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

what he believes. there Is no perjury
il II. mot : BIT. and Jon cannot con-
vici him for i.
For fear may forget It, while ! see
before me the sfathlpl boy, Herman
Evans. let me say: Young man there
Is something noble il yonT nature that
win make you : manly man. n an
your life stick TO the truth IS sou did
here to-day. and : Father above, bet
ter than the one below viii care for
Herman Evans.
But where Is my other shall | cali
him friendl he who vas paid by the
Hon. Geo. F.. Evans to 'whittlesticksv
on his premises on show day. ! fail
to.see him whiting in the courtroom.
Why not sswhittlev nows Paid to
whittier Great heavens! ! never
heard tell Of such q thing before.
When asked him pertinent land
kindly at that question he said Il Re.
fuse to answer and sat in that chair
as dumb as clam. Silence often
convinces, and to hush up facts only
strengthens suspicion. It simply goes
70 prove that there was = concoction
10 the effect iilat-you clear me, Mr..
Eraas, and IN clear yoH. That i it,
nothing more and nothing less Just
think Of my client staying in Your
county jail 90 long nights, t0biec-
tions by the Prosecuting Attorney.
However, We want this Young man
to tread the streets Of Martinsburg no
more with locked letters on his hands.
Tonight let il be the united sentiment
Of this jury that he shall walk out Of
this Court House as an untrammelled
| American citizen. and with thankful
ness in his heart, throw up his hands
| into the free air Of liberty. The pub
lie has already given us verdict Of
innocence, but we want that verdict
strengthened by the impartial decision
Of twelve men, sworn jurors, which
win only make him a stronger man.
We want him tonight 10 eat a supper
prepared BY his friends, who, in Mar
/ tinsburg are legion.
i Gentlemen, bear in mind that Mans
extremitysis Gods opportunity The
Hon. g. +. Evans thought that BY perse-
cutting the friendless he would stand
/ free in the eyes Of men but God
works, and no man can hinder. Take,
for instance, Mahomet, fleeing from
Ibis foes, secreting himself in hole
over which spiders dexteronsly wove Q
web the man who had for years suf-
lfered inexpressible pain from the Of
fects Of an abcess, taking knife and
thrusting it with suicidal intent, into
the afflicted spot, got immediate relief;
the painter, who for years and years
/ had endeavored to draw out a desired
object Of beauty, failing in his object,
and getting angry dashed his brush
against the picture, and 70 his aston
lishment produced the very thing most
magnifcently that he had been trying
10 do all his life. Who IS foolish
4 enough to say that God had no hand
in those occurrence II is justas pat
emit to me that this was divine trap
to plainly locate the crime, and punish
the Hon. George r. Evans conscience
for the needless murder Of that poor
man. Gentlemen, as to the Hon. Geo.
\ f. Evans, poverty Of words will pre-
vent me from doing him justice.
when the moon is old and the stars are cold,
And the books Of the Judgment day unfold *
d The history Of this crime against Geo +. Evans
Il will then be told.
The Hon. Geo +. Evans will learn
ere long that memory is earth's retri-
button, and at the threshold Of eterni-
ty many hideous shadows will meet.
| Talkab literal hell there is none.
We got il here below.
i Believing that you will decide as e
the innocency Of this young man,
want each of you, gentlemen, Of the
I. Jury, to read the 25 and 26 chapters 81
Il The Acts, as consolation for your
brotherly sympathy and good judg-
ment. / say in the language Of Chris
!. Loose him, and let him 60" Why
gentlemen, Judging from the state
ments there never lived james
Daley. OBJECTED TOD | say, sir, &C
cording to the statements. he neyel
lived but we know better than that
Hit is useless for me to discuss in de
!. tails the evidence adduced from tina
|! stand, because my colleague has al
ready done that thoroughly. But
want you to bear in mind that ths
Hon. Geo. f. Evans did tell his son (
get the pistol, and that that som toll
You he got it, and gave il to Cornelius
\ .Veney. Does not all Of which, in sub
stance, concnr with the statements q
Murphy I suppose that Mr.. Pitzel
viii make here to-day the effort Of hi