Evening journal., 1896-02-17
SWAN and BROWN
Continued From First Page.

Il
| shut II DR.. Hancker would not discharge
him Then be took up the many threats
that Cakes had make against Lynch and
commented upon them and the animus
they displayed. He could not discover a
motive FOR the crime. but be could
discover motive for the rRncor aud
venom Of OAkes against Lynch and DR..
l Hancker.
"Hsd Oakes gone to Or. Black with
his charges they would have been
promptly brought to the attention OF the
state anthorleties, said Mr.. Hayes
but he didn't do It, Whom did he take
them TOT You have seen II sitting around
here during the trial Compare that
with DR.. Black, as man Co man, TO Judge
the institutions Of Delaware, and TO
| Judge Of the guilt or innocence Of the
/ three men now on trial. He takes his
poisoned dart and plunges 1t into the
character OF these men. He puts
his pen In ink TO slander our state and
our institutions, not only from one end
OF our state tn the other, but also
throughout the United States. That Is
the man TO whom the man they call tn sir
honest witness went with his charges.
and this msn Oaxes Is the only man who
connects Michael Lynch with this killing.
/ He said be would make 1t hot for the
/ institution and he has carried out his
threat. be has made It hot for the tax
payers Of New Castle county, and God
/ knows he hiss made it hot for these poor
men In the box to crafty his grudge aud
his spleen against Lynch"
Mr.. Hayes then called the jury's atten-
I tlon 70 the fact that the attorney general
had refused to produce the affidavit which
Cakes had made at the Bayard Building
examination. Mr.. Cooper objected to
any such reference on the ground that It
had been ruled out by the court Lynch's
attorney dlsregsrded this objection and
was proceeding along that line when
Chief Justice Lore told him 60 stop
directed the jury not to regard what Mr
Hayes had said, aud told the attorney
that be had no rlghr to demand the
private papers Of the attorney general.
'Oakes has told his story six times
under oath, continued Mr.. Hayes, "and
has come to believe IT, There Is nothing
to duplicate Michael Lynch In this charge
The deputy attorney. general has told you
that he believes that both the skull and
the ribs were fractured In the hall,
consequently Lynch could not have had
anything TO do with the inhlotion OF the
Injuries which caused desth. OSkes is
the only man who says that Lynch threw
Pisa into the bathtub. but we have
proved that he was standing In such
position that be could not see the In
terror OF the bathroom. You are bound
TO 81 20 these prisoners the benefit OF the
doubt that ! I'm ocnhdent ex SIS Ia
your minds
"Now. gentlemen ] say to you now
! L. II.N
come from other states TO slander us
and our institutions, and who are will
ing for the paltry silver that they
get for the rehash OF q sensational item
to send over this whole country, 10 write
anything and to take the story OF any
one and anybody, that they hsve failed
Ia their purpose In this instance. Re
liable They don't care whether It Is
reliable or not. II they can al the
columns Of the paper they are Batifsd.
Throw such without the doors OF the
Court House, never TO come within our
borders again. We have no use for
them In our state. We are honest people
and believe In doing right There was
no necessity for going TO Philadelphia N
there was any truth In this charge
This state has honest, able ard efficient
officials-people In whom we have con
idence and In whom We place our trust
Why didn't this man 20 TO some Of
them We have honest aud fearless
newspapers here II he wanted to put 10
In newspaper. Why didn't he 90 to
themi No; l will 60 to Philadelphia
and take advantage OF It's sensational
journalism. You watch for the In
queer / will make IL hot for them,
and l will make It hot for that Irish
g. -h. His spite and envy
have cost this county dear In dollars and
cents, but that Is the least part Of IT,
gentlemen They ere enviousSof us and
our fair fame and attack us Ia our
honor. All through this case we see
Thomas Oakes carrying out his threat
OF revenge. I say 20 you, this man
Oakes should be tsrred aud feathered
aud driven from the limits OF our state.
which be has DETAINED for In order TO
make bis story plausible he has In
oriminsted two men against whom be
had no ill will
1--WE are asking no pity; demanding
no mercy, but we do ask OF you that
which we know we will get your calm
recollection Of the evidence and the ap
pllcstion OF the law Gnd'we don't fear the
result. We know that you will give us
your verdict Of not guilty aud let Oh ese
prisoners walk ont free mep
Ward for Brown and Swan.
When he had concluded his impss-
stoned appeal II. H. Ward began speak
ing In behalf Of Brown and Swan. de
made q careful and wonderfully effective
analysis Of the relative value Of the testl
mony for the state aud for the defense,
and among other things said:
1--WE are simply here 70 deny that
these men whom We represent are
responsible for Plsa's death. Il was a
terrible thing for Pisa 20 die II would
be a terrible thing for any one Of these
men to be condemned to life imprison
ment for causing that death. for they ar'
innocent. AS between the sudden death
that came to Pisa and long drawn out
life Of horror In a prison cell, should
not be long In choosing"
"This is also trial OF an institution
Of this state which may harbor you oil
me, or your wife or my wife, or you
child or my child. You will not likely
send ont to the world that that is Al
institution In which q superintendent o
his deputy or any OF his assistants Cal
have such hearts In their bodies tina
they could have perpetuated the terrlbi