The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-21


| her with the razor. and cut her upon the
| hand and upon the lip. iShe ran TO her
child. who lay dying, her head almost
severed from her body. The little brother
with mans spirit in a boys body. struck
| at the murderer of his sister. as the man
left the house. and the brute kicked him
| He met the father coming toward he
| house. The father had heard the screams
| and attempted TO stc2 him, crying: You
have killed my childv
Yes said Smell. and I'll kill YOU
! too .,..
you have seen the brother-he is 4
small man; what could he do against a
| giant?"
The attorney had told the jury l,n
Smell had attempted to get Lizzie to e. ne
| back to his home Offering financial induce
| ments. and they were told that he offered
a division of his life insurance policy of
81. 600 if she would return.
His infatuation for the child was so
marked that he had publicly threatened
to kill her said Mr. Gould.
An Objection Noted.
Now, we must object TO tha' statement.
if the court please" cried Mr.. Turner.
sprlnging to his feet. Much as / regret
to interrupt the eloquence of the gentle
man representing the Government. most
seriously object to his entering into any
discussion of the merits of the case other
than bold statements of facts. The things
which he has stated TO have had existence
must come before this honorable court in
the form of evidence, and in no other way.
81 intend to produce evidence to sub
stantiate everything | say here, and every
statement ! make to the jury" replied
Mr.. Gould. turning to the chief counsel
for the defence.
Under these circumstances l see no
reason for sustaining the objection" said
the court. TO which Mr. Turner said that
in that event he withdrew the objection.
and the prosecution proceeded. He aid
that the Government proposed to show TO
the satisfaction of the jury by the evidence
OF witnesses. that the Illicit relations which
Smell had. against her will, forced Upon
the child had been sustained until she
refused to longer live in his home. and
several days prior to the murder had con-
fided to her mother the horrible story.
Murder to Conceal Another Crime.
we will prove the nature of the unnat-
ural relations that existed between Lizzie
Weisenberg,r and Smell, and we will prove
that when she did not return to his home,
and, by calling at her house, he learned
from her mother that his horrible secret
had been discovered. he deliberately muir
dered that child in the most cold blOoded
and brutal manner and then attempted TO
kill her mother. He realized that all that
a man, however low he may have fallen,
holds dear in this world we're forever lost
to him, and he knew but one course by
which to protect himself. His reputation.
his very life were at stake, and in order
TO save them he committed the bloody
murder for which he is now ", rial fer
his life. No one had ever questioned his
sanity prior TO this murder, and we shall
prove that his sanity is as sound as 1t
ever was. We shall trace this murderer
through his revels. through his sporis
and through every walk Of his life, a,i
we shall show you. gentlemen Of the jury
that in all these times he betrayed no evl-
dence of insanity, and. acting in accc: d
ance with your oaths. We shall ask you to
render a verdict as indicated, in accord
ance with the sacred law which says that
he who sheds mans blood, by man shall
his blood be shed
interrupted by Mr. Mitchell.
During the course OF MIR. Gould's address
to the jury he was interrupted by Nj.
Mitchell when he drew forth chart OF the
der had been committed.
Mr.. Mitchell objected strenuously to the !
use of chart OF map in presenting tie
case to the jury, but the attorney for the
Government stated to the court that sirni-
lar use OF such articles had been corhniSu
before the courts Of the District and pray
ed for an overrulug OF the objection. lie /
said that he intended 10 introduce evil.
dence 10 validate the claim of the chart 20
admission and that he had no other in |
tention. in using 1t now, than to place the !
case of the Government clearly before the |
Jury.
The court sustained his claim. Mr.. |
Gould than proceeded 10 demonstrate the |
case TO the jury as told.
At its conclusion. Mr.. Turner said that, |
owing to the lateness OF the hour, the de |
fence would reserve their presentation OF |
the case until Monday morning. Mr.. An !
deTson, District Attorney, said that the |
prosecution would rest for the day. and /
the court then directed that all Witnesses |
whose names had been called be in at /
tendance on Monday morning at 10 o'clock
for the continuation of the case. Testt-
mony will begin Immediately after the oo'i-
cIusion Of the opening argument OF corn
sci for the defence.
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m.