, 1879-04-26


Jury may conjecture them, but 70 The humanc
extent That both shall bo so clcnr
that the Jury shall havo M reasonable
doubt Of their existence. The testimony OF
Nittio tconnrd IS to stcvcns' remark In tile
park. !" seo 'om; ri tx Ism hotll," IL COM
t'1e.ca cs,o mRon NM pronounced false, an1 ne
ea'no from Stevens ltps. Stress also Ia 1ail on
tic polfccmen's testimony, lint The two shot.
were fired in rapfd s1,cccssion. Stevens eout!!
mt have stonped away attcr the tsst aot, md
came back nuu fired ngalt,.
lllc evidence concerning cruel treatMcnt Ia
examined into, anu thu claim lnado tht.'t has
no relevancy except no to mu!tye' X cruel
TENDED tq Droso sny,t! !, Tended n,a
may Indicate malice. or tlu ntcpcst nnd pro-
fonndcst affection. IL depends upon why the
words werc used or the blow struck. 1io coca
M q, to tlemonstrate tlat no man hos right, IN
cnse, to attach to any Of the cruel treatment Of
Mamie Stevens ihr 81 ritest ground Of mnico
on tic part Ut her husband. Tile explanation
sse i w e G.spe. e %ass :o s f%siy %s Il @
TO aaTc 1lis vito from sin and degradation ho
WIS bound to do. Ihe psofoundcr TIC nffec-
ton. The deeper the love; lhc more, positive Will
TO- enos nos ,o1ntns wlcn ons ns ' wi!c sistcF Gs
deE0unrcs nj ta1ie and improbable many Ut tho
acts attributed to Stevens by tho witnesses; nrsl
he asseris m TINT tl!e "noor, weak, ltslc fellow
ors mss - etn H. ~ auaotu.1 ,suuo ~ u.tsof
dwell upon, and StorrB snys 10 the jury. "Tako
the sad story to your hearts; tako the
tragic AlItl fearful history Into your room; ask
yourselves Hio solemn question: 70 ~ bc-
troubles between Stevens ind ha vito wcrc tic
fcs0tt merely oi Yleloua temper u'1a 1eprascd
heart. or Tint they grew out OF misconduct, real
OF s3,p1"sod, on Lio park o. tl,o wilci IL Juror
soelalaes ,at thls sonauet %9a the reeult q
" ~ ieaeiht tl'at NC VIII nave oSea!ton' Y he
hnve conscience, 10 regret 1t 10 tic last day Of
'''' ''le'"
The next branch OF tile case is Tint Of alleged
Intimacy ky Stevens with other wot,,cn. Mr
Weber spd lo would proye actrat alu1tcrv hv
stosor. un,y f.rm. ,sa' 49, a,sn.1ss. auuS 3 ~
ose,ee ,.' w." la.se M Was .hs promises now
woakits fusf'lment. The whole power Of the
State was invoked to raAc the streets for such
evidence, vet Tic defendant cn,nc t,n,nirs.
thro,,gh Inn or,,co, 1vrot ,r.o H." o.,,.,omes7
r'.s. m ~ Viii, "Mas "as '' ,,,s', vyacnee
tlrss, ne Nellle Thompson letter. We'll, tint
rend badly ut FIRST sight. Tho question ID MT
whether tho writing Of that letter was wise or
mt. Tile nroaccntfou tnc,v flint mia to,tcr ros
a mere pretext, and when they read tue letter
they knew TINT tue appointment contained ID It
was made specially to excite his wifc's jcal-
onsy. Il las been ahowu that Stevens took thc
timcs aid called ont LfIiy. Tie poor,
fraii girl ewrara that not sinrla in.
propcr word was uscd, mn thnt
from itc time Stevens left ler at tie dpor aho
bas neyer seen hin. liz ai'onts si,ia nian. eI ho
pays mi The miserable farce sasy to- brp bis
wifc'a cstrauued nifcctIons hach tn him. nu1 fts
tcrrninntion leaves him n;lra nnt1 stainless.
II cnll yotl nwny tlnwn from ill.,, n,n1sr,t nina of
fancy On this subject 10 Tie piain valleys Of fact