The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-18
or.Aak-cipnoss CONSPIRACY.

Addresses the Jury.
At2.30 p. m. Mr.. Harrington con-
tinued speaking to tho jury i'll defense |
OF Edward, Mary and Joseph Clark.
The States argument was that these |
New York detectives had come here to ,
he stated it, They depended on them |
alone although they never expended |
one penny out of their own pockets. |
My clients have not the money to send |
for celebrated detectives. Are you |
going to take that testimony alone |
and convict tham2
There is no evidence that tho Clarks
were ever at the old barn. But only
that Gibbons and Burns were there.
The Clarks were not connected with
the old barn by any testimony
The Deputy Attorneys alluslon to
an explosion ought not to influence
your minds.
Mrs. CIark's plot to use O covered
wagon, get up a drunken fight and
lire the old barn while the watchmen
were away at such fight Gas sworn to
by Mrs. .Boughton-Noble) was nara ted
and deemed fabrication on the
ground OF no motive and that the
Fleming barn had been burned six
months before. 1t shows just what
the drift OF this woman's testimony Is.
1 These detectives have not shown
that the defendants ever had any
trouble with them. There 10 no mo-
tive Of animosity.
Can you, gentlemen, send the de-
PENDANTS back where they have been
fourteen weeks on mere suspicion?
IAN you do 1t on tine uncorroborated
Testimony Of men employed TO tell
you so2
Mr. Harrington closed at o'clock.
Vim. S. Hilles, attorney for defend
ant William j. Gibbons, add essed the
Jury.
There are a great many questions in
Jurisprudence OF interest to every
body. Among these is the Jury sys-
ITEM. You sit as the peers OF these de-
fendants who have right to a speedy
strlal by an impartial jury. That some
five of you were on the Gibbons jury l
slbelieve should warn you to be inilu-
Ience1 by no testimony In that case. |
. rely on your honor to regard only the
: Testimony which has been taken in this
case.
Conspiracy was defined.
There are crimes hard to prove, but
i',they are far harder to disprove.
Should three men and woman get
I their heads together and swear you
made certain statements, how would
-iunless some other person was in the
lroom.
Is William j. Gibbons connected with
the alleged conspiracy
r The first proof is "A letter which con
eItains no statement connecting CID
hibons. What WIS said about Gibbons,
flby persons when he was not present.
does not bind him in conspiracy.
The testimony of professional, pnid
detectives comes under great suspi-
J iclon. Even when they are necessary
y Ito ferret out crime. they should not
y "a be allowed or credited on tine witness
y stand.
il ask that the Court instruct you, the
,-jury, that there is no testimony that
connects Gibbons with this case. Court
said that was question for the Jury
e and ] ask you to so decide.
r as to Mrs. Mobiles statement about
4 Mrs. Clark saying Gibbons was one of
4, he bruvest men in tho State, Gibbons
j. was not present and 1t does not con
meet him,
: Now as to Gibbons telling Mrs No
l ble and also Thomas II. Lynch that lie
! and Burns went one night to burn the
old barn, and saw watchmen and got
X q drink of water-Hre you gentlemen
going to say that is sufficient to con
4, ,viot Gibbons with the alleged con
Il splracY2 There Is no testimony that
II. Gibbons agreed with anybody to burn
y the old barn.
These detectives live in Now York.
We have no resources. or force of law
in this case, to compel New Workers to
-lCome here and tell us the character ol
these detectives.
Toprove conspiracy it Is necessary )
to prove that tho conSpirators knew
Is each other, that they met together and
G agreed.
They have not proven and cannot
-iprove any agreement OF Gibbons witt
TIanybody else.
a You have n right to acquit Gibbons
o'lwithout ac1uitting anybody else, ant
you have anght to acqnit them all.
Mr. llilles asked the court to instruct
:, the jury that one defendant could b'
i acquitted and as to the reasonabl,
/. Doubt, also that proof Of u genera
IL conspiracy to burn out the DuPonti
St viii not support this Indictment, etc
Attorncy.General B!ggs addresses
. the Jury at $50 p. m.
- The reference of defence us to ricl
- and poor people was unnecessary
You a;e to try this case implrtIally OF
= the basis of common citizenship ant
-Isolely on the law and evidence
The difficulty OF getting testimon,
lis quito as great on either side, 50 fal
|, as the Banks" are concerned.
4, was responsible for tho non divulg
d ment OF the facts in the first instane
&c from Justices Office. As To size o
Il bail there were three charges. $500
y bail each They had the right of ha
L. beas corpus and could have reduce
NJ the bail In one hour had it 10 N deem
R, ed excessive.
=; As TO detectives ] say no law-ahtG
K Ing citizen is afraid OF detectives The
III are necessary. What would lie th
q use OF detectives il not allowed o
" the stttndy Our legislature has en-
" dorsud their necessity in this Stal
"a and created two by special law for til
70 state and two for this city.
ID You hearl Chief James Wilkinso
say lie mad been in tho employment {
u, the Pinkertons fifteen years, that i
m. had ferrettad out the Southern Z!
IN press robheries and had been chief {
a. his agency six years. The detective
have souls and recognize there is
- lay Of Judgment for them. II won
L DO to try to damage them by insinu
. ions and side issues.
- II is true this ts their professions
d 'usiness they are put on only Il
N most difficult cases They do NAL
~ iaiy reports and then leave tho fac
" for others to determine.
oH4 Powder manufacturers take the
uSss ives in their hands every day. II
ali. Tres aud explosions were hers recitel
Here are men, employees aud famiiii
Pa with destruction staring them in Il
x--- eyes every day