The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-04

HetoStAtH ~ tue Jury We nave ~
Berkeley county what you call meth.
Cd Of shifting matters, and the matter
has been shifted, and he to-day 4
carrying the burden Of Il
Cornelius veney occupied that stand
and when the counsel for the dcfond-
ant put the question direct 10 him as 10
whether he had revolver ON that day,
what was his action and what did he
sayg When the question was put 10
him by the State whether Mr.. Evans
gave him that revolver, what did he
says Positively, "Noiu When the
question was put TO him BY the defense,
why did he not likewise say positively,
Mo- when asked who gave him that
reyolyers He did not say positively
.Nolr He declined 70 answer. This
Is the sort Of evidence that Il brought
il here by tho State u West virginiafor
the purpose Of breaking down hestate-
ment made BY that man IN just and
conscientious belief and condition.
have given YOU the substance 81 Her.
man Evans evidence and what was iti
TO the effoct that he had been there 10
notify showmen for trespassing, and
he only informed the ono, and that ho
got iuto fuss with that ono, and he
called % his papa, and had in his
hand aclnb he had taken from Vency,
aud his papa came up and took that
club, and Tint Snowman wont through
tho fence, and his papa says he be.
heved now he would have struck tho
man. What about all this Here il
q fuss with the Snowman. Evans
with 4 club ID his hand, the Snowman
going through the fence, and Evans
about To strike. No trouble there that
day. everything peaceful and quiet IS
II possibly could be Then he holloes
out 60 got tile pistol. And Is i
sort Of innuendo calls TO him after 10
has gone, don't got Il. There was the
finale Of that dramatic act. He calls
aloud but the boy did not hear.
The boy got that revolver and car.
ried il 10 Cornelius Veney Inno-
eence That word Innocence las 4
big meaning, but, Gentlemen Of the
Jury, Berkely county hns learned this
fact, that Webster wants to publish
another unabridged and give ii The
neaaine Rerkal1 bounty gives &. HI
wants to change tho meaning Of that
word. Il no longer implies sympathy
and acquittal, but IN the eyes Of this
indictment here to-day II implies crime
AZ lis door, That Is the kind Of JUS
tice we administer ID Berkeley county.
Justice Tint Is another term, and
no doubt that has been properly 10
spected and held npto tho eyes Or The
world What Berkeley county can
do, Gentlemen Of tho Jury, good
many Of them know--aEd especially
what sort of justice wc have. There
| IL justice there tpointing 10 Murphy
aud as my friend has desired II,
will state has paid the ponalty By be-
ing incatcerated IN your county jail.
A man whose hands are as spotless of
tLat crime al the hands Of new born
babe, yet why Is he the victim
Why Is he charged here to-day with
crime that needs still further punish
mcntg / would like to have that cues.
tion answered, and | trust my brother
will do il, as he related what We we're
going to state. This man u the victim
Of an act in which lie was not impli-
Gated. Where are the criminals
Who're are the culprits OBJECTED to
| Ny Mr. Pitzer) Now you have heard
Iallof the evidence for the defense. Mr..
Murphy reiterated his statement as he
gave il before the Grand Jury, III which
he-says that he did not positively state
that Evans took gun from bis peck
ut, but that il might have been. He
supposed Il to have been gun. Mr..
Gerling and Mr.. Cushwa may BE- ever
50 honorable, but there Is not man ii
that box who can rely upon his mem-
DRY concerning matter Of fact which
has happened, aiid 1t the time 81 hap
pening he never anticipated its being
called up again.
Here is Mr.. Lamon. as honorable Is
either Mr. Gerling or Mr.. Cushwa, and
he j likewise d man in Berkeley Conn
lty whose reputation none will dispute;
yet he il called upon ii this case with
out any preparation whateyer, and ho
states he had NO remembrance ofwhat
occurred. You had that evidence be-
fore You, they were not certain as to
whether he said i gun Oh pistol, 81
revolver, Or what. Now then Mr..
Lannon's testimony in that direction
bears Thorn out. There IS no question
about that, and as Mr.. Small an hon
orable gentleman first stated, there
were number Of like cases and there
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