The Worthington advance., 1901-10-04

out any personal motive. so far as We can
see. committed the act. which. II he was
sane. must cause his death. How can a
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 ctrcum-
stances and see II he as in his right mind
or not when he committed the deed. II
you find he was not responsible, YOU would
| aid In lifting a great cloud from the minds
of the people of this country. II 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 an insane man. 1t is the same as though
he met it by accident. had the Profound
est respect for President Mckinley. I
| watched him in congress during his long
public career. ane he was one OF the noblest
! men God ever made. His policy we care
nothing about. but 1t always met with my
pro1oundest 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.
MIR. Penney's Address.
At $40 District Attorney Penney
| uP' AAS SkonS AAA q
clear, well-m odulated voice, and every
word could be heard in any part Of
the room. He said:
1.-THE counsel for the defense says If the
| defendant was sane. he was responsible,
ard that ii he was insane. he must De pre-
! sumed to be innocent. He tells you that
is a presumption of law. 1t Is also pre-
sumption of law tina: every man is sane
! until proven insane. Evidence tending to
show that the prisoner was insane mas 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 ir this country who
don't respect our laws and unless
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 ago
in the Temple of Music and how he came
| from the lowly walks of life. how he was
first a school-t teacher, then a lawyer, then
judge, governor. congressman, ana
then a president of the United States. and,
above all. loving husband. and that on
to the last day when he said: 1T is Gods
way. good-by. all, good-by;' a man SO
great that he could raise his hand and
save hts own assassin, a man who could
st axe the hand of even the very worst man
You could ina gine. 1t is a great lesson that
so great a man can stoop so low. that he
was great that he could forgive his own
assassin He was the noblest man, be-
iieve. God ever created. man who stood
! near him in the Temple of Music said to
me: I have Travelled in all parts of the
world. and have seen people assembled to
greet their rulers. but when I saw the peO-
pie stand in the railroad stations and along
the country through which the funeral
| -lk o@l-
| the casket Of this great man, was con-
vinced as never before that there is such
a thing national heart
National Heart Broken.
'That national heart was broken and it
will take Gods way and time to heal 1t. 1t
was broken by class of people who are
coming to our country In increasing num-
bers, and while harbored by our laws, are
propa eating their malicious views, class
of people that must be taught that We have
no place for them on our shores, class of
people that must be taught that they can
not take the life of anyone, irrespective Of
consequences.
Think again, gentlemen. here is man
who does not want lawyer, who does rot
believe in God nor in law a man who does
not believe in the married relation-yet our
laws are such that he is defended by two
Of the ablest jurists In our city. as if he
was the most respected defendant. and
even though ue COIIeS 1ulO CouIt anu Say .
he was guilty, yet, gentlemen, you are re-
quired under the constitution to listen to
the formal presentation of the evidence:
withstanding that this man does not
want it,
1.-The duty Of counsel on both sides is
ended. The court will charge you briefly,
then 1t will be your duty to take up the
case. No doubt the same thought, the same
object. is in all your minds-that. although
our beloved country has lost her greatest
man, it still should maintain the respect
Of the whole world, and 1t should be made
| known to the whole world that no man can
| come here and commit such dastardly act
and not receive the full penalty Of the
law"
Family Visits Czo1gosz.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 26.-The father,
brother and sister of the convicted as
sassin arrived from Cleveland and vis-
tied him in his cell in the jail yester-
day, but the murderer expressed no
regret for his crime and parted with
his relatives with total Indifference.