Telegram-herald., 1889-12-14

gns Eocasns Lawyer Too . -
Address ras Crcnlo Jury.
Ta. LOyCEsECIER CLOSING TEE CISE.
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IAAt he state Hss InJEs-
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CEcAss. Ds. l3-Lathsr LArin
MiIlS sk0 vas ~ have m43s TIE rnAl
arQ1 msnt i1 r1e Crouin czse. las tr4nK
ferre3 La d-ty - J-1ze Longsuec ser.
ME A--z las been III for some days.
Unrl Thursday be 49, c-lndeuI tszt
10 would oe abe - perform ths tAsk a.
sgu-8 ~ him, bQt sudden relapse
ca4sed him - change his plans under q
sLern inj Junction from his physician % re-
main al home.
NLea court opened this morning NJ
LODgens1ker began the closing speech
for tie prosecution Expressing tie re-
grer - Ar Mills at not icing strong
sa0agn 70 be present, lie promised thsr
he would oceapy the jury bat short
tlme.
lie took early occasion 70 cast into The
faces OF the defense tho accusation made
by Attorney Forrest that the witnesses
for the prosecution had been coached BY
him, the representative Of the State. and
bis associates. With honest indigna-
tlOn. his voice rising as be did so. he de
Hounced the insult not 70 him alone,
bat % the public. And then turning 70
the lusy he cried. his words ringing
clear and loud:
II you gearleasn believe the slAIder, which
Is f. erect charge that ny associates
and myself have oOnspired 20 send tie
defendants 70 ths sall0ws by nanaiactur
Ing evieeece. you believe IT, II IS
your holy duty % scQult the nVe uen
sitting there and recommend that The
members Of The prosecution be indicted
and tried for conspiracy 70 commit nur-
der. Why, y the people believed Il, they
should take ne 70 The nearest larp-post
and hang ne without court or jury.
They claim that back Of the prosecution
stands the opposing faction OF the Clan
n2-Gael, urging the conviction OF these
men. Why gentlemen, the very men who
belonged 10 the camp which DR.. Cronln
organized were against the prosecution
and al the Cian-na-Gael witnesses we're
from the camp from which come these pris-
oaers The whole camp Of Or. Cronin was
against tie state. Do you think would put on
a witness whose story didn't believer DO you
think would nK up story TO hang these menf
Gentlemen, before God bad rather have ny
arms torn from ny body than 10 engage in such
villainy."
~ believe itl' said Juror Culver, soto
voce.
Yes, you must believe it," cried the
States Attorney; because it's Gods
truth
He then referred briefly TO tho com
plants of the defense about his en-
ploying valuable assistance, saying that
he saw no reason why the State Of Illinois
should not have the aid OF valu-
able counsel as well as tho prisoners,
and then took up tho case Of Beggs.
For a man against whom there
was no case, as Attorney Eos
ter claimed, il was exceedingly
singular that a day and one-half
should be required TO defend him
But the case was strong in
the States Attorneys mind. The birth
of the great conspiracy was in ii, by the
appointment OF the secret committee.
The claim that no committee was ap-
pointed was absurd in view
OF the declaration of the
senior guardian that tho com
mittee would report to him alone
This showed that committee was APP
pointed, and inssmuch as the defense
had not introduced in the case the mem
bers of the committee TO tell the pur-
pose Of their appointment, was evidence
that the committee was not a lawful
one.
Judge Longenecker paid his attention
TO the minutes, and showed that if the
secretary Of Camp 20 made a mistake in
putting down tho appointment Of a
secret committee when no such thing
occurred. it would have been corrected
at the next meeting. But they were
approved.
The States Attorney called attention
70 the difference in the line Of argu-
ments by the State and defense. Tho
former sought TO make a strong stick by
binding mum Der Of twigs together. The
latter tried 20 show that the stick was
weak and not able 70 hold together be
cause. forsooth, one Of the twtgs might
be detective. On this point the speaker
dwelt at length and was followed BY A.
torney Hynes reading the testimony Of
DR.. Egbert relating 70 the autopsy.
Montana Democratic Legislators Weaken.