The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
HARRIsoN's MURDER CASE.
How He Won One of the Few That
Dan Voorhees, Ever Lost.

The scars are almost healed. The small
boys Of the esvii war period are growing
gray. aud Hoosiers who used 10 be AFRAID
70 80 into Kentucky. ard keniuckians who
dared not cross into Indiana, cow JUS
fer catfish from the same skin and swap
war lies and plug tobacco in perfect anaity.
The war must be over
Ben Harrison's appearance in one Of the
greatest lawsuits is the worlds history
the boundary dispute between Venezuela
aud Great Britasn--is not his first cause
ce.ebre by any means He may recall one
I'm which he participated when he was
twenty-five years younger than he IL now.
with Dan Voorhees, as opposing counsel.
lie may rene ber II because IL is one Of
the few murder cases Voorhees, ever lost.
The state az Indiana had found fault with
enc Bin Smith-~thas was net his name. bat
twin serva-bccause BIZ had killed
farmer. II was most anprovoksd murder,
for Biii and q party OF registering compar-
tans has. stoned the farmers house. and
when he appeared without the n,oat TO
make physical protest they st upon him
most saNageiy He was stabbed TO death
with a iaekknife In the hAngs nf Smith.
Harrison was called Ia 10 assist the presses
cutting attorney. j, was a great day at tn
county seat. and the court house was
packed 20 witness thu battle royal between
the two giants OK the forensic arena Smith
tmse and had ancestry had made a ,ow-
hrawss degenerate OF him TO begin with.
and his own efforts had not improved his
makeup When the witnesses were being
examined hn leeFsd and grsnuei and spart-
ed tohaceo juice vigorously extracted from
a aud which. from tire swelling 81 his
cheek. seemed 30 be "a about the size of the
ordinary egg Of commerce yoorhees. cali
Ing each juror by hts frs; nane--'tsll,''
Jim or Jack as was his wont-mate u
snest lmpassiorsd plea for tie young naD.
begging his twelve peers 20 give him
3ass enc more chance He Fung iSs
changes On thar tent for three or four
hours ard the more eloquent Voorhees, he
came the more Smith grsnne8 and cxpec-
sorated
Whsn Voorhees, had fsnlsasa Harrison
walked sicee up 10 the prisoner. REGARDED
hlna gaoss attensiveiy f0T a length % time
thar sesnassi an hegr 81 me tasy and spec
satars Aga an age 20 the cu4nrit. ard after
he had finished his survey exclaimed n
ssa,ssk continuation 81 TSarnees' speech:
Yes give eitn 0I.e y4a8re chaaceF And
The deadly sarcasm tn hss tone WAS Ike
thrust - sae heart 10 the defendant w!ga
gssallsnan; sseithegsteueas tlarrisnn sized up
the degenerate again seT an iatNrmsnAhe
length VI time. and the tgry c0aii Eot help
tefHg tire saanr. Give AfB ore nicre
rhsncee' Kissed lhe eagd-hssote8. esucs
ffsrF3sar. anf then the Haysag began ~
ex.r a man vas verbally kktnnss3 alive xaat
satire Riil Ssnttn VISA and voorhees, a.
kssap iysAgess sfesr ire tssAf gba2 BIS clients
fate VAS sealed when Harrison giasf rrate.v
cx1lef ene S1fssfs "a .sntsog 10 ZAP fsytsoheF's
utterly depravea APPEARANCE and tAsn
sawsTs4s "ss}ve him era ssare chAnce."
ssSN.ta E9s kseniY years ah.eh M. N7or-
bees DECLARED WAS a lGsas sensense, caus9-
srlns; all 1As esrcaaascss aes%- Minneapolis
%ew#.