The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-25

defense had established. He scored The
prosecuting attorney for charging man
with one crime ard trying 70 convince the
jury that he had committed two The
state he said, had argued that II King
vers alive ~ would tell secret II that
were true. Mr. EnEerSo5l argued. why vas
g. mat king ID rot tell the secret after
tas Fetfing murder when he was locked
W for week and subjected 10 the tor
lures Of the sz'eat5ox.
Mr. Wlussock closed for the defense.
speaking Tor nearly three hours. He went
over the entire evidence. pointing otit the
strong points ~ me defense and showing
up What ne Relieved 70 he the weak ones
in the chain q circumstances presented by
the state lie spoke in the highest terms
% Judge Humss. roasted the prose-
cutting attorney. made fgn OF the chi0To-
form theory. called the officers who testi-
fef against wilcox professional swear
ers q" fought IN support OF the alp set M
and cited remarkable cases in criminal
history where innocent men had been
hanged on cf-cumstancial evidence. He
told the jury that he was authorized by
Mr. wilcox 70 say that no com promise
verdict WAS desired. Give Us complete
acqul;tal' said Sir. Winstock. or render
a verdict OF murder Ia the first degree.
Lawyers Almost Come To Blows.
Mr. HASTE made LONG and exhaustive
argument in closing for the state. an
swering the defense IN an able manner.
In the course OF his remarks he made
statement which for a few minutes
ca used a sensation ia the court room. and
but for the fact that Judge Humes took
a hand in the affair the attorneys for the
state and those for the defense might
have come 70 blows. Mr. HASTE had just
referred 10 the efficiency Of he officers
VINO had figured IN the case and bad
ri. al
for crime in the community. II was the
people. ne said. who were responsible for
IL. MANY Of hem" he continued, have
been freq1enting the court room during
the trial and al times acted as though
they were attending picnic instead OF
murder trial ] even saw a smile this
morning or the face OF the woman who
appears here az the sister Of the defend
ant said lir. HASTE.
Before he could 20 any farther Mr..
Winstock and Mr.. Ingersoll jumped TO
their feet. Fmed Gith emotion. Mr.. In
gersolI walked toward Mr. HASTE and
raised his hand IN a threa tening manner.
when Judge HImes cried out: Gentle
men. sit down: sit down. II you have
anything TO say. address, the court. II is
not desired that any demonstration of
this kind should occur"
Mr. Ingersoll begged the pardon OF the
court and sad: We strongly condemn
any such fnSlnu8 t4oNS. II me cOuhSel
for the state desires any investigation.
let us have Il now. We certainly DE-
mand the protection OF the court for this
unfortunate lady"
Mr. HASTE continued his argument
after the court had remarked that coun-
sci should conine themselves 10 discus
sing the case.
To a Post-Intelligencer reporter Mr..
HASTE said later I'm the day that he had
received a postal from an unknown per
son in Tacoma "A few days ago telling
him 10 watch for a fake sister" in the
Wilcox case. but had not given 1t any
notice: neither had he intended 20 insult
nor hurt the feelings Of Wilcox's sister.
Judge Humes consumed about twenty
minutes in charging the jury, and
o'clock they retired 10 the jury room.
When the verdict was announced an
old man in the crowd who gave his name
- the court as incl Peterson expressed
his approval by giving a shout. Judge
Humes had the bailiff bring him up 10
the bar and administered a severe repri-
mand, after which he allowed him TO de-
part
Last night Chief Rogers communicated
with Prosecuting Attorney Coiner. Of
Pierce county. respecting the arrest Of
Wilcox for the King murder. AZ a late
hour a reply was received stating that
after "A consultation with the chief Of 20
lice II was decided that Wilcox was not
wanted.