The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-22

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THE STATES CLAIM.
Mr. Morgan first outlined the defense,
stating that his client would of course
make the claim of seIfde.euse and Iustid-
able homicide. The killing, he said took
place In a closed room and was Witnessed
by no one. The woman he said. was one
oil bad character and that the defend
au-'s statement should be given some .an-
s.derati1u as against The claims of dis.
/ reputable and lawIess characters, such as
/ this woman and Eer associates. Mr..
/ Morgan also referred to the confession as
/ stated ly the Chief of Police Hood. OF
/ Augusta, saying IL was Obtained by i'm
! ducemcnts and should not be considered.
/ Mr. rGser. in opening the case, said lt
/ was one of the most horrible crimes ever
/ heard of In court OF justice. he mad
/ hoped, ne said. that the mother of the de-
/ PENDANT would Withdraw nom the court
/ room during the trial OF tAe case, ANA
/ especially tine arguments 10 was en- par
/ RAISING. he said, TO go through the nor
/ rp-e and disgusting details OF suru
/ crime IN the presence OF lady. bul me
/ circumstances We're such that II would
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PENDANT was the m9ramo6r of this col9red
/ woman who was tba lseeDor Of 3. house of
| ilI-fare on south BROAD street I.ycn
! the very daz- Of The crime he had in his
arms this woman. file lived with her as
| mis- wife He would every nf.-Iror his
| life ,vend his vav to the hons of mis-
woman where he would remain
The woman aIthough She loved him
dreaded him. and we find nor SAVING
from time To time that she,vas afraid he
would kin her When he was ont Of en-
ployment she aided him. vet she suffered
| brutal treatment at his hands We find
| him telling her he would l,iclr bar a n
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ment of Chief of Police Hood that he had
made ND his mind 10 kin her. He went
! away to this woman Edna Green's
| house. hut he returned This was
| after the quarrel i'm the afternoon
| When Detective BosseU arrived there
| he found this woman living on
! the floor with this knife in her side
up to the hilt. He gave the woman this
! knife. which he had urou his p.rson he
/ cause she said she was afraid he w0uld
| XIII her. But where was it} When she
/ sent for il that afternoon il was zone
| from its accustomed place in her bureau
| drawer. The defendant had taken il from
| the drawer showing the premeditation. -
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| Mr. raser referred TO the confession
| naue 10 ChleI iOou' uood stated
/ charge nau pee4 maze AGAINST
/ MN IN Augusta. ne spoke OF me
| evidence Mr. Hood had tried IN
/ prevent being summoned as a wit
/ ness in this case. He made
! the statement TO Mr. Hood that he had
| made up his mind to Kill her He gave
| the details 10 this officer in Augusta even
| 10 the length of the knife
He told Chief Hood that he came in
! the room and sat by her; that he first
! plunged the knife into her breast: that
! he then struck her in the side. and as she
/ got up he plunged the knife into her hip
/ so deep as he himself said that he could
| not pull il out This testimony of
! Mr. Hood is fully corroborated by
! all the facts IN this case The cuts were
! as it was stated and Detective Bossell
! told you it took all his strength when he
got there TO pull that knife out"
The solicitor general submitted to the
! jury that there was not the least exten-
| Uating circumstance in the case. He
| asked the Jury TO ask themselves that
question. He said it was left TO the Jury
/ whether Williams should be hanged or
not. He pleaded for no mans blood but
! he left it for the Jury TO decide what this
crime merited. He said the Jury should
not be influenced by the fact that
| the defendant had killed an abandoned
| woman. The defendant himself had lived
an abandoned life. He left the case with
the Jury under the Judges charge.
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MN' NohTAN DEE ENsE'
Mr. Morgan opened the concluding
argument by stating ana calling The Jury S
attention to the fact that Williams was
/ not upon trial for ms mode OF living, or
/ Tor nNlng with such woman. me issue
| was as to whether Williams life on
liberty were to be taken from him for the
oFense of murder.
MIR. Morgan charged that Eliza Martin