The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-11

smelled by James Horty and he gave
the alarm. Francis G. DUPONT, who |
was on the stand, told you that as
soon rs he saw the flames he went to
Hagley. Why did he go therei He
told you: To save the lives OF the peo-
ple,' He was followed there by Eu.
gene DUPONT, bot hmen who never send
any one where they will not go them-
selves. Francis has told you that he
did not know whether he would get
back alive or not.
The barn was burned. Who did it9
"lhis was the question which agi-
tated the minds of people for months,
but now the man has been found, and
there he sits face to face with Justice"
After carefully going over the testi-
.mony as given by the witnesses on
both sides, he said:
Take tho testimony OF Edward
IBane and try him by that alone.
would be willing to take his testi-
mony and, there being no defence, as
there Is no defence, say fair minded
Jury would convict the prisoner. He
was Gibbons friend. At tho second
fire when the cattle were lowing and
tho horses nelghing in the flames,
Gibbons could not keep quiet, SO he
,Iwent to his friend, Edward Bane and
confessed to hlm 81 fired the new
harm and Eugene Burns fired this one. .
2 Are you going to throw that out2 1t
Ills unlmpeached and unGontradlGted.
Mr. Biggs also d8ronded james
v Moore and said that he believed lie
8! had told the truth in substance, al
o though Mr.. Hilles had got him some
llwhat mixed with his ski llful cross
e examination. He told a straight
r story and nothing could shake him in
t his assertion that Gibbons told him
9 twice that he had burned the barn.
He also defended the detectives
g eaguinst the attack made upon them
i by Mr.. Hilles and said:
t Some crimes cannot be ferreted
n out without detectives. 1 have found
eIthem absolutely necessary. II there
Q, were no such things as detectives
= some OF the gravest crimes would &C
. undiscovered Detectives are neces
sary for the well.being and protection
flof society" -.. 1884,.
y He claimed that Gibbons had mo
eltive for the crime, as he had been dis
7 charged by the DuPonts, and twt
o months and eleven days afterwari,
, the barn was burned. In regard t.
the attompt by the defense TO prov,
d al abb he said:
o My learned friend depends upoI
d his allbi for which there are two wit
Illnesses, Miss Gibbons and Phllll
,rl poUgherty. Ills sister knew nothing
but when e reached and whom III
If left home. She was positive as to TIL
leIhalf minute. II is impossible Sh
Ididid not see clock for five hours
ie Philip Dougherty Is either the biggis
Il liar or tho biggest fool ever saw
it In either case his testimony is out o
ii this ca SO. These two star witmessc
etcame here to cheat justice and to pre-
,eytnt the State from getting flir yeI
dict The prisoners alihi is provel
ie false by his own statement to Jane
T. Horty. His si5ter started him OF and
II God knows sha did her part right
IT Philip DoughertY passed him t,
70 Sweeney, who delivered him at tn
70 IRE. But this alibi fell to pieces a
or James Horty's testimony that tn
as prisoner said he went to the lire by al
entirely different ruute.'
OF la concluding lie said Gentlemen;
81 am done. have endravured to do m
II. duty faithfully. and may God give yo
wisdom to render verdict that wi
inlnot only give justice to tho prisOne
I'll at the bar, but also preserve the we
Vi fare of tho State. Believing as | Il
that this charge has been fully eStat
II -llshed by tho testimony, | c0ntidentI
nd ask at your hands n verdict Of guilt!
III, as in manner and form indicted
or MIR. Blgys concluded at & o'clocl
having spoken for one hourand thtrt,
thltno minutes Judge Cullen asked I'll
ofliary IL they would rather be charged
edIoncs or this morning. They elected /
lt be charged this morning and court W.
be adjourned until 10 o'clock.