The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-22
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| THE PR1SONEHS DEMEANOR.
Lsndsberg was more nervous than on the
previous day and more wrinkles were
visible in bis small forehead. One moment
he would toy with his chin and the next he
was grasping his knees. When he went
upon the stand 20 reiterate the story he had
| told the former jury the braggadocio was
| gone. The man who had announced
in open court a few weeks ago
| that he was afraid Of no man showed him
self 60 be in fear of the conclusion of the
twelve men in the jury box, judging from
| the nervous way in which he tried to prove
that the prosecutrix had offered him in
| ducements by her actions. which led him to
take her tofLaura Hopkins house. The
prisoner introduced the same batch Of let
tiers that be did on the first trial. As he
held them up to bis eyes they could be seen
perceptibly trembling in his hands, He
| was an hour and half on the stand.
A GOOD DEFENSE WITNESS FOR THE STATE.
A young man named Sesomes, a witness
originally subpBnaed for the defense proved
a ver1table nemesis for the prisoner. The
defense found out the gist of his
testimony, and didn't want him.
| The state, however, put him up for the
prosecution. Sesomes is baggagemaster
OF the Savannah, Florida and Western at
| Jacksonville. He had every specta-
| tor in the court room convulsed with
| laughter. He spoke in a loud voice, and
| got in some 10 ling words upon the attor-
neys for the defense. The witness said he
had been subppnaed by the defendant and
came TO Savannah to attend the trial.
While in the city he and Q. T. Battle,
| another baggagemaster, met Oscar jackson,
one Of the defendants witnesses, in the
Hsrnekt house.
The party walked down to the Savannah,
Florida and Western depot, and while on
the way to the depot Sesomes made re-
| mark TO jackson to the effect that he
| heard the defense had offered 81 900 to any
man who would go on the witness stand
and swear chat he had compromised Miss
| White.
According to the statement Of Sesomes,
Jackson replied, "Why, l would swear for
five months like that" The witness said
he met Miss White at Jesup and was intro
| duced to her there.
sEsoMEs' POPULARITY.
Sesomes was rigidly cross-examined by
Mr.. Morgan as to whether he had not made
certain remarks rejecting upon the charac-
| ter of Miss White to William Wright
Savannah, Florida and Western conductor
but he denied that he had. The witness told
Mr.. Morgan that he had never yet been in-
| troduced TO any young lady who didn't ask
him to call on her again.
Are you a masher" asked the young
attorney.
well" replied the witness, "some peo.
pie tell me So"
The reply created an uproar in the court
| room, but not a muscle Of the witness face
moved.
''As you are such an exquisite Chester
field" Eaid Mr.. Morgan, "have you any
reason 70 know whether you have concealed
about you any charms which compel young
women TO adore YOUR
"Well." replied Sesomes, with a sort OF
blank stare at the attorney, ''if they are
| concealed about me haven't seen them"
DIDN'T KNOW OF MONEY OFFERS.
Sesomes testified that he knew nothing
about $500 being offered to Oscar jackson
by the defense to swear in the case. He re-
lated story about Mr.. Way. Mr.. Morgan,
Mr.. Seabrook, Oscar jackson and Detective
Wethsrhorn calling at his room at the Har-
| nett house Wednesday night to find out
something about certain statements which
they had heard he made.
@. +. Battle corroborated Sesomes rela-
| tive to,sthe conversation at the Harnett
housesW ednesday night with the visiting
| partyy In describing the visit Of the law
| yers TO his room at the same time, Battle
| said: ut was big mob, composed Of de-
teotive and lawyers
Mr.. Mcintyre was put upin rebuttal and
denied emphaticallv everything LandsberR
| had said in his testimony.
Stenographer Cam showed by his notes
| OF the former trial that Moses Lilienthal
| and Jake Strauss had sworn somewhat
dl1ferently at the present trial.
Miss White was next put up in rebuttal,
| and also denied every thing Landsberg had
stated about kissing and hugglng her in the
5creven house. and the balance OF his state-
| ments as well. She still denies the affidavit
sworn;to by Huls: day before yesterday.
touxHE FATHER ON THE STAND.
Mr. bite, father Of the prosecutrix, pro-
nounced the letters which the prisoner had
| introduced in his statement purporting to
have been written by him, Offering to settle
the case for monetary consideration, as
an absolute forgery. Mr.. White denied
| ever receiving or Offering to take money
from Landsberg or his friends, aud that the
| prisoner was a liar when be made such
| statement.
On cross-examination Mr. White admit
| ted having agreed to let his daughter leave
Hazelhurst with Mrs. Landsberg. The day
after he recognized his mistake and went 30
| Eastman to bring her back, but she had
| been taken to DeLand. Landsber9's family
| prevented her from hearing from her pa
rents. The defense didn't make any stren-
! GUS effort to break Mr.. White down, as
! they seemed to realize that the letter ques-
ton was one of such a delicate nature that
it wouldn't bear too much treading upon.
| eNThe state closed after Mr.. Whites testi-
mony and the only evidence submitted by
the defense in sur-rebuttal was that Of Mr.
Way, one Of the prisoners counsel, who ex-
planned to the court and jury the circum-
stance of the call made upon Mr.. Sesomes
and Mr.. Battle at the Harnets house. The
lawyer witness took exceptions 60 Mr..
Battles intimation that the party was a
mob.
THE soLICIToR's OPENING.
| AT l 80 O'Clock Solicitor General Fraser
| opened the arguments He occupied about
twenty minutes. showing what the conten-
| ton of the state would DO in conclusion. 1t
was strong, forcihle aud convincing speech
As he scored Landsberg for what he termed
his brutal crime the prisoner kept his eyes
to the floor and looked as if he felt the
true import of the scathing denunciatioD be-
ing heaped upon him by the fearless state at
torney. Solicitor General Fraser closed by
telling the jury that in his conclusion he
expected to show one Of the most vlllainous
devllish and damnable plots ever concocted
TO ruin the character of a girl and save a
ravisher from justice that had ever beer
brought to light in court room.
Mr.. Way began his argument for the de-
Tense at $3.50 O'clock. He introduced his
speech by saying he was aware that in de-
Tending Landsberg he had to face a power
full public sentiment against the prisoner
worked up by newspapers in distortiug
facts and appealing to all the passions OF