The sun., 1898-06-24

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learned Counsel Oh tis 0st5er side - PRO
duse tilese cheeks and ,e1tsrs reserved o.
Tb0a1as :. Clark "a April =. 1s91-
Where aIe they? Where are the. He
bar thea. Do aat lEeau igy bearEe1
friend % the 0sper si3e, but Thomas :.
Clark. tIe defendant
Mr. Biggs herr Interrupted Mr.. Azn3e-
grit By sayiug that Ise al nof have hem
and s1r. HaDdegrift aas-rted that TboNta,
!. C4sgk had theta AID sas afraid t. pre-
duGe ftefA-
Continuing lis argameHt Mr. NaBde.
grift ssid:
IF Tholias :. Clark we're an byDea4
man be woaId have produced the checks
and Ie:iers bere. Ny learned friend ha-
put these indictments III evidence, end
nothing pleased the government better
when be did ~, and want you, gentle
men n ihe jury. tn read this William T..
Ctater Indictment 2Dd then take tie ter
tineny u Cotter and William \. Egg
On the witness stand and Fay, gent, ,emen
Df the jury. %ho you believe spoke the
trt1ii.
# have ppd1ced aadher thing; these
books or documentary evidence, and ]
ray l., you. gentlemen u The 3gry tAat II
sou ind William ~ Beggs false in one
thing, then take tarse b11xs and ieaye
him out 81 II and Won must convict. ypg
base ~ convict this defendant.
''t'entJe;Den am aiyoGt done IL u t0n
iate for ygl - catch that train, bit
can't help tha4. there are OBlg few
thing, ~ which ] viii cali your atten-
ton. TaTHa. :. C.afE w4s notified -
produce hi. account bo5hs with the First
National Bank d IOyer, of I@f3. 1904,
l@'J. j@+j aud I.17 and he failed II Do -
tJut instead prDcgce1 bDnk that had no
tearing On Ihe case ana stated that he
could rG find be oEsers.
"FBrtiier. take the method employed By
him in bis business and this viii -HUg
yOGI tGaI ar soon A. he Lad made d.
pori,, checks ~ cCret the gafae aefe pre-
sents.d and that his balance a the bank
ran from u cents to slG and 81
Take another thing. gentlemen Of
the Jury: Ny learned friend on the Ctbes
side damns the witness, William Y.
Eo2gs, il one breath and in the Uher
a.ked fim II Thomas s. Clark was at the
station At Dover on the morning pi his
deLatUre and fight by appointment.
and What was the answer Oi BDggE
Why, Mr. BIggs. he was not there by
appointment, Dnt was there, ! think,
with -GLIc land agent, and when be saW
noe he came p"cr and bade ne glsp1 bye
The learned counsel On the other
side raid u yDT that y0n were not ony
trying Thomas ; Clark, nut the ca-e- Dt
other indicted men al well That j. trie
~ a certain extent and j. due r. thc IN
fpr,uuate circumstances thai surrounds
thDr.. who are yHI.ty Ol any crime.
Il have never yet prosecuted gHan in
my life that Do not fee! sorry iDr him
and fpr those with whom he il connected
by the c,U-r-t family tier, and they in
their trouble have ny utmost sympathy.
bat sympathy does nos run the govern
lncnt and crime must Dc punished.
But J now say ~ you, gentlemen of
the jury, that when you think oi thnze
who are near and dear 10 thir defendant
! want you also TO think Of this young
man whose life war wrecked by this de-
icndaDt and others, and 10 also think ii
the young wife and babrz whom be II
compelled 10 leave behind him. a. the
cold prison doors Of the pcnltcDtiary
clpsc upon him for Iuayhapa d long period
II ycarE.
Il want yUu aIsD, gentlemen Of the jury,
10 frcOllect that it was not that brought
from this minister Of the gospel the state.
umnt that he made on the witness stand
~ he stood there clothed in all the SOL
ciDnlly ii his Office. 1t was not that
brought IRON him the words hat he
WDu!d not believe the defendant on his
oath, but the learned counsel on the other
side, and that assertion was made by q
man Oi God, who has mini.tcrcd to tho
family Of the defendant lor2J wears
4 Why, gentleman Of the jury, it would
have been better If Thomas s. Clark had
, died in his mothers arms az an innOcen,
babe than 70 have listened to such an
accusation and led such life that he il
/ credited with. 1t was not that brOugh,
that answer out, and when he made that
answer, will say it with the utmost
soIcmnlty and before my God.
could not help but think that it was q
fitting climax to the case and that it wa
that man, the defendant, who seven Oi
eight years ago commenced sapping ont
the life Ol younger man, in connection
with othcrs;A young man Of pie .sinl
personality and bright intellect, who
prior to that time, had the brightest
prospects before him, and young mar
whose lile's happiness he had destroyed
as well az destroying that Of his young
wife aud innocent babes
81 say to You gentlemen, it was a fit
ting and natural climax TO the life Of ;
man Of crime, and say to you that yOl
should find this defendant guilty, ro
because you have no pity, for you have
pity; not bcc'us you have no charity
for you have charity, but because the
government says and demands that 1t
be convicted.
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