Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-30
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ne %. ~. 80 Silver and Wakefield had
u Ne vn las sses alone on the
sceap .,se,~ling. A. % these two facts
ss04E r 5I.rs.te. The State elsIns that
Ise's = - hi, camp OF Sunday, July 20,
~ -. Ss ve there killed BY violence 5
saa - 49, !. that he IVES drowned BY ac-
-, The 3efenee relies Largely, II not
81. spos the ssA1ef"eat OF he govern.
..ns.sss 4s 10 the deeixfAfions sna
Hen' en-, Ssssadant On that Sunday after
49, . directly after, or soon after The
aoo@ t. =, he accident, a. the case may be,
nag 49, which he contends, if fairly
iS' 49,, i. lnconsi.tent with his guilt.
49,. go r,,oien1s that his acts and decss-
.,riaa. implied gs.k. -
's,s,'''' vses.sl rule 81 Law that If person
~ =, erime, ls proven to have gsyef
-. ;,eon.issent or contradictory accounts
= ,Ae areunstancss or OF his feiahon TO
~ nIa!ss, the presumption OF ga.it.
u. rss so,ee Of The presumption depends on
-, ~ gr,stancss proven, or tie presump-
- s,.s BE- sf.iireiy destroyed
so e. ,bo.s sets snd declarations such 50
.ss.saahle .aferenee Of bis guilt,
80 p,ey CONSTANT = sth bis ihnecsnes
80. h. al. i-r' To such declarations
,..,s yrp;htals If not, truthful
....,,-.fl,l. n hsrsrisf 70 avert -
f,na. h.mseii; Was hT
F',.t., .o,.. as.v sr.i pnIers'aH! sh4t
80 2s WAsfe lis scis, Judged ~
-. .s.l anal human conduc. un,ier
..r.i,, lr,7snstantes -ueh NJ N.tsa'hfify
III mr.. y we're they, eoHsi ierInZ III
-. ,nsraias GtcgmstaBcer. reasonably
..,,..ter, sf,h h.s innocence In consist
..,s ,{t. rvslsnos the lary should use
..., 4.a,,nf. syaiDH hasty conclusions from
'..j...4 14t. They should carefully con-
~, the possibilities or probabilities OF er-
-, tv Fltnrssss in Repeating the language
...4 hv MN. They should consiier BIS
'o,.t,,,s.o a. hey teiir4s II 10 have been at
60, ,b. prsitsment yhch he may res-
MIG h. .rpoosed tn have been under
"a II tAs circumstances provFn tGuciIag
-. mutton sni conduct should he taken
,.,s,hs, Wa he IN a mental confit0h 10
e.. ma. gn.rt.tanf hat lie did and shAt
sg.as q not. sd be at any time aft r
..,t. rst,ea, his statements when capable
- .seSlrr clearly hat he was sa' iDg
~ state claims that the eFbirncs shows
sl,,ttf sHl gtuss misstatsnents % the part
a III, !s;r1Asnt that he ssii Tor INSTANCE.
,l.t ,tsfs sasa th.rd person. Il stranger, IN
an. boat an. that all the Circumstance
,,.sp r0letAgf show that there
.o,lt not have been stranger
b, tae boat. 81. his counsel admitted,
,t5 81 b. raia,,r that the statement was
r,ts ls tie defendant TO avert sa-pici Oh
t,ata tsm.rlf His counsel claims that It.
a,, .A.urflfy shows that defendant did
ost spsv wtst he vas saying The state
.,,t, ~. hat ut appearance ~ the prison
%, AZ tbis time. sulains the inference Of
,,,.sp.. i..txren him and Blsnu, sn1 that
r...,tI,rcr shows hat lie then had bruises
anon h, foreheni aud lip and that he said
n. Al, me. aygli1 that this admission, II
mall, fil.r. tie infer, nee that he meant
.1st pi.nn ht him. The defendants com
...,lff-.. that the evidence warrants such
r,a,igsi,n It i for you to decide " neither
be<,re .-ar. AMI mate statements abou;
ho. h. glt them. AMI At 80, what ssn \
raece you vii attah 70 thrm, under the
errani.tane.s proven.
T,u.in1 ia, declaration Of Silver ON
thp SaHiay nirF % the tragedy as tesiI-
H,d lty Mf- Habtsrk, "shen they tnd
him #, .4u hc ~ the bottom of the stream
anil ,f,y viii Fl "a hlm vi,h his nose broken
anil .ear upon The sHl"of is head, there
Ia. been much cepm"nt in argument Oh
both .li,. The Stat" attaches con-Ilers
hlr Importance 10 81 and Defendants coun-
.sl rnnttul. that th, stat, men, of the Wit
~" !. MT Horthy of belief because she did
not li.r lose tl. fact until some weeks af
t,rsui and ld not appear before the cor
oners Jiry to testify, and that the state
npnt sas an aftrrtitnusht and untrue, ami
heransr It ~ rout,n4ri that il is in
probable # silver "a. f,lontou.ly con
eerneI Ia the lcath Of Blfnn, tint
hs ,lr,ulI haze ma lr such declaration to
Nr. B,bcock 4. Rl.nn had been living ut
E4Acork. hoasr. Nn the other hand It i.
soat.n',a that the witues. coul have no
motive. for , f,l.c stat, meat Ike this and
her tr,o.,rapre in the witness box AMI the
m,ou.r rf utIy her testimony are ap
rt,l.ai to. ~ Support nf her truthfu!nes.
These are ali CONSTITUTIONS. for YOU to
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