain called
on him II his cell and asked him about the story,
stated By an unreliable morning contemporary,
In regard to him having had / difficulty With liz.
WhyiAnd about woman.
Davts said ''Ihsre is no foundation in it
whatever"
RAp.--HAve you ever had any difficulty With
Charley Whyland about woman At ala
Davis-No, cir I have no,-
Rep.-How about the woman mentioned On
etate street, that it was reported yon vera both
ksepang7
Dav1-she. don't believe, ever sawiWhyland
know ehe didn't know him, and an sure no
one OF the inmates OF the house did tai you,
xf, that WuuAn never entered the case.
Rep--Ther you never had 4 difficulty with
Wbytand7
Davis-No, sir; none TO speak Of. AL the
truuhle We ever had Was long ago forgotten.
no MOTIVE 1T ALL
Rep-Theu what motive could you have had
tor the shooting? How do you account for it ?
D&vis-As eaid before, I can't account for it.
Charley and Tere friends. I presume vas
aeg7avatea BY something else Il seems that
qt,azreled with another person first, aud W1eaked
my vengeance on Whyland.
At this stage Davis almost broke down. He
resumed: can't account for the shooting 1T
all. tell you have no recollection OF it, and
only know what have read since in the papers,
End I think they ere treating me too harshly.
Rep.-Do you expect to get clear7
Dav1S-I have no such idea- But the Bt8te'a
Attorney has told me to-day that would havs
70 Be
nxApT FOE TRIAL ON WEDNESDAY.
and, II hive no la~ yer yet, it barely gives me-
zud desarve it, but hops not to hang. While
life lasts there is hope
DAVIS Is confined IN cell Is, On the second tier,
in the trout corridor OF the jail, between John
provocation, and who is confined in cell Il and
Martin, who murdered John GAlenA in . West
Laks street dive, occupies cell 3G-
DAVIS FRIENDS
8o0E EATore0 to retain AIs T.. Il. Ae4Y to defend
him, but that gentleman declined Il seems
that Davis is very respectfully connected. He has,
N aged mother. who is sid 10 be a most worthy
LADY,, and brother engaged in bua1neaa in tina
CITY TINS family feal fne diaorara hrnn0he ,.no,,
them bY the son yery keenly.
1AWYx1s. urvs
Leesl minds SEEM to ha Of tha oni,,ion th,t
payie csnnot be- hung under our lava. wh,ie The
pnbIc ,h,nk differantir and demand hia e1acr~
t,on. Ahle l.wTars :rpne that II Hsvis rsn
prove insanitv aI the t;me II viii % in ertenna.
dor Of his crime hnt he;np nnda~ the ;nfnenca
al ,ionnr viii mi e1onar.fs him Thav hn1d thst
no fsir.mindnd fnw III conu;ct h;,, ~ snnrdar
es deined bv o1,r sts.ntes wbieh dsmand maiica
forethonont Th;s ,hsH hoL; rsnnot
be- shnwH noaer "a ri-e.;y,zt. aa ~, Ss Thara
o.. -" rrau,on. +h-as. a1;rse. ~. -
ront;x. Snr 4pa n,,1s ph;ch &c eot,r,;++aJ w,.h
c-t ,,rsn,e5ts,;an r"nsaaan.io W. - ae1,J r.
oothtne tnt ~n.ns1,nehtsr tha ',:od.s . " 1h;c,,
TuI IEoaI axSriFmxy
were a1eo Of the opinion that eomething should
be doue to nd the city OF the gamblers and
the onnko4 4teerets now 1nfestlng It. They think
.a,1p 5oeas 'esx M consenae1. .oE ene onsmess .no
iieno. co,n1nt.tes 1esntd ha9e ~ vho,asonea
sfect, and thew think the eooner It