The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-09-28
TALK TO THE JURY.
Extracts from the Attorney Adj
dresscs-Thc Courts Charge.

buffalo, N. T., sept. 25.-When at
2:44 p. m. Tuesday District Attorney
Penney announced that the case of
the prosecution in the trial of Cool
gosz was ended, Judge Lewis, one of
the assassin's counsel, arose slowly,
and, addressing the court, said that
the sudden close of the case against
Czolgosz was a surprise to him and
his colleague. They had no witness
to call for the defense. He asked the
court that he be allowed to address
the jury at once. The court assent
ed and the venerab BILE jurist began an
address that will long be remembered
by those who heard it. Judge Lewis
said in part:
Dangerous Doctrine.
"It is charged here that our client Is an
| anarchist, man who does not believe In
| any law or in any form of government
| And there are, so we are told, other indi-
| viduals who entertain that opinion. We
all feel that such doctrines are dangerous.
| are criminal, are doctrines that will SUBJ
| vert our government in time If they are
| allowed to prevail. Gentlemen OF the jury.
while I believe firmly in that. I do not
| believe it creates danger to this court
equal to the belief, becoming so common.
| that men who are charged with crime shall
| not be permitted to go through the form of
trial in court of justice, but that lynch
| law shall take the place of the calm and
| dignified administration of the law by our
| courts of Justice. When that doctrine be-
comes sufficiently prevalent in this coun-
| try, If it ever does, our institutions will
be set aside and overthrown, and If We are
| not misinformed as to the state of mind of
some people in some parts Of the country.
the time is fast approaching when men
charged with crime will not be permitted
| to come into court and submit to calm and
| 6ignified trial, but will be strurg up to a
| tree on the bare suspicion that some one
| may hold the belief that they have COM
mitted some crime.
a Great Object Lesson.
| "This trial here is great object lesson
to the world. Here is case where man
| has stricken down the beloved president of
this country, in broad daylight, in the
presence of hundreds of thousands of spec
| tators. If there was ever a case that would
excite the anger. the wrath of those who
| saw IT, this was one and yet, under the
advice of the president: Let no man hurt
| him. he was taken, confined in our prison,
| indicted, put upon trial here, and the case
| is soon to be submitted to you, as to wheth-
er he is guilty of the crime charged against
him. That, gentlemen. speaks volumes in
favor of the orderly conduct of the people
OF Inc city OIL BUFFALO,.
"Here was man occupying an exalted
| position, a man of irreproachable char
acter; he was man who had come here to
assist US in promoting the prosperity
our great exposition. And he was shot
down while holding a reception.
Ellis death has touched every heart in
this community and in the whole world,
and yet we sit here and quietly consider
whether this man was responsible for the
act he committed. That question is one you
are called to decide.
Was He Insane:
1.-THE law presumes the defendant inno-
cent until he is proven guilty, and we
start with the assumption that the de-
PENDANT was not mentally responsible for
the crime he committed. We have not
been able to present any evidence upon
our part. The defendant has even refused
on almost every occasion to talk with his
counsel. He has not aided us, so we have
come here unaided TO consider this impor-
tant question. But know there is In every
human being a strong desire to live. Death
is a specter that we all dislike to meet,
and here this defendant, without having
| any animosity against our president, with
out any personal motive, SO far as we can
see, committed the act, which, if he was
sane, must cause his death. How can a
man with sane mind perform such an
| act? The rabble in the street will say
no matter whether he is insane or not he
deserves to be killed. The law, however,
says that you must consider the circum-
stances and see If he was in his right mind
| or not when he committed the deed. If
you find he was not responsible, you would
aid in lifting great cloud from the minds
Of the people OF this country. If the be-
loved president had met with a railroad
accident and been killed our grief could
not compare with what it is now. If you
find that he met his fate through the act
Of m iS ha
he met 1t by accident. I had the Profound
est respect for President Mckinley, I
watched him in congress during his long
public career, and he was one Of the noblest
| men God ever made. His policy we care
nothing about, but 1t always met with my
saddest blow to me that has occurred In
| many years"
Judge Lewis was crying when he
finished and the eyes of many of
those in the courtroom were filled
with tears.
Judge Titus then arose and said
that Judge Lewis had so completely
covered the ground that it seemed en-
tirely unnecessary for him to reiter-
ate it, and he would therefore rest.
MIR. Penney's Address.
At $40 District Attorney Penney
began summing up. He spoke in a
clear, well-modulated voice, and every
word could be heard in any part Of
the room. He said:
1.-THE counsel for tho defense says II the
defendant was sane. he was responsible,
and that II he was insane. he must be pre-
sumed to be innocent. He tells you that
Is a presumption of law. It is also a pre-
sumntion of law that every man ia sana
until proven insane. Evidence tending to
show that the prisoner was insane has not
been forthcoming, 1t has been proven that
he was the agent OF the crime, and there
should be no question In your minds as to
the responsibility Of the defendant.
'"This terrible thing has happened, be-
cause there are people in this country who.
they feel the irresistible force OF prompt
and proper action in this case, will
cause something awful to happen to our
beloved country. Think, gentlemen, Of that
grand man who stood but few days aEs
in the Temple of Music and how he came
from the lowly walks Of life, how he was
first school-teacher. then q lawyer, then
then president of the United States. ana.
above all. a loving husband. ana that on
to the last day when ha said: 1t d Gods
way. good-by. all, good-by;' man 80
great that he could raise his hand and
savs his own asSaSsin, man who could
shake the hand Of even the very worst man
you could INA CINE. 1t great lesson that
was 80 great that he could forgive his own
assassin. He WIS the noblest man, be-
llsve. God ever created. A man who stood