The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27
UNITED STATES COURT.
The Business Drawing to Close-Tte Lewis
,ass Partially Argued.

s motion was made in court yesterday
by the attorneys of J. c. Adams. who was
found guilty of killing Captain Couch, for
a new trial The motion Will be argued
today or tomorrow.
The Maddox case was continued until
the September term, as some OF the wit
pesses in the case could not be obtained at
this time.
The case of Ed Lewis charged with kill
ing Willie Pearce, near Noble. Ok. was on
trial Yesterday. The evidence was all in
before 6 o'clock and the court took recess
until 730, when the arguments IN the case
were begun.
This case is the most peculiar Of any
that has been tried at this term, IN as
much as there were no witnesses present
when the killing was done. The two men
were alone in Lewis dugout, having been
out hunting together and going IN TO
warm. When they were warmed Lewis
saws he proposed that they go out again
and hunt some more. Pearce assented
and Lewis stepped to the door TO open 1t,
The door being hard to open his attention
was called away from Pearee, and as he
| raised I'D. the gun he had was discharged,
killing him INSTANTLY.
| The prosecution claim that from the
! position of the man when sitting ana the
course Of the charge through his head and
| the Mace il struck the wall behind him
some three and one-half feet above the
| foor-that the shooting could not have
/ been accidental.
| This point is the only one controverted
but other witnesses were introduced to
| he nf
other minor matter. Mrs Pearce, the
mother of the young man, who was Killed.
testified that there had been some sort OF
a GOODNESS between the TWO men buC thae
Lewis told her on New Years day before
that it was all settled. Judge Dundy
was placed on the stand and testl-
fled to having known the defendant Lewis
in Nebraska for twelve years, and always
knew him to be a peaceabie citizen Inc
Judges testimony was surprise TO every
one, as no one thought of him knowing
ANYTHING about the defendant until his
attorneys were told Of the fact.
Lewis sat inside the rail with his attor-
news. and beside him sat his wife and his
father and mother The parents OF the
prisoner are both over 60 years of age, and
Mr.. Lewis, Sr, has head as white as
snow. Mrs. Ed. Lewis sits by her
husband, and, although she looks worried,
vet there is certain look of confidence
about her face that betokens that she has
hope in securing an acquittal.
| The argument in the case was opened Dy
District Attorney Ady, who handled all
the evidence he had in clear and con
vincing manner, and made his points sc
concise that a child could have under
stood them. He was followed by Judge
Levi Ferguson, of Wellington, for the de
Tense. Mr.. Ferguson combatted Mr.. Ady's
points and drew the conclusion that the
government had not proven the defendant
guilty and so they did not need TO prove
him innocent. Each speaker occupied al
hour in their addresses.
The argument will be continued this
morning on behalf of the defense by judge
Green of Oklahoma City. The closing
argument for the government will b'
made by Col. J. p. Hallowell, who ha'
been assisting the prosecution in the case
The case will probably go to the jury IN
mediately after dinner today, as the charg
will be delivered upon the closing OF To
arguments before adjournment.