St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-16
NOW FOR THE VERDICT
This Is the Last Day Of the
Celebrated COLON For
gerry Case.
And You Must Be on Hand
Early to Get a Front
Seat. 81
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An Eloquent Address by
Frank M. Nye. Of the i.
Prosecution. 3
Shall Collom's Confession Be
Received as Independent
Evidence?

When Judge Hooker adjourned court
meet at 8 o'clock this morning instead
OF 10 as heretofore. After the jury and
audience had been dismissed, the attor-
neys in the case entered into spirited
argument on the subject OF COllOm's
confession. The defense desires Judge
Hooker to charge the jury that 1t must
first find that forgery has been CON-
United before 1t can consider Collom's
confession in relation thereto. That is
to say, the fact that forgery was COM
mitted must be established by evidence
independent of Cnllom's confession be-
fore the latter can be considered as es-
tablishing the guilt of the defendant.
Messrs. Wellington and Shaw de-
livered lengthy arguments on the
subject last night, anu it will be
considered further this morning after
which Hon. E. NJ. Wilson will probably
address the jury on behalf OF the de-
Tense. This will probably consume ali
of the time up to the hour of adjourn
ment, so that Mr.. Wellington will make
his argument for the state in the after
noon. and Judge Shaw will close for the
defense. 1t is quite likely that Judge
Hooker will charge the jury tonight
after supper, although this will depend
upon the length of Judge Shaw's argu-
ment. 1t is possible that the charge
will not be delivered until Monday
morning, but Judge Shaw is anxious
to finish the case to-day. 1t is said that
his charge will be comparatively brief
and will not occupy over twenty min
utes i'm it's delivery.
Yesterday morning q. l.. Tolman was
recalled to the stand and was cI2ss-eX-
amined on his testimony yesterday in
rebuttal as to the resemblance between
exhibits A, II and 70. Nothing of i'm
pOrtance was elected. ID. L. Ames was
also recalled. with like result. At the
close of his crOss-examinatiOn MIR.
Jamison said that the state rested its re-
buttal testimony. A. III. Num- was
recalled by the defense and reiterated
mis- previous testimony to the effect that
he saw COLON give Blaisdell check on
July l. julius Schultz was recalled and
said that he saw BlaiSdell in Collom's
office on Julv3 in the act of signing
notes, and that in front of him were
three notes, one for $4,000 and two for
81 500 each. and that nobody but BlaiS-
dell, COLON and himself were there
at the time. He admitted that he
held $500 of the Collnm-Blaisdell
paper; that he had negotiated about
81, 500 of the paper in the East and $1,000
at the Security bank. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Schutte'S testimony court adj
journed until 2 O'Clock. but it was 2 80 be-
fore the parties were in their respective
places ready for the final arguments in
the case, which will have occupied four
weeks of time at the close of to-day's
session.
Shortly after the court was called to
order frank NJ. Nye, assistant county
attorney. commenced his address to tile
jury. He congratulated the jury upon
the patience and attention which 1t had
given To the case, and said that its YER
dict i'm the case, when rendered, would
live for all time, either for good or evil.
He then went on to describe the stand
ing of the defendant and the complain
ing witness in the community: the
peculiar and confidential relations which
had grown up between them as attorney
and client; the shameful manner in
which the defendant had abused that
confidence in his eagernesS to
grasp Quick and sudden wealth.
He spoke of the stunning effect of the
revelation of COll0m's perfidy upon
Blaisdell; of the willingness of the lat
ter to assume S100.0O0 of COllOm's in
debtedness rather than have the base
ness of the defendant and his own
guilelessness exhibited to the world; of
the. mad haste of the defendant to ac-
uuire wealth, which led him into the
commission of crime which destroyed
his manhood, and disgraced himself,
his family and his friends. He passed
then to review of the testimony,
pointing out its inconsistency with the
theory of innocence; the imprObability
that Mr.. BlaiSdell was in COllOm'S
office on June %. and also the imprOba-
bility that Blaisdell has Endorsed on an
average two notes for the defendant
every three DAYS from April to il ly 8.
Taking up then the matter OF the al
legged confession of the defendant, Mr..
| Nye argued that it was true: that it was
| the refuge Of guilty and sin-burdened
conscience, and that ne would have adj
,, hered to it but for the Intervention of
interested creditors and paid attorneys.
He compared the defendant to Jean
Vatican, the escaped galley slave i'm
Victor HugO's Les Miserables, who hes
| itated between his duty to return to his
| place of puniShmenta and the inclination
| which tempted him to still further re-
move himself from the galleys to the
| pleasures of liberty and idleness. In
closing Mr.. Nye admonished the jury to
consider the case carefully in all of its
aspects, and expressed the hope that he
had aided it in arriving at just and
righteous verdict. Mr.. Nye spoke for
over two hours. His address was well
considered and impressively delivered.
The society for the prevention Of cruelty
| to animals requests that any cases of cruelty
| which may come to the notice of any one
I may be reported to the secretary at 3l1
| Wright block. Not only cruelty to horses
| and like animals comes within the province
| of the socletys prosecution, but cruelty to
| all dumb.brIltes as well. and to children.