Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-16
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asked the clerk of the Sup RENE Court, cir
cult, Part IL, this afternoon.
eve have" answered. the foreman, rising.
''What is your verdict?'
s'We find for the defendant
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard clapped his
hands and jumped to his feet and yelled
"Goodr'
"Sit down" ordered the court policeman,
and the Colonel sat down and shed tears.
Judge Parker discharged the jury and
Colonel Shepard rushed to the jury box
gate and warmly wrung each iuryman's
hands, weeping.
The lawyers made the usual statutory
motions for new trial, time for motion
and allowance for COSTS per cent of the
amount sued for was allowed to the defense
and the court was adjourned. Colonel
Shepard waylsid Judge Parker and thanked
him, weeping, and Judge Parker looked as
if he wished he was somewhere else. Then
the Colonel wrung the hands of his attor-
news, wiped his eyes and departed weep
ing.
IngersoIrs Great Closing Speech.
W ueU Tie CdsC VI osSdAl4bb
Colonel Shepard for $4,000 for breach of
contract to keep him five years as business
manager of the Nail and EziresS was re-
sumed in the morning, Judge Parker's
order that no more spectators than could be
seated should be admitted caused nearly a
riot in the lobby of the court house, so great
was the desire of hundreds to hear Colonel
Ingersoll. Proceedings were opened by
Mr. Parsons, who began summing up for
the defense at 10:40 o'clock and spoke just
one hour. He said he had no wit, no humor
to tickle the iury's fancy, and he intimated
that Colonel Ingersoll had been imported
into the case because of his reputation for
ability to say hard things of his tellowman.
He also put rod in pickle for himself
by accusing Colonel Ingersoll of profanity.
"Some men do not swear" said Mr. Par
sons Il do not, and you, gentlemen of the
jury, do not. Perhaps my friend here
(pointing to Colonel IngersolD does.'
How Pagan Bob Rubbed 1t In.
When Colonel Ingersoll arose his face
wore very grave expression. SIT seems
hardly possible he said, 'tfor me to ap-
pear IN any case without some gentlemen of
the other side saying something to make
himself little unpleasant or create in the
minds of the jury just little prejudice. 1t
was hardly fair to say that was employed
because 1 have the reputation of saying
hard things about everybody. 1 never had
that reputation. 1 will admit that 1 have
had the habit of saying what 1 think.
Mr.. Ingersoll here clasped his hands and
gazed at the foreman of the jury with an ex-
preston OF injured innocence that was pos
itively touching.
81 have never been accused of being a
professional Pecksniff." he continued.
'.What / have honestly believed L have
plainly said. That is all. And 1 never
before heard that had any reputation for
speaking harshly of my fellow men. Neither
was it quite fair to say that was employed
in this case because am not Presbyterian
(the Colonel was grinninC.) I do not
understand that the Presbyterian creed is
on trial here.
4 Presbyterian by Profession.
'I have no word to say against the de-
fendant in this case because ne is or is not a
PRESBYTERIAN. 1 do not know what he is.
All l know-and it is as far as ANYBODY can
safely 90 after having heard him testify-is
that he processes to be Presbyterian.
Laughter and hanging of the gavel by the
Judge 1 have not the slightest prejudice
against HIM on that account, and 1 would
detest myself If 1 could use the present op-
portunity to saw one word against him on
necount of his religious belief and because
he happens to differ from me. L would
detest myself
mo lawyer has any right to say anything
against the opposite party, or against any
witness that he does not firmly believe to
be true, and any lawyer that will attack
the witness or attack the party simply for
the sake of gaining the victory is simply a
dog that men hire and set upon other men.
1 am not that kind of dog"
Some of the charges of dishonesty Colonel
Incersoll ran over and dismissed as fan
tastic
The Charge of Incompetency.
1.-THE next charge" lie went on, sis the
man was incompetent. HIN. Let's see.''
Colonel Ingersoll began reading from
Colonel Shepard's letter to the Journalist:
DEAR JoUKSALIsT: You ask me to say
word about Frank 5. Gray's connection with
the Bf0iI d1Id EzD'eSs.
s'Who asked him? He went west and
STAYED in Chicago until he outgrew that
city,"
$50 Mr.. Gray is incompetent, is he? I
tell YOU, anv fellow that ever outgrew Chi
cago is competent man. You go out there
and try it and see.
Colonel Ingersoll read that part of the
letter in which Mr.. Shepard said that
through the efforts of Mr.. Gray the Mail
and Express had been compelled to double
the space required for its business. "He
saw, when ] asked him about it, that it
might hurt him to admit that his business
had doubled since Gray got there, SO he
bedged and said that we needed more
room Let me read YOU some more.
fSinee he has been here swear
ing and drinking have retreated into Thea
ter alley
81 should judge from this that their
headquarters had hitherto been in tn Hail
and Express Laughter. But since the
advent of Nh. Gray the swearers and drin K
ers have retreated to Theater alley"
The State of the Mans Mind.
mT love him. the letter says. Now
simply say that that letter written at that
time. when there was no suit in the horizon,
SHOWS exactly the state Of the mans mind
tEen. aid there is no form of words that he
can use on the witness stand under oath
that will convince you that when he wrote
thai letter he regarded Gray as dishonest,
Incompetent or Incompatible and you know
as well as Go.
Jw, recollect, that is the 18th of June,
Did Gray ever swear before that?