The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-05
ROCKET SET FREE
sriiet Of Acquittal Reached
IN twenty-five Minutes.
- AFTERNOON or ARGUMENT.
x~-uesa Bears Up Well During the
rry1Bx ordesi-A Tiit Betwesn
Attorneys

= kar1sx SOL anG At1sA SVslks W ui1s N
= cr.fsrson saloon on sns morning OK
- x The case was given 70 the
= rssx. Husness court at sss6 O'Clock
.~<r,nx. ard ttss verdict was reached
s~.w-sse minutes later. In the mean
- "a tournrezt had been taken. and
-. Homes ai1 not reach the court roorn
- "a There were very few people
- =. tse tlrns ard the news was re-
49, vtthoat any demonstration. al
- a naraber Of crockstt's personal
$3.50. confident Of favorable result.
- ssalted ths dsclsioa- During the few
-~~srts preceding the arrival OF Judge
1900. the accused sa; calmly smoking
80 ara chatting pleasantly with bis as
.s,sztss. showing plainly he had no doubt
. 80 ms charge against him soon would
: zasnisssd. As the Jurors died int their
80 ard Ia answer 10 an inquiry Of the
- announced that they had reached an
.,v@><psnt. a slight nervousness was no.
ssssbss on the part OF the prisoner. but he
-. A. free from agitation probably as
srx rsan would have been under Ike cir
<anssznces: and when the words Not
ssf1fy~ wsr. read by Clerk p. ID. Hughes
srfis. almost imperceptfele, appeared on
rror4strs lips The Jury was then ex-
spes and the freed man. with evident
srstlisae. shook hands with each one az
Aey eisd out.
Character or the Accused.
wler the court convened In the morning
sa.te q large crowd had gathered in the
sesr the most interes led spectators being
ars Crockett. wife % the prisoner. and
tnefr sor snd daughter. After the state
kse recalled George Amos and subjected
Nm 20 q rigid cross-exanlination. Crockett
tnssif was placed on the stand. He told
las story OF the tragedy, bearing out the
rs.snsnt made by Dir. Winstock the day
s<fs.s tha, OF ali men who regretted the
s.eurrsncs Crockett himself regretted 10
nxl His testimony evidently strength
szst the case for the defense. Following
cseskstr. his attorneys called successfully
.ssrsfy 20 his good character Judge Car
sna 3. Graves. OF Ktttttax and Yakima
sca-fsss State Senator c. r. Helm, OF Eli
I>nsbgrg. Oscar :. Samson. OF walia Wal
b: Judge r.. A. Bailinger. OF Port Towns
snf. Sheriff ". J. Dyke. ex Sheriff s. G..
Nsrss and ex-sherifY Thomas all Of CIai-
km county; Mayor c. e. Malle,te. OF Port
Angeles j. II. Allen and Michael Earies.
II Seattle. Here the defense rested. The
state then introduced Detective Gil Phil
tfsck. Florsnea Adams feoiored1 and Belle
Tbasaas (coloredl This closed the case.
snd an adjournment was taken until 2
o'clock.
inc Arsufnenr Eegins.
Tas argument on the part OF the state
va opened ~ Mr.. Morris. who was fol-
osed BY Mr. Gay for the defense The
tair1 speech was made by Mr.. Ronald.
and Mr.. HASTE closed for the prosecution
Zach Of the orators addressed himself
ssrnestiy 20 the task OF convtcting or OF
Gearing the accused. and II was not Until
So that the case was ready for the judges
sasrre 20 the jury. Mr.. Morris occupied
tia noor for forty-ave minutes. Mr.. Gay
forsy miautes. Mr.. Ronald an ho1r and
I've minutes. and Mr.. HASTE exactly an
hour. The first speaker took occasion to
rsfsr In no uncertain terms TO the char
ac.er OF the testimony brought out for
ne defense. openly accusing the witnesses,
tArticulariy Amos, OF ''damnabie perfury;"
and this accusation led up 10 an emphatic
t<asal from Afr. Gay and q stiii more en-
paatic one from Mr.. Ronald In closing shs
arEamsnt Mr. HASTE answered his oppo-
nsnis In very plain words. and was inter-
sspted several times because Il was said
h seat beyond the records All OF thu
speeches did credit To the attorneys max
tsg them. ard while devoid OF rhetorical
flourish, they were effective and rank well
- with the best efforts yot mnis IN The
0.mlaal court.
The Facts to Decide.
In the opening argument. Mr. Morris
ssoks of the sympathy songa- to be
Gvases In behalf Of the prisoner. 'sIt
has been Injected into this case. rs sail.
and n has been done for n purpose. that
Hugh Il. Crockett Is husband AL a
sssher; ana I unasrstand uaa. his wife 10
good wife ard that bis Children are good
ekgldran Suppose ne 10 husasnd and
fthsr Does that fact Justly him In go
iax forth and shooting his feiisw mani"
re speaker nsxt took up the Testimony Of
Mss Hughes saying that her statement
Of the shooting had been fair and ie-
NAMED urshaken; while the other witness
- had strongly ..oiored thsir testimony
IN favor Q. ths accused. This man
Amos" he declared. IS an absolute per-
tarsr. BRAID him today as . dannabie
ssfjare- He is here for the gurrSss CT
saving Hugh II. Crockett from what he
richly deserves az the haais OF the
hw" Continuing, Mr.. Morris ex-
pisiaed that the state Was preciuded
frem placing Joe Roadhouse. proprietor
tf TIE saloon. On the stand because he had
hAgeored Crockett for three months. end
was TIE man who. more even than Crock
ss vas responsible fer the killing OF
White. The ontf resource LEFT for the
STATS VAS 10 depend on Charles kohne.
ss< bartender for q trathful story. Turn
lae 70 the testimony OF Martin A. Need
ksn. TIE miner, he proceeded 20 discredht
X This Is the man. he said, who heard
nat fatal shot fired. yet according 70 his
err story he did not return to the saloon
q see whether q human life had been Sac
s1ee8. whether the negro had shot the
sAits man, or the white man had shot
tAa negro. II such testimony Is 70 pre-
ssa n a court Of justice, then We would
better tear down the Goddess OF Liberty"
4zfeyring again to Crockett. he said: "A
@4a Is Judged by the company hc keeps.
AID care not II evan a justice OF the SUI
sfsuie court comnends him. \ man who
sass into a common doggery, and axsoct-
sssS sitA a negro and a negro woman is
- better than they are IL man can
sssxne TIE consequences OF his unlawful
eskeeanse his previous life has bean good.
sssa many criminal would be AZ liberty.
az not on the gsliows or In the reai'en-
nay where he belongs They tel yea
Nsas Has armed and about 20 attack
sfeckstt yer the only thing they found
q hat poor colorea boy when his remains
ssse examined ny the coroner was this
seakniie. a bunch Of keys, a piece Of to-
$40 ana k-c@liber bullet lodged IN his
kssla."
Tse closing words OF the prosecutor wers
wSesily foycible. and with ftns dramatic
We be hsi3 un 20 ghe view OF the Jury
saru'ess iooking penknife. and in tho
sr the Ugjy revolver with which the
soeing HAD been done. As the fierce
ncialion sounded through the court
.ea Crockett iock silk handkerchief
Ia ais pocket. and betrayed his aEita-
= y ntrN eusiy wip.ng Precipitation from
~ hands.
fsther First Degree or Acqufttai.
GAYS nrst uoFts were directed 20 q
.isi4en 81 murder and after reclttax the
Asass Re discussed exhaustIvsly the var
aeSTScs Of mat crime. Blu, human
asaS sometimes he taken. and no crime
eaiaittea. Ter thsre may be sxruSahsl-
y tuSthaoili5y. He answered the
- that bad conla from his opponent.
~ Saat II she attorneys fer The de-
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