Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-12
WAKEFIELD Yniai.



ut by Mr. Spear, sho a-susd that this vas
-ne Of the strongest poir.s ct Wakefeld's
sanoeenee. especially ~hsa considered in
Che agh. 81 TIE discovery o. tha strax hat
ind the pail. He asked the iary to thinx
, sor themselves a. to ho~ those article. 20,
| here they did
The bringing Of Blenns coat iato tsEr
fas tksn touched rpon AID the episode was
| arned by Ar. Spear into strong evsien4e
VI Innocence.
Mr.. Spear then spoke Of Mr.van Blsun'.
experiments on the ealrrSn.s II the stream
md read from his testimony ami sAo~ Ell
bat northwest viad woaid blo~ IL across
The pond instead Of into the core
Mr.. Spear then commented upon WskN-
bells story. IS cnrrosOrstei BY Msrshai
Drake, in regard to the designation Of the
spot where he thought the body would be
be found and showed lis honest purpose and
the aosariity of the belief that be would
have acted 80 il he had been guilty.
The next point to combat vas the placing
OF any miseonstruetion upon the discovery
OF the 81 inside the waistbsnd just nsxt to
the watch pocket.
The strap story Of the Bahcoeks wa.
. then taken up and compared with the story
of Mrs. Wakefield and Mrs. White, and the
,tory vas weakened or destroyed.
This IS not material fact or cireum-
ttance, bat ii shows sou the nature of the
testimony of the government. Testimony
hat is -foar,hs true and one fourth
false Is the most dangerous kind, for the
ruth being the larger part of the story
foiors the rest and makes it hard to III,
prove. l merely put on these witnesses 10
he character Of that of tie Bsbcocks.
Mr.. Spear said he only spoke of this to
how the character Of the testimony.
Mr.. Babeoek's statement az to the amount
II money Charles had on him was not made
ntiI after the discovery of the body and
be money.
Mr. Spear then talked of the claim tslat
Wakefield took the money from Blenn AMI
bowed its Inconsistency With Wakefield
placements in regard to the probable dis
bvery of money on BIenn's body.
There vas no exclusive opportunity for
Wakefield to have committed the crime, ii
tme there was. There was opportunity
a him to have done il but there was OF
!. ortuniEy for others to have done il as the
~ estimony shows.
= Great stress was lsii upon Dr. Gildings
iatement of bis discovery of well or
=. snized" eliot when DR.. Gerrish, DR..
Weeks, Or. Martin and Dr. Brickett have
ell -aii that this is well recognized medi-
=, al term. which DR.. Giilings used TO MAJ
rify the weight OF his testimony. Mr.
rppear read from DIR. Giiding's testimony T
r. shows that DIR. Giddings was in err
nd that bis medical owledge was at fauit
md should, therefore, not be considered
mr. gainst the liberty of a man. ~... ~
n, What is left OF this case when all the
,oscys have been summed up and compare! ?
, a. hat is left: Wakefield was at the camp
n ,ienn was there. They played cards
~ AXE field went to bed and the first knowl-
II 'ge he had of the trouble was when he
.. sked up. =.
mr. These are the only facts that positively
9nnect Wakefield and Blenn. The gov
. .Fnmeut say that Ble1n WAS hurt and the
Il, urlen Of prove is upon them. Wakefield
10 az appeared before you ana | ask you
;r neither, considering the ordeal he passed
: through, and feel impressed that it wilt
zoe SO. that the fact Of his innocence was
mot apparent. :. .'..-s ~ t.~
j, Mr.. spear then eloquentiy dealt with this
'fhase OF the case, asserting bis clients
innocence and commenting upon the spIen-
|, lid appearance the latter had made on the
stand. He took up the question of the
Alleged struggle AMI Wakefeld's appearance
when first seen after the accident,
H. vas unmarried, uusCra.ched, unhurt
'end his clothes uurutIled, aEd if such
desperate struggle had taken place as de-
rcrIbed by the government wish Charles
Blenn with the latteI's weight, his power, IA
strong, athletic Young man, 10 you believe
u hat after such struggle that Wake
field could have come cut Of such a contest
n tire condition described By Mrs. Babcock :
Mr.. Spear spoke of the fact that there
WAS no positive evidence that Wakefield
had been in that struggle, while the two
positive testimonies of Wakefield and Sill
yer we're opposed to ii. .>--
He leslt with the fact of Silyer's having
testified against his own interest in favor Of
Wakefield as a strong proof of the credi
bility of his testimony ..-.-s.-
Mr. Spear spoke of Silver's cut and
bruised condition, that, under the circum-
stances, might indicate trouble between
drunken men. He said Silver's own tes.i-
mony connected himself, and himself only,
and not Wakefield at all, with the death of
Blenn.
Mr.. Spears close was, perhaps, his bes,
effort and was a moving but withal log.-
cal appeal for the jury not to weigh the
against the defendant with the positive AMI
direct evidence in his own favor, but to
send back his client to his little family a
man stamped with the mark of innocence
that he deserves.
When court came in for the afternoon
session the large crowd showed no signs of
an abatement of size, and Mr.. Cartoons
argument was eagerly awaited.
The county attorney began promptly,
At first be maintained severe judicial
manner and tone of voice, but as he ad-
venced in bis argument his esrnestness in
creased and he became more eloquent.
Before long he was highly worked up
and was INDUCING in cutting sarcasm. dry
comment and glowing word pictures.
Mr.. Carleton did not show the same
analytical power that was such marked
feature of Mr.. Spears argument nor was
his construction as perfect, but with the
audience he was at the time more effective.
He was not as impartial a. Mr.. Spear bu;
rushed forward with reckless energy int9
splendid elocutionary effects in denunciatioa
or yindication Of the witnesses.
Mr.. Carleton is a master of the use of
glowing English, Of eloquence Of dramatic
effect, and he brought ont his full powers
On Wednesday.
He made an eloquent, a powerful, an
effective argument. He began in tie face
of heavy odds to redeem his case from total
defeat He was undoubtedly very effective,
how much so the verdict viii best show.
May it please the court and you, Mr.
Foreman. and gentlemen Of the Jury II /.
constantly matter for mutual congratHl4-
ton that this trial which has been IN pro-
eress so long is now nearing It's close. You
have been summoned here fran your homes
to perform duty TO the Stste az Jurors,
which Won could not possibly have tx