The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-16
WALTTS FATE In
HANDS OF JURY
The Testimony All In on Saturday
Afternoon.
PLEAS OF OPPOSING ATTORNEYS
Edison ". Stafford, for the Defense,
and A. III. McCoiium for the Com-
monweaith Deliver Eloquent Au-
dresses to the Jury--A Verdict May
BE Rendered This Morning.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montruse, Aug. 15.-The last day OF
the John Waltz trial, at least the last
day of testimony occurred yesterday.
Early in the morning Waltz was ner-
yous. but in the afternoon he was as
rlacid as could be and sat back Ill mis-
chair with folded arms and apparently
an earnest listener to Edison w. SAT-
ford.
The testimony was, on the last day.
diSintercsting--it was the beginning or
the end and when the readers of The
Tribune read of this days proceedings
John Waltz may be a free man or he
may be q murderer subject to sentence.
The jury now have and will decide
his fate, but their verdict Will not be
known until Monday morning at the
earliest
After Dr. Brady had been further ex-
amned as to cross-eXamination, James
Arthur was called. Mr. Arthur lives in
Forest City, and testified that DR.. Com
sa had made his home with him while
in Forest City. He could not identify
the revolver. but when the weapon
found at Jabez Lemons feet was pro-
duced said that it looked like the one he
had seen Lemon have.
Walter Rallston. the next witness,
had frequently been at Lemons place.
Had seen Lemons legs and described
their diseased condition.
David Lewis then took the stand.
lie is a beer peddler from CGrbondale
He knew both Waltz and Lemon and
said that Lemon told him a few days
before the shooting that he only want
ed one of the two cases of beer which
Waltz had ordered. Lemon had said
when he inquired why he only wanted
one case that he didn't think he would
live longer than TO use one case; this
was Thursday before the. shooting.
Reinhart S. Jacobs had known Waltz
three years. He also testified that he
had yesterday made tests of taxing
and shouting in the same room occu-
pied by Lemon and Stanton (the latter
swore he heard Lemon and Waltz quar-
rel Saturday night before the tragedy }
He told how the experiment was con-
ducted and how Nolan, one of the par
ties, had yelled loudly. He also knew
Lemon; had heard him say, Some of
these mornings the people will find me
dead in this rCom'
William Nolan also corroborated ia
cob's testimony as to tests of sound.
He does not know Waltz very well.
w. II. Bates was asked then about
the blood on Lemons watch.
Dr. Brady was recalled and he was
prevented from saying much by objec-
tions from the commonwealth.
Leonard Koeltz, next sworn, said that
Waltz had worked for him, and that
he had been good, faithful employe
CHARACTER WITNESSES.
Then came fussilade of Forest City
and Carbondale witnesses to prove tc
the jury that John Waltz's character
was good, and that he was a good and
peacable citizen.
They We're: John Merrick, Wood
berry Collie, Frank McReynolds, A. H
Curtis, Reinhart Jacobs. James Arthur
Milton j. Arthur, James Howard, Da.
Vid Lewis, James Higgins, Charles Hig.
gins, w. II. Evans and Benjamin vii.
liams. All of these men testified as tC
the peacable nature of Waltz, that ht
was a good citizen.
Then ended the evidence of the de-
fense.
In rebuttal the commonwealth pro
duced Mrs. Mary Davis. Her evidenc,
was rejected as incompetent, as sh,
was to prove that Waltz had said tha
he had not done it, but knew who did
Squire d. r. Braman was also side
tracked on evidence regarding seeinl
revolver on the person of Walt.
Saturday before the tragedy.
Mr.. Stafford became very much an
gered at this point, and in his objection
spoke vehemently of tine action on tn
part of the commonwealth.
c. f. Stevens was the last witnes
placed upon the stand in the Walt
murder trial.
At 11,30 the evidence was closed
then came the aftermath.
After certain citations of law re
garding circumstantial evidence ha,
been offered by Counsel A. H. McCol
lum, the matter ended so far as argu
ment to the court was concerned
ATTORNEY sAFFORD'S ADDRESS
1t was exactly twenty minutes be
fore five o'clock when Attorney saf
ford completed his discourse to tn
jury. He reviewed the trial, dwel
upon the evidence produced, and in a