The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-10

deprive this man of his life2''
Judge Gardiner spoke three
h urs. HIS speech was thorough
and covered every inch OF ground.
Ii was an effort of which the JUDGES
friends are proud In = ort the adj
dress was pleasing from beginning
t. end.
MR.. cox CLOSES THE ARGUMENT
Mr. w +. Cox tn brill mt Du
bolS county Attorney closed h. ar
gument OF the case. He o ened b,
explaInlnv his position III tre case
tie SAID he was stn' tc prosecntt
this case "by Judge Elv at the -
quest Of Pike cpunty's 25,DOO peo
pie, and not at the request of the
Barkers as Judge Gardner had
said
He Jumped onto the m ,rphine
story of Mrs Goslin with both feet
aad said it had been concocted ~ a
man who was ten times as guilty as
the man who gave Smith the poison
that killed him. The speaker fairly
shook with anger as he spoke. He
had hardly gotten we'll into the case
before he jerked his number Is
collar and went at the case with all
the vengeance of a Roman gladiator.
He commenced at once to review
the evidence in detail, going into
every minute point from he time
Franklin Smith left his home that
fatal morning until he lay corpse
in MIlburn's residence. He declared
the State had proved every fact to
convict Siple and send him to the
gallows except the seeing Of Siple
put the poison in Smiths beer and
Smith drinking it. Every other
circumstance, he said, was clearly
proven.
"If you have to bring eye witness
: ses, said the speaker, ito prove
every fact-positive direct testimony
to circumstances, you will let all
the murderers and robbers escape.
say that circumstantial evidence
is the strongest evidence on EARTH"
!, 81 say bolh Siple and Kline are
! guilty. Cine is now being punish
ed and Siple should be also. That
+, morphine story is lie from start to
, finish"
], Several dramatic incidents occur
J red, when Mr.. Cox in his fearless
manner, faced Siple, and as they
glared at each other, he delivered
his vituperation into Siple's very
,Iteeth. Said he: "You know that
money you had in your valise was
Franklin Smiths, you know it cost
him his life, you know you are a
murderer and that you should be
punished. Frank Siple, you are as
guilty as hell"
}, "From the grave of poor Franz
Smith | can hear a voice crying
Frank Siple murdered me. Frank
ISiple robbed me. Won't you
avenge my death?'"
Mr.. Cox's closing remarks we're
indeed mastery. TIE giants frame
fairly shook as he made plea to
avenge Franklin Smiths death.
Closing he said:
'Let justice fall wherever it may.
You jurors, when you have convict
ed this murderer, can say with a
clear conscience: Il washed my
hands in pure wafer. Frand Siple,
| had nothing to do with bringing
condemnation on you. You did it
alone ard you alone are to blame. >"
Mr.. Cox finished his address at
6 :45 after speaking two hours and
forty minutes. 1t was a convinc-
ing argument, as shown by the YER
dict Of the jury, and was highly
commended by members Of the bar
and the large audience who gave
him their attention. Judge Hough-
ton then instructed the jury, rather
leaning toward the defense. The
jury retired and the first ballot
showed six for capital punishment,
and six for imprisonment, bui all
finally agreed upon life sentence.
A motion for a new trial was made
Saturday, and overruled, and Siple
was sent where beer wont be free,
and money tempt to taking life, un.
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