, 1879-02-26

wt,nu tie state's Attorney Ind ngrented. WIS
challenged pcremptor1ly. Frnnk u. Wolf, an.
n,lIer JciIcrsoniaD, tsolt the vacant chair mud
wa. accepted by tic dcfcnsc, although they cx-
c,lsed Mr, Brink pesemptory. August Beck
came next, hut WIS excused by The defense of-
ter d very brief sitting, on the ground TINT hc
Ind formed an npinioM Of tho casc FROM tho talk
hr had heard. II. M. Hooker, The druggist. topk
bis place. anil proved to b. acceptable to tho dr.
fcnsc, VITO, however, excused Mr. Goodrich. +.
II. Goodwtn WIS rallied n1i1 allowed 10 hlt, whilc
Mr.. North, who apparently lad too mitch intel
liucnce, was excused by tue teienAe temporarily.
And 30 it wcnt GU. itle defense finally a.
cc,telI Acssrs. IluOker, tfray, HouIwln, anIl
Bnrkhartlt, bltt Mr.. Mills excused Huolwn ns,t
Bnrkharat, pcre,np!t tortly. Mr. "eher, who
asked Lie Court to let him 80 iccausc he vus
1s,elnDerof .ae Volunteer Fire Department show-
cd great unwlliiiEness to eeryt, ami Mr.. Mills
EXCUSED him pcrcmptorily. The vacasHics were
finally titled By Louis tiorcn nnd !. L. Pcrrot.
To the strprIae Of every one, the defense sook
both. o. ". tiray Ia II fnrIner, ard lives ut Jef-
fcrson; Il. n. Hooker, Il tlcnlcr In paints mil
oils and resides at No. h59 West Washington
street; Louis Gorcn is q scanstrr at Jefferson:
n!Mi !. I. Perrot jswclcr, who 1ves at No.
Tho four were sworn Just Rs the minute for
adjournment arrived.
AZ The afternoon session
sTATE's-ATToKsrr MILLS
opened for the prosecution, He snl1 The Jury
wGFu On thu threshold ut solemn anil serious
Investigation, briny about to determine, after
full, fatr. antl lianrht inquiry, who, ou tllr
night nf Or'. Il without cause. nretext, pruvoca.
ton, Or any excuse. SHOT down a1ul murdered
Albert Race, who WIS doing his duty rs all otIl-
CT ot the law. And they weYc also to lcesic
whether Lnulb, the accused. should suifcr tho
death nctla!ty. After referring TO the indfct-
ngnt. the tlsst count.n which chHrgca Lamb untl
George Freeman, each armcd with arcvulvcr, with
ond charged Lar,b n!onc with .'oing the
shooting md Freeman az an ait.ur
and abeslor VI II, Ntr. Mills aaycrtcd to the
history vi ihe crime, which, lle Rnit! III lts rock
eqn4l. The crIme might be sN to have begun
on the M Of October. On flint day, nbnut dusk,
Limb was met on kinzte street bridge by tw"
officers, flo l,ud inst returned from ihe Bride
gayc him some advice as to leaving the city,
telling him 1t WAS better for him to leave iis
community In which tic was 80 we'll kuown, nua
Luu,b responded in substance. :" will never bs
arrested ngai,,. Ii ever nn officer Of The law
undertakes to arrest inc, shall either escape
or be hung" That declaration, nndc within
twcty-four tlullrs ot 1le killings Elgllt
sta,It. from tla, time On rs MI illumination al
which ended When kace fell dcnd OIL State
Btrctt. On Oct. t, TT thu curly !loura Of the
uvetiI,g, nj n place not very remote from the
"Tetnplc oI Juaticc," John 14amb und tlvo other
plctctl the Organization Ut a ,nost dangerous
cri;nc,-0u atsack OH the property Of II eltIztn.
Later nn, carrying o1lt the conspiracy, six tnen
were In III, nelghborlnotl Of the store Of +. 8.
inSton md htntltsnn streets. Encil man tindcr-
ssousl the part hu was to p!ny, md began tn
perform IT.. Two or three entered the building;
the remainder stud outside to gtyu warn
was presently cou,plcted:, ,,,e Tie ;,eI stolen
wore PLACED IN ai' c1nress.wagon, which
MT ISfIk
hcrgs. Two Of the cotapiratoEs lonk Into The
pawnshoD uart ol The stolen property. At
lhat tilna M tt,e was OH tho Wagon. Alter hav-
lIg SONS conversation with tlls Ericlbesgs thu.
mGnt
TIE 1Lr~sTARnEp NAcE,
performing the humble duty of walking thu
Atrect tn project thu people, saw the wuGon and
SLOWLY walked t"%ards Il. stan!Ius on ths
to look Ut the sign Of tho shop. ~ q minutr os
two hc advanced to the wugoH, which then cot,-
tainrl two ,nen. Putting his hands oyer as II
to feel tls goods, Or On 70 tho sido OF tho
of tho .ucn drew revolver, deliberately
pointed it ut 1iaec, aud, iuuklny use Of THESE
words, or wor'ls liko Them, "1aku that, voll
a'rl there did John LAMB commit il.r critnv Of
| murder. Nj. Mills expected TO prove by cvi-
.lcnrr, IN part furnished BY Gcorgo Frreirun,
1nany VI thu fac1s preliminary I" tho ilual deed
e killing. And llsre 'e reminded !he Jury that
crime, ,nl tt,ut ,le prosecution should usu hin
liz u witness. When Fsces,lau tuok the stand ,lo
woll! .,i,t thu lacts of his life. The tcfrusc
need mt 70 out Of their way tn searrIl fer any
straightforward, l,,,,cst, sslfy.,fcssin story aa
to liIs own c:rccr,--,Ile past us p!aycu In the
original conspiracy, umt all thnt was
| tlnlu BY thr coHspgators, nld CD.
rerncu In lila final act ttorrolYratiyv evidences
wuIlu bu Introduced as to Laul's tlieutlty.
liz ycuturetl 10 nav that thr defense would nr,.
ducc witnesses whu would r entitled q no
Us Wng ind li. aid lied. and ,iod under tIIu
| knrrcu ouliratious OF mn oalh. aud III cunyrrsa.
| tions With oiilecrs pI lin law. IL tlu ID.
feusn tr,esi to prove au alltl, nc asked the Jury
t,u case. tIr,r former associations With Ialu6.
u,ri Their character. IN ct,llriuHiuu ip cluI1urlI
verdict impusiu!s tl,u extretnu neunlty. Il liz.