The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-09-28
GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1901
the belief that they have committed some

Iue taken because he had insulted a
white man. What it was the paper did l.
not say, but he was strung up / suggest, t
gentlemen, that that class of the COM r
munlty VINO are crying out in our cities $
ana are sending letters to lawyers sug /
getting that the man who is charged with t
the crime that this defendant is should |
not be permitted to have a trial before a t
court of justice, are a more dangerous I
class to the community than the anarch-
lists about whom we read so much.
| Now 1t is the duty of every American
firmly by the law, and put his voice
| against any idea that man should be
punished for any crime until he is proven
guilty in court, beyond any reasonable
doubt.
My associate and myself are here to up
hold the law. Some weak-minded people
entertain the notion that the lawyer who
appears in defense of a defendant Is in
court to obstruct the due process of the
law, TO balk justice and to delay by tech
nicalities. But every man who knows the
members of the bar understands that this
is not so. My associate and myself are |
here for the same purpose that the
learned district attorney Is here for, TO
see that this trial progresses in a legal |
orderly and proper manner. we must IN
every way possible put down and sup
press this feeling that cases may be dis
of justice.
I remember, gentlemen, when ! was
young man living in Auburn. studying
, my profession, the news came that
colored man had gone up on the shores
of Owasco lake and there had murdered
, practically an entire family named van
, Ness The news created intense excite
ment The people gathered on the streets
! to hear the news. In the course OF the
afternoon it was learned that the man.
: Freeman, had been arrested and was pe-
= ing brought to the city to be incarcerated.
The people upon the streets became more
and more excited. They began to talk
about mobbing the eolored man man Wneh ,ned me ie
:, | that city, appeared upon the street ana
I counseled moderation; counseled the peo-
= Pile to wait and see whether the man was
| really guilty of the crime or not ana per-
NIT him to have a legal trial. But the
:, people protested. He was guilty; tney
:, said, and must be disposed Of Mr; Sc
u ward insisted, and they incarcerated rec
e man in Jail. 1t soon became known una.
. Mr.. Seward had volunteered to defend
e the negro when he was put on trlal, anu
O Indignation arose against him. Dut tiiat
i. far-seeing man, that statesman, saw that
T. then was an opportunity of giving an op-
iect lesson to the world as to the proper
- disposition of that case, and for TWO lons
es months the trial went on with Seward
~ ~ defending the negro. 1t occupied SoLiie
ei three weeks in obtaining jury ana l saI
ID by almost during the en,Te re plee tbe defensc
ne that Mr. Seward interposed. Not that nc
W cared anything for the negro, put n'
- wanted to maintain the law glVlns evei io
m VI man trial, ana 10 put oo"h hioo "
II lence. -. ,.
Sc This trial here is great object lessor
ny to the world. Here Is case Wi,eis a - a.
has stricken down the beloved presluetn et
e- of this country, in broad daylight, IN III
" presence of hundreds, OF thousaius u y
n spectators If there was ever case Una d
us would excite the anger the wrath
ST. those who saw it, this was one, anu ye'
ar under the advice of the president: Let II
we man hurt him." he was taken, conhned !
ID our prison, indicted. put upon trlai nei
Dle and the case is soon to be submitted
les YOU as to whether he is guilty OF IN
me crime charged against him That' gehtl'
res men speaks volumes in favor OF the 81
his derly conduct of the people of the cit
let Here is a man occupying an exalted pos
/ e. tion a man of irreproachable characte
So he was a man who had come here TO al
use sist us in promoting the prosperity OF OF
md great exposition. And he was shot DO"
vas while holding a reception -.
sti- His death has touched every heart
atty this community. and in the whole worl
be and yet we sit here quietly CONSIDER,
whether this man was responsible for y
be- act he committed. That question Is ol
nee you are called to decide. ,. ,
the The law presumes the defendant Inn
of cent until he is proven guil.y, anu anu a
sci. the crime he committed We nave n
hus been able to present any ebeeiTv has wen up
mse | fused on almost every occasion to ia
uty. with his counsel. He mas not alueu .,
pers so we have come here unalueq ~ Suii.1 ~
. of this important question. But Know tnt
as. is in every human being a strong des
ther to live. Death is spectre thal we
ime dislike to meet, and here inns ueieil,,, a1ai,
cent | without having any anlmosity aGaI
orpe our president, without any personal II
3 to tive, so far as we can see, COMMITTED i,
IF a act which he knew, II he was SAM, ,.;, ~ ~
iab | cause his death. How can man WIFI
1850 sane mind perform such an act? Inc II
u,o lie in the streets will say no mat
Ter whether he is insane or not ne avset S,s :,
itIi ., | to he killed The law, however says u
tne Az YOU must consider the circumstance,
/. 40 70 see If he was in his right mind or !
:. -, ~ when he committed the deed. III you !
lties ne was hot . poin,d from the minds
ehu h the people of this country. II the pelo'
- mas as president had met with railroaa, az
- - 70 70 dent and been killed our griet coula
6 Oh comnare with what it is now II
,ora- md that he met his fate through
enu | act of an insane man 1t IS the same
hI,t though he met 1t by accident; nao aur
,p put nrofoundest respect for President Mc,
M Mn lev. | watched him in congress, ana
: .iiis, ~; ing his long public career ana ne was
IL nf the noblest men God ever maue'
man nolcy we care nothing about, but IL
rder, pwavs met with my profoundest resp
u ms His death was the saddest blow u
nnuld that has occurred IN Hahy se
stab Judge Lewis was crying when
t the finished and the eyes of many
those in the court room were III
iuais, with tears.
;. pus tSa .udpe Titus then arose and
is, or that Judge Lewis had so comple'
ee 1t 'i'' r. ,,o,,rd that IT, seemed
lid be coVereu tic SioN ;
e can tirely unnecessary for him to rel
learn learn ate it and he would, therefore, res
mur- At $40 District Attorney Penney
,it at ne n, gan summing up. He spoke in ci
unity well-modulated voice, and every "
state could be heard in any part OF
,s an room. He said:
,eleve II is hardly possible for any ma
ment. stand up and talk about TINS case VIII
er in the deepest emotion. 1t was the
|. We awful tragedy that ever came upon
erous' world. how, chi. defen
1 sub We have shown you now inns ueten
ey are stood in the Temple of Music that a
noon and shot iowa our ieloveu,
believe dent. We have shown you now ne 1ei
reates ated and planned this awfdl crime. ne,
he be- nave shown you how he attended
n who archistic and soeiallstic meetings
,e per which We're sown In his heart the
a trial of his terrible act ,s.-o ,,,,s !
' shall The counsel for the defense says
gnified | ASCENDANT was sane ne was TYP. y
courts and that if he was insane he must pe
snmed to be innocent. lie teHs YOU
GENTLY 10 q presumption of law. ito
r does, IT Is also a presumption OF @ laM Va 10
over cry man is sane uitli nc 70 tshYt tbn