The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-11-05
Well Done for Our Dodds.

The dispatches from Emporia,
Kan, where the Walkup trial has
been In progress for more than ten
tlays, inform US that our fellow.
townsman, Hon. q. 3. Dodds, has
covered himself all over with glory.
Our people are pruod of Dodds,
and glad to know he acquitted
himself 30 creditably. The Times.
Democrat correspondent says
Mr.. George s. Dodds, tho opening
speaker for the defense, Is u stranger
to this community, having come here
especially from Ilazlcliurst, Miss, to
defend Mrs. Walkup. He started by
saving that the speaker who had pre-
cedcd him had acted more like u bar
room bully than u lawyer and gen.
tlcman. lie had hardly got this fur
when there was u perfect storm OF APP
plausc from all parts Of the COURTROOM,
which was suppressed by the united
efforts OF four bailiffs, and Mr.. Dodds
went On with Ibis argument. lie
made an eloquent appeal, and in an
swcr to an assertion made by Mr.
Sterry about the cool, collected man
ncr and utter lack Of anxiety which
Mrs. Walkup has shown since the
death Uf her husband quoted that
"the wicked flccth when no man pur-
sucth, but the innocent are rs brave
as u hon." lie went OH to detail the
midnight scanccs" held by the cx-
perts who testified for the prosecution
and the counsel on that side, which
resulted, rs he claimed, In their
stcrcotyped answers To the hypothcti-
J cal questions put to them Oh tho
| stand.
His speech occupied about two hours
and was pronounced one OF the finest
ever heard in Kansas courtroom.
The street talk tonight Is very
much divided, and the admirers Of
"thc man from Mississippi" and Of
Capt. Stcrry warmly discuss the re.
spcctivc merits of the two speakers,
who are both undoubtedly as good in
their profession a. any in this State.
Mr., Dodds, however, has the advan-
tage of being on the popular side OF
the case, and therefore his friends
predominant.
The following is what the cores
pondcnt of the Picayunc has to say:
Mr.. Dodds, who is the youngest de-
fender of Mrs Walkup, his childhood
PLAYMATE in years gone by, arose When
Mr. Sterry had concluded and made n
powerful and eloquent appeal In be-
half of the accused.
lie il over six feet in h0ight, Of COM
,i,nnding presence, and possesses a
strong, deep and resonant voice,
which thrilled the great crowd that
gathered to hear the prcposscsslng
Young SOutherncr. lie reviewed the
case. Would not the jury, Oh such
evidence as was brought by the State
i'm this case, quietly return this bean-
tiful girl To tile arms of her fricndsi
He rcpudiatcd the idea that they would
not, Judging from the bcnevOlency OF
their face. The speaker knew II any
doubt rested Oh their minds AZ to the
guilt Of this defendant, they would
rive her the benefit of 1t. His speech
was most eloquent aud effective, and
in discussing the points Of law in the
ease he showed II wonderful clear COM
prchcnsOn Of them.
Mr. Dodds spoke for over an hour,
and more than justified the great cx-
pcctatiOns formed here Us to his ora
torical powers, especially before the
Jury In this case. II would be IN aci
of Injustice to Mr.. Dodds to quote en-
tracts from his splendid speech to-day:
No better or more eloquent effort will
be heard in Kansas for many years,
or until Mr.. Dodds comes to this State
again.