Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14
TIE STURLA TRIAL.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

inc CIOSlHS scenes III The Stuflu -StiiSS tiil'i,
which has occupied the attention OF the
public for several weeks. Although the
court room was literally packed this
morning, men and women being huddled
together SO that it was almost impossible
to make an exit from the court room,
many more were sent away than were able
to gain admission. Mr.. Trude resumed
his argument at 10 o'clock. and spoke for
an hour and half. He characterized the
testimony of Ms. Robinson, the sister
of Mrs. Stiles, as story manifest
ly manufactured, and too inconsistent
to be worthy Of any weight. He reviewed
the evidence OF the medical experts at
inendous power which the law gave the
states attorney in his right to make the
closing address to the jury, and he caa-
toned the jurors to remember that the
true test Of their duty was to remember al
the evidence, and not allow themselves TO
be swayed by the arguments OF counsel.
The LAST word OF Mr. Trude had scarcely
fallen from his lips wher the great crowd
il the court room broke into an uprOar
OF applause, which for some minutes Judge
Gardner ard his baili1fs were not able to
interrupt. One OF the jurors, sitting il
the front row, apparently overcome by
the eloquent words of Therasa's counsel,
joined in The applause and clapped his
/ hands with the rest. L was some little
time before he seemed to realize what he
was doing, but IS the crowd, naturally at
tracteI by the unusual incident, began 10
watch his manifestations or approval, h3
suddenly stopped and appeared somewhat
bewiilc2ea. &c then covered his face
with his hands AL lookel as If ha WIS
abou. 10 faiut. A glass OF
water was handed him, and he was allowed
to retire from the room for 81 few mo-
| ments. When order was restored State
Attorney Mills arose and began his closing
| address. For the third time it was his
| duty to address the jury i'll behalf Of the
| people. He stood in the temple of the
| social community, and saw its walls de-
faced and its sacred altar fires growing
dim. No weak sentimental;ty engaged his
solemn thought. Hs stood under
the social dome, and he heard million
voices crying out, "Let the law of
the state, without fear or favor, be
honestly administered and executed"
| The defense from the first
was characterized by trickery. He
| tried to impress the belief that the woman
| was insane, by her conduct in the court
room. Again, the defense had tried to
force in much evidence that was untrue,
and, not content with assailing the mother,
had assaulted the dead husband, his
brother, and Mrs. Stiles sister, and that,
too, without any foundation for the SLAM
ders that had been heaped upon them.
Mr.. Mills consumed the remainder of the
day in an eloquent appeal for conviction,
and the court announced that he would not
charge the jury until tomorrow. 1t will
be the order for the opening of court to-
morrow morning.
| BODY SNATCuING.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 13.-The guard in
lakewood cemetery last night arrested two
medical students and two colored men in
the act of opening grave. -Four dead
bodies taken from the cemetery were found
! at the Virginia Medical college. The STU
dents III custody are prominently con
necied.
| 1t appears in evidence that one of the
students, W. u. Meredith, acknowledge ed
| when captured, that he was with the party
| who robbed the graves Sunday night, but
| the other student, w. A. Smith, was not
| with then. Meredith and the two negroes
were sent to the grand jury.
| PHILADELPHIA. Dec l3.-The Press has
a confession Of McNamee, one of the body
! snatcbers. He states that DIR. William S
Forbes, demonstrator of anatomy, was the
instigator and supporter of the nefarious
plot to move the bodies from Lebanon
cemetery to jefferson Medical college
He says: The first hanling of bodies did
| for Jefferson college was about three years
ago, when DR.. Dehan, who assisted DR.
Forbes, said there was corpse at the
county prison, and that he would like me
to bring it to the college. Two or three
more bodies were obtained there in
the same way. On the first visit to Leb-
anon cemetery McNamee was accompanied
by DR.. Lehman, another assistant. DIR.
Forbes was with witness two nights later
when two bodies we're taken from the Gem
etery, Levy Chew assisting to place the
| bodies in The wagon. Il never thought
| says MCNamee, II was breaking tne law
when did this thing. DR.. Forbes taught
me to believe l was doing no HARM
The KINGSTON FIRE.
New YORK, Dec. 13.-Inquiries among
the agencies of foreign insurance compau-
les confirm the report of large conda
grafton at Kingston, Jamaica. But 1t i;
thought the loss has bsen exagye ra led.
However the damage is belieeed heavy. Ill.
, asmuch as the large warehouses situated
within the boundaries of the burnt district
!; contain at this season of the year heavy
} stocks of sugar, rum and other merchan
disc for shipment to the United States and
Europe. The fire including the district
from the corner of West street and Port
Royal street nearly to East street
both sides CT Port Royal street, were
destroyed, with the wharves to the south
ward. Most Of the buildings destroyed
were of stone or brick. The portion OF
the city devoted to residences was moi
reached by the flames. The principal
losses will undoubtedly be merchants who
laid in large stock of goods for the
Christmas season. The theater recently