The Forrest City times., 1901-09-27

lynch law in this state. He has told you
 that the people of Buffalo are to be com
 mcnded for the spirit displayed by them
 since the murder of the president but the
 law must be vindiCated This terrible
 tElng has happened because there ars
 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 beloved l country.
 Think. gentlemen, of that grard man
 who stood but a few days ago in the
 Temple of Music, and how he came from
 the lowly walks of life; how he was first
 school teacher. then lawyer. then a
 Judge, then d congressman, then gov
 ernor and then a president of the United
 s, states; ana above all, a loving husband,
 anu that on to the last day when he
 said: "Good-by. All. good by. It's Gods
 way. His will be done man so great
 that he could raise his hand and save
 his own assassin q man who could shake the hand or even the very worst man you
 could imagine.
 It is great lesson that a great man can
 stoop so low, that he so great that i he could forgive his own asssassin lie was the noblest man. l believe. God ever i created. A man who stood near him in i the Temple of Music said to me: "I have 1 traVeled in all parts of the world and 1 have seen people assembled to greet their ! rulers, but when ] the people stand i Tn the railroad stations and along the ] country through which the funeral train ! passed that they might get a look at
 the casket of this great man. l was con-
 
 ! thing as national heart"
 That national heart was broken, and it will take Gods way and time to heal it. l It was broken by class of people who i are coming to our country in increasing | numbers, and while harbored by our laws | are propogating their malicious views A 1 class of people that must be taught that
 we have no place for them on our shores
 a class of people that must be taught that 1 they can not take the life of anyone ire speCtiVe of consequences.
 | Think again, gentlemen. here is a man | who does not want d lawyer, who does ! not believe in God, nor in law; a man who | does noi believe in the married relation yet our laws are such that he is defended | by two of the ablest jurists in our city, l as If he was the most respected defendant | and even comes into court and says he ! Was guilty. Yet, gentlemen, you are re- qulred under the constitution to listen to
 the formal presentation of the evidence | notwithstanding that this man does not ] want it.
 Gentlemen. have said all have to | say; l have said more perhaps, than I
 ought to say. You have sworn to give ! him a fair trial on the evidence. Now l what Is the eNidenCe2 l say, as it has l been presented to you 1t fully substan- tiates the crime charged.
 1 The duty of counsel on both sides Is 1 ended. The court will charge you brief l ly. then 1t will be your duty to take up 1 the case. No doubt the same thought, the
 same object. is in all our mnds-that al- l though our beloved country has lost her | greatest man. il still should maintain the | respect of the whole world and il should 1 be made known to the whole world that
 no man can come here and commit such | a dastardly act and not receive the full
 penalty of the law.
 Justice White began his charge to
 the jury at 3:29. He arose from his
 seat and stepped to the side of the
 bench nearest the jury box. He said: | Gentlemen of the Jury; In this case the defendant has acknowledged his guilt l Such acknowledgment in such circum- l stances can not go to the jury the 1 court. The law requires that the defend- l ant charged with such a crime must be
 tried. The law says that all the facts | must be observed and reviewed by you 1 The law guarantees that the defendant l shall have fair trial by F men, impar-
 tal and fair capable of taking the testi-
 mony Of the trial and giving it thorough l consideration. If, waeE 4u the circum- 1 stances of the case are considered by you
 there still exists in your minds a reasona- l bic doubt that the defendant is guilty,
 you can not find this man guilty The
 people have submitted evidence tending
 to show that this man committed this l crime; they have given evidence tending l to show that IL was premeditated. If you | are satisfied that there was design and reconciliation, and if in accordance with l that reconciliation and design these shots
 were fired then the defendant is guilty of
 the crime of murder in the first degree
 You must consider all this evidence that l the people have submitted to you. You | must consider 1t fairly and without pre- | judice. You are the sole judges of facts
 in this case.
 Continuing Judge White said
 The jurors must find him guilty beyond | a reasonable doubt. You may ask what
 is reasonable doubt. While great deal has been written and said on the
 definition of reasonable doubt" in this 1 case it means that the jurors are bound
 to sift, compare and examine all the eyi- l dence and if. in their minds there is any
 doubt as to the defendants guilt they
 are bound 10 acquit the defendant. II | there is no doubt in your minds. then | you bound to bring in a verdict of | conviction. l am very glad that up to | the present stage of this Iamentable af- | fair, so far as the jury and people of this | city are concerned. there has been shown l that respect for the law that is bound | to teach a valuable lesson. The defend- | attn has been given every advantage of l experienced counsel. l deplOre any inCite- l ment to violence, and the man who is l ready to go out and commit d crime be- 1 cause some other man had committed one | is guilty as the latter and his act is l just as reprehensibe It is proper that | l should define the crime of murder in the | first and second degrees and manslaugh- | ter in the first and second degree. If ths | defendant on September did wrongfully | assault, shoot or wound William Mckin- | ley by means alleged in the indictment, | and if the act was committed with pre- | meditatel design and if the act was the 1 sole and approximate cause of death, and | if the defendant knew he was doin4 wrong at the time the defendant was
 guilty of murder in the first degree If | the act was not premeditated, he Was l guilty of murder in the second dt gree. l If the shot was fired accidentally and | without reconciliation he is guilty of man.
 slaughter in the first degree It is not
 necessary for me to discuss the question
 of manslaugter in the second degree in | this case
 Justice White then commended the
 jurors for their patience during the
 trial, and ordered them to retire and
 bring in a verdict. Just before they
 did so, however, District Attorney
 Penney requested the judge to charge
 the jury that the law presumes every | individual sane unless proven other
 wise, and the court said to them:
 "The law presumes the defendant in this case sane.'
 Lawyer Titus also asked the court
 10 charge the jury that if they were
 satisfied from the evidence that at