The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-05

Judge Edwards Occupies over an
Hour with His Charge--No Verdict
Reached at Adjournment.
The Gouse murder case was given to
the jury at 2.45 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
When court convened yesterday
morning the commonwealth called two
witnesses in rebuttal: Squire GilIea to
show that old man. Gouse bore good
reputation for peacefulness and sUbrl-
ety. and County Detective Leyshon to
prove that it was possible to see INTO
the room where the killing occurred
frCm the room in which ScranDa slept.
The latter evidence was objected to oy
the defense and ordered not admitted.
Mr.. Balentine then commenced the
closing argument for the defense. re
laid great stress on the fact that nr.
Van Doren had not only not corrohofdt-
ell DR.. Kelly, but cOntradictod him nat
ly III many points. DR.. Van Doren he
said, was better acquainted Wlth the
case and had better opportunity to
study the wounds, as he attended
GOusc for four days while DI kC.lY
never saw him until after death. Con
sequcntly lr. Van DOren was Letter
able tn state what had caused Death
AMI his opinion to the effect that the
stab wounds or lung puncture caused
death and that the injury to the heed
was not serious, was to be believed he
fore the contrary opinion of Or. Kelly.
Emphasis was also laid on the fact
that Dr. j j Kelly, of Archibald, who
assisted Ccion Kelly in the autopsy,
was not called in corroboratOn.
Mr.. BaIe ntine next attacked the tes
timonv Cf Michael Scrappa, pointing
out its contradictions and COn.ending
that SCrappa was so drunk at the time
that he did not know what was going
on. 1t would be a crime, he said, to
convict anyone on the uncorroborated
testimony of such witness.
Then taking up the alleged confess
siOns Of the defendant he said it was not
necessary that the commonwealth
should send to Schuylkin county for
witnesses to testify that John Gouse
said he struck his father. The defend
ant admits that. He denied though
that Gouse ever admitted that he killed
his father
In paying his respects to the witnesses
from Schuylkill county Mr.. Balentine
said that Russell, the constable had
been drunk for twenty years and was
drnnI, IN tho stand Juetice O,grian
he characterized as ward baaIa, who
has so far advanced in politics as to own
a saloon in Mahanoy City.
fLlGHT OF GOUSE.
In explanation of the flight of Gouse
Mr.. Balentine said that he did not
know when he left Archibald that he
had killed his father and even to this
day does not know that the blows he
inflicted We're the ones that caused
death. The defendant feared his faith
er would rtaliate fer the beating he
had received ana at the urging of Rem
in'sky ana the advice of Weiss he left
the town. He however returned three
weeks later, when FOR the first time he
learned OF his fathers death. He had
reason TO nave confidence IN weiss as
tidant all along, his own father NOT he
ing a fit person for a boy to seek advice
from because of his dissoute habits.
Reviewing the testimony of Adolph
Klaus, Mr.. Balentine called attention to
the fact that from the time Klaus
til he overheard Remlnisky urging
young Gouse to so in and stop his faith
ers mouth, SIX minutes had elapsed.
something ne argued mad occurred
during these SIX minutes, ana he lett
1t TO be inferred that Remlnlsky had
entered tne page IN TINS interim ana
lhiilcteu 'he slap Wouilus anu possibly
lhliu p'o"' anu ma. ne wanted young
Eouse 10 20 III 81 'iia' hlaus iIllsht see
MN eii'er ms
AS ~ he''i''iShS test''lloiiS, ne saiu
II was ho more 10 pe pelleNe" thah that
vi 'ile III uiNen oclappa, anu aI al
eNehts II 1t was ,lue' ~ ulu not SHOW
lHat Douse iiao hii!eu ms lather'
WI naieh'lhe rioSeu ny reviewing
.ile 'es'iiilohS u 'iie uelei'se anu par
.icuiallS pouse own STORY saying
''ia' !, was 'iue anu coiislS'elil one
anu sliouiu oe ehousil u acqult MN
ne spoke 1or ABOUT an hour ana hall'
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