The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-01

The witnesses introduced for the d..
| fence were Profs. X. l.. Flowers. W.
| Ii. Pegram. A. Ii. Merritt, j. ;. Bias
! sett. w. J. Crawford and j. II. Bivcns,
| of Trinity College faculty; Rev. Jas. W.
| Kigo, Rev. W. l.. Grissom and DR..
bred Peacock, of Greensboro.
Dispositions were introduced from
| Rcvs. John O. Wilson. Grccnvilc, y.
| c.; Ii. t. Chreitzberg, Charlotte; ). H.
! Turrentine, Charlotte; III. j. Bass, Dur
| ham: Gov. l2lIerbec, South Carolina:
| Senator McI.aurin, Bcnncttsvillc, ). G.;
c.; Mai. Duncan, Of Spantanburg; Rev.
c.; Maj. Duncan, of llnrtonhurg; Rev
II. Il. Brown and Hcv. w. L. Meadows
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, j. C. Anderson H.
Nj. Davis and Miles \, Johnson, of Rock
Hill; Prof. Rcmbert,
The reading of these dispositions con
sumed until / o'clock. ut which hour
argument began with n speech of about
twenty minutes by the prosecutor. Mr.
Oglcshy. Mr.. Dukes pastor.
When he finished pr Kilgo took the
floor in reply. He spoke for nearly two
hours and half, beginning his speech
ut 1870 o'clock and closing at G45. When
he finished he was completely exhausted
and almost ill.,
1T was Il great speech" said those
who were permitted to hear it. Some said
ii was the greatest speech they had ever
listened to.
Certainly it was exhaustive and bril-
liant, reviewing every particle of the evil
dcnce and replying to every charge and
inSinuation made against him. If there
were logical blemishcs they were amply
atoncd for by n glory of color
EpigramS are in DR. Kilgo'S way. They
come to him naturally. He is master
of grace and beauty of diction rs Judge
Clark is of deXterity and of logic. Give
INN even the driest of subjects and like
the ugly duckling he will turn out to
he Il swan. Dr. Kilgo's style plays in
points of light and shade and acts with
fine sulfusion, like sun-spots sitting
through green leaves. Suffice ii to say
that this afternoon he surpassed himself.
At the conclusion of DR.. Nilgo's
speech. the board took a recess until
$50 o'clock. On rc-aSsembling. DR.
Oglesby. as prosecutor, closed the argu-
ment in ten minutes, speech. Before
beginning. though, the Doctor distin-
guished himself by asking that all re-
porters be requested to leave the prem
Uses. Only Mr.. Odell seemed to be in
accord with the spirit of such a motion
and it failed to pass
In this connection it might here be
proper to state that as for the News
and Observers representative, having
been excluded from the meeting he had
no desire to overhear anything said by
DIR. Oglesby or anyone else and in order
that there might be no appearance of
eavesdropping, he spent his time in the
reading room, by invitation of members
of the faculty and board of trustees.
AT the conclusion of Dr. Oglesby's
speech it was announced by the chair
man that the case was closed and now
in the hands of the board as Il jury.
At this point Judge Clark stated that
being himself juror, he had a fifty
minute speech that he would like to de
liver. The chair stated that he was at
liberty to speak as long as he chose but
that, under the rules of practice gov
erning juries He should have said
grand iuries nothing that occurs in the
jury room could be diyulged, and il
| Judge Clark made the speech he would
not be at liberty to publish it i'll any
manner. Thereupon Judge Clark APP
pcaled from the ruling of the chair The
| chair being sustained. the Judge stated
| that as it was his desire to have the
| speech published he would Withdraw
and use the document as he saw fit.
Judge Clark further called attention
to the fact that during the afternoon
session, at the conclusion of the evil
dcnce. a resolution had been adopted
to the effect that no one should speak.
before the board. on the evidence, eX-
cept the prosecutor, DR.. Oglcsby, and
the defendant, DIR. Kilgo, and that i'll
passing this resolpution, it was under
stood that members of the board were
to speak when the board retired to make
up its verdict.
In order to make sure Of this
Judge Clark said he had asked DIR.
OgIesby, during the evening recess, TO
allow him to have the concluding speech.
The Doctor declined, saying that the
Judge could speak all he wanted to i'll
the jury room.
After Judge Clark's withdrawal, the
evidence introduced aRd the arguments
made were discussed by various mem
| bers. and at 1910 the jury was polled
| on motion to sustain or oyer-rule the
charges. The jurors voted solidly to
| over-rule.
THE VERDICT.
In the matter of DIR. John G. Kilgo,
president Of Trinity College:
| Charge:
That he. John c. Kilgo, IS unfit to be
president of Trinity College.
| Specifications:
LIST. That Dr. Kigo's reputation in
South Carolina is that OF wire-puller
of the ward politician type.
We find this specification not sustain
| ed.
| ID That DR.. Kilgo was in Tennessee
and was known there as a scrub poll
tician.
We find this specification not sus-
| tanned.
Sd. Sycophancy to Mr.. Washington
| Duke, in that he recently led Il process
sion to Mr.. Dukes house and cXtolled
him as the greatest man this State has
| ever produced
We find this specification not sus-
| tained
4th. That Dr. K1go has received per-
| sonal gratuty from Mr.. Duke.
We find this specification not sus-