Daily Republican., 1881-12-05
COURT PROCEEDINGS
.r,,xGs OF COURT sATUH.
paYArTEKNOON.

rxumepss-The Charge
W." pine, ourt-Th- Jury DiSid.
81 on saturday Nixht' Ten
~, rouviction snd two
Tor Aequistal.
"a assembled at 2 As o'clock OF
...I,r ..a,, af ernoon and Mr.. Higgins
Sam,"sncrd the argument for the de
-. 'au' be said that if the story Of Mar
f.s co.ser is true. then the prisoner
pr prs,Gcubtely guilty of the crime
u nh,ch he sands charged. The
HA i,rsr had been en- ployei at the hote
;n'rrpa driving hack; after that, a.
h'hS hsve shown he had been taken sick
y, I~ 90, c,ptlusd to his ped, and ow OF
~ \, Iay we hnd him out on a country
Vim vi in scar h of work; why the very
~ s'rinp of the day when it is alleged
S b..'irIs was committed, he took a jot
s.,nL on, a room in q hotel in Smyr'
. If Nea. did go TO Gossers door
.s,h We Do not admit, how did ht
s,r whether there were one or twenty
,hu house; consequently we must
.,,ny him of any improper motives
HON L he went 20 that house; he knock
I,d the door was opened by woman,
,s..al for seine matches and while
!, vent to get them for him, he asked
m, could warm his feet, and up m her
frus consent, he came in and SAT
irn by the fire; he then commenced
stum and stamp his feet; now tn I
~ something awful; he actually had
! sulacity to hum and stamp his feet
/ this woman says that she was
Aid, and going TO the door, told this
ap that her nearest neighbor was call
n herr now II she got 10 that door, and
q, afraid of this man, why did she rot
Mn, or give some alarm, it was but
4. hund Ell Ani ei .hty five yards to
Frners IeavSlt for you gentle
mn to au8.,r; tut truth needs no ex-
tauatioa, wulIe fllsGhood must be
kasr,-i up.
Two facts you must keep in your
riDd, hrst!t l. crime was com United
ui, and s,coDdl y vas she resisting
unan! hav. dlssecred this evi-
l1ce thoroughly, and believe it to be
,Ie Mr.. Higgins defined the crime
dape, and said that he did hot believe
bat it was ever ,mmitted upon her.
Vehave shown that on the day when
bis alleged outrage WAS com mtte,,
Wlililm Nra he prison er, was IN poor
ia'h, and second, that he was au
t.ilp stranger to Mrs. Gosaer. and the
nly thing that took him in that neigh
n.Ool, nas desire 70 obtain employ
nent. Mr.. Higgins then reviewed
IT. Gosser' 'tyiuence, and said that it
uE remarkable that Neal should have
gIe in such a bold manner t. the
has, and So boldly perpetrated the
Iue without kno viug who was in
be house or who was around the out.
S!r, but this woman says he did, aid
nth needs no explanation.
Wehavr questioned the witnesses in
yard to the coudlti N of the wcnan's
shing and il.ey ali test fled that they
Nil not see any thing Wong about II,
Fi yet it has been stated that there
Fas no carpet on the rDor aud this
'Cman SAYS that she was thrown down
n that floor tHic3, and the 5 ate h
ot shown tnat there was the slightest
irt or marks OF any kind on her cloth
ng. The State had an opportunity 10
show by Nrs. Warner that her clothes
were suijcd II t,ey were so, but they
have utterly Jailed to do it.
MI lllg, in, sald the jury had no
knowledge that the crime mad ever been
'emnit.ed, that thty had nothing To de-
'et.d upon bat This woman's testimony
'ulch was lucDns.s5.n, AMI coutradic-
ory' Tie said that he thought he had
ho"n that she was not the weak eX-
austed woman that she represented
erstIl to be, when she was able to run
ne hundred and ii ,hty five yards to
II. Warler's immediately after; but
II IN leedN 10 explanation. He made
earnest app al 10 the jury for his eli
NJ, and Closed his remarks at 80
clock
MI Gray opened the closing argument
" " Inc s'a'r, Immediately after Mr..
'iigsllS had cl'sed. He said hat he
III as though it was almost useless for
llA 70 discuss evidence that to their
mas NUT he as clear As the sun at
"hd'y; S'ill feel II my duty as the
lsS'vcuilns officer of the pubic, to say
le~ .e words, inclosing. You gentlemen
.4e jury are of the prisoner 5 own Sc
~ ,silo'l' III several instances, The defense
u waived the question, as to whether
%Jury had fJr ..ed and EXPRESSED an
5Ilon as to the guilt or ignorance of
y prisoner, and am satisfied that
s u was so, for feel sure that there is
man on this jury but what Will
'Nlarse his duty ina fair and con-
;enti!us manner.
=. .ue defeoso has said that the prose-
s a'Oh depended entirely upon the evi-
HVe OF Mrs. Gosser we do depend
WI Inc evidence of Mrs. Go,ser; VIII ?I
esa man wait until "A witness besides
'lc'iln comes before he commits
a. :" learful crime? do you believe that
10 uoS"r came here with lie in her
'u'h She came hsre with her testi-
ny ~, ana II she keat back anything l
~ uS' know it; he was on thai witness
NV Iniee hours and Iold her story in
mnp!e earl est way, with the tears
n '"nihg down h~r che ks, and can
Al er listening 20 her story sen
,t out with the stampof liar upon her?
VIC w" learned unseI has In inua ed,
eu y. no said that he did not believe
~ a 'he pr oner had ever been in her
lJ1 a,, NO gentlemen, she came herr
, ,il 1he truth, and every word she
h was true. She i'll that neal put
d isau TO his hip pocket, and threat
~ " ~ shoot her if she would have
t'eu 81 TO tell a liz, why did che not say
f'o ne orew the pis'o' ,and thrust It in
r' ace' now gentlemen the question
:; ;uu 10 Consider is. did Mrs. Gosser
wing Nv her evidence te the truth =?
~ ,ea etate's Attorn y fully reviewed
. .'..s'lnony Of Mrs. Gosser, and said
v;,t tue very simplicity of 1t stamped
,na nun the seal Of truth, and when
s ny the oSs-eYanination Uf the
I"oi t;' ior the defense. she almo sank
d IA az III ti.at WiJness stand as she re-
- oh Mr.. II gsins l did not come
es " .e'l a lie" Agin the defense
W. ~'oteu to break down the test.
" y vi MRS, Warner and tried to