Daily Republican., 1881-12-03
FIFTH ED|gI1i
THE NEAL CASc
All tho Evidence ,,
-A'era.dcr Il. Coo. so'h
"psa''he Arsumsnl for p :"
The end Drawing me

Irn drawing Nigh,
upon the re assembling of ~
morning, /. K, Staats WA - W w., oon}
stand by the State, to give ',Iysl ,Sa
oi q conversation that he had ~" T.,
Closer last summer, 'l M vii
objected, and said that he , "ni,.
word to say on the matter s y,
Court interrupted him nnJ Nv, wig
could say ten words bn, tS' Sala
want any long atgnmenton
and decided that the wi,n~.,p ,p'
tity to the conversation, Vol
Tho witness then procee,aa =,
that he was driving past Nv 0 an 40
when he saw her, aud s,nnni1 S' u
meneed to talk about the rr,n ann!a
trial; she said that there wal rppfo
ness, Mrs. Warren, wbo ' ,a o.
think would be able to be ,rs rr,onl
trial on account of her dcIics.eaa i,'ea'
tion. CThis conversation hat J''e
to the September term. at wb;t 'sl
expected Neal would I've tried ,
Mr.. Warner and Mr.. Baks, =.
called to corroborate CERTAIN " "
that had been made by ,o,n,os =" ga,
; er wituc ,seS.
The Attorney General arDo,,,.
the Court that the state Now ,u'
case. 'e'
Mr.. Higgins opened for III. ,
and said that he was here br
poin1msnt of the Court, ia "' A..
man who is charged with a c,iu
is hard to commit, it is hand ~
and still harder to defend 70
Ii a per.on commits a mr-,
dead body is n silent wine
him, but in a case like this rbs
cutting witness is the only ono ,1g :,
appear to testify to tie COMMIT.
the crime. Mr.. Higgins a bris
lined his defence aud sad
wonld 10 all in his power ,C,,
jury in arriving AT a Just and
conclusion.
Terrence Corbin, swon-A,s
OF the alleged outrage | va, lss
restaurant in SMYRNA, and mn
iUg of thar day Neal srruhbei II,
out for me this was about . al
the III rping; | did not see hi1
that dav he said he had been :,
Emma Jones, eo.ore,!, ,e,rihp
she lives in Smyrna Oh fine daT
alleged outrage she ;.as s'audjri
door ana heard Ne4 and hi, w,d
reling; they were about half
off; conld not hear " hat was ,,id
them both they were in the
this was about noon.
William I. Hill sad that he
waiter at the Smyrna Hotel wild
affair took pIacethat on the ,ay
alleged Outrage he saw Neal scrl
ont the lower room about 9or 10
III the morning.
DIR. Curtis o. Sw inusy sworn
18th of March Neal came tom,
suffering from hi iuus attack
prescribed for him; did not a,
him afterwards.
Wilimina A-h, colored. tcstifj
she is the wife OF EnoS Ash. | kul
Gosser, on that day Mrs. Warnd
for me, and saw Mrs. Closer
She was rocking a cradle; did 4
that her clothes Were disturbed
way. Cross eAamined--I wa, d
Mrs. Warmers about two minutS
Enos Ash, colo.fd, recalled
defen,e-l went to Mr. Warne
1T the request 0t Mrs. Gosscr
her house and waited ultil hd
band came, when | tod lin whS
wife was; | did not motto
her clothes We're disturbed in any
WilImlna Ash recallea-Wd
Mrs. GOsser crying Wine was al
Warner's.
Jesse fenimore swOrn-l KIM
sfrS; ! was at their house alItt'
Occurr nee there was no carpet 0A
floor.
Mrs. Cathar;De Staa'S testified
on The day Of the occurrence she
her son passed Gosser's in can
saw a colOred man staptang in The
did not know hlm, did not See
afterwards.
The cross examination by The
did not bring out any nav iarts,
Thomas DeaXyne was recalled
defense: | was AZ Mys. Warner 50
days IA tier the heallnsi DO poi
that Mrs. Warner ever sAld 70 me
Mrs. Goss.r came 10 her doo1
knocked lightly, AID camrilV vi
being excited. Mrs. Warner
me that she did not waIt TO %
Court 10 testify, rs she had ~
in the matter she dlG lo' u!
that she dla not bcIcNU thti VIZ
ser was ravlshei.
Cross.examined-I nsvtT hai
Warner say that she uil l'
that Mrs. GosSrr WAS F@HNU
had any conversation with DEL
subject. i,
Mr.. Higgins annou&ftd 'lNu
mopy was AL III anu 1T "''
close. ~,
Deputy Attorney Genera 'l Vo
ll.35 opened his addrSs 'I 'nI u.
He outlined the case and 'a'u u,
Mrs. Gcsser think on tha, mo'nIl h
she parted with her hasOaAn WV
fate would be ere the day was
the Gussers were poor bu! h1ng' it
John Gosser married toe '"a a.,
choice, the woman be loved IA AZ
in their humble home they N'Sr tr
aid contented, he toiIlngNas, vi .b,
the fields of his ueighbors' "D. .ba =.
ing in their home to gatne' '-
saries of life around then
Then this man enters '"" M
and places a ''"," n"a
that time cannot eflace', az" nnn,
comes here with learned tVsI
asks you TO render verI't, ', il !
ty. Mr.. Cooper reviewed III ,,irs u,
the evidence that mad penn :,
said that he could not see ~" '"h.
could have the slightest 'V''
prisoners guilt. oC;ci
He said that he wishea " ,ns "
sake of humanity, tha' ,ns "'snc
could prove his perfect 'll',o'', \.
crime that no such a oIu'e .r
been proved 10 be, c''lld eve, y ths
This earth. Mr.. Cooper sa'I tsr vi
was no doubt of the crime in u'
committed and if the man N ,s,r ,,
is William Neal then lie 10 ' ,
did it. ,,.oss in
quept and forcible mar m,nne,,I. %ayIu. |
ed hts remarks at 12.4' mas ',as
for one hour and ten lnlnua,D. la,..t j.,
~; The Court then at the 1Iqa'. re- = i !,
Higgins took a recess un i,
this afternoon. ,
r.p''. A Card. g
o, g, wsbb did not "