Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-04

made the opening argument. ne Saiu
isS pounds. and nearly blind. The night
OF April last he went, neatly dressed to
was met in the office of the hotel by his
daughter who took him up. not to his
% baa bas to an
'I object! l object! shouted Beebe at
this point That is not the evidence. sir.
He said he was reading.
Major Woodson turned from the jury,
faced Mr.. Beebe and retorted:
THAT is the evidence, sir.
You know it is not, sir.
Major Woodson's face flushed. he ad-
yanced a step toward Beebe. shook his
clenched fist at him and said sharply:
You are a liar, SIR"
Judge Longan raped loudly on his desk
for order, and directed the court stenogra-
evidence and see which was right It was
found that DR.. Goddard had testified that
he was In the parlor reading MAJOR WOOD
stood Goddard to say he was waiting. and
them after giaring at Beebe, he continued
his argument.
Major woodson's Argument.
Major Woodson said that when Jackson
found Goddard in his wife's rooms and or
dered him out it was his duty to go, and
not stay even long enough to get his hat.
The course of the first bullet. which struck
jackson in the throat. showed that the hand
which held the pistol was pointed down.
ward, and, therefore, Jackson must have
been sitting down when shot. The bullet
ranged downward from the throat and
lodged near the spine below the shoulder
blades.
Major Woodson stood up the door from
the Jackson parlor before the jury and
showed them the dent made by the bullet
6 No
dent was eighteen or twenty inches from
inch long Major Woodson said the bullet
which made it was fired when jackson was
sl!as rhat sear IN IN that door is written
count of that murder which no evidence
can wipe out or change: that scar does not
work at Jackson's laundry" said the major,
referring to the many witnesses for God
dard who worked at that laundry.
During his speech Major Woodson did
som body. He did not hint at a motive
| which DR.. Goddard may have had In kill
ing Jackson.
Mr.. Latshaw for the Defense.
Ralph Latshaw. attorney for DR.. God
| dard, spoke next to the jury. He was elo-
uuent and forceful. He dwelt upon the
| fact that when Jackson was shown into
| the room where Goddard was he arose and
| extended his hand, but Jackson drew a re-
volver and tried to kill him. Then was the
time for Dr. Goddard to kill him If he had
murder in his heart, but the fact was. God
dard did not wish to injure Jackson
Mr.. Latshaw referred to the instruction
| of the court that il Goddard believed his
| life to be in danger from Jackson he had
| a right in law to kill him. and the jury
must acquit him. He said that the testi-
mony of the states witnesses was that
after the shooting there came from the
Jackson rooms the sound of women cry
| ing and in distress. That refuted the in
| sinuation that the killing of Jackson was
| conspiracy of Mrs. Jackson. her daughters
| and Goddard. Mr.. Latshaw said the testi-
dard. after the shooting, wept and cried
| and fell upon his knees in agony and moan
ed my God, I had to 90 it, That. he
said, was not the way murderer acteo:
| with two revolvers. He came armed with
worse than that-with six forged checks.
| Mr.. Lowe told you he would prove to you
checks Has he proved that? There are
| the checks Look at them. 81 600 worth
| of forged checks taken from his body after
| he was dead. Never before have seen
| or heard of an attempt by a public pros
ecutor to hang a man on forged testimony.
| Here is one genuine check from Mrs jack
| son to DIR. Goddard for $6o0. Is that s13.-
was given for. 1t was money borrowed
| from Mrs. Jackson by Goddard and he
| gave her a mortgage on that eighty acre
| farm in Atchison county, kas.. as secur-
1 ity." +%
Court adjourned at the end of Mr.. Lat
| shaw's speech. 1t will meet again this
| morning at o'clock. when the closing ar
guments will be made to the jury.