Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-29


AID yet h1 hesrs beat DO not know.
u 10 proven TO my satisfaexion heyont
aay Possibility Of doubt that they pat Shs,
Dofy 10 the water. Ny opinion 10 that hody
s@a stoae deal Exception noted on Thu
r. marx BY request Of Mr.. Heseison. I Bal
nlisHaen II 10 not incumbent for TIE fos,
! eminent TO Prove be sss dead when he VA
put ia
Il am not going 10 point oae IN
detail the evidence which that con.
hrms the opinion that he vas Aead
All the physicians except Dfs- S4roul
and sawyer, of vhom have a high opin.
f1n- Their opinion 10 that immediate cause
OF Death i drowning. They may or may
mot be night They made hAsty and an
prepared autopsy on . body taken out Of
me water and naturally thought be had
been drowned. $50
NJ. Carleton then eombsted that Hea
tbas Blenn could not have been killed. and
BIS body disposed Of because the pond vas
pubic place and the camp in nasn NV.
:" a. il BOT lees likely that the specsacfe Of
three men In the boat, the sipover and The
rest OF the incidents described by Silver
you'd have taken place unnofieed7
Nh. Carleton taak up in detail Silvers
and Wakehehs movements accorffrs to
tle testimony and showed that they we're
those Of guilty men and with Silsers story
and Waksfeids account 90 to shov hat y
delioe rate plan had been made To cover up
the deed.
| Look at the behavior Of the tso men
y9en they were in the camp vish Dunn.
They did 10, hurry but stopped 70 GET, a
drink and smoke. s>.
| Mr.. Carleton then showed Aat Miss
Blake's testimony showed her report Of the
eoronsrs Inquest WAS not 10 be relied upon
He reminded the jury Of Mrs. Babcoekis
testimony ani how Bisnn had been found
IN the condition Silver said he vAs in. Mr.
/ CArieton also described Wskefelds Lam
gusgeand conduct after the news got out.
| Mr.. Carleton showed the unsairness aud
the failure Of the attempt To tliscredit seNi-
mony and had tried to distort Testimony
given before the coroner's jasy
He read parts Of Harry Dunn's and Mrs
Babeoek's testimony. 80 -
The after conduct of the two men vas
shown to have been the result Of a pre-ar-
ranged plan.
! He showed that the police coar. records
all more than two years old, did not i'm
peach the reliability Of James Bienn's tes.i-
nony, but only showed that he had drank
He described in vivid terms The scene 10
the boat between James Blenn and Silver,
sad asked if the iatter's conduct and re-
fussl 10 look at the body did not show
guilt. ~
+ Mr.. Carleton described the condition and
position Of the body sten found, and asked
hos If got where it did.
These are the facts and what Is the De-
fencef have heard none except talk Of q
reasonable doubt. We must prove Silver's
guilt, and when you can say from the mass
of testimony. believe Bienn met hts death
there wron9fully, then il Is your DUTY TO
convict Silver by returning avefdfct Of
guilty. You are not responsible for the
conss queuce of your verdict. You are not
responsible for being here A. the Jurors to
decide this case, but it Is your duty TO God
and yonr conscience 70 settle what is the
truth.
Mr.. Carleton cautioned the jury against
prize OF opinion and asked any who might
De- 10 doubt to talk it over with the Others
He closed as follows; Here was d young
man full Of life, sig0r and heart and With
fond anticipations, beloved by his family
40 you have seen. whose life was suddenis
terminated, and if you End it Was teririn-
sted through the unisw full acts Of Mr..
Silver. either alone or in connection With
Mr.. Wakefield, it is your duty aud Jour
highest priv ilege to declare the truth as you
nd it to be. The people Of Kennebee
county are waiting for the verdict OF this
jury. Il life to be safe: IL the law to be
v,ndcated, Gentlemen, commit to you in
all earnestn and seriousness the interests
Of the people in this case.
/ Judge Hall said that on account of the
likeness of the hour and the Importance OF
the case, he would not charge then but
would 10 so on Friday morning. Mean
bile, he continued. the jury must abstain
from discussing the question amongst them
selves or With Others. He excused them
npitl O'Clock Friday morning.