Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-01
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t,as referred 10 itarhl0eH'S lace
II -krow ~ 10 person who looks more
Rarratgh than does Mr. Walsh''
Er'cd oAOlainod Why the Fpr,iocs a.
Alb had h'o0 secured. - had -
40 .S.k tor soislc one io assist III" in
i ~ ou; t. SECURE "Nticu'c." sIii Mr
II. Il h.id TOO mitch work - Go rh',
L. g!Il. Nil E~S.comr Sh" iNHcw what
saNiUE wh'u sE" said ihat she
her he.sso and w"gt down The .tIsrt
the night Of the robbery. NJ. Walsh
hi 40 riCht {" question h'r settlement.
hieh proved i.No"i :. a?upt t'at Low"
sas a; JcsS'"'s l"us" a.; ;hr piGht Of The
kcbhery. wish 10 Explain the motives Of
his prose.ui!en. What object could w
aave in ~ea,isss q weh OF circums tan,ial
eci6cucc against An ir.aoo'nt man The
ktate 81 Missouri has received uoih.ng from
fhe Missouri Pacific railway "NC'p; III.
rorV.crs ct NJ Harhsuah. Nothing would
have suited the attorneys for the defense
case"
Mr. Reed ;cok advansaSe " one opnor-
kua!;y Ia ,l,f nj his ceUrs" in regard TO the
coud;Ici of the states casc,
What r:ot!,cs coRii l have 10 punish
This man il | thought that hc Is irnoy cent"
I have hoped iha; these char':cs against
The defendant would l,s proS.i 20 b. un.
! tha; he = guilty OF tbs criiac. have
hoped that loves testimony world he
shaken and that the young nan could 30
free. IL l':s been ci:siss'i hy -" '!'f'ns'.
tha; improper practices have h."n resort
Cd 20 in order 20 Tsevem II. =. Nailos irgm
Gefensc. why isn Il continuance asked?
BY this means iEey could have had this
| witness when they wanted him. ] cain
tha: there WAS never a written confession
made i'y w. w. Lowe. hut We have al
Mir. Reed defended his statement That
there had reyv: h"ou signed or written
sustained by ~. Stout. Mr.. Kcrney and
the police officers who had the custody of
. w. W. Lowe wlIra he Was brought down
10 the prosecuting attorneys Office. Mr..
Reed devoted considerable time 10 William
j. Smiths evidence.
Didn't both The express messenger and
Lowe say that Jesse had trouhl" with his
mask? Smith says that the leaders uask
had fallen of: and was not a musk found
IN the eEuress car III. next day? This Is
fs TO be believed"
Mr.. Reed defended tho character and
standing OF the witness Smith and devoted
considerable time toward explaining The
circumstances connected with Smiths ar
rest and Imprisonment.
was on tha; train Snd told. believe. what
was the truth IL Lowe was in the tain
robbery anc hoped 10 escape. why would
he inform on some man who was not i'm
plicated' How did the robbers get Jesse
Siate with Andy Ryan? How did they
; know that Jesse visited Mrs. Leavens and
asked her whether she bad seen him on
the night of the robbery?
The pro ecGting attorney attacked the
aiibi OF the defendant in vigorous terms
and questioned the accuracy Of many Of
ed that the testimony of the witnesses for
the defense was complete corrobora:ion
OF loves story.
"The defense admits that Lowe WAS fire.
quently seen with Jesse" he said. III the
defendant il the model young man that he
mas been pictured TO you. what link bound
MIN 10 train robber? II was the link of
crime
Mr. Reed criticised the action OF the de-
Tense when they insisted that Jesse did
not visit Leeds on the 18th day of August
II Jesse was not there and am sure
inat San believe that he was: SIX witnesses.
selves. Lowe related conversation that
passed between Jesse and Hutchinson. and
4 would have been Impossible for Har-
banfh 10 have put the words in his mo 18th.
Hentiemsn ! take up part OF this question
Jesse was home a part of the evening of
the robbery. but what mother or grand
mother is there thai would not stretch the
imagination in order to Keep on great
the grandmother the same who defended
Here Mr. Reed was Interrupted and told
TO refrain from referring to matters which
did not come up in the evidence intro
duced.
T II hope that the jury will do its duty
without being ,. Influenced y by sympathy la, ~
70 evidence warrants the conviction of this
man. say that he has not broken through
the chain of evidence. ] bear no malice to-
ward him. and l would rather lose my
right arm than to be instrumenra in con-
vtsiing. an Innocent man. l ask you, TO
4I,,,-r.st-, of Missouri and / ask you to
turn a verdict that will say that the
1yJudae shackleiord addressed his final re-
PARKS 10 The Jury and at s:S5 p. m the
Geputy marshaIs were eworn 10 perform
. the: duty and the jury was placed in their |
: care.
= FRANK c. Johnson began by allndng TO |
the intimacy weeks before the robbery be- |
tween Lone and James. THE testimony |
of Lowe has been confirmed by an unwil- |
Ing witness .:;r Mr. smith NTH de, declared MI Mr..
Nersed with Lowe many times: that he |
was near the scene of the robbery August |
made no attempt to show where he was.
loves story has been corroborated in
every detail. Lowe has said that while he |
was waiting for Jesse in front of his house |
her house across the street and walked
down the street 10 visit neighbor. Lowe |
lady who lives across the srree, answers
that description. Lowe must have beer at |
Jesse's house on the night OF the robbery |
or he would not have noticed the young |
woman. She herself has corrOborated Ibis |
part of loves testimony.
The principal point advanced by the de- |
Tense Is the effort to prove an alibi for |
Jesse. We have only the statements Of |
his mother: sister and grandmother TO |
prove MS ms aiibi. We have shown I, that the
ARDS drug store WAS 9:0l y. m. With the |
horse that the robbers drove 1t was pos |
tible for them 10 have left al 9:25 and they |
scene OF the robbery. I say 10 YOU, gen.
1emen. That the alibi IL shattered. There
Is not single witness who can give any
part OF any conversation that, the defend |
ant had with anyone at either drug store
His grandmother said that Jesse did not |
so TO the depo; with his mother because
she asked him TO remain at home III his |
grandmother had asked him 10 remain
with her, why didn't lie do as he wis
asked instead Of loaiins around the drug |
store?" ..-
Mr.. johnson closed at 2:l2 p. IN
y. L. HesKer opens fur the Defense.
- r. L. Ieager Opsned for the defense lie |
alluded TO the fact that Jesse had made |
. NO attempt to conceal his movements and |
scored Detective Harbaugh for bains .om- |
niprcsent." lie referred TO the discrepancy |
In loves confession that he had met Jesse |
at qclock while Jesse WAS accounted |
Tor up to 9:20 O'Clock. Mr.. Ycager ridcul- !
cd W. J. Smiths story
, AT ) O'Clock Mr.. Farr addressed the Jury |
on behalf OF the defendant. 1t is moi in |
cumbent upon the defendant To prove his |
Innocence, hut il is incumbent Ipon. the |
rate to prove his guilt said AIR. Farr. |
This Is the Interpretation OF the statutes |
which has been made Ia you by his hon |
: or, the court.
The indictment in this case should not |
have had the caption, The States OF Mis- |
been Del HarbauSh versus Jesse James |
This hired detective has followed the case |
from beginning to end with blood money
as his goal. l start with the proposition |
that IL the statement of Lowe is ,lmirat- |
ed, the stale Will have grounds for a /