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

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believed than the evidence On the ether
side. which agreed or ali the principal
points a. regards TIE relative positions oc-
cUpssd by the combatants-
Mr.. Cooley pictured vigorously the state
OF Connaiia's mind while lying OF 1ne
ground with Nelson standing over him.
striking with o cane. with his enemies
crowded about him crying: Kick nh 1aco
sn. Kick Ia his ribs. etc.
He recalled Campbelfs Testimony that
when conneiia fred look OF fear was on
his face. lie declared II impossible that
the muxz.e OF the gun could have been
more than ten inches away from Nelson
when the trigger was pulled.
Before closing he discussed the witnesses
for the state, Schreck and Nichols. whom
he considered to have been proven as testi-
tying In spirit OF auluos!ty againss the
prisoner
Attorney Dore. opening his powerful
pea said In part:
THE duty Of counsel In this case is about
TO cease and the more important duty OF
the Jury IL about TO commence There is no
sibility than that you now hold. In this
case tho life OF a citizen Is your property.
You were chosen because you individually
Ewore that you were unbiased. Liberty
and life Ks 30 dear 10 the American citizen
that he cannot be deprived Of IT save by the
verdict OF twelve of hts peers.
What does this array OF legal counsel
for the state mean. The prosecuting at
torney OF Snohoniish county Is the only at
fs.xr tsa~ ~ 4aSt.t -
state in this case and any other counsel
here stands before you In the light OF
private prosecutor The Hon. J. r. Ronald,
the Abiest prosecutor In this state. has been
brought here 10 influence this jury by his
eloQuence- Either this case has ceased to
be q criminal prosecution and has become
a persecution or the states case Is 90 weak
that outside counsel must be obtained 20
bolster II up"
Mr.. Dore took up Attorney Yakey's OPEN
lag statement for the prosecution las;
Wednesday morning.
'.He has not made good what he claimed
he would prove. How do you account for
the absence OF the testimony he said he
would show yeu? The accusation. If X
could not be proven, was malicious II had
the object OK showing TO you at the very
start that Jim Conneila was a coli-blood-
ell murderer. But you gentlemen have
sworn to decide this case by the evidence
and we are not standing hero begging for
mercy.
THE star witness Of this prosecution,
used 10 show malice in the heart Of Jim
connelia, is non. other than the son OF tho
prosecuting attorney and when they had
eoroner's inquest and a preliminary ex.
animation this witness was silent as the
grave. These preliminary hearings are
things OF the past. stall revert to this
again. because II is on the testimony OF
this boy alone that you can condemn the
accused.
As set forth In the information there
was charge OF three offenses; murder In
the nrst degree. in the second degree. or
naansiaughter. We want no compromise
verdict That boy tpointing al the pris-
onegi Is either murderer or he IL an hon.
est man. as he has been for thirfy-fIye
years. ] claim the evidence In this case
shows he Ia not guilty
One statement made by the prosecuting
attorney OF Snohonssh county cannot for
get. He called this .rut-up defense A
put-up defense! II any testimony has been
.pat up' 1t has been put up by the state.
"A put-uo defenSep Where are the ear
marks But will show you the earmarks
or 'pat-up' prosecution"
Mr.. Dore next went back 20 the month
Of October, when the campaign was on. He
spoke OF connellas Everett newspaper. He
had many friends and many powerful! enc
mics. Some Of the latter were IN the tury's
midst. he said. lie referred to the Lewis
episode saying: Some enc may have CON-
mttea ar overt act I care not who dsd II.
IL was an unmaniy thing TO pull down the
picture OF James Hamilton Lewis and
trananle IL under foot I may have no re-
speet for the man himself. but do honor 10
The position the man occupies
lie took Up The attitude Of the men prior
10 the fatal trouble. He dwelt at some
length on the testimony Of A. A. Brcdeck
that Nelson had threatened Connei.a's life.
The threat was made IN Fecney's saloon.
whore the "iynehers afterwara gathered;
where the sSrponts eggs were even then
being laid and were afterward Matched. It
was ia Tire house 81 Connella's enemies
'has this threat was made Yet my friend
Hensia wiIi tell you Nelson l. a joshsr''
Dore .ook the testimony hearing directly
an the trouble CT the night Of October 10
lie said & was par. ct the conspiracy born
ana ngrtpred az Feenoy's 20 put the words,
Yea Norwegian ----- --'' if the mouth
- Conneila when he struck Nelson lie
referred 70 Valentine scAfeok. The states
FIRST witness. "a the "arcA ceusa.rator IN
sh.s tragedy"
''Talnk q that PROSTATE form Upon the
ground: that cripple who wia he - years
cf ase tomorrow. with ali his fgnpsrfsctfons
* hearing and stEas. Teiek Of that great