The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-09-28
TALK TO THE JURY.
Extracts from the Attorney Adj
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Buffalo, N. Y, 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 assassir's counsel, arose slowly,
and, addressing the court, said that
the sudden close of the case against
Czolgosz was 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 venera 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 indl-
vlduals 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 believe firmly in that. do not
believe it creates a danger to this court
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that men who are charged with crime shall
not be permitted to go through the form of
a 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 1t ever does, our institutions Will
| be set aside and overthrown, and If we are
not misinf ormed 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.
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 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-
| err he is guilty of the crime charged against
him. That, gentlemen, speaks volumes in
| favor of the orderly conduct of the people
| Of the city of Buffalo.
"Here was a man occupying an exalted
position, a man of irreproachable char
acter; he was man who had come here to
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 vet 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 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 q
| man with a 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 crcum-
| stances and see IL he was in his right mind
| or not when he committed the deed If
| you find he was rot responsible, you would
| aid in lifting a 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 1t is now If you
| find that he met his fate through the act
| of ar insane man, ii is the same as though
he met 1t by accident. had the profound
| est respect for President Mckinley. l
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
| profourdest respect. His death was the
| 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 If 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 presumption of law. It is also pre-
| sumption Of law that every man is sane
| 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.
"Thts terrible thing has happened. be-
cause there are people in this country who,
don't respect our laws and unless
they feel the Irresistible force Of prompt
and proper action in this case. viii
cause something awful to happen to oul
beloved country. Think. gentlemen, of that
| grand man who stood but . few days ags
| 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
= Judge. governor. Congressman. and
| then president OF the United States, and,
above all. a loving husband. ana that on
to the last day when he said: 1t - Gods
| way. good-by, all, good-by;' man 20
great that he could raise his hand and
savs his own assassi1. nan who could
shake the hand Of even the very worst man
| you could INA CINE. 1t IL great lesson that
20 great 'Ii,aD can stodp - Low. tha& me
was 30 great that he could forgive his OWE
assassfn. He was the noblest man. be.
usvs. God ever created. A man who stood
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