Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-25

E,X-Judge Lewis was crying When he
/ finished and the eyes of many of those
in the court room We're filled with
tears.
t,x-JuGge Titus then arose ana said
that ex-Judge Lewis had 50 complete
" covered the ground that it seemed
entirely unnecessary for him to reiter-
ate it and he would therefore rest.
At $40 District Attorney Penney be
gan summing up. He spoke in a clear,
well modulated voice ana every word
could be heard in any part of the
room. He said:
1t is hardly possible for any man to
stand up and talk about this case with
out thc deepest emotion. 1t was the
most awful tragedy that ever came up
IN the world.
We have shoTn you how this de-
fendlnt stood in the Temple of Music
that afternoon and shot down our be
loved President. We have shown you
how he delibcrated on and planned this
awful crime. We have shown YOU how
he attended Anarchstic and Socialistic
:leerings at which were SoWn in his
heart the seeds Of his terrible act.
The counsel for the defense says if
tho defendant was sane he was re-
-ponSible and that if he was insane he
na,st be presumed 10 be innocent He
tells YOU that is presumption Of law.
1t is also a presumption of law that
every man is sane until proven insane.
Evidence tending to show that the pris
uner was insane has not been forth
omins; it has been proven that he
VAS The agent Of the crime. and there
shorId he no question IL Your minds as
IL The responsibility Of the defendant
..rhis is no time for oratorical dis
NAV Counsel for iha nrisoncr ana nv
.,.If have end.,vorad I'll, elimiro,.. a.
scnsa,ionalism from this case. II IS not
nv irtcntion ia indulge in extended 70
marks.
when | think. gentlemen. Of that
grand man who stood but few days
ago in the Temple of Music and how
ne came from the loWly walks OF Ii g.
how he was first Il school teacher. then
4 lawyer. then a judge, 4 governor.
congressman and then a President Of
the United states. and above all a
loving husband, and that on the last
dew when he said: 1T is Gods way:
good bye. an. good bye a man ~ great
that he could raise his hand and save
his own assassin. a man who coull
man YOU could imagine.
He was the noblest man. believe
God ever created. 4 man who stood
near him in the Temple of Music said
| to me-: ! have travelled il all parts #
| tn, world and have seen people assem-
| hled to greet their rulers but when
| saw The peopIe stand in the railroad
stations and along the country through
! which the funeral train nlssed that
! thew might get a look at the casket of
This great man. was convinced as
| never before that there is such a thing
a national heart. That national
| heart was broken and 1t will take Gods
| way and time to heal it.
| 1t was broken by a class of people
| who are canning 10 orr country in in
| creasinc numbers and while harhored
| bv our laws. are propagatinr their
| malicious views: a class of reople that
| must be taught that We have no place
| for them "a or shores 4 class or pc,-
| pie that must be taught that they can
not take The life of anyone irrespective,
| Of consequences.
Think again. gent men. here is a
| man VINO does not want lawyer. who
| focS not believe in God nor in law.
|
rage relation. vet our laws are such
| that ne is defended by two Of the ablCSt
lurlsts IN our city as If he was the
most respected defendant, and even
though n comes INTO court and say
ne Is guilty.
ie'' gentlemen YOU are required uil-
'e' tiie CONSTITUTION 10 HSteh To the ior-
MAJ prt5thta1"h OF the evidence not
"it'i"tdioiIS me Ia'i mat this man says
ne does not want H.
Justice White began his charge 10 the
jury at 80 He said:
Gentlemen Of the Jury: In this case
the defendant has acknowledged his
| guilt Such an Acknowledgement in s,,cn
! ,iro,,-.,,,,.. -. -.
circumstances cannot go 10 the jury or
10 the court The law says that the de-
| .endant charged with such q crime must
| ha triad The Low, -.. .,,+ IN H. 60,
= =" 80 'i''t az 'ne FACTS
lhus' De observed ana reviewed by YOU
shall have a fair +riol nv. +, ,,,a, in,,,,
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