, 1888-03-25
Able Arguments by Patterson Case
Counsel.
Mr.. Campbell Makes a Clear and
Concise Statement.
The Colorado Attorney Appeals for
His Client.
MIR. StOII Replies in a Mastery
Effort.
Two Detectives VINO Tamper With
Witnesses.

The famous Patterson case was given to
the jury a few minutes before II o'clock
last night. In a crowded court room,
with the nervous prisoner and his weep
ing wife sitting side by side, Judge Ma
ginnis instructed the Jury to pass upon
the record of Harry Patterson, alias Jas.
Wilbur, and his apparent connection with
the alleged murder of Jas. McElhone.
No criminal case which has ever been
tried before the bar of the first judicial
district has attracted such widespread at
tention as the trial of Harry Patterson.
BY purely circumstantial evidence the
prosecution sought to prove the defendant
guilty Of a most infamous and cowardly
crime. The man who carries the ineffac-
able bloodstains of the person whose re-
mains were exhibited in court slaughtered
his defenseless victim as the butcher pre-
pares a fatted animal for the market.
The feature of yesterdays proceedings
was the eloquent and able arguments of
counsel for both sides before the jury.
United States Attorney Campbell opened
the final statement for the territory in a
speech of an hour aud a half duration.
He touched upon the facts and evidence
pointing to the guilt of Patterson, estab-
lished the identity of the skeleton and
dwelt upon the applicability of the cir
cumstances pointing to Harry Patterson
as the murderer of McElhone. The gen
tleman's friends have long been con,
WINGED that his forte wa debating, but
were entirely satisfied with his effort for
the people yesterday. So adroitly worded
and carefully constructed was his address
that it was invulnerable aver against the
assaults of so shrewd a practitioner and
experienced an advocate as the Hon.
Thos. Patterson, of Denver.
For the defense Mr.. Fisher essayed ia
reply to the prosecuting attorneys CO.
counsel, but was deferred from making
an extended address on account of illness.
He spoke about five minutes.
The great Colorado criminal attorney
sustained his splendid record in a bril-.
liant address and stirring appeal occupy
ing four hours in delivery. Mr.. Patterson
methods differ from the ordinary and his
words seem to carry conviction. He is
eloquent, has a free and graceful flow of
language, is plausible in manner, does not
hesitate to distort facts or touch upon for,
eign subjects to further his ends, but does
it all in such a gentlemanly and polite man
ner that the opposite counsel hesitates be
fore interposing objections. The learned
gentleman perhaps at all times know.
what he is about, but an impression OBJ
tanned in the audience tina
the assumption that the skeleton in
court was not that of McElhone was ill
advised. His reasoning was subtle. TIL,
theory in the premises could not be i'm
proved upon and his assault upon the ex
pert testimony was in keep
ing with the oft repeated assertion
that McElhone was doubtlessly still alive
The wound in the skull was explained
away by condemning the occupations o
Darlington and O'Brien, while the az
parel was only positively identified by
Vaughn, and his credibility was ques
toned.
In a fine burst of eloquence MI. Pat
terson paid a glowing tribute to the pris
oner's wife and drew a pleasing picture
of the accused. The latter left hom,
when a boy, and since that time fought
the battle of life. Aside from a spas
mode %infatuation for gambling his RECORD
had been clear, and he was an averag,
man as manhood went in the west
Trumble, the felon, came in for his sharC
Of the scathing abuse which was SO pro
miscuously dealt out, while McElhon,
was branded as a misdemeanan
for his apparent desertion of hi.
young wife. The latter wa.
not forgotten, her testimony in relation tc
the sleeve pocket was simply absurd. AnG
why had the legal representatives of the
people dragged this reeking, putrid skeIe
ton into the court room and held it up tc
the gaze of the helpless jury? The sigh
was revolving. At the same time, where
was the remainder of the clothing? Mr.
Patterson strongly intimated that the wit,
nesses O'Brien and Darlington had beer
maid. "pcriurv is rife. and all IF thic