Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-25
THE CR0NlN MURDER.
THE JURY SWORN AND THE TRIAL
FORMALLY BEGUN.
State's-Attornev Longsnocker Delivers Hi'
Opening Address and Defines the
Drty Of tho Twelve.
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nIa 81 took % small agv OF tailifs 90 Sccp
af iny thc cngci ones who demanded 10 be
l. q Foo.
promptly % 10 O'Clock the 200 spectators
neomhled in Judge NcCouucll. court
were raped toordcr. and sthc defendants
fled iu and tho attorneys took their seats
enc clcrk called the roll 81 jurors. Every
man responded to his uamo and the Cronn
tuai formally began State s-Attcrncy
songoncckcr o. once began his opening
address 90 The jury.
ltc reviewed briefly the lonc-continued
sitting of ycuiromcn which had resulted IN
tie selection of thc twelve before him. He
ton defined the dutcs Of iurymcn, dc
frnt ilo moaning az presumption Of in
rocc1ca as applied ~ the trial OF persons
charged With crime. telling the jury that
presumption of innocence was NOT . mat
T. Co. lc weighed AGAINST evidence.
n wss hc said. mere NEGATIVE which
stood iu the way Of conviction. bat must
- hD allowed to weaken the force OF the
evidence given.
Mr. Iuueercckcr ncyt took MP and do
fncI tho meaning % reasonable doubt as
applied 800 such eases. On this hc said
when N.u stated that you wpuid not
convict those Ieu. except they proven
guilty hovIit ar,asou6hlc doubt, it SIMPLY
Ioart This. that u. after hearing the evil
ocuos. you are satisfied a. jurymcn sworn
q DO {our duty That the men on trlal are
guilty. then you have mo- night 20 60 look
ing Cor doubts. YOU have no night to go
hunting around fnr excuse 90 refrain from
Coinc taai which fhe law makes 10 your
Crt,.t. H. Reasonable doubt means "A
49, tf.., s.. ,.,.o,.il. %
N- T.rr.-f ,f counsel for tho defence.
i-.l.,rt.,.t.1 +he ,srrtR,-aff hispoiut. elaine
ing that the q fimuon oi q reasonable
douht has uo place iu the opening address,
Ir.ss
'ri.. r.,,,rt ,,,,rnl.d tho uoiut and Mr..
Y..-..t ...,..l ti,,. ..v,o,.ti,n
fth. ~t,te,. Attornoy fha, sot forth what
VIZ ,,..f,r.al alleges IONS in the indictment
which u world hr necessary for the State
g. u-,ra in order % Justify conviction.
a. ..y..,e flot gr.p;u ,yos killed. fIat
tlr l,u.,o ba3 boon Ior, IN this State.
thettt w. d-,. without proync4ti.u. and
f..f fl... mon d,5 IL e4 "a result If thc
,.r.,...., d.. .o,ko,f the motive for
tho crime and s,j that i'm order ~ show
Veiattl.af In.tiy, was u became necessary
..,.t,,,,o ,,,t, ffa ii..or,. Boa thr. .Duutrv
81 th. organization known a. the United
Trlth.rtoll. commonly called Cla1-na-
Gu.. B,f.ro doing This ho reminded the
5Yr. fl.t flrv were NOT t~yirg the Clan
,,,.Co.l i,,f tho vii .ori.re M tho bar
I.,..cn.cl.r Then proceeded % sketch
th, f-.-,r. 81 tho Cinu-ua.Gael IN thi.
t.grtrv. ,n,Ing that IN Wa mado up If
la'uouc I-iehmeu Irishmcn who went
Who went into it for the money there was
Irit.arl tlat ITS object Wa 20 free Ireland
lIs force OF arms as soon ns q favorable
opportunity should offer. He declared that
tls triangle wa. -lureme. that tho 0Gth7
a. tlr members made thor commands lie
1.ror fo flc lew. of 'le nation.
nr Forest objected % ttis line - state
,nouf 4eiua1rt.siuloin advanced proof.
JUDGE Mcdonnell said that Doe dil not
know Whist would be proved. hut warned
fh, Stafo's Attorney that bee was making
rl..e statements at hi. peril.
TIA, Ntntr'- Attorney sand hc would prove
,ylat h..a.I aul hr accepted the ie-p,n-.-
hfhg lle proceeded go soy that when
Sullivan. Ioelr. aud buiuad got control ol
gil. executive lo1~I they changed the plan
ofW0rt NJ the ORG uizatou nud lnaugu-
rated adyuamife polio, and implanted IN
lie contribution clause commanding per
f..t uld ungue-rIouiug obedience 90 tho
coamaals of the board.
ihe d fence a-un prayed an exception
o. Gin, iu' 'irtatrmDut.
The States Attorney poke of the adop-
fou Cd. One triangle ms symbol OF ne