The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-31

TO destroy a strong piece Of evidence.
He burns the trunk. But by some mirac-
ulous power a piece of the lid is pre-
served and found in his possession. The
vest confronts him at the extradition trial
in Kansas. It is too short Mr.. Gates.
says: 4 bought it for my SON. Powder
is found in the pockets. Jester is agi-
tated. calls his lawyers together and
asks for a recess. Gilbert carried his
little powde horn in that pocket. Jes-
ter has in his possession all the little
trinkets Gilbert would not have parted
with
'I hold in my hand a watch around
which center the emotions of three gener-
ations. The old grandfather carried this
watch On the field OF battle 1t lay on
the body Of the dead brother Of Gilbert
and John Gates. To state that this boy
bartered away this family heirloom viii
fies his memory without a cause. No
one would believe that Gates would part
with the dog. Jester must get rid Of the
dog He leaves him in Springfield, Ill,
where, after five years Of faithful SER
vice, the animal dies and is buried. Sucn
are thestrange fatalities of life. The
brave boy dies by violence and the body
is hidden in the woods, but his dog dies
a, natural death and is honored with a
decent burial But why does an innocent
man break jail in the night? Why does
an innocent man leave the wife of his
bosom and six children and flee to the
west? When Harvey Jester sat in the
witness chair and I looked into his face
so sad, I read the whole story. The GRIM
/ III TIL
| best care you can of your mother and
| thrusting the whole burden of his guilt
upon his family. he deserts them Into
another state we find him in a short
while, married to Julia Reynolds, hiding
himself behind her petticoats to shield
himself from his crime. VIII you suf-
fer such inequity to go unpublished? God
forbid. I wish that some painter could
put the face OF Harvey Jester upon the
canvas. Every wrinkle, every line, every
feature, every expression speaks Of a
melancholy forced into his life by an
unfeeling father. His tears as he spoke
of his fathers life moved me as much as
any Of you. They confirm the cold in
difference and the neglect of the father.
"Turn this criminal loose and you may
as we'll throw the law to the winds and
let state of anarchy reign wherein
every man may take the law into his
own hands. I care not how temperate
you make the punishment, but do ask
that you punish him. The people OF Mis-
souri, expect it. The nation demands of
you that you shall not allow this cod
crime to go unpublished I may never
meet you again. My days are passing
away want IN return 10 Won nv heart
felt thanks for your courtesy and pat
fence in this trial as well as to the hon
orable court and the members Of the bar"
As he closed the lawyers face was wet
with tears and many in the vast audi
ence wept with him. 1t was a great
speech.
This IS the fourth week of thetrial of
Alexander Jester for the murder of Gil
bert w Gates in 1871 Yesterday Attor-
ney Allison. for the defense. made his plea
He emphasized the instructions given by
the judge to the jury that they should
not find Jester guilty without II waa
prove to al moral certainty that he had
murdered Gilbert Gates. He insisted that
the state had not even proven that Gil
bert Gates was dead. much less that
Alexander Jester had killed him.
Prosecuting Attorney 7. T. Rodes, Of
Monroe county. where the alleged crime
is said to have been committed, spoke
this afternoon for the state
The closing arguments will be mase
tomorrow BY P. H. Cullen, testers chief
counsel and Attorney W. o. Forrest. Of
the prosecution A verdict viii probably
/ be reached before Thursday.