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to Mrs. Chase, for two or three
weeks.
Cross examination: have new
er been Vinegar's boy; he did not
nave me to raise. have ALWAYS
slept with him.
Questions of nature not fit for
publication.
DIR. l.. X. Brown: know Mrs.
Chase, Dorothea Chase and G. V.
Watkins. l made a medical ex-
animation of her at the request Of
Mrs. Chase and a lawyer. / found
upon examination that the little
girl was addicted to self abuse.
(Series of objections found no
evidences of an assault with in
tent to commit rape or of rape
itself. My examination was 10
days later than the date of the al
legged attempted rape.
No crOss-examination.
State called Dorothea Chase to
the witness chair again to respond
to questions, which she did as fol-
lows: l never told Mr.. or Mrs.
Shearer that Mamma told me to
tell this story.
Mrs. Chase: The reason l did
not prosecute this case when / first
heard of it was on account Of nv
regard for the Sh-ar.r family.
State here closed its case.
Attorney Scales addressed the
jury explaining what in law con.
stituted the different counts to the
indictment. He made a stirring,
strong and awful arraignment of
the colored man. He weighed the
testimony of the palpably honest
child and her mother, against that
of the negro, an all round sport and
gambler and his family. He re-
viewed the testimony from begin
ming to end. His denunciation of
the defendant was very severe.
Mr.. Reid then opened for de-
Tense and spoke in support of the
colored people. He said that he
could go to Grangeville and could
find the families of all around
sports and gamblers going in the
best society. He spoke Of Wat
kins having raised eight or nine
boys and with a few more compli-
mentary remarks closed.
Mr.. Ailshie followed and spoke
of the various virtues of the color
ed man. He told that the first
client he ever had was defendant
and he was glad to defend him.
He made strong and earnest plea
for mercy for the defendant. He
said it was all u concocted scheme
on the part of the mother who
wanted money to get her divorce.
He then weighed the testimony
and closed.
Mr.. Scales then closed for the
state, and said the state did not
want Vengeance, but justice. He
spoke most eloquently, weighing
the evidence carefully; denying
that it was concOcted scheme
for the reason that the innocent de-
meanor of the child proved that.
They were trying the negro, not
the mother. With a plea to the
jury to do their duty he closed.
The jury retired at 9:2O and re-
turned at 1920.
"The Court asks, gentlemen Of
the jury, have you decided on a
verdict" to which they answered,
ave have" The verdict was
then handed to the clerk, who
placed it upon the record, which
was as follows: ave find the de-
PENDANT in the above entitled action
not guilty."
There was quite a dramatic
scene when the jury brought in
their verdict. Defendant was sit
ting beside his counsel and the
Court ordered him to arise and
face the jury, and when the clerk
reading the veraict came to the
words mot guilty." Watkins col
lapsed and fell back in his chair,
sobbing like child, SO that it was
audible throughout the courtroom;
then as the jury filed out he stood
in the aisle and shook each and
every one of them by the hand.
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