The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-20

to the complaints of the defense about
his employing valuable assistance, say
ing that he saw no reason why the State
of Illinois should not have tho aid Of
valuable counsel as we'll as the prison
ers, and then took up the case of Beggs-
For man against whom there was no
case, as Attorney Foster claimed, it was
exceedingly singular that n day and
one-half should be required to defend
him. But the case was strong in the
States attorneys mind. Tho birth of
the great conspiracy was in it. by the
appointment of the secret committee.
The claim that no committee was
appointed was absurd, in view OF
the declaration of the senior
guardian that the committee would re-
port to him alone. This showed that
committee was appointed, and mas
much as the defense had not introduced
in the case the members of the commit
tee to tell the purpose of their appoint
ment, it was self-evident that the COM
mittee was not lawful one. Mr.. Fosters
speech was, the speaker thought, very
interesting one, and very instructive,
especially that point which occupied
one half day in delivering and which
consisted of history of Ireland. Mr..
Forrest, the States attorney thought,
was an able man, great man. Other
wise he would not have spent days in
determining whether a spot of blood
had 1,oOO, 600 or 900, ,999 corpuscles. HE
is great the speaker said again, and
he bowed deferentially to the great OBJ
jector, who sought to hide his bushes in
a tin cup of water.
The States attorney called attention
to the difference in the line of argu-
ments by the State and defense. The
former sought to make a strong stick by
binding a number of twigs together the
latter tried to show that the stick was
weak and not able to hold together, be-
cause, forsooth, one of the twigs might
be defective On this point the speaker
dwelt at length, and was followed by
Attorney HINES reading the testimony
of DIR. Egbert relating to the autopsy.
At the conclusion of the reading court
adjourned for dinner.
In the afternoon Judge Longenecker
had the trunk and DIR. Cronin's clothes
brought in and placed before the Jury.
The States attorney told of the route
taken by the wagon, the story of the
trunk, and of the theory of the defense
that the doctor had died of apoplexy.
| ''LoOk at those cut clothes and the
blood in the trunk. Remember all you
have heard, and say if you think that
the doctor died of apoplexy. One of the
arguments of the Defense" Mr.. Longe-
neclzer continued, s'was that the books
of Camp 20 did not show the appropria-
tiOn of money, and as the conspiracy
| could not have been carried on with
out money, no conspiracy, SO far as
Camp 20 was concerned, existed. OF
course, the books did not show an ap-
! preparation. There was no money to be
! appropriated. 1t had been stolen by
| the men who are behind this great con-
| spiracy." The speaker looked at the
defense in expectation of an objection,
| but mono was made. Judge Longenecker
then concluded as follows:
"Gentlemen, you are not here to &C.
| quit guilty men or to convict innocent
men. But any sane man must, by care
fully weighing the evidence of this
trial, believe these five men guilty"
The States attorney then sat down,
and the great case was ended.
Judge Mcconnell Immediately began
the reading of his charge to the jury.
If the jurors found the defendants guilty
any or all of them were to be punished
by death, Imprisonment for life or for
any term of years not less than fourteen.
The charge was very elaborate and fair
to both sides. The prisoners listened
to its reading with intense interest. At
the conclusion of the charge the ex-
hibits that had been introduced in evil
dence were given to the jury. Five
bailiffs were sworn to take the jury
men to the grand-jury room, there to
keep them without meat or drink, ex-
cept water until a verdict was rendered
A recess was then taken until eight
o'clock in the eveuinr