Daily Republican., 1880-05-27
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K. TaDtum ON Trial-MOre None
Deposited 60 Pay Cssts.
] Specially Reported for the Republican.
i New CASTLE, May 26, 1880.
Since the last letter to the REPUBLl
CAN yesterday, at IL O'Clock, the Nes
raps case was proceeded with.
Mr.. Higgins recalled Charlotte Sim
mons who testified that Neal had bee
sick; she had to administer lavsnde
and calomel-jalap; hs was compelled t.
leave the hotel on account of his sick
hess.
Emma Jones, colored, live in Smyrn
opposite Mrs. Simmons saw Neal stand
ing on her door step after IL o'clock.
DR.. G. 0. Sweeney testified that h
prescribed for Neal but did not knoV
the time nor for what complaint.
Charles Rust testified that he me
Neal on the day Of the outrage between
Philip Clayton's and Mr.. Saxton's; i
was nearly noon.
The defence here closed the case
the witnesses summoned to prov,
character not having been called.
Mr.. Cooper Deputy States Attorne,
opened for the State. Lie alluded II
the importance of this trial to the pris.
oner, to Mrs. Gosser,t to the State which
had been outraged in this vile attach
upon Mrs. Gosser. He infinitely re.
viewed the evidence connecting it to-
gether link by link fastening the fowl
crime upon the prisoner. Her evidence
alone he said was sufficient to convic:
him for 1t stands uncontradictei under
the most searching ss.examination
In addition to her evidence is the cor.
roborative testimony of the other wit
nssses. After reviewing the evidence
presented he contended that the crime
had been fully proven and asked a YER
dict of guilty.
Mr.. Cooper after speaking about half
an hour closed the opening argument.
Mr.. Higgins opened for the defence
by alluding to the opportunities given
dersons now to defend themselves COM
pared to what was the practice under
the old English laws. Then to accuse
was hut to convict. Nov the lowest
criminal in the land was given chance
to defend himself through coun-
sci. In this case the prisoner at the
bar was poor, humble and black with
out friends who could aid him. In
this emergency he had been assigned
by the court to defend him, and so far
as he was concerned he intended to do
his whoie duty as If ne were the
wealthiest white person in the land.
This Mr.. Higgins said was a crime
easy to allege, hardto prove and still
harder to defend. Any man could bs
going about his business and have such
a charge made upon him at any time.
When man is left alone with a wo-
man for ten or fifteen inmates he is H.
able to have this charge made against
him. This charge all rests upon the
statement Of single person, whose
we are not abls to disprovs.
The prisoners 3 mouth is shut, and the
only thing he said, he has said from l,e-
ginning to end, aud that was that he
was innocent. Neal left his house to
20 to the honse of his brother-in-law.
He was hunting work as every indus
,rious man should he at that season of
.he year. He went out to seek that
work with his strength impaired by a |
weeks sickness.
He attempted no concealment, he
poke to Philip Clayton, and went
through pantomime with Enos Ash.
le is not furtive ravisher sneaking
md crawling toward his victim; he is a
nan walking the public road leaving
lis record at every step. There is no
circumstance shown by any
hing, but the testimony of Mrs Gosser.
I she is to be believed, this man came,
lct creeping up from the swamp, but
lp the public road to her house. The
mock at the door was gentle one. He
sked for matches, and was invited in
ut of the clustering cold. she had
ever seen the man, and he was
tranger to her.
There is no evidence to show that
his man or any other mau had mads
ny improper advances toward her.
Ter alarm was entirely without reason,
nd the question is, can you believe i:
nd send a human being TO eternity up
n it -? She walks to the door and
lands in it, the road to escape open,
ut she does not take it. How was she
bic to break away from him aud then
et under the bed, and then how did
10 ever get out and reach the door
gain she is within call of her neigh.
ors, standing in the door, and is
gain brought in. wish we knew
hat passed in that house at that
our. Bat You can only take the tes.
mony, and | eau only say and You /
IN only say that you can never
now what this is, and how true her /
ory. The only evidence that such I
'ims was committed, is that of Mrs. t
osser, and there is an uncertainty as t
whether any one had committed it.
ow do yHu know who did it, or wheth-
: 1t was done against her will. Every q
ling outside of that act may have a
appened, aud yet the act not have
appened. If it did happen, it ought Il
be punished, and if he did it, he
lght to be made an example of. y
ave no sympathy with it If true, and
* none from you. Without waiting j
recover her strength which would be p
in this struggle, she goes
,er to Mrs. Warner and tells her Ii
ory. If she was SO exhausted, why G.
4 she not say she could not walk and b
} taken to her house in a carriage in o
cad Of going from Warmers back to
,r house, lighting a fire and then n
alking half mile to Ligbtcap's. Il
seems queer woman with d
at strength could not have resisted IL
sick man. When this crime had
en committed as alleged, why did he T