The sun., 1894-03-31
AGAINST SAGE FOR S25,OOO.
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the plaintiffs minds for the few minutes
preceding the explosion. arguing therefrom
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ceiye clear and accurate impression OF the
Incidents OF those few minutes. Mr. Choate
point Referring to the defendant he said:
For thirty years he has been piling up
the three great. powers In the financial world.
That has been his one absorbing occupation.
the anS Sss s
here that he cannot rem Der within s2O0. 600
Of h. Of AM bs9d s ssse @ which he held
due him from his largest debtor"
As NJ. Choate said this Mr.. sage. who occu-
box door smiled Mr chaats sarnsd os e to Ht sim
quickly, and exclaimed: He 10 smiling: even
at sn Oh an idea. Would not YOU gentieme % en- Of
the Jury. remenber the fact OF having owned
aS, on. o"ed
100000 would remember. whether or not
was M Paid; Bu, l ,. was going to speak Of the
such time. He says that during his inter-
view with Laitlay he was, calm in mind. Do
cain, and collected 10 his mind wnon non eonfront & int.
ed By n madmsn whose threat. II carried out,
millions I-his gold. the one thing in which his
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man at such time wa. calm In his mind and
that threatening niadman 7 No; his mind. his
heart. his eyes his very soul were absorbed in
plaintiff. Lsidlawf He had .ntered the o once nee
upon an ordinary business matter. He know
IN his ordinary senses. and was .ns conseous s Of
no danger. What are the inherent probab bill
ties which "a these two. two mon: sage or
aud rational Impressions Of what was going on
about them Entirely aside from the ques-
tion OF their credibility. you must bear in mind
those things when you come to Judge between
their two stories, and when It comes to u aues-
S.s1s bas H. s1 led
know with whom and With what entsrprises 3 he he
has been associated, In all his life. so lar as
one benevolent enterDrIss' that ef sssist,DT. .
by puts and calls and straddles impocunious
Chances @ OF fiuetnations But they ssy of tnS mS
client that SSaI his mbsmory 1bsn is impaired" s
who sat behind HIN leaning eagerly forward
TO hear what his advocate could say to the Jury
with an nTiety.. Turning from Laid
law. Mr.. Choate looked at the defendant q
MON ~ ent; then he said to the Jury slowly and
Yes. they SAY his memory, Is impaired. but
sW t few
: advantage Of perfect health no was capabie OF
Thsy hey i broasht Mr. aobin.on here to cor.
roborate the story told by the defendant Why
70 far as his testimonS could be corroDorstsd.
Robinson admits that there were seconds. ten
his ws s saaa ss:
,siendAnt and Psintin ara that was the very
rons ot sSsS HOW SaGs Is aa~ was moved In
It the court room clock, and then said;
o'clock although my. friend. Col James la
bored like ship In the trough OF the sea for |
he abSrsd as Sard IN he as o t%o RSs poads no9Ss
,a.es he appeared 70, that tho men whom he |
Mr.. Uhoats paused Isng. enough to allow hi.
learers to recall the fact that the last two nota
snS u ss Ss
Then he added:
!, he did gst one on; At least one got on to
Col james smiled and Teddened. the spec
ators laughed, and Judges Patterson and
,snls. Mr. Choass looked pIoas and Hi aadsd'r sder
hope We shall psver have TO mourn the
70 6inson was 10 the Sage ofiiess at that tIms
isses ssd p,{sgs % those
isssoIs 70 sSrcs his irSnds and h bT.sss. ss EN-
'Ouress He can say to one man go. and he
Z. Yet anothsr testify and he to testIhssh." % anu
Mri Choate was ref:rrlng to the my stsrious
Is@ss. who is no rsiation ' Of counsel S IN n.
sss: ,a;: wss % the man MAJ who was IN Mr. sagas
'INate ohee ~ the time ol tbe explosion. He
rial. but no was not called as Witness In
he Horni1g. before Col Jamss's summing Mp.
amss: and Mr. ChOAte had asked him this
" Did you not tell your counsel. before the
Ist trial. that Mr. James sat In your private
NEE In such a. position that he could see you
The Court sustained Col James's objection
0 this question on the ground that Mr.. ChoatO
ad no right 20 INQUIRE ; ss 10 eoPhdsntisl com
hoate had endeaVorsd TO connect this un-
allied witness V tn what has been known ss
hsse matters, Mr. Choate said: ''"S '"
Why 10 1t this mysterious James aud his
svidsnco 6siors the ias1 Thst s SsaPs istIs
pom the eredibility OF this aged hnAneisr-
Vhsn etidsnce is Manipulated it Is isiS very
angerous thing, and they ala not use Il"
cIScnmn SaES.s nsSt .9Sk up the Question a. 70
iaintii1s story, and. referring to the absence
serious wounds on Mr.. sAgss body. eOn-
mpls OF his suecinet stJls: Sage's body WAS
rejected from the missllss whleh psnstratsd
Mr. Choais next had = little gentle fun con-
srning the dsfsndant's assertions that the
. sat down gently when the desk he had Issa
,Aning against refused him further support;
. DID n9t even cit down with bump, but
must Be solid cd party | Il Rs Rii'iS1 i 20 .oa a.
; githstand the shock which threw Norton
All 70 the middi. Of the Too% % and & shstt. rSH 5s
emily sat him down"
Up 20 this time. and in fact during all Of Mr..
hoats's address. he failed n his sfort 10 ob-
lln the attsntion o. Juror No. Z. fs would at
% es m5nltestly address himself personally
= would make sudden And almost stArtlinK
ltsIAtlols In his tone Tor the purpose Of sur-
rising this Indifferent Juror into attention. |
at to his evident annoyance the Juror never
nee even look ed toward the LAWYER At thIs |
olnt, aneI regarding the obdurGts Juror for
.9giesFs and sontinaed his remsTks