Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-25

UlapiageQ Dy them since tue murder
of the president, but the law must be
gindicated. This terrible thing has
happened because there are people
in this country who, unless they feel
the irresistible force OF prompt and
proper action in this case, will cause
something awful to happen to our be-
loved country.
Think, gentlemen, of that grand
man who stood but a few days ago III
the Temple of Music, and how he
came from the lowly walks of life,
how he was first a school teacher,
then lawyer, then judge, a gov
ernor, congressman, and then a
president Of the United States, and,
above all, loving husband, and that
on the last day when he said, 1T is
Gods way, goodbye all, goodbye a
man SO great that he could raise his
hand and save his own assassin, a
man who could shake the hand of
even the very worst man you could
imagine.
Mckiniey's Great Lesson.
ut is a great lesson that so great
a man can stoop SO low, that he was
SO great that he could forgive his own
assassin. He was the mobiles man, |
believe, God ever created A man
who stod near him in the Temple of
Music said to me: 1 have Travelled in
ell parts OF the world and have seen
people assembled to greet their rulers,
but when | saw the people stand in
the railroad stations and along the
country through which the funeral
train passed, that they might get a
look at the easket of this great man.
! was convinced as never before that
there Is such a thing as national
heart
THAT national heart was broken.
and it will take Gods way and time
to heal it
1t was broken by class of people
who are coming to our country in in
creasing numbers, and while harbor-
ed by our laws, are propegating their
malicious views; a class of peopla
that must be taught that we have
no place for them on our shores a
class OF people that must be taught
That they can't take the life of any
one irrespective of consequences.
Thlnk again, gentlemen. Here is
man who does not want a lawyer,
who does not believe in God nor in
law a man who does not believe in
the married relation-yet orr laws
are such that he is defended by two
OF the ablest jurists in our city as if
he was the most respected defendant
and even though he comes into court
and says he was guilty, yet, gentle
men, you are required under the con-
stitution to listen to the formal pre-
Eentation of the testimony, notwith-
standing the fact that this man says
he does not want it."
Justice White began his charge to
the jury about 800. He said in part:
Gentlemen of the jury: In this
case the defendant has acknowledged
his guilt Such an acknowledgment
in such circumstances cannot go to
the jury or the court. The law re-
quires that the defendant charged
with such crime must be tried. The
law says that all the facts must be
observed and reviewed by you. The
law guarantees that the defendant
shall have fair trial by u men i'm
partial and fair, capable OF taking the
testimony OF the trial and give it thor
cugh consideration. If when all the
circumstances of the case are consid-
cred by you there still exists In your
minds reasonable doubt that the de-
PENDANT is guilty, you cannot find this
man guilty The people have SUBJ
m7tted evidence tending to show that
this defendant committed this crime;
they have given evidence tending to
show that it was premeditated. Ii
you are satisfied that there was de-
sign and generalization, and If, in ac-
cordance with that generalization
and design, these shots were fired,
then the defendant is guilty of the
crime of murder in the first degree.
Must Consider States Evidence.
you must consider all this evil
dence that the people have submitted
to you You must consider it fairly
and without prejudice You are the
sole judges of facts in this case"
Continuing, Justice White said.
THE jurors must find him guilty be-
yond a reasonable doubt You may
ask what is reasonable doubt
While a great deal has been written
and said on the definition of reason
able doubt, in this case it means that
the jurcrs are bound to sift, compare
and examine all the evidence, and if
in their minds there is any doubt as
to the defendants guilt they are
bound to aequit the defendant II
there is no doubt in your minds then
you are bound to bring in verdict
Of conviction I am very glad that
up to the present stage of this la
mentable affair, SO far as the jurors
and the people of this city are CON
cerned there has been shown that
respect for the law that is bound to
teach valuable object lesson. The
defendant has been given every adj
vantage Of experienced counsel. | de-
nlore any Indictment to violence, and
the man who is ready to go out and
commit a crime is as guilty as the
latter, and his act is just as repre-
hensible."
The Judge then defined the crimes
OF murder In the hxst and second de
gree.