The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-11

lover. asking for designations. and signed
"Joblots" and pet" That did Dot look
as if she had been led astray by Badde-
ley; in fact, In nearly every case where
married woman went wrong 1t was her
own fault.
Then. on February IL. Mrs. WorthipGton
eloped with Baddeley to Stockton. whence
she WAS taken back oE March 9 by her for
giving husband. Not satisfied with that
she had written to Baddeley i'm ploring him
to return to her II ii werc trne, as de-
PENDANTS counsel would have the jury be-
lisve, that Baddeley was pursuing the
woman. why did she write that letter
to him?
With regard to Annie Kelly. counsel
pointed out how that WorthingtOn bad
endeavOred tn get his wife to beat her.
Fine man, this loving husband" Said
Hinkle. ''He said on the witness-stand
that he often intended to wiring her neck
PENDANT had at the beginning of April
written to Baddeley. saying that "Joblots"
had $500. which he could have IL he came
to the city. Did he come. No. not he.
In this way the District Attorney ar
gued. mostly on the one topic. endeavoring
10 show that the defendant. so far from
being persecuted by Baddeley, had really
prosecuted him.
Hinkle was followedlby Burnett G. Has
kell. WHO made the introductory speech for
the defense. The counsel spoke for some
time, but appeared to coDfine his remarks
mostly to fearful denunciati0n OF Annie
Kelly.
Then ex-Judge Robert Ferral rose to
make the supreme effort. Before arguing
the points of the defense Ferral called at
tion 10 the noble array presented by the
Baddeley family, and alsc to the engage
ment of Denis Spencer as special counsel.
Why were they there? Why was he
(Spencer) there? 1t surely seemed strange
and savored. not of public prosecution.
but rather of private persecution.
Counsel drew attention to case tried
negro murdered four people. A famous
lawyer undertook his defense on the
ground OF insanity. The plea was unsuc-
cessful, mud the man was convicted. But
he died before he reached the scaffold,
and an autopsy revealed Indubitable signs
of insanity. The famous lawyer was
recognized afterward as having performed
one of the grandest acts Of his life in hav-
ing done his best for the old man. He
would ask the jury TO bear this we'll In
mind before arriving at any rash con-
ciusion.
Ferral closed his opcning remarks with
a most impassioned appeal to the jury.
He drew fearsome picture of juryman
going home to his own Preside with his
little ones around him. aud telling them
the story of how he had that day sent a
poor woman to the scaffold. While thus
speaking the defendant lost that apathy
which has character Zed. her during the
trial. and wept bitterly in court
Counsel then cited several parallel
cases. where deliberate murders had been
committed in different parts of the c0un try.
In most of the cases betrayal was the
cause. and an acquittal always followed.
Here the District Attorney interfered and
appe a led TO the court.
~ think you ought to argue this case
from the evidence" said the Judge.
Attorney Ferral argued this point holly.
claiming it as a right to refer to ANYTHING
or nybody, even the Almighty. Finally
he had his way and was allowed to pro-
coed.
Coming down to the point, counsel said
| was not put on the stand was that she was
neither physically nor mentally capable OF
| undergoing crOss-examinatiOD. L00k at
| her blank face as she sits there. gentle
men, and ask yourselves II abe appreciates
her position. And yet you cannot saw that
at any time abe has feigned insanity"
! Annie Kelly came in for snare OF
| abuse from the speaker. who characterized
| her rs ''the kind OF woman who would DE-
| likely to know such man as Baddeley. .
Baddeley, he claimed. was mercenary to
| the last degree. and as TO his death 1t was
like that of Aaron Burr. who. though
| courted by many women and the recipient
of many letters in his lifetime. died nn
wept and uncared for, as ought Baddeley
to have done.
Ferral will conclude his argument to-day
and Denis Spencer will speak in reply.
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