The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-09

N"narH ...- a IT EllAEaAAAUAo jam az AAAN
usrbrook trial yesterday. Every cor
-.- and every nook in the court room
as fIeL Men and women were
crowded into every place that would
hold anyone. The aisles were full Of
reqpIe. there were throngs about the
f1ry box and against the west wall.
They had come to hear Judge Pow
ers in the closing argument Of the
dsfsuse. and they seemed ready 20
br.lk out into applause a dozen times.
Had it not been for the constant rap
pirg Of bailifs and the admOnition Of
The court. the vast audience would have
howIed with vigOr time and again.
Jufge Hues' threat to clear the court
room was the only thing that kept these
people quiet.
Jgdge Powers made a remarkable
s1e-rh There were bursts of el6-
ouence. Of satire and wit, which de-
lirhted and aroused the audience. Be
ginning at S.15 o'clock Wednesday
evening. he occupied the time of each
session Of court until 1870 yesterday af-
trrnaon. He spoke six and a quarter
hours.
Several bits of his eloquence were
remarkable. Speaking of Leda Strom-
berg and declaring that neither Morris
nor BenbroOk had claim on her affec-
ton. De threw up his arms and ex-
claimed. Aye, Leda Stromberg is a
priyatcer on the sea Of life, bearing
al0t- no mans flagl'
But he didn't deal Earshly with her
for ne spoke Of her continually in
kindly manner.
His description Of the technical char
a-ter of Attorney Browns mind was
enjoyed az much by the ex-senator as
anyone else in the court room. AS
Judge Powers delivered this piece of
defamation, Attorney Brown smiled in
satisfaction.
AS a child. the counseIs favorite
amusement was to split hairs with a
carving knife" said the speaker.
'IIe takes the thin she'll Of spiders egg
And drops therein the film that dew
drops leave
when vanished by the morning sun:
Mixes with it the dim memory Of
dreams
T}egot of nothing but vain phantasy,'
stirs the same with the smallest
cricket bone
Ger the heat that rises from a FIRE
Ey's wing.
B0I's IL with the mOOnsnine's watery
beam.
Then going into court, blows thin
bubbles from it.
And calls them convincing testimony
A. Jads- Powers close, ex-senator
Brown began his address. He spoke
only for nalf-hour and he will con-
time this morning. He did not get
th0r0UEh'y warmed UP and did not do
more than make some very general re-
marks As the lawyers were quite
tired. it was decided To hold no even
3rI session.
Judge Powers Speech.
Judge Powers yesterday said in part:
suppose YOU had been placed in this
position. You knew a man was going
90 make an attack upon your life. you
had heard the threats made as to what
DE was going to do Say. if there had
been a ClUb brought to you, wouldn't
you have used it. and is il any more
wrong to use a gun thar it would have
been 90 use that club?
'It has been proved beyond the
shadow of q doubt that this defendant
had gotten out of the way of this man;
i has ieeu proved that he retired from
The room. and no man is required to 90 |
more than this. God does not require /
yU o. 5o more than this. and the /
right Is Siven You to defend yourself, |
81 an attack is made Lpon you.
You would not want TO make a /
public spectacle of yourself by rushing
Down stairs. and YOU would have taken |
gun 10 ONE had been brought TO YOU !
Ea thrust upon YOU, and would have !
I' DO into Your pocket as this defend |
a1t did. and the very fact that lie did 1
i ~. DC into his pocket shows that he /
oA the gun for self-preservation.