The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-21
WILL CHARGE
JURY MONDAY
Argument in John Lynn Case
Completed.
SOME ELOQUENT ADDRESSES s
Lawyers Devoted Four Hours To
Summing Up. Reputation Of
Men for Truth Assailed
by Attorneys.

-Four solid hours were spent yesterday
afternoon in addressing the Jury in the
Lynn ease, argument being concludaC
about o'clock, and the court will give
tn" case to the jury shortly after IL
O'Clock Monday morning. .iuricS are sell
dom charged i'll important eases IN This
State on Saturday, aS there is puSsi
bility that the jurors may have to stay
out over Sunday, and for that reason tht
charge Of the court was not delivered thi,
morning.
Whine the arguments were being made
the court room was crowded and most oi
the spectators waited all afternoon to
hear the flow Of .eloqucncc to the jurors.
MIR. RICHARDS ADDRESS.
Both sides argued their prayers at the
beginning of the session, Deputy At.
torney-Gcneral Richards then opened fol
the state, saying in part:
"'rh:ough il labyrinth If law we have
reached that pont where We can lay be-
fore you the facts and discuss the uS
ppct Of those facts This Is Il ease ui
great Importance John Lynn is charged
with obtaining money under false prctrn-
SpS from the county treasurer. John
Lynn president Of the Levy Court. Is thu
most powerful officer IN New Cast,
county.
I'VE are not here representing n pr
vatr client. Or have II personal interest
in any man who went into +hat wtncs,
stand.
IF you believe the testimony Of Law
renee NJ Whitcmau, the witness in chief
you are compelled by reason 10 the IL
cvitablc conclusion that John Lynn got
the $50. and put il in his pocket, and
from that to infer that hc used the falSc
pretcnsrs alleged.
"Iou saw the character of the wit
nesses We brought here 10 sustain Law
renee NJ Whitrman, and W" had moi
talked to one of those witnesses about
this ease until hc went on the wit.
ness stand. They said they had not heard
his reputation for truth aud rcracit5
questioned.
AS to Lynn's testimony, have onl,
10 say this, and | feel | should say il
.Iohn Lynn IL the defendant in this cast
fighting for his liberty. and there are
thrown about him the same reasons, tht
same influences that would impcl u mar
to testify in a manner to bring about hls
own acquittal. To such a man, in s.
great Il position, in ease Of conviction, s.
much greater is his fall. There would ht
no doubt in my mind, in such 4 colltlic'
of testimony, where | would place thu
crrdihility.
I'm such n case as this il is necessary
to have corrObolatiye testimony So They
brought here Caleb johnson and Fred
crick NanSant, who testified they saw ~
S5G paid to Whtcman. John Lynn tcsti
fled rcitcrativcly that he paid the m"ne,
some time between the tenth and twelltl
Of October. John Lynn at that time wa
member Of thr Levy Court from III
district, and Whtcman came 70 him nn'
demanded $3.50 | am quoting his owl
testimony. 1t was not a personal debt
IL was for work done for the county
Would John Lynn. as n rcasonahl" man
representing the county. have said 'So'
can't get that money and forthwith hh'
quarrel in loud words about 1t. Joh1
Lynn is ordinarily a pcaccahlc man, an,
il is reasonable that he. as count
official would have said: Very well, M
IN Your bill. the county is Responsible
No, there was dispute in loud angu
age. That little circumstance rlsh
there, Won must consider, before you CIV
credit to testimony.
aside from that want to use plan
language. and shall say that Jon
Lynn lied in this ease, aud am not "
ing this language for any other rurpoS
than that think it Is my duty to us
plain words in this case. Fred NanSal
lied, Caleb Johnson lied, The lcarnc
counsel will say they had to say that,
they didn't they wouldn't have any ease
We haven't any ease. gentlcmeh' W
State Of Delaware has the case.
II say those witnesses he'd for ~
reason: John I.ynu said the bill was pa
let ween October 10 and II; Nnnsant sa
The same thing; Johnson said tir san
thing. and they can remember thoSr dat'
Of more than year ago without an
thing adequate by which they co'lld J
those dates, without recalling circui
stance that in the mind Of Il eat c"n
have fixed the date. | know ! could u
have gotten within several months nt y
time. and | don't believe any ordina
man could do 50.
In this ease We have proved '" y
that Caleb Johnson could not have III"
there. He worked un that date for Rc
X Brother, he worked nine hon
and didn't quit until ) o'clock. IT
wasn't there on that day he licd and
he wasn't there Nansant lied. for he 81
H. saw him there: and il he wasn't the
Linn lied, for Lynn said hc saw Jon
son there. johnson snid he was
l.ynn's house looking for work, hut
had work nj the time. The trstimo
that he was moi there is based not q
hy the recollection of two witnesses, !
hy their books
MIR. HAYES FOR TIL pEFENS
Mr.. Hayes opened for the defense, u
in part he said:
II saw the whole ease depends enti
y upon the testimony of Lawrence
kNhiteman Once and for all, let me
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