Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-05-09
WHITTEMORE, NOT GUILTY
Acquitted BE THE CREMH-
NAL COURT JURY.

| The Verdict Rendered at z.xu
"hts Afternoon I'm a Packed
Court ROOm-The Hlewelsxu
Murder Trial Begun.
| The Whittemore murder case did not
go t" the Jury yesterday afternoon as
/ was expected. Counsel Merrimon's
| speech was not concluded until late in
the afternoon. and an adjournment was
then taken to 9 o'clock this morning.
1t remained for Solici, or Eug. D. Car
ter to- make the closing argument for the
State. He began his speech at a quarter
| past nine. and concluded at Ills. His
argument was clear, directly to tho
| point, and throughout was a strong
effort The folio wing is the peroration of
the address of Mr.. Carter:
A voice spoke to trem' ling Israel il,
the oeep thunders of quakiug Sinai
thousands OF years ago. That voice has
come sounding down the ages, potential
IN the Development of all the civilizations
o' men. NO civilization has ever risen
and hourished in which men did not
nee tnat awful voice. 1t has sounded
through all times and to all men. 1t speaks
to YOUR minds and consciences TODAY
VIII you heed it =? 1t is the voice of God
Aimieh hty; the articulate breath of the
LORD God OF hosts; a mandate from the
star throne of the Eternal Hear it
ana heed 1T: Moreover 1 say unto YOU.
70 you shaii take no satisfaction for the
ire OF the murderer: blood it defiIetb the
iand; the land cannot be cleansed of the
o!ood that is shed therein but by the
blood OF him that shed it,"
Mr.. Carter received CONGRATULATIONS
rom members of the bar on his fine
erort. 1t was generally pronounced one
OF the strongest arguments vet heard in
the court room.
Judge Garter began his charge to the
Jury; Every point was stated clearly.
ne delivery OF the charge occupying un-
I'll few minutes past IL, and the Jury
During the Judges charge "Bud"
Wmttemore the defendant, sat facing
Judge and jury, listening intently to
every word and moving restlessly as he
turned his gaze first to Judge and
ehen to jury Just behind Whittemore
sat his young wife. a bright-eyed, good
looking woman. while the defendants
sister, sister-in-law and mother-in la W
sat on the bench few feet away. When
the Jury retired Whittemore turned to
eion that was punctuated by smiles on
the face of the wife
The case of Frank and John LleweIIvn.
,or % the murder of United States Deputy
VA a SHdi SnaS. Is. BrOckus, was then
taken up and the calling of the special
venire OF 200 men was begun. While
Ih's was being done, every creak of the
door leading into the jury room was no.
ticed by Whittemore and the spectators.
who evidently expected a return of the
jury. They were not rewarded, how
ever. tor at 1:15. when the calling of the
venire was complete, the court took a |
recess until 2:3O p. M, without hearing
from the jury.
ne court room was packed when |
court reconvened at $50. The iurv
came IN and soon thereafter Whittemore
was brought up from the jail. The de
Iendant faced the jury, which al 10 min
utes to 3, IN due form. through B. G.
1uoRer, spokesman, pronounced the
prisoner not guilty Whittemore was
by his counsel and several
friends and left the court room free once
more.
In the prosecution in the Llewellvn
sase Solicitor Carter Is assisted by 7. M.
Jndger and Assistant United States Dis |
-rict Attorney Marshall L. Mott. who
was assigned by the United States gov
:rnm ment to assist the prosecution.
orockus, the man killed by the Llewel-
yns, was in the service of the govern
nent at the time Of the shooting. The
iefendants are represented by Gudper g.
Martln and J. S. McElroy. The defend
i,1 nus are father and son, Frank Lew
,lyn; the father. being very old, gray
bearded and bent. and nearly blind. The
on Is perhaps rs years old.