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

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Mr.. Carleton then des<Ersed NJ. Spear
altitude thxs Sivsr,s stassmeats wers
false and denounced Il 80 strongly AMI
the failure to proaaes hiu ,h.t NJ speal
protested and the iatge called Mr.. Carle'e'
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be was staying assy from IN irankea car
onsals-
Did be 20 on, to sleep; Esiisnee seexi
that be bad been up all might In bis ruH
shop aud hsd jast gone bou'e and hsd isil
slawn lest for An hour and then he vent ou
there.
Who under heaven coyroherAfes his state
rDent that be was up ali night, and no proc
has been brought in except his wife As Il
xhsn be got up
Mr.. Caristen then strongly attacked IT,
attitude Of the defence on this poiat. III
sid that il one had gone - sleep bot
weaM have. Mr.. Carleton read from
Wakefield. testimony. He pointed out I
false statement that Blenn had landed Ii
front Of the camp, when j; hal been showr
tins, Blenn had landed in the cove. Mr.
Carleton read this in 8 sleepy, cynical ton
that made the audience iauga. His com
ments on it were most eieverly sarcastic.
How profound was that slumber, Tn
most profound in history since the days o
Rip Van Wrinkle. Now John A. Spear
has thrown some iigh, upon the profound
ness of that slumbtr. He heard noises a
tha, camp different from Whist he had eve
heard before. They continued for three
hours and then suddenly ceased.
Mr.. Carleton then msie some sarcastic
comments upon the fact that Mr.. S.e'r'
was the only one of the g4Ternms nt's vi;
nssses that the learned COUNSEL had not de
nouneed.
This noise was so great that Mr. Spear
heard il clear across the valley and yet tina
profound slumterer heard j. not.
Mr.. Carleton then touched Li@,a the dis
order of the camp and read from the test
mony of James Blenn, Ryan Blenn, Nai
Blenn, Mr. Hilireth and City Marsha
Drake, saving each one said there wer'
signs Of disorder and struggle, and ssks,
whether Wakefield had slept through eveI
the drunken carousal admitted, hike al
Egyptian mummy.
Did he go TO bed at all: No, sir. Wha
is the Il stimony of Gilby. You saw him OF
the stand, nervous but truthful.
Mr.. Carleton reviewed Gi!by's tes.lmop,
in detail, showing strongly that " hat he die
would have brought him where he said h,
was at the time he said he WAS, on tn,
bridge.
Mr.. Carleton pointed out the diserepsnc,
between Gilby's testimony and Wakefield
story and declared that it proved tbat Wake
field had lied and was outside.
Mr.. Carleton denounced Mr.. Spear mos
roundly for having sail with orstorica
aouri.hes" that the government did not be
lieve its own witnesses.
Mr. Carleton said it was n case Of a rum
seller on trial and ii was case OF "toucl
one. touch all" He then declared that tbs
witnesses bal hated 10 testify aud had sale
as little as they could. lie particularly de
Tended Mrs. Damn, AMI most eloquently.
Mr.. Carleton laid particular stress upo'
whom she had always known, of whom sht
was friend and against whom she had NJ
i'll feeling to prompt her 70 falsely testify
Mr.. Carleton waxed earnest ard impress
sive in lis defense of Mrs. Dunn, his ex
plantation OF her testimony and his denunci
alton of the couusels attack upon her.
Gentlemen. you have the power to SEN
home the governments witnesses. homes
men and women, who have always live
respectable lives, stamped as liars upon tn,
word of a rumseller.
Mr.. Carleton laid great stress upon Mrs
Dunns statement 10 regard to the color OF
Waketield's suit, and asked If tha; one fact
was not enough to convict. He said Sd,
had every reason TO be disinteresied.
VIII you send Mrs. Dunn home IA per
jurer and liar to aqnit Edgar C. Wake.
deli. IObjection noted by request of ,b'
defence. viii you believe her: Sh,
swears site saw him.
Mr. Carleton attacked the cororner's in.
quest. and having complimented Miss
Blake personally, called her statements AZ
to her experiences as a stenographer pre-
pos,rious. He cautioned the jury to re-
member that they were trying the case on
the evidence presented to them and no
IN the coroner's jury.
You will readily understand gentlemer
that this is the sixth week here and YOU vii
readily ace that | am somewhat weariet
physically if not mentally.
Mr.. Carleton then read from Wakefield
testimony in regard to his movements at the
camp for the purpose of combating Mr.
Spears contention that Gilby's and Wake
fields testimony was compatible. Mr.
Carleton made out q strong case.
lie ansll zed the testimony of the two and
declared that it was not possible that Wake
fell had been asleep or that third part!
in a light suit, other than Wakefield, had
been there.
Mr.. Carleton dwelt upon Mrs. Dunn'-
testimony He and Mr.. Spear had dis
pute over alleged statements by the latte,
in his argument. Mr.. Carleton read the
more striking portions of Mrs. Dunn's tes-
timony.
Is it possible that she could have been
mistaken? What motive had she for stat
ing the matter falsely: None has been
shown.
Mr.. Carleton drelt with the matter of
proving each point, and said the jury would
receive illustrations on this point.
He dwelt with great force again on Mrs
Dunn's recognition of the suit. she appar-
entity saw only then. and described so per.
fectly.
II you believe that Mrs. Dunn saw
Wakefield on the porch when she sail she
did the case ends here, for the defendant
abb has been broken down.
Mr.. Carleton took up the question Of Mr.
Spears having interviewed Witnesses it'll a
ste ncgrapher, when the testimony of the
witnesses was always on record, and said
that Mr.. Spear had strained every nerve to
gain bis case. He explained and defended
the attitude Of the witnesses in regard to the
alleged ex4gserstion and enlargement. He
dennnnced the a;iempt to disparage the tes-