The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-11
Speech of Mr.. Bernard.

1t was very fine appeal an eloquent
argument-this speech of Mr.. Bellamy.
He was followed by District Attorney
Bernard, who began by saying that in
the discharge of his duty he would treat
the defendant as if he were the humblest
citizen in the land. The fact that he
and Marshall belonged to the same pro-
fession would he hoped. make no differ
ence.
A number of contradictions and com
f1ictS in the testimony of witnesses for
the defence We're pointed out, and it
was argued that all the circumstances
pointed TO Marshalrs guilt.
The couriterfeiter's outfit display
ed before the jury, also the coins that
were made. 1t was argued that not
single thing used in the Making OF
these coins was used in plating.
''They say Politz was counterfeiting
long before Marshall ordered this mate
rial, and say you can't believe POlitZ
when he says he wasn't, because he's 4
convict I'll tell you what you can be-
lieve. You can believe stern facts. And
the facts are that there was no counter
felt money in circulation till Marshall
bought this stuff"
The evidence of each of the principal
witnesses was carefully gone over by
Mr.. Bernard. On concluding it, he said:
''They say, oh, but you must regard
the mans character But it WAS him
self that first disregarded it, Back IN
1898 when he found in Cotsobelus an
instrument that could make money, and
in Politz a willing tool, he forgot that
character. lit was then he forgot wife
and children and mime. 1t was then that
the character he had been building up
for thirty-three years tOppled and fell.
He it was who disregarded and set at
naught his character and not YOU not
|. He it is that is responsible for the
consequences, not We
Recounting the various points in Dark
ley's evidence, he exclaimed:
ga man may lie, but it's seldom he
can lie in detail.
''They talk about detective, detective
but Perry is not the only detective.
There's been some detective work done
ON the other side. There's been some
body doing some detective work in yon-
der penitentiary. And their tool has been
n thrice-cOnvicted prisoner. What do
we find? We find that somebody has
been to the penitentiary and suborned
Hawkins and through Hawkins has at
tempted to subOrn five or six others.
Where will it end? What is there in this
case that makes men resort to such des-
perate measures"
The district attorney denounced Mar
shall in strong terms for his failure
to tell the officer who was hunting down
the counterfeiters all he knew.
''Then my friend Ito MARSHALL You
lost your opportunity. You, sir, who
boasts of your character; you who
swore to support the Constitution, to
defend the law.
"For two and half years Marshall
and Politz We're personal and business
friends and that friendship eliminated
in this manufacture of counterfeit mon
ley. And when Politz gets into trouble,
for whom does he send? For Marshall
his friend. Why did Politz give the
combination of his safe to Bellamy or
McClammy? Why did he give it to Mar
shall? He knew Marshall was his con-
federate in crime, his friend. That's
why he did it."
Mr.. Demands speech was a strong.
ingenious one. He finished at $50
o'clock, having spoken just two hours
lacking FIVE minutes.
Immediately Judge Purnell began his
charge. This was clear, concise and alb
solutely fair. 1t consumed but twelve
minutes of the courts time. Then at
6:12 o'clock the jury took the case.