The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-04

barber shop business, he had also given
him employment in theatrical venture
that witness was interested IN, and also
had employed him as servant at his
home.
Attorney General Dubois--"Has there
been any conspiracy In this caseY"
"No," replied Mr.. Hopkins, who then
said that after Wilson had told him his
story of the attempt OF Lingane 10 bribe
him he sent for Deputy Sheriff Johnson,
the Attorney Generals officer, and after
that was only an interested spectator In
the case. He saw the money marked and
knew that johnson gave Wilson Sl6 in re-
turn for the money taken from him.
The next witness called by the defense
was Lingane. This was the third
time he had been called to the witness
stand. He denied ever having dictated
a statement to Samuel Wilson and did
not dictate the statement offered In evil
dence. There was no paper in mis- private
office similar to that on which the alleged
dictated message was written. Pads OF
| this paper were, however, In three other
places In the main Office of The Telegram.
Witness had summoned w ilson on Tues
day and on that afternoon, when he left
the court house, and got down to bis
offics, Samuel Z. Wilson and Zexiel Payne
were standing outside the latter place,
and Wilson introduced Payne as man
who knew all about the case. Wilson said
he had moved from the house he lived in
when summoned and wanted some money
to pay the moving bills. Witness refused
to give him any money, never at any
time paid Wilson any money except 80
cents for car fare.
diagram was introduced at this point
that was drawn by Lingane showing the
position of desks, etc., in The Telegram
Office to contradict Wilson'S testimony.
Wilson never saw him in the sanctum
sanclorum OF high ideas.
To the Attorney General-Wilson was
at my Office three times. Paper on which
the message alleged to have been dictated
was not used in his private Office. The
| paper on which witness home address
was made was in the outer Office and 1t
was there that the address was written.
| 1t was written because Wilson was to
move, and as he latter claimed that he
would be working, the address was given
| TO enable Wilson to call on the latter at
night. The reason witness was not to
call on Wilson was because the latter
was not sure as to where he would set
up his household goods again.
Did know the man Wilson as a waiter
at the Narragansett Hotel. He again de-
MED paying Wilson any money other
than 30 cents and that he began the ne
gotiations with him TO get him TO testify.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson testified he ga We
Samuel &. Wilson si5 in one and two dol
witness thought, saw the money counted,
but did not recall whether Goodell
counted the money.
"The State,n said Attorney General,
Dubois. I" rests, and then General Will
son asked IL the testimony was concluded
and on receiving an affirmative reply he
moved TO strike out the testimony of
David Il. Lingane, Samuel q. Wilson and
Deputy Sheriff johnson, as their testi-
mony had been improperly introduced
and was not, when offered, In rebuttal of
any testimony put in by the defendant.
Judge Wilbur promptly overruled the
motion and the arguments of counsel IN
the case were in order.
Charles III. Page in teginning his clos
ing argument in behalf of the defendant
said he had duty 10 perform that he
approached with considerable difbdence
as the case before the jury was one unique
in the criminal Jurisprudence of Rhode
Island. "You see" /" he said, "the great
interest taken in the case by the large
number of prominent people here and the
desperate effort OF the Government to
convict Dy the aid of assistant counsel TO
the Attorney General. You saw the
sensation the attorneys for the State in
troduced, thinking they would sweep
everything before them, but they failed,
for the wrong kind of timber was used. /"
Mr.. Page then turned his attention to
the fact that the indictment was only
found the present year, when the
offence was committed in Decem Der,
1894 He thought this very singular if the
defendant YVES the dangerous man the
state alleged he was. Counsel then went
on to make q careful review of the Gov
ernment's case and claimed that all the
evidence went to show that Lingane was
in fear of bodily harm from Cook and
that even the Government witnesses ad-
mitted certain circumstances that all
helped out the defendants contention
that Cook began the attack and all that
was done by Lingane was done in self de-
fence.
Dealing with the story of the bribery
OF Samuel G. Wilson. Mr.. PeEe argued
that ii was very improbable that Wilson
could remember statement dictated TO
him by Lingane and repeat the same to
counsel unless 1t was true. lie then refer
red i'm scathing terms to Wilson and to
the prosecution OF the defendant i'm this
case and said that IL was not improb BILE
that the money IL was claimed had been
paid by Lingane was, in fact, paid by the
parties who set up the job on the defend
ant.
The right of self-defense Mr.. Page
urged in eloquent terms was natural
one and though il must lie used in dis
cretion still there were occasions when all
other rights must give way to it. In
closing he appealed to the Jury to care
and he said he believed when the MEM
bers of the jury looked at the testimony
as practical men they would conclude
that Mr.. Lingane had done nothing but
what any citizen would have done under
tho same circumstances.
Mr.. Page finished his argument at 1920
O'CLOCK and the jury were then excused
until 1880 O'Clock.
Attorney General Dubois began his ar
gument saying that after carefully exam
lining all the evidence in this case he be-
iieved that conviction would as surely fol-
low ss the night the day. "Much COM
ment has been made on the delay in this
case and ask you to punish him who is
responsible for the delay. 1 do not ask
you TO punish him here for that is not a
part OF this trial but punish him in your
own minds"
"You know" said the Attorney Cen
eral, holding aloft the $40 and the IS
bill."thst IL Is claimed that this was paid
by the defendant TO Samuel &. Wilson.
Mhet has been the cause of delay in get
ting this man to iustice?'
Attorney Page here objected to the re-
marks OF the Attorney General, saying