The age-herald., 1898-09-29
WILL PROBABLY
 BE SETTLED TODAY Case of Chess and Walter Notes, RObin-
 son and Littl6jOhn. THE ARGUMENTS ARE ON Assistant District Attorney PleaSaatS Ell
 Close For Government.
THE ARGUMENTS ARE ON
LITTLE BREEZY SC-flE
Special Officer Bell Resented Being Termed Government Sleutn Hound' by Attorney Weaver
 Technicalities Discussed

The fate of Chess Notes, Walter Motes, | John Littlejohn and Jasper Robinson, who have been on trial for eight days in the United States court, will probably be set- tied today.
 All evidence in the case was finished yes- torday, and three of the attorneys argued the case. This morning at 10 o'clock As- sistant District Attorney Shelby Pleasants, who has conducted the prosecution, will close the argument and the case will go to the jury.
 There were some rather stormy scenes in the court yesterday over a prisoner wit ness, and a wordy combat between Attor- ney Weaver and Special Officer Bell
 Taylor Given $500
 When the court convened yesterday morning the prosecution placed Lar gent on the stand, from whom they expect ed to- get some important testimony. Lar gent is inmate of the county jail. and the substance of his testimony was that he had, the night after the disappearance, of Bob Taylor, heard Chess Notes say that Taylor had been given $500, and would never be caught Considerable time was taken
  regard to what he had heard in the jail, but no other important testimony was gained.
 The government announced it's case closed and by agreement arguments for each side were limited to three hours.
 Second Assistant District Attorney Julius Davidson opened the argument for the gov ernment and made out a strong case against the defendants in his review of the testimony. Mr Davidson spoke for little more than an hour, and was given close att tention by the jury and the large crowd in the court room.
 Attorney S. l.. Weaver followed MT. Da- vidson for the defense, but before com- pleting his argument the court ad- journed for dinner.
 A Breezy Scene Court was reconvened at 3:15 o'clock. s. l l.. Weaver resumed his speech for the de- l fense. He re-opened by asking the jury to lay aside all prejudices which may have been gained during the progress of this trial and soon had the court in a little stir by his reference to Special Agent Bell. Forget all these prejudices," said MT Weaver "Forget Lee Cowart; forget my friend, the prosecuting attorney; forget the sleuth hound of the government, who has worked up the evidence in this case; for get"
 Captain Bell, (to whom Weaver referred when using the term "sleuth hound )- What was that you said about 'sleuth hound sir addressing Attorney Weaver.
 ''I was only using technical term, re- piled the attorney.
 "You must retract that, sir, apologize, or I will settle the matter with you on the outside" said Captain Bell in a rather husky voice, as he arose and started to- | ward the attorney.
 Why 1 only intended 1t as a technical expression and not as reflection. cheer I fully apologize replied MT. Weaver, but | if he wants anything on the outside | will | see him."
 Captain Bell accepted the apology and the breeze had passed over. Mr. Weaver concluded his testimony along the line of Chess Notes test moy that Taylor had committed the murder. Attorney Cowart Speaks
 Attorney Lee Cowart next spoke for the defense He opened by stating to the court that the defense would ask him to charge the jury that they must find on which of the four specific charges contained in the indictment w. A. Thompson was killed by the defendants one of them. The first proposition, he said, was that Thompson was killed by the defendants because he reported them to Commissioner R. A. Moseley; second, that he reported them to Deputy Collector w. c. Hanlin; third, that he reported them to the grand jury; fourth, that he appeared as a witness in the Unit ed States court against the defendants. The court should determine which enc of these counts Thompson was killed. The prosecution must prove conspiracy on the part of the defendants; must prove that the murdered man was @ citizen of the United States stated in the indiat- ment; must prove that Thompson report- ed the defendants to Commissioner Mose- ley and Deputy Collector Hanlin; must prove that the defendants went upon the highway and killed Thompson; that Thompson had appeared in the court against the defendants.
 The court asked MT. Cowart if he in- tended to use the word citizen In its politi. Q sense, to which an affirmative reply was given. He said that the prosecution had failed to prove the deceased a citizen
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