The herald., 1894-11-22
Facts Going to Show That He
Had a Strong Affection
for His Family.
MRS. CRAIG NEVER AFRAID.
Craig Appeared to BE Hsroioally Self
Contained aud Never Attempted
to Use Violence to Re-
sent Insult,

Ere another sun has set the scales OF
Justice will be in balance, and In the
seclusion Of the jury room the fate OF
John Craig will be decided. q.
What will be the verdict? Just "a
hours ago il seemed as il little could be
ssid that was good or creditsble of the
defendant. but the argument OF General
Johnstone Jones yesterday cast new
light on the entire matter. He analysed
the testimony and brought into broad
relief the discrepancies in the evidence
Of many OF the witnesses, presenting at
the same time a statement OF facts
which, il accepted by the jury, went to
show that Craig had really had every
lsason to fear George Hunter. and fred
At him only in aelf-deiense.
His presentation OF the facts tending
to show that the defendant and his wife
were on friendly terms was very clever,
but tho mythical Dwight Olley proved
to be parsonage whose appearance and
disappearance even General Jones did
not try to explain. Indeed, he did not
try to. but In continuing his argument
he depended on the acceptance OF the
hypothesis that such q parsonage did
exist and had arranged with Craig to go
to Pasadena. That accounted for the
defendant being doubly armed and in
possession OF = buggy on the day in
question.
A few OF the salient points OF General
Jones' argument are given, but 1t was
8 O'Clock before he had concluded. and
in that time he had traversed the gem
eral testimony in q very thorough
manner.
This morning Mr.. F. W. Guthrie will
resume his argument. Probably he
will conclude BY noon, and after recess
Henry T. Gage will close for the prose.
cution. HE argument ie expected to be
fine bit OF forensic eoquence. 1t is
reasonably certain that he will tear
away the fabric of theory that has been
built regarding the reasons that ami
mated the defendant, Craig, and will
show. and not any too tenderly either,
that Craig murdered his wife with de-
liberation and with the same malicious
intent that prompted bim to make all
speed to Buena Vista street and COM
plete his bloody work.
The crowd seeking admittance was
very great yesterday, and albeit the
court room was full the crowd outeide
did not diminish until la.e in the after
noon. The pressure was 80 great at one
time that the large glass pamela in the
doors OF the court room were broken
into fragments.
For the second time during the trial
the defendant has shown signs OF strong
emotion. Yesterday when General
Jones. in bic argument, referred to
johnny Craig, the fathers eyes filed
with tears that he could not conceal.
Truth to tell he did not make any par
ade OF these signs of weakness for the
benefit of the jury, but quietly subdue6
his feelings and resumed his usual calm
demeanor.
INGENIOUS ARRANGEMENT OF FACTS.
General Johnstone Jones, in beginning
his address, spoke in a low conversa.
tional tone. No evidence was apparent
in his words that anything would be
said that could arouse in the minds OF
tue jury q doubt as to the guiltness Of
the defendant In firing those fatal shots
on the 25th of July. At the Hunter
ranch. Gaining the sympathies Of the
jury, however, he warmed up and mar.
shaled the facts in testimony in such
manner % to make very good showing
for Craig. in support OF the hypothesis
that he shot George Hunter believing
his life to DO in danger, and his wife by
accident.
Preiacing his review of the testimony
by adverting to the condition of the
defendant, he bespoke for him q calm
and dispassionate consideration. Psnni-
less and wrotched, without means to de.
fend himself the law had thrown
around defendant those eafeguardo
which justice and humanity demanded,
and however guilty the defendant might
be he was entitled to the same presump.
tione OF innocence as II he we're able to
summon to his aid all those requisites of
evidence that the law demands.
Counsel then proceeded to examine the
evidence bearing on the relations of the
defendant with his WHO at the time of
the homicide. He cited many facts
given in testimony that were not con.
sistent with the theory that dsfendant
end Emily Craig were not on friendly
Eerms, and that, on the other hand. de.
iendant really had q strong affection for
his wife and children. His baby Edna
ordinarily known to the family by that
name-was always spoken OF BY the de-
1endant as Emily, that being the name
OF ms wife. Up to the 10th OF June he
nao peen on terms of close and intimate
friendship with George Hunter, and
then the trouble between them was not
on account of his ever having maltreated
his vile. but because George believed
that Craig had spoken about him having
been seen driving around town with .
woman OF III fame. The only inference
to be drawn from such facts would be
tnat George Hunter was an illmannered
brute, without love for his slater and
Callous to her suferings, and conse-
qusntly, despite defendants cruelties
perpetrsted ON his wife, content to asso.
ciate with him, or else the allegations
regarding Craig and his wife being uns
friendly were wholly untrue,
Counsel left to the jury to acce pt
either horn Of the dilemma.
Then sgain counsel referred to
Craig having. according to the tssti-