The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

OF Colin Camobeu. Who was lost. Dore
said. wien the state shunsed the cards
This he also said was the case with Frsa
zsntner. the young man who stood behind
the counter in the cigar store
Presiding . cr.tscszm Of young Cen Nay
tors testimony, Dore declared II was .
painful dasy he Rad ia criticisin9 the son
Of the prosecuting attorney, but must do
70 In Justice to Conneiia. whose He was in
his keeping. The boy's name had not been
sn1orsed on the information flied In this
casa until many days altar IL was filed.
This Mr.. Dore criticised, saying Prescott
ing Attorney Nayior had not done his duty
10 the state in failing 20 have the boy pres-
ent AZ the coroner's inquest and the pre-
.rnfnary examination. He took I'D sew
era. points IN young Nayior's testimony,
charging. In effect. thar the story had been
fixed and was introduced without warning
20 give the dssegse no opportunity to con-
troyert X.
TIE evidence given by the prisoner In his
own behalf was reviewed at length. and
other Witnesses for the defense were taken
rp briefly one after another.
Glazing, he said: Gentlemen, / have al
most done. ! am about TO place In your
hand jewel more precious than any that
can Be brought from the earth: something
which cnce destroyed can never be re-
turned. am about to place In your hands
the life CT James Conneiia, whose excellent
character has been testified to by half a
dozen reputable and prominent men.
Yet the state OF Washington. on per-
tured testimony. asks at your hands TO say
that be shall not live: that he shall. suffer
DEATH
AT the last moment Ccnnella wrote On a
clip OF paper. HAS mention been made Of
DIR. Hashawav's testimony abou, the ap-
pearance OF Nelson's face after the shoot
ingT' This was passed to Mr.. Dore. The
testimony referred to was that no mark
was on the face OF the deceased to show
he had been struck.
Dore spoke three hours and q haif.
In closing the case Attorney j. T. Ronald
was careful In the start to attempt to re-
move any impression that might have i,een
let On the minds of ;hs jurymen by Dors
that the state felt prejudice against the de-
PENDANT. He declared that the prosecution
ielf not the least aDimossty toward Con-
neiia, but was working simply n the inter-
ssts OF justice. He knew the Jury must
have been affected by Dore's plea but gym
pathy was not to sway the jury. They had
sworn to well and truly try the case, and
must do 50 on the facts. as aaduced In the
evidence. The last refuge Of a defense. he
said. when It was surrounded BY circle
Of hard testimony. was to abuse the wit
nesses for the prosecution, call them per-
1urers and attempt to hold them up to the
riaieule ard contempt Of the jury. IL posi-
Ia A.
saying:
They cali Valentine Schreck a perjurer.
Gentlemen Of the jury. / am going 10 cut
out the testimony OF Valentine Schreck and
OF Fleming. / will convict tha prisoner Of
manslaughter on the testimony Of the de-
PENDANT himself and Grant. Dore gets
up and tells you he don't want any compro-
mise verdict; It must be either murder In
the first degree or an acQuttal. Well, Il
makes no difference what Mr.. Dore wants:
It's what II is your duty to decide"
Mr.. Ronald took up Sehreck's testimony,
expression By expression. and showed In
what respects Ii was corroboraced by the
evidence OF the witnesses for the defense.
Going. then. TO the defendants statements.
he said:
''Connella admits that be knew what he
was doing when he shot. and did SO 20 pra-
vent being kicked in the face. He shot,
therefore. with a purpose. He stepped up
TO Nelson in the first place, according 10
his own admission, out of curiosity He
said there was no reasoning process In his
mind at the time. Now, this shows a reck-
less disregard OF consequences, or what the
law calls malice Now. this shows that
the shot was fired purposely and malicious
iy."
Mr.. Ronald spoke from $50 o'clock this
afternoon until shortly after s. He con-
fined himself chiefly TO discussing the evil
dence OF the witnesses. for the defense. en-
deavoring to prove by them, without
bringing In testimony of the prosecutions
witnesses. that Conneila was guilty OF man.
slaughter. His argument was exec adingly
concise and logical.
Argument closed az sis o'clock this aft
ernoon, and the jury went out az SIS