The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-17
IT WILL HANG WALLING
OPINION OF ATTORNEY HAYs.s
SPEECH TO THE NEWPORT JURY.
Affecting Scene, During Which Mrs.
Wallfng Broke Down and Retired
from the Court Room.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY, June 16.-An unusually
large crowd gathered along Alonzo Wall
ing's beaten path between the Jail and
court room this morning to see the prisoner
brought over. When Silas p Hays. the
Greencastle attorney. began his argument
the court room was well filed, one hundred
women being present. Mr.. Hays, who is
aiding the commonwealth. is more especial
ly the personal attorney of the Bryan fam
lily. He spoke during the greater part of
the day. and during the afternoon created
a decided sensation. This was the breaking
down of Mrs. Charles walling and she
was led out by her husband, crying bitter
ly. 1t was at a point where Mr. Hays was
telling OF jackson and walling in the dv
cell in the Cincinnati City Hall, and where
Jackson had said, ''wally you have played
your part WELL" And then they both had
laughed Mr.. Hays said IT was like the
laugh of the fiends In hell. Mrs. Walling
had been much affected at the attorneys
terrible denunciations, and at that express
sion she began to weep. Mr.. and Mrs. Clint
Walling were both weeping. Mrs. BRYAN
was weeping. and the large assembly was
deeply moved. Mr.. Hays caught up the
situation and told of the sorrow and shame
brought upon all concerned-upon the peo-
pie of the dead girl and upon his own
mother and sisters and brothers, and upon
AT another time he said the defense
would seek with all the force and ability at
Its command to establish a doubt in the
minds or the jury that Pearl met her death
near Fort Thomas. They would admit the
guilty connection of their client with the
case, but would seek solely TO raise what
Is called a reasonable doubt In regard to
his connection with her killing on KEN
lucky soil.
Not a medical man who went on the
and challenge the gentlemen of theNde-
1ense TO correct me IL / make a statement
that Is not I'm accord with the evidence.
NOT NOT medical man who testified I'm this
case but who had declared or admitted that
the girl had been killed where her body was
found and her head cut of at that spot"
attorney Hays made a strikingly forcible
argument and was listened to with Keen
est attention. The counsel for defense
never. once accepted his challenge TO them
10 correct him IL he went outside OF the
the hope OF the community that Walling
would go on the stand and tell all he could
tell about this case. but he had failed i'm
to his other crime. walling's aiibi. he de.
clared, was like a fly screen with a hole
In it--worse than none at all.
Colonel Nelson was warm I'm his praise
of the Indianians argument and said ar
the noon recess: 1t was splendid. Such an
argument as that should have closed the
case He should fave come on directly
after Colonel Washington"
Asked IL he would speak. Col Nelson
said: No Col. Lockhart has said nothing
to me about IT, And OF course 1t is his
The Hoosier lawyer was congratulated
on all sides on his argument.
behalf OF waiiing late in the aSternoon ann IN
Will continue tomorrow. The case may
reach the jury tomorrow night.