Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-01
Afternoon.

Court resumed at 3 o'clock, when Mir. Doolittle continued his argument. He said that Walter Malley was at Branford Point on that Friday night and came back as he had suggested Walter Malley has placed his alibi on the evidence of Annie Clerkin that he came home on that night at a certain hour, but he don't bring the host1er or coachman to prove when he came home with his horse that night Where is Annie Sulli- van, a servant in the Malley house, that she is not brought here to testify when Walter got home on that night? It is said that Jen- uie Cramer committed suicide. If she had purchased arsenic anywhere it would have been known and recorded. Had she intend ed suicide she would have selected different place and would not have gone into the pres epce of thousands. If her death had been in pain and agony she would not have quietly folded her hands across her breast. The at- torney then. produced the hotel record of the Branford Point .touse and compared the 1n- scription with the writing of Walter Malley in the letters sent to Mrs. Cramer. Proceed ing he said that there was on that hotel rec ord the name of J. Cramer, which was put there under the date of Friday. August 5th, which, he said, written thers after her dead body was found and for the purpose of concealing the crimes, which he (Walter) with others had perpetrated. l prove, gentlemen, that she did not die by drowning. l prove that she died by arsenic, and it was admin istered by them, and this signature on the hotel register is put there for the pur- pose of concealing the crime. Where was Blanche Douglass on Friday night :? It has been proved that she did not enter the Eli ott House until Saturday morning. Where was she then No one test fies to her where oh, have State would have brought it forward quick ly Mir DooIttle here read from the author ities on alibi evidence to show that the pre- ponderance was on the defense. Continuing, he said that even if suicide had been com mitted, yet if parties had been engaged in tks contributory act, then they were guilty Of contlibutory manslaughter; but there was no manslaughter in this case, 1t was murder and nothing else. Referring to the contents of the dead girls stomach he said that the huckleberries were eaten at the same time that the mushrooms were, and there Is no evidence that she had huckleberries at Red cliffes on Thursday morning they try to show that she went into the woods and gath cred the berries at Savin Rock. Why there is not huckleberry within mile of Savin Rock She doubt ate the mushrooms and berries Friday and at the same time Ev cry fact points to the poison of this girl by arsenic on Friday night. The accused con spired to kill her and all are equally respon sible. It is for you to do your duty and not swerve from it. leave the case in your hands, gentlemen.
 Mr Dooittle closed his argument at 2:55 and a recess was ordered, which continued ten minutes.
 Judge Granger commenced his charge at once He said to the jury that he did not propose to occupy much of their time as he did not think it necessary. The accused are not on trial for rape, seduction or anything else but poison from arsenic The law says the State shall prove by evidence equal to two witnesses that murder has been commit ted. It is for you to decide that there has been evidence presented of this character and that the accused murdered this girl beyond reasonable doubt The only question for you to decide is whether these accused ad ministered arsenic to this girl that caused her death. The question of manslaughter is not involved, The State is bound to prove, first. that murder has been committed by somebody If you find that these parties administered the arsenic you must find that they commit ted the murder and the State must satisfy you beyond reasonable doubt. Then you are to find if she died from arsenic and noth- ing else If she died from any oth'~ car --~ Tss.4sstts -.n- eapsider 1t. Now