The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-20

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the emotion Of this man to its height, till
enraged beyond control in the climax Of
his mental agitation he gave way to wrath
and exhausted the force Of his passion
upon its objectp 1t is true in this case. Ex-
cited by tho criticism which his fauatical
opinions had elected from the lips of De
Land, the defendant fell upon him and
succeeded either by the aid Of weapon or
by brute force in overcoming his victim,
and having rendered him insensble he
calmly carried his Illuminate body and de
posted it in the water, where the swift
current bore itaway. In the name Of right
and humanity, the people Of this state call
upon you to punish this atrocious and ter
rible crime that the blood Of an innocent
man may be avenged, Their voice is the
voice Of "a multitude, which arises like
mighty tumult and clamors that justice
shall be dispensed, that the punishment
shall fit the crime, and that Lawrence
Canell be made TO suffer the full extent OF
the law for the murder Of James dc Land
on the Goth day Of June IS"
The district attorney resumed his seat
amid the deepest silence. He busted him
self with his papers. The defendant had
again turned and was speaking with his
counsel. He esmiled calmly as he observed
the movements Of the district attorney.
The latter presently said, 1.-The first wit
ness for the prosecution will be Sideon
Banks" The crier's voice rang out, SIS
Sideon Banks in courti"
A middle aged gentleman, whose prom
inent features were set Of red burnsides,
came from the rear Of the room and mount
ed the witness stand. In answer to the at
torney's questions he said he was clerk
at the Holden House. He recollected dis
tinctly the occurrences upon the night Of
the goth of June. He identified the de-
fendant and recited the history of the case
more in detail, but substantially as the
district attorney had done, The cross cX-
animation was prolonged, a clever but
unsuccessful attempt to confuse the wit
ness, and he was finally dismissed.
The next witness sworn was Thomas
Kingsley, the porter. He corroborated the
statements of the district attorney as to
his knowledge of the affair. His manner
was so aggressive that the defendants
| counsel had occasion several times during
| the cross examination to rebuke him. "A
prosecution" said the counsel, "is not
necessarily a persecution" But the eyi-
| dence remained unaltered.
As the witness left the stand the excite
ment of the spectators demonstrated itself
by frequent calculations and Whispered
| conversation here and there.
Jousten Perus, the sheriff of the cOun-
ty, was next called. He testified that he
| had conducted the examination at the
| Holden House lie was the one also who
found the hat of the missing man. An
argument between the attorneys took
| place at this point regarding the admis
sion of this evidence.
James King, VI. D., a corpuleBt gentle
man, whose voice reminded one Of Schu-
| bert ) Serenaden in b fiat major, took the
stand. He swore that he was the coroner.
He had Investigated every feature of the
case and was prepared with whole ar
senal of medical phrases and terms Of the
profession. The cross examination revealed
the fact that, while this expert" could
detect without difficulty tho difference be-
tween the blood Corpuscles of Il human be-
ing and those Of other animals, he could
not estimate the specific gravity Of the
pancreatic juice He swore that the blood
discovered at the Holden House was hu-
man blood.
The district attorney conferred with his
associate and then announced that the
people would rest Tho court took recess.
The first witness called by the defense
was the prisoner himself. After the usual
preliminary questions the counsel asked;
do you recollect tho night of the Goth
Of June last?'
~ do, sir, distinctly"
"Where were you that night"
81 left Bolton City at o'clock and ar
rived at the Holden House in Plymouth
at o'clock. -
Estate what occurred at the Holden
House after you arrived
The witness related what took place up
to the time Of his going to bed with De
Land, verifying the statements of the
other witnesses.
Had you ever known De Land previous
to this meeting;"
II had not. o"
"Did the conversation upon political
subjects, which you say you had, continue
after you reached your room?"
1T did,
"And when did it stop"
"As soon as we were in bed"
"AbOut what time was thati"
"Nearly half past H."
Estate to the jury what else, II any
thing, occurred after that"
"That is all recollect, sir. In the morn
ing when | awOke De Land was not in the
room. supposed he had arisen and gone
down stairs. l dressed, and after eating
my breakfast prepared to depart"
"Wellfn
'The sheriff met me at the door and
took me into custody"
SIS this all you know Of the affair.""
Positively all"
The district attorney smiled complacent-
ly, while a murmur Of contempt passed
from mouth to mouth. In the face Of these
demonstrations the witness sat unmoved
with head erect.
The district attorney rose slowly tc
cross examine.
$50 you were discussing political af
fairs, ehE'
The witness assented.
1T was n rather heated argument
wasn't itY"
"We were both very much interested. 1"
"And was it not fact that you wcrt
both q little-well, angry"
"We might"---
"Answer my question:"
ayes, sir-but'--
"And didn't De Land criticise your sen
timents somewhat severelyY
He said that he was surprised that
, should entertain such views, and tina
when was older and had had more ex
perience would see what fool | haC
made Of myself"
, ''Is that all he sald'"
, ''Yes, sir-all.n
'Well, now, Canell, when you arose il
| the morning, did you notice any bloo'
e spots on the carpet or anywhere in tn
roomY
, "No, Ship
"What"
q mo, sir, did not"
! "Did you see any blood in the room a
| inn