Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-15

perience. He lay down there and did not want to
get away; he wanted to see what there was TO it
Watkins said that effort had been made to
show that the motive of these men was aetuated
by envy, because he was more popular or more
fascinating perhaps with the women
After recess Richmond addressed the Jury. He
made forcible speech. 1t was burdened with
selt-evident, philosophical and ethical truths by
which he hoped to lead the jury into believing all
the accusations he made against johnson and his
friends, and to influence them By his intense con-
Germ for the defendants and their modest witnes-
SEES, ne accused johnson OF being an arrant
knave, liar, hypocrite, and even running away
from New York. Here the Court stopped him,
saying there was no evidence that johnson had
run away from New York, and Richmond with
drew that remark. just before six o'clock he
suddenly appeared to lose bis strength and leaned
against the desk and begged the Court to adjourn
till morning Court adjourned till a. m.
Saturday, S a. m. Richmonds plea continued
Among our witnesses seven aaty contradicted
Johnson's statement about his freedom to get
away. George Breesee, than whom no cleaner,
fairer witness ever came to the witness chair
what did he say That johnson called at his
house and said that he was well. ! said / would
show you that in every material point they had
hed Further eulogies on Gods truth were given
Wherever You follow this man you get on a track
y s@.e-Aec.. These aesaa,!.s .Go.- S,cw Yeyk
are from people who knew Joheson long before
this trouble. Lock at his tronble-trouble with
the wife he had promised before God to love.
cherish and honor till death. The most terrible
thing in it all is this: Its an outrage that men
j nd for f,Fi
time of courts like this and jurors like this its
almost prostitution of time. Dragging these
honest, honorable ministers into court God for
give such man. Protect these innocent men
from that adyenturer. Discussed Bainbridge
That night when johnson thought he was going
TO die he asked TO those mem he wanted to for
give them Evidently johnson wanted TO forgive
them If he died, but sue them if he lived
L reminds me of a story of man of my own
nation. The man had been fighting, and when the
priest entreated him to forgive the other man he
said: "Holy father, if / die, IN forgive him, but
If live, In hit him again
1t is evident FIVE of their witnesses we're mem
bers of the F NJ. Church, but You saw their bit
teIness call your attention to Mrs Chandler
Further severe denunciation OF Johnson
AT $40 Jno. d. Wilson began his plea He said
he was very sorry to near Richmond try 70 rep.
resent those men exemplifcations Of Jesus
Christ, almost as If they we're impressed vits
diviuity itself. ! understand by the history OF
Jesus Christ that while on earth he raised 40
hand against man " hen Richmond used Ian
guage only fl FOR the street corner or bar room.
he did all he could TO prejndioe the minds Of The
n and Lad uof a.
rences in this affair He called Johnson vsIa.
bond. liar, hypocrite aud overy mean thing he
could think Of without justification He called
our Witnesses those christian men and women
liars and perjnrors He says when johnson
thought he was going TO die, be sent for those
men TO forgive them. The people thought so.-
they all admit that. Is not this evidence that he
was sutferings They have pursued hra with a
spirit bigotry of and intolerance which you have
often seen under the Corb OF the minister He
answered Riehmond's questions as TO when the
motive originated in points enough to hava made
it clear TO Richmond himself il he were There
(Richmondhad just departed for Madison You
noticed those affidavits wert all frem ralat YES
in his wife's family-fhe wi from whom John.
son got divorce. he was be plsinuf and got
the divorce by law. One Of the afida,fts read
says OF Johnson "If you had friend die, he
was never TOO busy to come and would serve all
alike.' Did not the oiviYe spirit OF Christ % to
! the places Of sorrow and .fFerngf Thet tongue
IL sharper than two-edged sword They have
tried TO Witty this man their words are worse
than daggers 10 pierce this mans body they try
to steal his character to tear from him the res
pect Of his fellow men Sueh practices drive
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grace the church. They tried 10 influence your
Catholic sympathy but no holy father would
sprinkle holy water on his followers five hours.
PreRdergast said he was told by Christ 10 XIII
Carter Harrison. They have tried 10 besmirch
the characters of all the witnesses for the plain
tiff, as though these elderly christian women
would have any wrong associations. They saw
what the christian meu saw. You remember
what Gibson said to Webb When he struck Mrs
Hausook. Don't strike that woman or IN
strike you !" Gibson il their witness. When
johnson tried TO get away you remember the
language they used TO him Get down, YOU
spawn Of hell; get down and confess you hypo-
critic; get down yon dirty devil" Gentlemen
you never heard that Christ used any such Ian
guage. Those who did not tell this. did no. want
TO tell it. Why after the affair did Kamm and
Webb go of a mile to neghbcrs and stay two
or three hours during the excitement among the
people that nightf Because OF what they had
done and the riot among the people. Did YOU
ever hear Of preacher who had been preaching
before the people. having to be taken 10 the
mourner's bench and treated like this Wilson
here explained the 10 as touching each defend
ant as abettors in the proceeding. The Judge
gave bis charge defining assault and battery and
the duties Of the jury. at 1905 jury passed 70
jury room.
The deliberations OF the jury lasted till nearly
5 p. m when the court house bell rang, and
those who were near went to hear the decision,
which was for he plaintiff and $500 damages.
No sit in court since ne Zoldoske trial has
interested 80 many people; not wholly on ac-
count Of the persons IN the suit. but because it
is 3 church affair, a fact which most church peo-
pie regret, with the feeling also THAT such pro-
ceedinrs ought not 10 he tolerated There is
known to be in syery church board Of control
Or prudential committee, before whom any COM
plants may be bioogh. for arbitration and final
adjustment We have given valuable-time and
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