New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
A FERvID DEFENCE OF CRITCHLOw.
HIS COUNSEL ADDRESSES THE JUIY-THE PROS
EDITORS SpEENIl.

HIS COUNSEL ADDRESSES THE JUEY-THE PROS
EDITORS SPEECH.
Fi;isburg, Now 22.-The testimony In tie Cn'ch-
low case. was confined to-day Ii is expected that
the viii go to the Jury tomorrow afternoon. TIE
defendant The first witness. lie testified that
he did hot fire I"arm Of any khd
between : 80 and 5 30 m. 1880 a. IN.
aud noon, ! 80 ard D. NJ. aud that he was not
OH Ii" company grounds between those hours. lilo
was not crosseAamnsd. Mrs. Cr;tchov testified that
on July d she reached her nom" at p m. ana fouhd
her husband aisle p Tie defence rested here Inc
prosecution called raj witnes,e, in rcbutal. whose
ties inony was unimporiant The arguments were
then begun.
John >. Rob, In addressing The jury, SAID Ia part
Are to b.. told by u ,rIang ?. and thank GOD II
a stranger. that IN Ponnsy l'ania from lis fun'
tain-head Of law down 10 the district attorney, All
/, corruption Tit, was done in the opening In this
cnse by the defence. This great country has made
up It's mind that ii viii not he uctod from the face OF
the earth by Anarchy. riot. misr'ie and lloodsh'd
makes ltitle differ IN this WHO fred the
first shot. but here l. doubt In my mind That the
first shooting from the s!,.e, ard am certain
you !"li'v" M. The Wu,d'r % a. }. Conner look
Ilse .oag ai;, tt, nrs. as LL. aid J. mrrtcr was
/ e.nui II O. 81 h'r. g Ind il A. 'A Witnesses
swear CrI;cllcw VIZ, u ere. ard all swear h. had
gun In his hands. and witness svears he saw
Crltchlow behind the brcastworks. firing his gun
through the port holes In the brcaswCks Who says
he not aherel lie goes on the stand and picks
out certain hours when he says he hot on the MIL
premises. lie does not pretend TO say he was nos
there at any time. h. does not say where he was he
docs rot even coriObOrate his own witness, who tres
TO prove an aliM he does not say he did not have
gun he does say he did not fire AT the barges hd
doc, not say he dIi fir the slO; that kd Con.
nor he denies nothing. bur that at certain hours fixed
by himself, he vas not IN the mEl-yard.'
William N. Erwin. Of Sioux Fails. s. d.. said tbs
Jury could not presume that there was any strife
Homestead; ii was not In evidence, there was 10
proof that there was any di,s nsion. There ~
evidence that kick, who send, amei invaders 70
the shore of Homestead, lad any property thesA
There evidence HAT the men, women and
children we've TIER for miLW fl pup ses. bit h
oonmonN'n tn snid tlay IN rr. AL III, iul
knew was that fher- we've AIMED for, in nrad r.
there. There WAS no evidence tnst those men wefs
hired Us wa'chmen. The absence OF proof gv,s It>o
to the prcsump in Ia t tn opl's tsri,try had
been invaded 5y armed FIR IN meli-arTed Oy
Qunrterma,t"r triok. Il auing. SIR. win said:
Unless the right Of the lirScrtOns 10 De- there
WAS made pnln tne peOP.e should have shot ttem
down. But In case yoa 10 not alicc With me that
the force Illegal armed lnva,lCn was there any
organized resistance to the andng not So OF
there not for riot. The hrs, snOt came rom
the bOat-nlm'd at WHAT >ril"rsl No. Men,
women and cnidrei. DO you deny the right ~ u oai
on shore - defend Themselves No! Hasten the
defence Fire. oil and dynamite should be used uDpD
these who fire Oh tie people,