, 1881-02-05
IIULTGREN'S TRIAL.
Much Talk of Which the Prisoner
Understood Nothing.
Opening Argument for the State
by Mr.. Mills.
Leonard SWEET Begins His Speech on
Behalf Of the Defendant.


AarOn Inlsnnscn. Tho evidence had been cote
cltl,tod tho day before, nccupylnR four days.
Mis. MILLS
opened for tho people hy thanking tho Jury for
tho cunsL1orutu ntld, hu~ believed, conscientious
intention they hud KIvcl, to tho cnsc. aud ho
wont OIL 10 spunk OF tho ollnris,lty VI tho crlmc
Of murder und tho necpsslty Ut mGtlny out Jus.
tico 10 ml,slcrcrs. In tho caso in question NOT
only hn.i Jo1nnson beon outraged, iat the pub.
lo Mt large bud, and hcavcn ltsclf hRd bccu
wtongcd. The moment tho murder was ntl-
no,inccl every energy hast been bent TO ferret
out tho murderer, npprunun1 and punish him,
which showed II hgnlthy sentiment There
waro two facts making tho ense OF moro
than ordinary Importance. One was
that the death Ut poor. 1rlcnditss.
stranger hnd ocohrred and the othor WAS thht
In the vinilcahon OF Justice nnnther death
woull probably OCCUR. Tho dcfcnsn Ind en-
dcnvorcd 10 add nuother tact, md IN opening
tho case hnd plnccd great stress Upon tho lueA
tliut the cylt'cicc upon which conviction
wu,,d bo asked was largely clrcnnlstanttnl. All
ov!dcnuc wns circtn,stuutini, and must noeds
be. ana ho did not SEQ that this cse differed vury
materially from, others. The facts were cstnO-
1tsdun by tile elements Of tnforence, and tho
pyidsnte could not ho pthorwfs U thu n circuni-
stnntnl 1t wns impossible to look Into tho
minds and hcurta uf individunis and discover
tl1oir motives. WD could sec tho pistol raised,
and her the rcport Of Il. but cot.ll not SEQ tho
b,jlet sped to tlle brain. III such gns0 thu
circumstances ed ZIP, to tho facts, md tho y.
rcrcnees wcre clear, Just III they were In tho
Nir, Stil,s i!,rs read from whcuton's Criminal
Evldenceun tic questions pr ''rHnson1rie douht"
ind "crca1nstantinl eyldcnpe" to slistnsn tho
v0Ws hc hhl uxprosSId, anu from ehla no weht
oM tn briclly review
TIE EVIDENCE AGAINST TIE PRISONER
III luiy. he saltl, 1tultHren wus wnntlcrer, WIN"
out tnnnry Or II hOnIe, which 10 hlmselt ninilt-
ted. llp met tlD eal nsllE. Wlu Ivy Ills industry
Aul Mcq,iirod money. Rnd as ~ Saturday oven-
ing they were toxellur, hut EetWeri, tint tln!N
s;S III ufxes III sas WIDE 5 St 5aa
srll's l,.al bo'iy wn* found next morning. dt,
vested OF everything. big tnot'sy stotcn. . a!a
No atrntgcr would have taAu, snch ,prccnu-
tions. but it was vrry linthral thht llMttRron
tms hS WIS WIS seen alive. Thon nynsn iinitErei',
punniless mn! hoInclcss hcf9ru !hn murder,
iurnod ~, nttorwattl With Il roll OF bills. ana %sa
0uIug uraytlnd ruytnu for tctr. Wheru did hs
get Inc money! Wns 1t mt straHgc colitcldence.
too that pnrt OF tho money WITH ls!lnwn 10 hive
patched $5 G!l was tho ,Ieutli. .wnrruI,t Of tho
that it should mvr turned up an, breu go thur,
staspe was no stronger tait., tho tlefcntsnnts
own cunduct utter Thu 'nlyl9r- wandering
rSo1 Whe ,t 1t pss s II a ee III lin asrsies te
fore. or "l.ulpc.l hin nl,t." It Wns tho wolp0n
which hui h,jstg.I pour .na,sc..s dying grpMnl,s. q
onini"us ii; nlwytncu Until nl OF tho arguments
hit, ncon hc4r n,ld predicted TINT y the c'i,l 2
10 li,dlr credit; and to tho ylndlcAtion Of tho
MR. Mr. DcWoif ii foowc,, for the defendant In a
review Of tho evidence. and set up ~ his lnslt-
| vitl,tnl theory that Johanscn hnd Leei ut tho
swlmmtuK ponst during tho gsrnng Of tho mur-
taa, ts,s ess is' TUX 0Ha III clathos
vHilluhIes and run oil with tla, td thnt In tho
scule which fnf!nwNl IN renla'!M11sg the ui1fhing
1Inr1
III nn,lyxi.ly flle testimony concluded TINT therO
spoku TOR a,o,tt 10 two hours, and Wis iistoncd 10
| with close, attention.
1.EnxAlsD SWEET
followed tor Tho t1nttitso with ono Of his charnc-
"WKWr "so fnr ~ ho ' aa ne neysr tho
prisoner hetnre hv caluo Into court Moadty, and
hul neSur spokon to HIN, net,a,so hu could not.
Swedish people tn sen that tho ,prsoncr tad
,.s!ice o',S lin. and hG appeared, r., st,n,p'y ~
ea9 ws SotISS nSa. ,ao 'ery suaSn na mo Sn 5
Institutions that III ,assstisauon i,sto WHO
bud KILLED Jola"s9amtho ,,, p1or ana frisna
ats, xoysrntae,'t. nnd ha WHs Glad .hat j,
,l.i, S nc h. wu,l IL et,,aiss,ia'ns lie p!sns hss
e w"n's 5 g w e tbs aS uF Febs's wovsr @ u
puss upon mo question Of his guilt Tho state.
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