The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-23
ARGUING THE
GILLiGAN CASE
Continued from First Page,)
have been He said he would be the last
man to utter one word against the charac-
ter of any Young lady.

have been. he SAID ne =Wouiu ne INC idSt
man to utter one word against the cnarac-
ter of any young lady.
MISS TURNER.
He declared that the character OF Miss
Isabel Turner WAS ''as pure as the snow
on Alpine heights that has been bleached
by the breath of many winters
The speaker went over the evidence, and
claimed that no case of murder had been
made out He claimed the prisoners state
ments as well as his demeanoC should be
taken into consideration. Colonel Baker
contended that the defendants testimony
should be given as much weight as that
of the other witnesses. He said that Gill
gan had not been contradicted on material
points, whereas Miss Turner's evidence
had been contradicted by Mrs. Thacker,
Mrs. HowIe, and Miss Bagwell.
GILLIGAN'S TESTIMONY.
The speaker said that Gilligan was not
the only person who had anything at stake
He said according to some of the evidence
Miss Turner had been accused of being
present when her father was killed Colo
mel Baker referred to the letters which
bore out such warm love, so tender and
sweet. He held that Gillgan had kept
these things in his mind, and had given
evidence remarkable for its accuracy. Colo
mel Bakers peroration was said in these
words He talked one hour and fifteen
minutes.
ELOQUENT APPEAL.
"Now. gentlemen, I have hurriedly run
over this case: I have presented 1t to you
as best I could. It has been a long and
tedious trial-much longer than you or L
or any one else expected, and yet there
are issues involved here which make 1t
necessary that you and I and all the rest
should be careful in undertaking to reach
a decision and do our duty in every line
and phase of it. I believe that we have
done that which we could do, and / be-
lieve that there has been such reason
able doubt raised in this case-not only q
reasonable doubt, but an absolute proof
of self-defence, that you cannot find this
prisoner guilty under the solemn oath you
have taken before High Heaven; that you
cannot find him guilty of the murder of
c. 3. Turner, and I say it in all frank
ness, with all the earnestness, and with
all the force Of my nature.
and now, gentlemen of the jury, having
discharged my duty, having done what l
could, so far as I am concerned the mat
ter rests with you and the responsibility is
on your hands. I humbly trust and pray
that under the guidance of God you may
be led to an honest and impartial. true
and correct verdict, and il it IS, as l be-
lieve it ought to be, a verdict of not guilty,
I believe it will tranquiliZe your bosoms:
that it will hush the tongue OF SANDER and
complaint, and extract all the poison from
the tooth Of calumny-a verdict, gentlemen.
which I believe will satisfy your own
minds satisfy your State. and be ratified
in Heaven
PLEADS SELF-DEFE,NCE.
Mr.. Edwards began speaking at 3:4o. Mr..
Edwards read from the instructions. He
claimed that Gilligan did not have time to
retreat on the night of the homicide, he
had to shoot to save his own life. Mr..
Edwards said that the apostles disagreed
in their narrative concerning the cruel
fixion of the Saviour, and when Mrs.
Thacker, Mrs Howle and Miss Bagwell
disagreed in details, it was an evidence
that there had been no collision between
them to tell the same story. The lawyer
said the prisoner at the bar has had to
answer for almost every sin he has COM
mitted He insisted that the idea OF pre-
meditated killing had been wiped away.
GIBLIGAN'S TRACKS.
Mr.. Edwards referred briefly to the
tracks and contended that there was no.
thing in them to incriminate the prisoner.
Mr. Edwards said he had insisted all
along that much of the evidence should
not have gone before the jury, and that
a man could not be tried for one offense
and convicted OF another. He asked the
jury to dismiss evidence of that character.
The speaker said the evidence was con-
elusive that the prisoner at the bar was
justifiable in killing Mr. Turner.
It was the sacred right of self-defence
that was granted every man.
Edwards talked one hour and twenty
two minutes, leaving two hours and TWEEN
ty-three minutes for Judge Hinton. Court
adjourned till $50. and speaking is due to
begin promptly at 10 o'clock.