Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04
DAY OF ARGUMENTS.
Counsel Hudson Concludes His
Plea for TIE Defence.
Attorney General Seiders Reviews
Evidence in Lambert Case
Bu. Is Obliged 10 Suspend. Owing TO IrcutIe
With Throat

Dover, Me. Dcc. 3.--rhc closing ar
currents in TIE Lambert murder trial
which began. yesterday, occupied the
attention of the court all day, to-day,
ana viii hc continued. tomorrow. Mr..
hudson for tn, defence, completed Iii f;
a gIimcnt, IL 3.l1 this afternoon, afto.
speaking m entire court day ANA AZ
tornry General seidcrs had only fliliy
started Oh his argument when ho:,rsc-
ness caused him To reuuv' ii an adjuurn-
nent at $50 O'Clock ANITA tomorrow. 1t
is new cNpo,,cd that til" case Will so
TO the jury. lat" tomorrow afternoon.
When Mi. Hudson resumed his argu-
ucnt. this morning hc took up.thc sab
jert of the rubbers worn bY11amhcrt
and the tracks around thc4f Lambert
camp and in the logging roads He
said the State had proven that Lam
bert mad purchased Il pair of six 6i2
luhbcrs. ana til" defence had shown
that the tracks must have been made
hy rubbers not larger than AZ. such rs
Were worm by Calri" Allen.
Nj. Hudson said it was evident from
the great pools OF blood found near the
DaIn that Mr.. Allen had been stabbed
in tho yard and then carried 70 TIE
barn. The person who did this could
not have prevented large amount of
blood getting on his clothing. The
STATE. had been unable to find more
than two or three very small spots on
| lambert $ clothing. and the defence
had proven that this blood came from
sores or Lambert hands.
The testimony of Timothy r. Hart
nett then came in for very severe criti-
cism. Nr. Hudson said the testimony
was az such a nature that it should not
! " considered at all by the jury. 'as
| it Wis secured by the lowest and mean
| est methcds." In relation to the adj
missions of Lambert : in the Dover jail,
as testified to by Hartnctt. the attorney
| claimed they We're not admissions, but
rather the natural answers Of a poorly
| EDUCATED. ignorant man tq--the aues-
| lions Of a sharp. slick. clever fellow.
| u hos" one object was to gain damaG-
| ing evidence. by whatever means.
against tbs. Othe~.
He said it had heen proven that Lam
| bert left Gleenville at least later than
| i.2o O'Clock, and that he had arrived
| at the Smith place before $50 coming
| down the railroad tracks and thence by
| .hr stage road. To 20 from Grgcnville
| Junction on foot. he claimed would
| have required at least three hours and
| that would have left but one hour IL
murder tWo persons. ravish and kill
another set fire To the buildings and
then walk three miles back to the
Smith place. This, Mr. Hudson con
tended. WAS impossible ana was posi-
| tive evidence that Lambert did not
commit the crime
! Nh Hudson said tn" contention Of
| the State that Lambert s desire for in
| timaCy with Carrie Allen was a motive
Tor n" crime, TO say the least was I'M
| probable. II il We're admitted that
| Lambert haG such desires. il is prob
able he would have chosen Il more I.u-
pitious time to carry out his purpose
| In closing NIr. Hudson asked thc
| jurors to keep in mind the good cor
| duct ana reputation of the accused BE-
| fore Il" was charged with this crime.
ana tn" coufilonc" placed in him ty
| Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Hudson closed his argument al
3.l1. ana ut $50 Attorney General
s'eidcrs began to sum VI for til" state.
He explained to the jury at great
| length that the legal POINTS in the ca3C.
| the duty OF the prosecution ANA rh,.
| duty "f the defence" Entering upon
| the evidence in the CHSc. he stated that
| the prosecution had proven by con-
pntert witnesses every contention ina.
| had been made inN II" opening argu-
ment. Il had beer made in IN" open
| ing argument. It had been proven
/ that J. Wesley All"n WAS dead. that
| his death had resulted from violence.
| ami that the deed was done by the re-
sp0ndent.
| He then began a careful +, view Of the
| testimony, beginning with the tim Lam
bert arrived ~ the h"m" Of 7illl Smith.
| from the drive, May H. and his visit i'll
Grcruvilc lie claimed it had been prov
| en- beyond question that Lambert loft
! GrcrnviiIc Junction between :; ard I
| O'Clock. Sunday afternoon, MHy T.. and
| that H.. went down tn" Bangor " Arons-
took Railrond track instead nf th.. Ca
madam Pacific Railroad track as the de-
fence. claimed. H. said thr testimony ~
Or RropelIr that he SaH man coming
down til" Canadian Pacific track that
SUNDAY afternoon. near Indian lIill cross
ing undoubtedly was t:Iic. but that the
MIN WIS not the respondent. Mora than
a dozen witnesses had been prod.Iced; hx
| th, STATE. he said who testified that th"t
lived On the old stage road ana GId not
see Lambert or any Other p"rson % hy
that day Ii Lambert had passed along
the road nearly All n these persons
would have seen him.
At this point the attorney general r..
ques;cd that court be adjourned until to-
morrow. as his throat was beginning To
give him trouble. and the request was
granted.
According to the Popolo Romano
when the Fope. Monday. received in
audience Fathers Okeefe ana Malone