The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
qF[CHES FULL OF
FIRE AND STRENGTH
7reochant Blows Dealt by
Opposing Counsel.
MS A DtBAIE OF GIANTS
,,onment by Montgomery, Boone,
Burton and Graham.
cn,4rL AND BURROWS FINE SPEECHES
pn,e,. Watson and Aye ok viii Speak Today
IN ,rs event That Judge Hoke Does
No. Suspend Court For
Thanksgiving.
n\WS and Observer y

thanksgiving.
~.n...,. 10 eNws and Obscrver.)
n,+.r.. \. G.. Nov. 2S.-As court
5.~a...-ht the Gattis-kiIgo damage
wi, is a"fr speeches nearer Il verdict
Exam f. uu~ last night. Three more
....Ia~. them the Judges charge and
Iou go to the jury. Today's speeches
,.r, made by Messrs. Montgomery.
r,,ee Eurtou. and Graham. The
.o..rnr~ -tjIl to be made are those of
1t.,-r~ NovSter. Watson, and Aycock.
H. EaE~-rr will deliver his ARGUMENT
nmerrn> morning; Mr.. Watson will
.-rak curing the afternoon and Mr..
l,r... viii speak at night; in case
frI.. IguNc decides not to suspend for
T-hanl~gNju@. this will send the ease
IN ,hr Jury about noon on Friday.
vaa.4S legal battle has been a bril-
liant uur. not a weak or duh speech
h., been made. It has been a debate
~ giants. tercely but fairly fought.
Rt5 Il is to the contest Of tomorrow
.r.- .I eyes are turned. Two Of the
ua>r noted men are to be pitted
,oa.n~r each other-Charles Il. Avcock
m rav one side and Cyrus b. Watson
Oh Tire other.
-.1-e Montgomery devoted the first
rff of his speech to a reply to the speech
MAJ. Guthrie. delivered last night, and
.auL so he quoted often from the Bible
.I r.a.e some very apt hits at Maj.
sHhra'- expense. Then the took up the
gars-ktlgo controversy, and said:
.~na action of Judge Clark in this mat
tr cannot be defended. I don't care
What he heard about John Kilgo. or from
whom h. heard it or TO Y HON he repeat
r.u. He had no right to DO it, and any
~s,...e man would have acted just as
E#1r dtl in the matter
~Har Mai. Guthrie says this was Kilgo's
EaI mistake; that when he faced the
--.- Caesar. Judge Clark. he had bit off
mr.. than he could chew"
II. read Or Kilgo's first letter to Judge
"ra and asked:
~N.u what is there offensive about
letter. even if it was sent to Cae-
1h. .ost of the correspondence was
read and Judge Montgomery continued:
What had Or. Kilso lone to provoke
.- .l~.3o Of abuse? Was he doing any
thing alsa than acting in self-defence?
Judge Clark was Il member of the
.#r. Nhen Mr.. Dukes gift was accepted
'a w.- there when Mr.. Duke was thank
l tr st.. Why didn't he object then?"
NOT JOHN CALHOUN" KILGO.
.-. Montgomery argued that this
.- was am attack on the whole board OF
r..s except Or. CrCasy-and he's
The judge wanted the jury to know. h
.#.. frat DR.. Kilg0's name was not John
calhoun kiIgo, but that it was John Car
lyle h'1o.
lob the sneering in the voice of my
.~ her Hicks as he rolled the name un.
.~ bis -ongue-John Calhoun Kilgo.
EI thought that Granville county people
been good Wings. but as the argu
16"+ rrocecded I began to think Their
# 1a some Tories and dcscrtcrs on TIL
#rE. oa how he did abuse John Cal
#. .- applying the name to Or. KilgO
~. .ao11ht Judge Clark ought to hav'
". '#. evidence in hand when he mad
#. r#arGes against Dr.. kilgo.
Instead OF tina he asked for thirt,
DAYS .mo in which to get up the evi
".'a Character is too sacred to b
"a'". I'm that way. Going around Sian
....a- Il man and then when confronte
"'" his words asking for time to sc
'I.a.r 10 substantiate them
Ne --.1 il was solemnly resolved t
... +. rbe proceedings of the Clark
A-. -~nntroversy forty-three days be
.. WAS held.
.hrs time nobody knew that Nh
+..- had The slightest connection wit
WHAT KILGO HAS DONE
Taking up Judge CIark's challenge t
..s. Judge Montgomery called it "th
"". r...araable document III all lega
VI '."s.H history
1914. not ill nc failed TO get evi
..r hc challenged the jury. O
" .a. goinG to be tried 10y any sue
q. r... ais as YOU are Well, If nc
...0. then by whom? There was n
.."tr that could try it
.. .a.Err then turned his a%ttcntio
ID" 0.|2o. He said:
+."r #..eo. poor KiIgo. He IS the so
t..r Methodist preacher. Liz
."'" FL. crossed the Catawba down her
.. ...- bat his staff. Not yet fort
". and vet what has he cone? Wh
" #... a. manipulation, and he ma
.. lac whole board of trustee
.' the conference, manipulate
IT'D Tobacco Company Trust
.. uan ever did before. Poc
-. .".r Die a giant. If it wasn't
rsa,tcr it would be the mo
o"e in the world
".. EHyFORD's TESTIMONY.
... ne on Judge S%huford's eV
uahor said: Judge Shuiord
iIn's getting old. and in II