The daily gazette., 1881-12-03
THIRD DEDWION
WINDING UP THE NEAL CASE.


The Def ~nse Closes, after Poor
showing, and Argument com
menses. 1I Ir
Court reassembled at 10 o'clock, this
morning, when the Neal case was re-
sumed.
For the State the Attorney General
call Isaac r. Staats to give the purport
of conversation that he had with Mrs.
Gosser last summer, when Mr.. Higgins
objected, but the Court overruled the
objection. E EI HH'
Mr.. Staats then said that he was drlv-
past Mrs. Gosser's, when he saw her
and stopped to talk Of the approaching
trial. She said there was one witness,
Mrs. Warner, who, she thought would
not be able to be present at the Septem
Der term Of Court, on account OF her
delicate coDditIcn.
The State, after hearing some unim-
portant testimony, rested their case.
Mr.. Higgins opened for The defense,
and after referring TO his connection
with the case, by appointment of Court
outlined his defense, and said he
would do all in his power to assist the
jury in arriving at just and honest
conclusion. He then began the ex-
animation OF witnesses.
Torrance Corbin, who at the time
OF the outrage was keeping saloon
in Smyrna, said that day Neal, ,scrubb-
ed the floor of his saloon, and COM
planned that he had been sick.
Emma Jones, COL, said she saw
4 Neal in Spn vrpa nm tha dav of tha ont
rage, about noon, quarreling with his
wife.
VIM. T. Hill, waiter at Smyrna
Hotel, said he saw Neal at work,
scrubbing in the hotel, between o and
Z 10 o'clock on the morning of the OUT
z rage.
DR.. Curtis o. Swinnev, of Smyrna,
testified that on March 18th Neal came
to his office suffering from bilious al
tack, whtreupon he frescrl bed for Ihim,
but did not attend to him afterwards,
Wilhelmina Ash, COL, said she saw
Mrs. Gosser at Mrs. Warmers on the
day OF the outrage, rocking a cradle (;
witness did not notice that Mrs. u Gosser's
clothes were disturbed in any way on
cross-examiuation she admitted III At she
had been IN the room but two minutes.
Enos Ash, colored, also said that he
saw Mrs. Gosser at Mrs. Warmers, and
did net notice that her clothes were dis
turbed in any way
Mrs. Catharine Stats testitied to see
ing colored man standing in the door
of Mrs. Gosser's house On the day of the
outrage, while she was passing by In a
carriage. He had the door pulled against
him, holding II w'sh his left hand.
Esquire Ttos. Deakyne was called by
the defense and persistently quest oned
by Mr.. Higgins as to whether Mrs. War.
ner had not told him that she did not
believe Mrs. Gosser was ravished, be-
cause she came to her house so quietly !;
also, whether he did not tell Mr.. Gosser
that this kind of testimony would break
down the case. The witness said Mrs.
warner had never said anything OF the
kind to him, but had only stated her re-
1uctance to appear in Court and testify
in case of this character.
Mr.. Higgins asked the witness IL he
knew Mrs. Gosser's height, AMI he re-
piled iu the negative. Mr.. Gray ca led
the lady for the purpose OF allowing Mr..
Higgins TO learn her height from per-
sonal observation, but she az not 1 n the
Court room, having stayed at home on
account of feeling unweli.
The defense here closed, and Deputy
Attorney General Cooper commenced
the argument for the prosecution.