The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-02
Mr.. Turner's Speech.

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MIR. Turner'S Speech.
Dir. Turner, continuing the argument
for the state, said that the story of these
three men running away as soon as they
the pistol from Rollins band,
they also being armed by long knife,
was improbable. The story of Rollins
running unarmed on three men armed
with pistol and long knife, was i'm
probable. Some one, perhaps Potts or
Phipps, shot sandy Jones in the back. 1t
must have been one of the Rollins Potts
Phipps crowd Potts and Phipps evi-
IDENTIFY know more than they told. The
fact OF Rollins getting into such brawl
in a bar room that his bondsmen sur
rendered him, and that, too, while his
case was pending in the supreme court,
show ed that he was quarrelsome while
under the influence of whiskey.
Mr.. ManninG's Argument.
Dir. Manning, for the defense, first al
ludtd to the responsibility resting with
the jury in sitting on this case. II the
judge erred, the supreme court could cor
b;S l.,
could overrule H. The law required
keepers Of bawdY houses to keep out
disturbances would the law then with
holl It's protection? The Anglo Saxon
race would tolerate no such law.
Mr.. Parker for Defense
Monday morning Junius Parker closed
the argument for the defense. He would
not discuss whether Rollins was legal
officer. NJ. A Angler, A. D. Markham
and Chief Woodall has testified that he
was. He would not discuss whether
Rollins had a right to arrest a man out
there, the law says he did. He would
contend that the story of witness for
the state that Rollins shot Jone. only in
selfdefense, was improbable, unnatural
If you grant that Rollins was drunk, hi.
every action was that Of a sober man.
The position of the wounds showed that
the shots could not have been fired by 8
man standing they would have been
downward instead Of upward as DR.
Cheatham said they were. Mr.. Parke,
| closed his speech with strong appeal &c
the feeling of the jury.
| Solicitor Parker for the State.
| In the afternoon Solicitor Parker clos
Ell the argument in the Rollin case
| by addressing the jury in behalf o
the state He spoke of Rollins ma
ing threats before going to Smoke
Mr.. Lioyd testifying that Rollins va
drunk 10 his store before going, that h.
bought cartridges and commenced load
ing his pistol, when he (Lloyd) thinkin!
Rollins too drunk to load it with safet,
to people in the store, took the pisto
and loaded it himself. The testimony /
that Ssniy Jones offered TO take hi
brother, John, from Rollins and tax
him away, and Rollins would not let hin
do so; if Rollins had been earnestly de
string TO keep the peace he would hav
allowed this John Jones had left tn
door where the arrest was made, and s
the arrest was wholly unwarran'e Me
were not supposed TO go to a bawd
house with all the gentility that woul
characterize them in going to q mic
house. Received Archie SPELLS testi
mony and declared it improbable h
would hardly have seen a badge som
hundred yards, even if it had been bur
nished silver; he vas evidently romancing :
If Rollins had no right to arrest Jone:
even il he killed Sandy in .eif-defenss
he was guilty OF manslaushter. II b
did anything more than was absolutel
necessary TO retain his prisoner he wa
guilty OF msnslaughter.
Tue hearts Of the jury might melt |
their breasts in sympathy for Rollins an
his people, bat they must do their duty
and not give way to sentiment.
Mr. r. A. Sulliva OF Chicago, His
writes, that he has used DR.. Bulls Coug
Syrup for bronchitis and found il to b
As represented, "a great remedy and