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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07
counterpart of her sister, refined, in

counterpart of her sister, refined, in
telligent and self-respecting?
Here was Mr.. Erwin's climax of
his yesterdays speech. Blixt had
said she was going out to buy green
goods. She was criminal! Not con-
tent with disputing the truthfulness
of Hayward's father and mother
and twenty other witnesses, this
green goods theory was not content
to slander the living, but must libel
the dead. No! No! The line must
be drawn at the grave. The per-
jurer must be called to a halt there.
1t was a strange coincidence that the
defense in this trial was the only
defender of the honor of Catherine
Cling. Evidence to establish her
good character had been offered by
defense and rejected by the state
He had been tempted to say that
Kittie Cling was to him more than a
trusted Christian, woman friend
This would have satisfied the human
mind of the reasonableness of such
a loan as he claimed. But Harry
Hayward stood at the bar, and on
the witness stand, and on the scaf-
fold, if so it should be decreed, the
only defender of the Christian char
acter and womanhood of Katherine
Cling. If the jury could see the spir-
It's of the dead, he confidently be-
ieved that they would see between
them and Harry Hayward the form
of Katherine Cling.
AS court adjourned Judge Smith
stepped down and asked Mr.. Erwin
how much longer he would take. The
lawyer replied that he would need
the greater part of the day, but that
he would conclude before 5 O'Clock.
SO that it is likely that the jury can
nnally retire to consider the evidence
before supper time tonight.
Mr.. Erwin began his address
promptly at 10 o'clock. Aa audience
that filled the room to the point of
suffocation was present to hear him.
1t was such an audience as has been
seen but once before since the trial
began, and that was on the previous
day.
1t was composed for the most part
OF ministers, lawyers and business
men from this city and ST. Paul. The
falr Sex predominated, as usual. and
evinced the liveliest interest in every
word that fell from the lips of the
speaker.
Mr. Erwin's address is given in
full below:
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come of a trial in which eXtraordin-
ary circumstances have conspired
to defeat him, his effort of yester-
day will linger for years in the men,
ory of the vast crowd that surged in
the old court room. And the stu
dents of criminal procedure cannot
do better than study the remarkable
speech of that truly remarkable
man.
ut is wonderful" ''It is wonder
full was heard On every side This
splendid compliment was not often
est on the lips of the common peo-
pie, who might easily be swayed by
an eloquence less potent than that
of the gifted advocate, but from
great lawyers, learned jUrists and
preachers Of Gods word came the
ready tribute that genius ever de-
lights to accord to genius.
Mr.. Erwins address was a strik-
ing illustration of what great man
can do in great emergency.
Mr.. Erwin devoted all of the morn
ing to general remarks upon the
character of the testimony offered
by the prosecution, the Importance
Of the case and the duties and func-
tions of the jury as distinguished
from those of the court, the prose
cutting attorney and the attorney for
the defense. He opened his address
by thanking the court for the in
gence granted to counsel during tho
trial, and then congratulated the
jury upon the approach of the end
of the long and tedious trial.
He took the position that the case
had been tried before two juries.
meaning, without saying. so, that
the public opinion of the community
and of the spectators in and about
the court room was the verdict of
that second jury, jury mot devoted
20 the investigation of truth, but to
the development of the most sensa-
tional and dramatic features of daily
life" He instanced the trial of the
anarchists in Chicago as showing
that public fear could and did sweep
away the rules of the court and the
reservations of human liberty.
Blixt vas by no means neglected.
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to give us strength and wisdom in our
daily life. We do acknowledge this
weakness to every one about US by
every act of life; and in the presence
and continuous and perpetual sense of
weakness, 1 would dislike, oh, I
would dislike to be compelled to pass
upon the question of human life. This
/ feel, and this feeling shall govern me
as attempt to aid you in the investi-
cation of this testimony.
l shall endeaVor to assist your hon.
est minds in the taking up of this tes-
timony, in the beginning of your de-
liberations, and 1 shall endeavor to do
it with that sincerity and that cor
rectneSS which is born of a sympathy
for you, in regard to the terrific
obligations which are now placed up
on you by reason of your being chosen
as the arbitrators of life or death in
this case.
Now, as I talk to you-as I now at
tempt TO assist you-try, gentlemen of
the jury, to be perfectly at home and
perfectly easy, not strained. l am not
here to shiver any lance with any rival
in the didactic field; I am not here to
make personal record for rhetoric or
eloquence, or anything else. 1 am here
under the influence of my conscience.
Whatever might have been the ambition
of my earlier days, am here now, under
God, for the purpose of helping you tn
find the truth. For 1 hold that in
finding the truth, there honor lies, there
safety lies, there safety for the com
munity lies, there safety for the nation
lies.
LOT 4oll l.;
case and about the evidence. Let us
try and gather it up and analyza it and
see what this case is, for the learned
district attorney, on account of his i'll
ness, was unable to analyze it. He
contented himself with assuming things
as proven which he did not analyZe
before you, showing the manner or the
mode of proof; he was compelled to
take the narrative and not the delibera-
tive and analytic form of argument
! If you have any desire not to punish a
man VINO is guilty of the murder of
| Kitty Cling, he certainly nerved you up
| to a proper appreciation of the neces-
| sity of punishment. But 1 hold that by
reason of not analyZing his case, he
rather confused your mind, and aided
you in the execution of the duties or
in the discovery of the truth. l sub
nit that his illness, his weakness, his
long consideration of the case, his nat
ural bias, his frankness of opinion, and
his fairness and honesty in giving you
that benefit, all unfit him as an ad-
wiser of you in the execution of your
offices. You are here to consult mind
and conscience, and not passion; you
are here to seek justice and truth, anG
not public acclaim; you are not here to
act under the principle that your yer
dict will live forever, without taking
thought as to what your verdict is ol
upon what principle it is founded.
Now, frankly, let us begin the an
alysis of this case, and let US see what
| this case is
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whatever you shall do and decide will
be the honest decision of your best
souls and minds, the union Of which
under the guidance OF common seuse
is Misunderstanding else in the world.
If this was an ordinary case I could
not now resist the temptation to in.
dulge in satire. I would lift up before
you, 1t this were an ordinary case, the
astonishing attempt to apotheosize and
defy IN this forum of Christian civiH-
zation that red-handed murderer and
perjurer, Claus A. Blixt. To me it was
passing strange. The doctrine adj
Vanced by this deiflcation of Claus A.
Bl1xt, that gives a man, his hands
dripping in the blood of the innocent,
who processes repentance, is that his
penItence is to be the criterion of your
judgment; his penitence to become the
test of his credibility, and that that
penitence should be SO effectual as to
destroy all the laws of the human
mind; potential enough to turn down
all the ties of the human race, to
silence the voice of mother, father,
friend, disinterested witnesses, not in
one case, but in a csore of cases. Such
proposition is strange, unnatural and
monstrous. If that is to be the law
which is to be decided by this verdict,
If that is to be the end of this case and
all that has pertained to it,; If. in
place of the deliberate liberty of our
fathers, the reservations of the consti-'
tuition, the long, time-honored rules of
court and trial; if, upon the pile of
their despoiled ruins, is to be erected
this new idea of credibility, then, in
deed, this is the most important ease
which the world has ever seen. And it
will mark in law as Caesars Col
umn" dares to mark in politics the
destruction of this fair fabric of hu-
man liberty, liberty which was ever
written by history.
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MUST BE MEN OF NERVE.
Jurymen Not to Be CajoIed,
COaXed or Urged

SoNAcu Dr Urged.
You are not soldiers to be COM
manded by officers, turned about-you
are not band of citizens approaching
an election, to be cajoled or wheedled,
or urged. or coaxed. You are removed
entirely from your life as citizens: you
sit here as the august judges of the
facts. You sit here, not only sepa-
rated from mankind taken from your
families, kept where no opinion can
touch you, examined as to your quail
fications, carefully chosen by both
sides, commissioned by the state and
people, but you are bound by an oath
to Him who is here now-Who is
everywhere, before whom you and I
must some day render up a report of
this life of ours. You have my pro-
foundest and most tender sympathies
It is much easier for me to appear
here as a lawyer and analyze this tes-
timony and to observe the decorum
Of this court and to endure the gaze
of these peaple, and the criticisms of
this nature, it Is much easier for me
than it is for you; for you are clothed
with the responsibility of the execu-
ton of your judgment. I can do the
best l can in my case, and l can bring
my burden and lay it down at your
feet; you have to act on the taking or
not taking of a human life. And this
Is a place for tears and not for cheers.
I have seen, juries before swept to
conviction, told that pardoning pow
er was in the state, that they were not
responsible, and when the gallows
was erected I have seen them sign a
petition and go to the executive and
beg to undue their hasty verdict-be-
cause too much haste was employed
the deliberation which came too late!
And I would not be in the place of
one of those men, 1 would not stand
the constant scorpion whip, I would
not have despair between me and the
future for anything And would not
take one of your positions. would
not want to sit in one of your places,
strive how I would to find the truth.
I would not want to sit there for any
consideration whatever, for human
judgment is weak. We do, all of us,
when we rise at morn or go to sleep
at night, kneel down and pray to Him
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THE ONE LOOpHOLE.
A Few Points on the Reasonable
Doubt.

Doubt.
Now, In jury trials the law has laid
1t down that your mind must be con-
vtnced by the evidence. Convinced to
a. point where your souls form and sug-
gest no reasonable doubt. That is the
law. That is your heritage That is
what is placed now in your custody
The jewel of liberty of the citizens Of
this republic is placed today in your
hands to brighten or to tarnish, just
as you will; to hand down to your chill
dren as the guarantee of liberty and
life, untouched and unharmed, or
to hand it down spotted and de-
based. This is the most important mo-
ment of your lives, gentlemen. You
sit here as men, but you sit here as
men drawn up by every element of
honor and of manhood to the highest
exercise of both the soul and mind up
on the question that is raised here and
on the evidence admitted. You are
required here to obey the law. And,
what is that splendid law? 1t is not
charity, compassion; it is the law that
1t is better that thousand guilty per-
sons shall escape than that one inno-
cent person be convicted. The law
fendant by testimony in way from
which he cannot escape. If there Is
one loophole, one place for doubt, hon
est, reasonable doubt, If the circum-
stantial chain of evidence around him
is broken in one link, if you cannot
say that it is upon your moral convic-
tions of the guilt of this defendant and
that there is no escape, then it is the
law that ShNIIId h = to-,
not charity or mercy, gentlemen 1t
is the law to acquit under such c1rcum-
stances. 1t is not mercy or charity
upon your part. It is the splendid
charity of a republic and a Christian
world. 1t Is the system. Now, how
are you to do that? You are to do it
In a legal way. You are to do it in
accordance with the rules of court
that have come down from ages. You
are to turn yourself to. the bench. You
are to listen to the learned judge, and
he will give you these rules. You are,
gentlemen, to take those rules and be
guided by them. These rules are to
curb your rashness, to compel your de-
liberation, to sustain your charity,
your mercy, your honesty, your fair
ness, to insure the correctness of your
thereafter. And, among those rules
which the court will give you. is this
one: That you cannot convict unless
the evidence in the case convinces you
of the guilt of the defendant beyond
all reasonable doubt. Another of those
rules is where the state depends upon
circumstantial evidence, not only
every fact discriminating the defend
ant must be consistent with guilt and
inconsistent with innocence, but IL
there exists upon the whole case any
hypothesis of the innocence of the de-
fendant, you are bound to accept that
theory and hypothesis in preference
to-any other and acquit.
TIE court will give You the rules as to
the measurement and weighing of the
testimony; the rules founded in eternal
justice; to the effect, that where you
have found that a witness has sworn
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The white pedestal of purity upon
Which County Attorney Nye set a
self-confessed murderer has, been
ruthlessly demolished by the vandal
hand of Attorney Erwin. The sanity
robe that was placed about the
shoulders of Claus A. Blixt has been
blackened by the finger marks of
Common Sense. The man whose lips
for days jumbled prayer and false
hood in the same breath has been
stripped Of the tawdTy sentimental
ity that clothed him in heavenly
habiliments. And when Attorney
Erwin paused in his fearful arraign-
ment of the wretch last night not a
trace of the deified Rlixt remained.
Instead, low, brutal murderer of
marvellous cunning, perjurer and
a hellish scoundreI who hesitated
not to tarnish the character of his
innocent victim, skulked like a cur
In his cell.
Such is the power of eloquence
born of great talents and long ex-
perience
1t was q, day of triumph for w. w.
Erwin. Whatever may be the out
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Confined ON Third Page.
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TO WED YOUNG MAckAY.
Miss Vanderbilt Net Duunted by
Her MOther5s Ente

NEW YORK. March Cit is report
ed that Consuelo Vanderbilt. the eight
een-year-old daughter of Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt, is to marry John w.
Mackay Jr. Mr.. Macllay has been as
siduous and devoted in his attentions
to Consuelo Vanderbilt for some
months. For the past six weeks, how
ever, his attentions have been par
ticularly noticed. Miss Vanderbilt is
most retiring in manner. and prefers,
when in public, to. occupy as incon-
spicuous position as possible, but at
a recent theater party given in her
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SAYS He is A VILE PERJURER.

Blixt a Penitential Hypoerte and Adry Hay
ward a Human Tiger, Criminal
and an ImbeciIe.
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honor by Mr. Mackay she sat in the
box in the place of honor. and then it
was first whispered among her inti-
mates that wedding would shortly
occur which would join together two
of the best krown American families.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
.tlNI MiSSIONER'S SALE.

The Estate In the Chancery C0rr:
1872 Of of Noxubee Co., MI.
II. c. Prtty. = J.
In ursuan of DEGREES Of said conrt.
rendered in the above stated causs. viz I AZ
lihc October Terra 1903, dated Noyembet
ist., 1893, at the April term, 1884. dated May
ID. 1894. and III the October Turn, lSg4. da-
ted November lst 1884, the undersienef
special commissioner, in said tatst appuin'
tell. will. on
Monday. the It'll day Of January. 1895,
in front of tire door Of the Court House in
the tow of Macon, Miss. Within ega'
hours, proceed TO sell NJ public ouRry tn
The highest bidder. an the right, tith, and
interest of the said L. c. Patty. at thetinie
4f his death, In and 10 the following lamJs:
Southeast quart Ter Of section 4. township
IA. range "a. west half-ot northeast quarter
OF section9, tow nship "a. range II, siin
Lin Winston county. Mississippi, and norti
Is, situated In NoXubec county, Mississippi
pi.
Terms of sale; %. per. tentum Of the a.
mount bid for any part oJ, said lands to be
paid in cash TO the Commissioner 1T the
{ me of sale. - per rentum thereof 10 be
paid when the report of the undersigned
Commissioned sbo wing said sale. shall be.
approved by said Ghancery Court, and 80
per centum thereof after the expiration oil
one vear from the date Of slrl sale. sccu-
rity fer tho unpaid balance of the purchase
money to be taken UPON said fan'1s As the
law requires. JOHN A. TYSON.
does. iaDl observation-disclosures. !.
Il
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-LUXBER-

Y Lumber Mills Of the South.
lA'''' are located in one of the
PS Fine Timber regions on
/" X, h. Operated by wator
ManuiacIure rough and
|ellow pine lumber.
Address:
JgG. MRADoR, Prop,
'''0e'tcr. Wayne Co.. Misi.
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MARRIrc. On Tuesday night at the
Church of the Nativity in Macon, Rev.
DR.. WaddrIi, Of Meridian united in
marriage Mr. los. +. Shelton and Miss
Annie May, daughter OF Mr.. j. w.
MAY of Mashulnvilic.
The church Ind been beautifully
decorated by The lady friends of the
contracting parties. and when tnc
eventual moment arrived every sent
WAS filled and many stood in the
aisIcs. After the beautiful ceremony
many friends enjoyed an elegant sup
per at the house Of the groom, and
next day Mrs. Harrison gave a dining
at which the bridal party were present
aud other friends of the family.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Some OF the people Of Macon wcre
undor the imprt ssion that two Young
mon Of the town had gone out on II
hunt for tho train robbers, but il seems
they went ont on u bird hunt and one
OF the hunt crs got some bird shot in
Lis law:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Tho finance Com. reported same 10
IN correct and cancelled all vouchers
The Marshal reported Two cases anu
AZ fines collected, aud certified same
to be correct and that he accounted 10
the Treasurer for above amount l"c
Com. reported same TO he correct
The following ncrduI't' wero az
,oved ont Of General Fhha:
A K,su. stree, certificates a4W
At Douglas lumber ~
The clerk reported "H's'Tn'' war;
rants on 90, q
Srno"' 'J 9S9 Al
The rx,,a night police was orocreu
Len, on da,y until Mou''ay night at
rate of $40 per- month.
NJ, motion Boari nli"urncd sinc
,,a II. nAtENsTniN.
Aitc.t AT Drm Clkr. "a!"'.
Senator t;curge wa. 50 busy WV
~i,liciary AMI agricultural c"'"'h'''e'
work thai he roall npi slr'nN us :"
Lav Vacation ii Avlas' asr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

All the young people and many of
the older ones OF Macon will assemble
at the Presbyterian Church next Tues
dry night 10 witness the marriage of
Mr.. G. I. Ellis aud Miss Mary Hunter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

MARRIED December Goth, 1894, at
the residence Of the brides father
Mr.. II. Is. Wicker. by Rev. W. C.
B,her, Mr.. r. b. Kirby Of Noxuboe
county and Miss Florence Wicker of
this cOunIy.-Wirslon Signal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

The BEACON was mistaken last week
in stating that the livery stable OF Mr..
y. l.. Griggs WINS run in tho name OF
Mrs Grisss. twas also included 10
the sale to- Maj. Allen.
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Pay Your Taxes.

|tiNncat books have been
|nr lands for the collection
r Tor the fiscal year, 1894
! are urgently requested to
|re and save costs.
+. Z. T. DoRRoH,
slerIa and Tax Collector.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
Guardian Notice.
r.. MIssO.

holding claims against l., &.
Fmpos, are requested to pre- sent
property itemlzed and verified,
possible, that the suIae may be-
and presented TO the Court for
j. B. Fort.
Guardian.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Geo. l.. Welsh Il Son, OF %Shnqualsk,
have dissolved their co.parlncrsllip,
aud the business will be continued at
the same stand by the Junior member
of the firm, Mr.. Sid Welsh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
Neilotna SaAd.

0r 'Ale nicely cleaned nell.
guaranteed to be irco Of
Irs8 iced.
Z +. DAxrzLER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Jan 23d is the day set for the mar
rage OF Mr.. W. +. Ferris jr., and Miss
Nellie Patty, at the Presbyterian
Church in Macon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Mr. Moody, \ lawyer of ST. Louis, is
In Macon looking after the interest OF
Samuel G. Davi. 4 Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
KEY & CO.
StatesyilIe, North Ca.
Dtstillcrs and JObbers Of
Pure Old fashioned North Carolina Handmade Corn and Rye WHIsxes
" APPLE AND PEACH BRANDIES.

va make a : eciaity Of pure goods for private use and medical purposes ia"
,m,,.. az ar csoenize1 as standard. and We sell nothing bot high grades goods we
- a. -. mm,,d,,,,. oG ms ce,obrhed KEY brand of old fashioned handmade corn
s,f...r ami an,leI brandy ymxea lin Eases OF me dozen bottles. We quote {" follows
in lots Of to ogaE0nss e~
NC, "Poplsr Log Corn Whisky, f%' oSW' acsoeo'ns ase' -"
Rye whhkcy, 100 to 800, according to age
~f a# MtZ .r-.~
Apple Brandy, AGO.
rcavh Brandy, All. Extra charge for kegs and Jugs
We cau Furnish oruw htskcy in eases of p 4,e.uds NoAeAo oVHesW s"e' I" P"S'
hall pints and qnurts ready for use, at low p"@s M
., .m.. usa., nriccs on barrl shipments wo have the largest stock IN Tue
country Of oil, corn whi.kcy. ripencl and me'owsihy u'' ny espee''sr ''0""s"'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

We are selling goods according TO
tho price Of cotton Come and be
convinced. NJ. IIOLBERG e Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Cant. ": II. Scales and family have
been entertaining Mrs. DR.. Scales. OF
Wessou, this week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
\ SALE.

my place, situated noar
!, /! mi,cs from Macon, MISS.
b acres OF good land with
an! necessary sta.
houses 1t has 4 good stock
Convenient to churches and
Of sale half each tho bal.
by good note. poss'
Immediately,
X. MissO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

kb,s. bidder, | store house
tial crib and cook house, sit.
lee. mills, Piekens Co., Ala
billy msil,
Mr.. A. NJ. MCDONALD.
Ehrsn, Pirkens Co., Ala.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Mr.. Mat Mahorner Sr. has so Tar re-
covered as to be able to attcnd.io b"S'
mas that docs not require much use OF
his eyes,. and his son Ma: Jr. who re-
turned from school when his 's'"e'
mot win hi. misfortune, re'urne" 10
Cambridge Inst Monday TO take h's
place IN the law department Of HAT
yard College.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Mr.. r. J.. wilkins, jr., was a caller
TO. day. lie will devote all OF his ''"'c
10 the farm this year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12

Mr.. Leon Dent las dropped tho
ward stick Tor the plow and has set IN
to farm, this year on tho Dent plan'a'