The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-06-14
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After review of the evidence, be
100 referred to the "theory" tha,
Stuart's bullet struck Mrs. Stuart
She was facing him. He was falling
and the bullet ranged upwards.
He spoke earnestly Of Crawford's
bill C good character.
:, FINE AEarMTNT
When the court rcassem5led at !
o'clock Mr.. NJ L. Smith took up the
argument for the defense. He spoke
for an hour and 30 minutes and
made q wonderful etf-ct He made
tie best speech OF the trial, was
clear and direct and reviewed the
evidence 7ery cleverlg. He pressed
the point that Crawforh's pistol had
not lill=d Mrs. Stuart. Crawford
was affected when Mr.. Saith re-
ferred to his motherless daughter.
MP. COLE DLEasE CLOSES FOR DEFENSE
He was followed by Mr. B!ease,
who devoted most Ct his time to PROV
ing the theory that Stuart fired the
fatal shot. In a very tragic way he
had Crawford take the constublcs 5
fatal weapon and illustrate the rc!a
tive positions if Crawford lad been
responsible for her death. Craw-
ford is very tall. Mr.. Bicasc assert
that had he fred the shot it would
have ranged downward or at least
straight through the body. He
thea illustrated how Stuart, falling,
could have fired the ball He ridi-
culed The State for supprcssins the
evidence as to the calibre Of Stuart's
pistol and Of the fatal bail.
SOLICITOR THURM0NDs SPEECH.
Solicitor Thurmond followed in an
earnest debate of over an hour and q
half. Had the State not had eye
witnesses to prove that Crawford
! fred The shot, be would have pro-
duced the ball. He ridiculed the
testimony of the defense, showing
that even Coleman testified that
Crawford had bis pistol drawn when
Stuart fired, while Crawford denied
it. He spoke Of the enormity OF
this crime, a woman killed in her
own htme. The eyes CT the world
are upon this jury. He felt sure
that it would do its duty. He made
splendid appeal for justice, and
ridculed the Aimsy theories Of the
defense as to the claim that Craw.
ford's pistol could not have set fire
to the clothing. He replied that at
a quarter of the distance Stuart's
pistol burned Crawford's, as shown
by the latter.
THE CHARGE IN THE DUSK.
The dusk had fallen upon the
cc~4. house. The dim lamps were
making fantastic shadows of tie
stove pipe and the interest on many
faces was donbly deepened in the
twilight when Judge Buchanan de-
lived the charge to the jury. This
is the old court house in which was
tried the case tbst resulted in the
Cash h-Shannon duel, and the dusk
copjured up stories Of the past. The
charge to the jury was merely as to
TIE law. In regard to the validity
Of The search warrant, be charged
that that instrument was remarkable
for it's length. At 8 o'clock, after ad-
dressing the jury for an hour and 70
minutes, he TUNED the cese over to
the - jurors for their verdict. His
charge impressed those in the court
house as complying to the letter OF
the law, but favoring the defendant.
Crawford.
COULD NOT AGREE AT II P NJ.
At II clock the j1ryis still IN
able to agree.
s. far about $3.50 have been paid
to witnesses for per diem aud mile
age. The cost Ct the case will bs
double that amount. There appears
, to he danger OF delay il getting the
pav certificates cashed.
sIEEr1Nci 1T ,lIpEiGHT.
! No verdict at midnight. Juror:
have made pallets ard are sleeping
= on the court house floor.
2 SNORING At , NJ.
At l:5j a. III Clmden is sleeping
E and there is ro likelihood Of the jur.
S stirring before morning.
). Camden, June She ron-con
! yiction of W. r Crawford was due il
< great measure to the fact that tn
r prosecution failed 10 put in evidenc