The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
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lating violently: Read what! Read
whatl Read what!l!' (Sensation.)
Major then went on and read a suppos
ititious case and supposed an affidavit to
have been given treading one really re-
lating how Mr.. Foster was seen in good
health on the morning of the day when his
continuance was granted. The reading
caused sensation. The major then said,
"ofcourse Mr.. Foster did not do this, oh no. .
Again referring to the se,he denounced
the action of Foster, and. referring to his
sickness, he scored him in the same scath
| ing manner as during his entire speech.
He then proceeded to show up Mr.. Eos
ter's speech and said it was fallacy and
made for the purpose of misleading the
| jury. Then with a beautiful peroration
closed his explanation of the course OF the
prosecution and the conduct OF Foster.
The Major then proceeded to argue the
case on its merits and in mastery man
ner conceded the evidence for the people
and the proper weight to place upon the
testimony. During his speech the rela-
tivcs of the murdered officer were present,
occupying the front seat of the west side
of the court room.
Why had these men called the officers
| OF the law minions, strutting around with
brass buttons, armed With temporary au-
thority which they abuse? Why, gentle
men OF the jury, do they point the finger
Of seorn at the officers of the law? I'll
tell you gentlemen why,-it is because
they don't love law and order and they
hate the officers, because they know that
their actions are watched by these officers.
He then dwelt on the facts of the MUIR
der, paying glowing tribute to the dead
officer, aud reciting the manner of his
death in manner that showed he firmly
believed the prisoners guilty. His whole
soul seemed to be thrown into the speech,
and at many times the Major would walk
over to the prisoners, and, shaking his
finger, he charged them with the murder.
He also defended the girls lorthcr appar
eut contradiction o! testimony. DuriHg
this part of his speech the speaker was
very eloquent. Referring to the wounds
of the officer, the speaker wildly pictured
the officer as he lay in the throcs of DEATH
horribly mutiated, while these men, these
heartlcss murderers, were fleeing up the
street in the moonlight, with none but the
eye Of just God upon them. He then
defended Mrs. Heeney and said that no
small heeled shoes,n no bracelets and gaudy
apparel was worn by her, her efforts to
support herself vera honorable, and he is
less than man who would dare to tWit
her Of the act. Then referring to the
encounter and the language Of Jack to
the policeman; also to the testimony Of
Manly the guard, at the bridge, who
said, Jack, is a rough, I haYc seen him
before"
At this point Mr.. O'Mara said that's
not SO Major, that is not the evidence.
| Beardsley-lf am mistaken l will
withdraw it, but the evidence will show.
l want only what is in the evidence.
/ Mr.. O'Mara-I don't want to interrupt
you, but l could not allow that remark to
go in.
/ The meeting Of the four With Metsch
and German and the expression used
We gave it to the s-n of b-h this
time and then he went into a perfect
fervor of enthusiasm over his theme aud
never before, 10 any case, DID the speaker
ever become more eloquent; the scopes al
the corner, the bleeding officer, his manner
OF death were in turn handled in success.
sion, with earnestness. Growing Forcible
he said that the voice OF Resented cried
out to Metsoh on that fatal night saying
u "Metsch, Metsch, for Gods sake, stop the
; murderers. The air was full of blood
I the fleeing rufians saw the officer
c and shrank from meeting them and
It fed. 1t was because the blood of muir
Is ders were on their hands.
e At o'clock Mr.. BeardsIcy swas still
II speaking and will probably not conclude
= until this evening, if then. 1t was the
e best plea yet made or either side and
h given in manner eloquent and forcible
o 1t is hardly possible that the speaker vii
finish his argument before adiournment,ren
y dering night session possible though Al
l. this writing, it has not been ordered.
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