Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-23
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OBt bAlIl- li'iul'l'1N illt- Nt-t SStfl
to Broener; Il can't give NY story concerning
this matter without revealing in open court
the secret of the Banks whereabouts, and
then there'll be general rush for the mine
from the whole county"
I've thought over that" he replied 'Of
course you must tell the whole story, and
show in court rich specimens Of the quartz to
prove it. That in fact will be your strong
est defense. A miners jury will think such
a claim worth defending, with or without
law. Let them swoop down on our ground
As I've told you before, the cream of that
particular vein we've taken out. Its only
pocket We can hold on 10 hundred feet
or so anyway I've put up notices claiming
such amount The crowd will, of course
take up all the quartz outcroppings they can
find far and near. There'll be a tremendous
excitement for time But the masses know
nothing of this sort of mining 1t will battle
them They'll lose patience after little
There will he a reaction. Five-sixths will
abandon and give up their claims. The re-
mainder will persevere and eventually de
velop this species Of mining. which will be-
come extensively followed But that will
take time-years So tell all about it Don't
let that trouble you in the least
My trial came on and the CaSa being called
l appeared without any lawyer To conduct
my defense The judge assigned one, young
member of the bar, for that purpose.
! said desired to conduct my own defense,
and was allowed 80 Ia do. My counsellor was
not at all pleased thereat Having heard
something of our resources he hal seen in
prospective some remuneration if he con-
Quoted the case successfully, as well as a pos
sibility of establishing reputation for
good criminal lawyer.
| thought Fcould tell my story as well as
have another tell it for me- and | didn't
want a lawyer Ia tell any new stories for me
or put any shades Of color on mine which did
not belong there Could l prove my asser-
tionsi No There were no witnesses to any
hostile meeting between Pratt and myself.
The evidence against NE was all circum-
stantial In other words, certain events,
as interpreted by certain individuals,
were regarded proofs that John
Holder might have tried to kill Jedediah
Pratt Because John Holder and Jedediah
Pratt had a quarrel last week John Holder
might have tried to kill Pratt the next Be
cause no one could tell how Pratt got his
hurts, why, John Holder might have inflicted
them Because John Holder was seen the
evening Pratt was missed, with blood on his
clothing, it is inferred it was Pratts blood,
drawn in enmity. Because John Holder was
the first to find Pratt on the mountain, it is
inferred that John Holder knew of the affair
more than he told, and because he knew more
than be told it is inferred that he must have
tried to kill Pratt.
All these ''might-have- beens7 were ably in
terpreted to the jury as must have heens'
by the district attorney, who, naturally Thirst
ed for my blood, because he desired 10 make
a brilliant reputation as an able prosecutor
of the innocent or guilty. He dwelt strongly
also on the TACT that there were helther
notices nor tools on the ground, ana th.t l
calmed the whole mountain OF great deal
more ground thah could Legally mold lnese
were fratts rawlings which had been reported
To him True These were not legal evidence,
but he used them as arguments against me,
taking the chances that the jury might he
stupid enough TO receive them as such, or
that they might forget, even II reminded,
that traits words, not backed up by proof,
were no more evidence thah mime would Ne.
lie pictured me a. d"eSlie Iia'I day Dy Gay.
VI my interfering ana tlt7iullhS III TINS non
est, hard- working man : business "iii d"eit
on my skHiRlhS ambush III the puSres' the
as>ssS'ln : sh"t' ana the iall oI lhe innocent
honest Nictlm- linen l. 10 cover up the aiiar
and dvert susplcioh' assume the gulSe oi Ihe
Good samaritan PreIehheu 10 hhn rratt ana
bring MIN nome
Lastly, he adverted TO my habits as Sus-
plcious working httie and loahnS much,
absent frequently, on "hat business no one
knew, but all the "hlie nIerrlnS, oy hlnt
and lnuendo, that might be or must be
both terms bemg 10y nm made TO mean about
the same thlnSJ engaged III some dlsreputaDis
business.
IL Is the boast Of Law that all tacts alleged
against a person must be proven yet the law
makes little provision against SANDER by in
ference in open court, by its own ministers,
which cannot lie proven.
Setter and Long Mac were summoned as
witnesses ones, now, with the
memory Of their recent unsuccessful attempts
on me. They testified to seeing blood on my
clothing Setter told the story Of my par
ticipation in guiding himself and Hillyear 10
the spot where Pratt lay wounded on the
mountain.
The attorney had the audacity to put Hill
year on the stand, mainly with the view that
he should give Pratts version Of the story as
inferred from his delirious utterances. did
not attempt to stop this hearsay evidene at
all waited the lawyer to have his own
way entirely. because | thought in such
case he would all the quicker get through,
and leave the jury with fragment, at least
Of clear mind. II we got INTO a wrangle as to
the admissibility of evidence it would pro
long the case, and in law it is often the main
object, on one side at least. To ~ confuse and
wear out the jury that it won't know the
difference between right and wrong, sense