Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06

been made In argument that the aha,
might have been accidental. II xoan
seem that 20 important . fact oaghf "a
have been sustained By evidence. la,
there IL mo such evidence la this cas.
Mr. NeweIl's testimony shows thu,
this firing was by Abnef ID. Thorn.
while he Was standing. before b. "a.
thrown down. Here IL his sslfcOclIhy
revolver With . trigger guard. No
chance 90 strike blow on that trigger.
What IL the pressure required bv ths
digger to discharge that revolver A
pull of twenty-four pounds and thru.
ounces. Not so trIfiing . matter :. 10
be- discharged by mere accidental touch
Of the finger. What does Thorne say on
this polnty Does he say, "My re,olye,
,esaf on bot once''f No-he says II
syed but once! And there I. 90 syI.
dence that he Was mlsguotedl l. tina,
the way men describe the accidental d,.
charg. % q loaded wesponi
Justice 10 hut the application ~ truth
To human sfiairs-~hich you determine
aud courts apply. u may never b. ~.
terminrd whether be fired once 90 tslc..
and 10 IL immAierial whether b. hrci
once or twice .o long a. he dd hre and
say. he know. he fired.
I ssid In my opening that I thought
Ne should msk. out case ~ marisr Ia
the second degree. I say nos hat The
facts are such as tO warrant dndlnk
for murder In the first degree'
what Was Abnsf ~. 1hofne IN that
store for IL that hour ~ the morning.
" lth that door locked, and that loaisd
revolver by HI. sIiei lle Va. lu he
very act 10 felony when b. ~, inter.
ruptei by Harrison Nhitmtu. w.
Newell aud Chandler Garland
say to you that II IA not nscsssary
that he start out Nth the parpo.s In hi.
heart of killing some particular indI,iig-
III. II IL Sufficient that b. started oct
from hi. home az Capt. Ripley ln ne
small hour. ~ the night for ths CON-
mission Of q felony aud arms,i himself
With q deadly weapon for the purposs
OF shooting down whoever lnisrfsrsA
with him In the commission n that
felony. or attempted Ia lntsrrup' h., 60
cape from the act aud It, psntliy shsa
caught In the commission ~ that frl0uy
For What purpose dii be- have iha' Dad.
"a rcyolyert lie must have ukrl hat
revolver from his pocket-an aci ~ ifllb
Grafton, showing expires. malics.
This msn took that revolver wi'h hin
for an unlawful purpose. liz drri hat
revolver In an unlawful purposs f1 az
.l.t In hi. escape. That va 10 puf.
po.e and the only purposs Tor -h.,h h.
took that revolver With him 0u that
night!
Mr. whitman sas stationed there ior
the purpose ~ preventing hi s.caps.
How natural Tor Mr.. whitman, shsl b.
heard that .cuiiie In that doorway %
have moved up toward u, and thrrs h.
received that fatal bullet aud there h.
received his death!
10 4. .sii that thi. boy has gs1.as.
10 much the wors.-for u !. - W, rrtei
genlu. aud consequently all "a" mofs
dangerou. a. society.
IL 1. true that you have the p0ssf ~
return an unjust verdict bat you have
not ia. right .o "a do without ths VIOLA.
tiou 10 your duty aud your oath
The fact that you have had a. ies
murder trial. IT, this good old cou1iy =
oxford I. due 90 the fact that you have
administered the Law. II u thi. hat
keep. your home. safe and ypuf."lNe,
aud your children protested.
However painful the duty before va
I kno~ YOU will not shrink from b.. Il
u q question ~ the psrformancs ~ q
duty which you o~a Ia society au 9Th
th. performance. of that high trust Yoa
take Ia your homes aud take ihT N
life the best memory that any man IA
csrry-the consciousness. az the ihIihiul
performance % duty.