Evening journal., 1890-02-28
lupeE PANcoAsI.s ARGUMENTS.
he Does Not spare the Lawyers for tn
state But Denounces Them.


The counsel Of Chalkley LeConey yes
terday opened their argument and pre-
scented TO the court and jury part Of
their reasons why the defendant should
be acquitted OF the charge of murder.
Judge Pancoast, the senior counsel for
the defendant in this remarkable trial,
occupied the whole Of the session of yes
terday in argument, and when the hour
for adjournment came he had not finished.
Judge Pancoast's argument was very
powerful and at times was almost dra-
matte. He did not spare the state, but
denounced them for the unfairness
which he claimed they had shown to the
defendant in the prosecution Of the case.
Many OF the witnesses of the state were
also attacked by Judge Pancoast, who
denounced them In his efforts to convince
the jury of Chalkley Leconey's limo
cence.
His argument of yesterday was mainly
directed to summing up all the evidence
that had been brought out which would
help to establish the innocence Of Le-
Coney or cast doubt as to his guilt His
words at times visibly affected the man
whom be was making such an effort to
save. As he spoke of the funeral Of the
murdered girl at the home Of her parents
al Waverly, Ohio LeConey showed more
emotion than he has displayed at any
period Of his trial
Mr. Pancoast dwelt at length on the
, theory advanced by the state-that Annie
Lecoaey was killed by Chalkley during a
quarrel, and gave to the jury the theory
OF the defence, that she was killed by
persons intent on robbery who had
gained entrance to the house, and being
| discovered by Annie. had Immediately
throttled her and then cut her throat.
after which they committed the robbery
and fed. He laid great weight on the
finding Of the little half. drowned chicken,
which was discovered in the oven Of the
stove, considering it proof that Annie
was out Of the house that morning when
the murderer or murderors entered the
| premises, aud that on her return she
discovered them and met her death
The time of the morning when the
murder occurred was also used as argu.
ment that LeConey would not have
selected such an inopportune moment Il
he had wanted to xiii the girl. The kind
relations between LeConey and bis niece,
and the condition Of things. particularly
in his brother Richards 10 m, We're also
presented in an eloquent manner TO the
jury as proof Of LeConey's innocence,
arguing that, II the murder had been
committed by him, why should he have
gone into that room and disturbed things
in such matter in the attempt 90 manu-
facture evidence when there was nothing
TO be secured in that roomf
The father and mother of the murdreo
girl many times gave way to their emo
lions as they heard the touching illusions
to the life and death Of their murdered
daughter,
Judge Pancoast will consume the
greater part, il not all, of this morn.
ings's session in concluding his argu-
ment. He viii be succeeded by Lawrsr
Grey, wb0 will close for the defence.
He will likely take mp all of the re
naming bime of to-cay's session and al
of Saturday.
This viii leave Ex-Prosecutor Richard
S. Jenkins who is TO close for the Ssate
| yet TO b. heard from.
If the program IS it now stSads i
not changed. Monday AFTERNOON viii
probably see the case given to the Jury.