Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-08
T 18TH ED|7|01
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mas AVtorney-Gener,l n; morn
q, the summing mn a. slgss q
IN TIE case of Charles Ra al ,or the g
charged with rape. Ia seinson colo
On one v Ioott and presen ted tom sadie.
S ba chn ne asked that the in., pol
DC, DC charged. after which I he Iaiy mi
the Jury, BY consratula,, ns opened
their labor was so nsar Them
s hssn reviewed the evidence a. snq !.
s osen presented by the State a ~ i
established. "ss been ID
He deprecated the a,,o.,
Mrs. Gardeners charse ssck made
mat although it had hes. and
upon upon the State By the deiepss n. spr
ialiy refuted It. He con,s u tney
tne iact OF Robinson rupnins
giving an assumed name vbs away,
on the road. was convincing p'u nag, acSo
ne was the guilty man, and ibp p,O "
ming iurther was needed n w..
Piled by the evidence NJ NV was
who saw him after be co,nm MT wo1
deed and who he told he was IN T.,
as man was after him. ~
| he claimed that there was No ,
IN this case; the facts have hs,u
clearly proven and it dev,lr sS'u
tne jury TO mete ont Justice n
prisoner, and afford that nrotsc,;",
the wives, mothers, sisters and S,-
ters In this community 10 which
are entitled, and which the law 49,
them. ' -" an
He concluded atll o'clockjrb.,
bacon opened the argumen, for
defense. wi
he said that in this case Ia h,
sworn duty TO perform as an owcs'
the Court, just as much as tbe h.,
Accomplishment had /; his du,y ~
that poor man in the dock, yiys
Deputy Attorney Generals was IA
State. He said that all eninen. in
agreed that the crime for which
prisoner is indicted is charge tha
easy TO make, but hard 10 disproyeI
therefore 1t was the duty Of The iui
weigh the testimony with the sre1
care.
| He then proceeded 10 review Ina
dence as given on both sides
claimed that the State had utterly
ed TO prove that the prisoner vs
man who bad been a. Gardeners hi
that day. The witnesses had tes,
that the man who was at tina, N
wore a white straw hat, but It
beon shown by witnesses who al
with Robinson that day, that be wd
black hat. He contended that ibid
tire testimony offered by the State
disconnected. and not only uureli1
but unsubstantia,ed in any Of isl
terial points.
Ho said that he was satisfied =
there was not single maa on The
who had listened 10 the evilencs,
VIVA. hal doubt that any crime
as Is charged had been committed
/ that the poor boy In the dock wa
, ut Gardner's house. He made an |
l and effective arpsmelt and conclt
at 1915 O'clock, by making an ufl
appeal 10 the jury 10 render q ved
which would save this man ffom|
, ignominous death % the sciif)ld,
l send him 20 his homes free man,
+, Attorney-Genersl Paynter CONF
ced the closing argument for the \
s by saying that be did not think
al was q man that had listened to theI
i timony but who believed that thep|
=. oner was guilty, as in manner and
- indicted; all the facts and ciIcuD1
COS OF tho case point to the prisoneI
the guilty man.
G He claimed that the fact OF som'
the witnesses ies,itying that the 2!
:, ner had on white hat, while oll
al were certain that bis hat YVES pIack,v
still further 70 prove that 20 was
S man, and had changed his hat 70
ceal his identity. ~.
Although there has been sh a'''
Ic | made by the defence 10 throw
:, doubt in the minds Of the Jury oyi
* ! ..pcing this matter about tue D.
WAS not denied that the prisoner ~,
the man who Was seen going W
tiardner's house, or tnaI No -
satch oil In one hand and p'ec' u
In the other. lima,
H. Mrs Gardner said be haa on ~
etraw bat when he commlttel su'
and Annie Hay, who saw h, ma,
"a wards, when be told het -"
" after him says that he had on ,S =
t hat when she saw him, but o o. v
him with black one, ana II u tnD !
e that be changed MS nT sur
himself, which OF itself IS a. ' u,
d i nix in the chain oil esiusl ,".,
n - ,ws that he was the gullly M ~
81 a went over all the 'ts ! y, !,
e ~, me the prisoner was h's ~, !
US eno n to the time OF his any, NY.
i "a -, are could not Dc "a, a r'I 4
" d dom In their minds WI m ,sd b s
S f Hauston a. =, d retired.