The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-01

I following me and fred my pistol to attract
/ the messengers attention. He threw Up
both hands and said Come on / went ~
4 in, aud looked back for Turner, who was
I behind giving directions 70 Perkins.
81 told Coulter as politely as possible
| wanted the money IN the safe. He
reached out fer the Aug lsta pouch.
and as 1 went 10 change my pistol
from one hand to the other. 1t accidentally
exploded an1 the ball passed through the tin
box / asked the messelge IL that was ell ,
and he said he didn't know. l told him
that l was in a hurry and wanted all. he
handed me the other package AMI then /
started for the door after telling Coulter to
turn his back to US, which he did at once.
As we started out Turner asked me If had
the messengers pistol. I had forgotten
IL and went tack and asked
Coulter 10 give 1t up. As he reached to get
it told him not to mind that, I would get
it myself. at the same time reaching TO the
shelf and getting the pistol. Then We
jumped off. opened the packages and came
back 10 the house. Coulter agreeably COM
piled with all our requests"
Mr.. Owens opened the argument for the
defense by a half hours speech on the law
points. claiming that nothing more than
robbery by intimidation could be claimed
for Turner's crime.
JUDGE o'BYRNE's SPEECH.
Judge O'Byrne's speech was the feature
Of the case. It was a combination Of byp-
notism, mesmerism aud magnetism. He
opened up by saying that the MORNING
News had facetiously referred to his de-
Tense as one of hypnotic influence, but he
believed there was considerable more truth
than poetry in the statements. judge
O'Byrne depicted Turner as a poor, weak
minded man. influenced by the mesmeric
influence OF stronger mind into commit
ting that which he didn't want to. In flow
cry language be told the Jury about the
festhered songsters bewitched by the eyes
of the deadly snake, which, struggling to
free itself, would fly short distance, only
to be compelled to return I'M
der the charmed and potent
influence of the spell from the
snakes eyes. The comparison drawn
by the spectators, from Judge O'Byrne's re-
marks, was that Turner was like a feath-
cred songster trying to fly from the Henry
street lane house, where DeLaughter, like a
snake, threw his eyes upon him and COM
PEELED him to remain and participate in
crime, despite the futterings Of his con-
science. The attorney wanted the jury 20
place Turner on the same footing as the
Southern Express Company had placed
Messenger Coulter In holding him guiitless
because he only surrendered its property
under duress. He asked if It wasn't the
s1lAo LlAu hilu Sdliio pl5JOA WHICH nh1 COD~
PEELED Turner to assist in the robbery.
HYPNOTIsM KNOCKED OUT.
Mr.. duBignon didn't speak long, but he
tore Judge O'Byrnes hypnotism idea to
pieces. He asked if 1t were the hypnotic in
fuence Of DeLaughter which caused Turner
to tell Conductor Clancy several days prior
to the robbery that it would be an easy
matter to rob a Central train, aud he be-
lieved he could do it by himself. Then the
brilliant attorney referred in q pathetic
way to the love of Turner's wife for
him despite the manner 10 which
he had treated her. He asked the
jury not to let sympathy enter into the
verdict, because little credit is due any one
for doing a duty which runs In pleasure.
1t is only duty done under pain and diff
Guilty, said he. which should win applause.
Judge Falligant charged identically as he
did in the DeLaugher case, and the jury re-
tired about z: 10 o'clock.