The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-09

,snm.,, H. NM ,h,s,, III h,,ir, ,,T,r he ms,
bre .ifu was the &c r,an p, Of The respondent d6uby
unfortunate, for the trsn,ony pontS To one painful re-
suit All have pity for him fhe sympathy Of every
human heart must 20 out tow,rd him The fury must |
i,se b,rve their duty ON oath
ur make n VIII, woulJ he ,ho,,gb, of a man u,,on
the pancl who did otherwise IfI did not do nv duty
here he said ''wha, would he said OF me lie spoke
NJ reasonable doubt aud explained il shall submit
that the law never shields man by a presumption OF
,np,urenec fear before am through | shall show
there is nothing IN this cause 10 helm this man save this
,,,,an II ,nnop.ncc 1'.. W f '' '
want Il, call YOUR attention to the prr>en, ASPECT Of
the case. never know such an utter and painful fall
Of defense. would to God 1t might prevail, and
that the evidence proved him innocent. Norton has
ever LEFT tracks OF his gait i IS tins inhrmity OF hu
man nature that drops the teltaie OF guilt The A.
mighty has sad Though hand JOIN IN hand the
| wicked shall not prevail
It's not enough ior counsel and iof defense to stand
here and SIMPLY declare that Morton has done foolish
spondent looking to his innocence His evidence has
strengthened the government case.
The attorney general then spoke oi The house and IT'S
occupants on the fatal night Norton did no, intend TO
have witness. Norton was IN qn'.ksand "' run
ffum the hst and the more he struggled ihe deeper he
went MS own efforts nave settled ths teftloe nlss
OF evidence around HIM How has the government
been ansHeredf by arguments, not tes,impny' r,,
Their hfst proposition was an uter iMlnfe' ms
was the suicide 'dsa he defense a,ed to sustain ,e
proposition that MIS- Cooley was insane lhS'h'Y n"s
oeen rung an thfohgh inc case ~, 9'npor" vs.
Drought mere ana sworn put was no. 1,eo lney sneN
the insanity idea rs often used TO shield crime iheie
nave been no iaets unoer "Weh pf, oshu"n s"u'u
,esu'y that M1S. SSo'ey was 'hsare; ~, s % was III In
70 MIsh nnt,ca het on 'S nc Nouiu ~, " ep' III
defense mas el9t9hed at many stt'"S, p' hoie s.'s
ne SP9se Hl ,ng testimony o, >o'e,s.' , 'U"', Rg
seiIn' IT i'pt"' anu ~ s'h "u' ''''''''el r.:
and then IN The most sea,hlng m9nnet spose o. mn"
lhefe arc hohest pnyslS'"ns am ain Isis hii '"e,
inet one o tne a'et neIe 81 n,''e enq sA, ''V Wv
uotu on 'ne l'he We I'n II e,'s " M W., 49, 49,, ~,
We some INTO 'ne To,I WIN h snn ~ oa, H.
n ine p, spe.keI ''.ayTsn N w. i, "i2 isn snss = - -
runs VI te ,oo, u ~ I'm I,t ~ ,'V - h. ~
o y na e1ssrned as Norton ad moi dare to take
the stand after @ being sworn. Here the judge Stopped
| w. .''"e'e'' '. e'''' ',' 49,. .,
Anernoon-At o clock the Attorney penerai
| resumed his argument. submit-as plain, prae-
teal proposition, said he that when man hears a
shot in the next room he docs not, IT innocent,
| hrst go out tor neighoor Tor witness ana sehu
him in hrst; The impulse OF the man would nave
been to look into the room II innocent. -
Then the attorney took the revolver which Nor,
ton said killed the woman' and showed mat eouia
not have been dropped where iound, had MIS- Cooi'
| ey discharged It. Ills theory was that Norton
Strengthened the body on the bed hxed the revolver
and then went for the hot water as the womans
| eyes grew CLASSY with death.
He said he hoped the time had not yet come in
this State when death can occur under these cur,
| eumstances, and there can be no ourdeh OF PROOF
| upon the only person left in the house-God forbid,
| for indeed then is human hte heiu py tenuer
| n sna /, a.. ron,n som, ,n. af,.r charging NoT
ton with putting them there in the interest OF the
suicide theory. Then he sprung upon all, startli
the Jury and audience with the fact that the car,
tridges found in the room several days later, and
after the room had been searched. were all markt
IN. as were the cartridges in the revolver, and
very dramatically he charged Norton , lwth o1dln.
Cooley to her death.
1t is not for the government to show whether or
hot he shot her in the iull glare OF the moon, or by
tons missing shirt. He said the crimson lite
blood was upon that other shirt. What evidence
the way of the body Of the babe in ,Ss7'
The attorney general sand Stanleys testimony
was most danning, The human brain is like un
to the compass. Except some powerful attraction
draw it 1t will ever swing toward the truth, even
as the compass points its needle to the pole MI
cab Norton lost for momen. that marvelou. sell
hontroi. and ms brains swinging pack TO the uuth
he uttered that damning truth No., when
killed her,. and then catching himself agaiu tried
by explanations to correct the damnng confession
he had made:
In closing he told the jnty the responsibility now
rolled from off the shoulders OF the government up,
on them; that 1t was but a step from the murder OF
the child to the murder OF the mother; referred TO
the incentives to murder, hoped they might have
the consciousness OF duty well performed told how
the law protected Innocence by ncarceatinE crimi.
mails, and said that when their verdict should have
been well and truly rendered, they would have the
satisfaction Jude, God they would have performed
the highesuduy, honestly and inielligenty imposed
upon an American citizen,
THE ,JuDGEs CHARGE.
1t was $40 O'Clock when his Honor arose to de
liver the charge lie said the rules OF law in this
case were such that he could easily discharge his
sb.r. WV. no sattbiv dutv more dei,a,s md
,h,p .gnr,s ~ at n,herp 70, appod 49,, " hr;nn
t,om ,he;r dnt.e M The la, nav., rn,ai;,,.. !,
doe. not .c.I ,evenye hut Inv dee;en - tn nro,.r, :,
as;.,,, - ~ ..its, -, 49, - 80 .a,.s 30 T., " - -
~ .y, -. 40 @ ny rJ ~ ~. po' 20 W naNe
ne .u..y man panishea' p,ii, nut oeiofe We pnh'sh
~1 .'i,i .'e sui. =, ,., ,.
.hess nc ,t ue 70 u,Iwihg M ,hg
Ju,es, saoweu w .c p,.e8es e AeSuseo "au IN ,ne
eoud be- sbsoutriv sbove MISTAKES. that !, eonid
eo.iu 50. ~ oJ hs,' .osoy .oo. ,t ,nh. IL fouiu
hot oe Aoso,u'eiy sute' Ano 'hen nc spoke Oh cir
cumstantiai evidence .
eomoinauoh OF eircnms.anses' pointing an
"ne way, vas oeuer eNluenee man .he posiuve
testimony OF single eye witness who might ialsi-
~ me 'asm .,. ,1.a .ne story o'a IRA. IN which he
tooA part twenty years ago In auburn. woman
was found DEAD, with ner ,hroat cut and her hus,
oanu was the accused. he said the triai lasted
twenty one days; that there were no ,stenog-
raphers then. without stenographcrs now this case
would De much longer. Inc defense was suicide
but the man was found guilty. Judge Clifford
than whom no more abie lawyer ever presented a
Jury that circumstantial evidence was dan,erous
hui the Instruction Of the court vas that Il was ,e
liable. The man Is now in State Prison, and his
Honor never heard of anyone who doubted In,
justice of the verdict He then cited another case.
quite different. Two women living In a house
alone were found dead, having been murdered
Circumstances pointed 10 a negro living in the
neighborhood, who confessed to have participated
and on his testimony Verrill was convicted Ant
the negro afterward confessed he did il alone And
The verdict against Verrill was sci s.ide
w., 49,, 81 ~. ,.;..... .,.,... -, -
able doubt. but that does no, beyond the posi-
6lIiiy Of an error There Is great question here
ne de,enaahi h charged w,'h mnruer Defense con.
desyee If yo do us, ac'u vo s"y ahy :" ,a .nu ms.
ye1dct of murder in the frst degree.
Still should say to you there are four verdc,s,
murder in the first degree second degree manslaugh,
teri not guilty; But only one Of two verdics can be
fende,ed a. IN 'h's ease me question IS, dd MIS-
nrson.r W,s !, mnrer' or or ;.de, e ",'I & ., 'ne
opinion to exprcss to you. ouyh, no, tn ranerre
you and shall refrain from 50 doing Now the mos,
important duty which falls to the lot of man is upon
YOU ,,,...,
Ail responslol,i'y rest WIN you The prisoner has
had aoe & counsel I'M T;,n sih material as they have
General has been mos, faithful 10 ,bs cause of hs o
pie Now retire and coolly and delberacly render
serds. according to the law and the evidence II you
not guilty. But II you hnd beyond a reasonable
uouG, 'n 1 she aed a, e hana OF the prisoner your
''''|' '''''A w. s''''
A, $40 Judge Walton began his charge to the jury
closing at sos. Two minutes later the jury retired to
he,r room and inc room put on buzz OF conversation
h p oom dnnr @ 1nu T,en mn. khoek came upon
IT, md ,be 'rv ged M, 'n ,6e;r 800 Az o"vs unsea ,
have" and all the jurymen bowed in reply When