Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-16
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MIR. Wilson asserted that when analysed
the theories Of the prosecution fall TO pieces.
He admitted that Irving had been foolish
and untruthful, but his alibi was reason
able. He accounted for every step he took
in Detroit, which was so public that IL pre-.
cluded the possibility OF generalization. He
acted Just as any young man would have
done out for lark. He discussed the hour
of Mrs. Latimer's death. and the impossi.
bility of Irving's being there at that hour.
1.-THE shot that killed Mrs. Latimer," Will
son said, twas fired by left handed man:
the defendant is not left handed" He forti-
fled the theory by referring TO the down
ward course Of the balls This the speaker
called most important point
Mrs. Latimer, the doctors said, could
not have spoken after the first shot. Then
why did the murderer go near her during
her dying struggles, or get blood on hiS
clothings With three shots left in his re-
volver he would not have struggled with
her and got his thumb into her mouth and
his clothing covered with blood So argued
Mr.. Wilson. He said he would not attempt
TO explain the condition of Irving room or
the bloody handkerchief. No one had seen
Irving nearer the house than the depot.
That was, he said, the weakest point in the
prosecution. The house, he declared,
was robbed thai night, and valu-
ables taken. Money was taken. If
Irving took it what did he do with 1.-THE
had but little with him when arrested. He
said there was no blood on the carpets at
the Latimer house. The blood on Irving
socks would surely have left stains. Why
did he not attempt 10 remove the socks
when he must nave known they were
bloody. He had every opportunity even
after he was accused of the crime. The
speaker cited instances Of Imprisonment OF
innocent people, gave the city police a
ound drubbing, and closed with an elegant
bit Of pathos in which he DEF icted the hor-
rors OF prison life.
The strongest and most telling address Of
the trial that of Edwin +. Conely of De-
troit, was begun at ESQ. His appearance
was reassuring and his subtued methods
logical, diguitied ard forcible There is
must be largely credited to the persuasive
oratory of Lawyer Conely.
Slowly and quietly he began, thanking
the jury for their attention and the Judge
for his fair treatment He congratulated
the defendants counsel for the work they
had accomplished and began calm review
of the circumstantial evidence which, he
said, pointed to this defendant and no other
in the world. Up TO the night of Jan. "a,
he said, Il. Irving Latimer had broken
every commandment except thou shalt
not commit murder" He is not boy, a
little wild as the defense term him, but a
man "a years old, and the defense does not
evidence of affection for his mother. He
slept alone at the store, leaving his aged
mother alone night after night in that lone
ly house"
Barkworth, Mr. Conely said, had himself
accused Latimer OF being coward, a liar,
n debauchee, "A spendthrift, an attendant Of
Sunday school one day and or the brothels
in Detroit the next kneeling at the altar by
day and at the shine of the courtesan at
night 81 had not intended 10 say these
things of the defendant" continued the
speaker, "but his own attorney did. Such
then is Irving Latimer, man living dual
lives who sat behind his counsel with eye
glasses quizlically arranged examining the
bullets that were cut out OF his murdered
mothers body
"ln his examination he resOrted, when
at loss for a studied answer, to the words
of the Italian in the trial Of Queen Caro-
line, Non ne recOrdO' Il do not remember.
10 the plainest questions he answered $50
times during the cross examination. Il do
not remember. You are asked to believe
this man who has the most tremendous
reason on earth 10 falsify-the state prison
for life staring him in the face. Can a
man, admittedly liar, be believed under
such conditions"
The speaker described Latimer as q
speudthrlft who sQuandered five thou sand
and over IN a year. His frie nos say he
was II coward and would not dare murder.
MurdererS are always towards; brave men
never murder. He was Il coward and dar-
cd not face the world with the evidence
that he had squandered his mother in
heritance. He tried to borrow and failed.
His career was fast reaching an inglor-
ious end, and he made its climax a deed
which removed his mother from earth. The
defense say, Mr.. Conely continued, he had
no adequate motive TO commit this crime.
Hunt the world over and you will never
find an adequate motive for the murder of
a mans mother such crimes cannot have
an adequate motive. He reviewed the evil
dence logically, clearing up the weaker and
strengthening the stronger features. Be
tore the defendants story to atoms, show
ing ii palpabiy false. He said there was 10
doubt that Lat.mer intended 70 return to
Detroit on the 4 a. m. train Why he miss
ed it no one but the defendant knows. His
abb scheme, the speaker said, would have
been all right but for the extraordinary
rapidly OF official action, which brought
the evidence together while it was fresh in
the minds of the conductors. His "Trixy'
story was improbable, and his reasons for
returning TO jackson and then TO Detroit
absolutely silly.
Latimer did not use poison from the fact
that his knowledge of the drug would have
pointed at once to him as the most probable
murderer, argued Mr.. Conely. He told in
impressive wo rds of Irving lack of feel
ing SINCE the murder. lie depicted the
probable struggle between Irving and his
mother with horrible emphasis, and of her
biting his thumb in the ayonies Of death.
He covered the trip TO Detroit in every de-
tail, tracing in his mind Latimers every
movement He urged the jury not TO yield
to sentimentality, and remember the bad
reputation jackson county has for murder
Gus affairs.
"lf you return the verdict ! believe you
should" Mr.. Conely concluded, ''you will
go TO your home with that which Irving
Latimer will never see again, the peace Of
an approving conscience.
Judge Peck charged the jury at once.
His charge contained no points Of especial
interest, and differed but little from the
usual charges in cases where circumstan.
tial evidence is the only proof of guilt.
The jury retired at q p. m. Only two
ballots were taken. On the first 10 voted
for conviction and two blanks. On the
next ballot ali voted guilty in the first de.
gree being out but a few minutes. The
prisoner listened TO the verdict of the jury
with the same Indifference he has all along
shown in the proceedings.
WINGED MISSILES.
"Old Hutch" is bdlling wheat again.