The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-25
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The crowd gathered at City hall today
was the largest which has seen him since
his arraignmcnt There was no demon.
strauon except that Of curiosity Al 2:44
o'clock District Attorney Penny abruptly
announced that the case OF the prosecution
was ended Judge Lewis arose slowly, ad-
dressing the court, said that the sudden
close OF the case against Czolgosz was
surprise TO him and his colleagues. They
had no witnesses 20 call for the defense,
He asked the court that he be allowed to
address the Jury at once. The court as
scented and the venerable jurist began an
address thar viii long be remembered by
those who heard II.
Judge Lewis said: Gentlemen of the
jury. calamity has fallen upon this ma.
ton through the act OF this man but the
question is whether his act was tho act ot
nm insane man. IN an insane man. II Is not
murder and ne should be acquitted Of thAt
charge He would then, OF course, be trans
tcrred to an asylum.
Much discussion has occurred in our
midst and has been called to my attention
rs to the propriCty OF any defense being
lnterpoSod m this case Many letters have
been received by me since | was assigned
/ with my associates TO defend this man,
questioning the pr0priety OF a defense be-
ing Rttcmptcd You gentlemen know. per
haps. how Judge Titus and myself came
into this case The position was not sought
I by rs, hut we appear here IN performance
of a duty which We Thought devolvcd npon
Us. Notwithstanding IL was an exceedingly
disRgrceahle one.
Ills honor. tho Judge who presides a;
this trial as a Justice OF the supreme court,
is here because the laws make X MS duty
10 sit and preside NJ this trial
our very distinguished and Dble dis
trict attorney has prosecuted this action
/ because the law makes u ais duty 70 do so.
4 Nou gentlemen are sitting there because,
I under orr system Of Jurisprudence nj was
I your duty TO sit there. hear the testimony
/ In this case and perform the duty OF de-
/ terminln. whether this man is to be exccut'
/ ed or To be sci free.
| "Gcntlemen when they become members
/ Of the legal profession become members OF
! the eour- They are compelled, II assign.
| cd, 10 defend a man who is charged with a
| criEle,
| son should cntrrtain the notion for A min
uto that the counsel who appear In IN
[ case are doiug something which they 0uSn'
not to do. thar person IS s ianorins nha sSt
duties dcvolclng upon lawyer. lhe ue
PENDANT, no matter how sertoup q crime
No mas committed. Is entitled under our
laws To the hencnt Of trial n the case
I ~ murder he must have trial.
I lyon sat mere and listened to the dc
fendant's plea Of guilty. when he Was ar
[ 1-,i,4ne,i NJ the upeniuE 81 this term, hut th'
AN ~ our state wiN moi permit him e
nicad guilty to such crime as tlis TIT
INV IL So careful ~ the TiEats OF its cii
izcus that Sc win not permit man 70 piea'
I iit - tba crime Of murder. - tha
80 80, ,fter he had conceded his guilt In Thu
use N must he incumbent upon the eonr
y, Insist that the trial should proceed an'
h,+ tho neople should establish beyond
rr5sonable doubt that the. defendant wa
-nftv az the crime charged against him
s:It is charged here that our client
is-sr.his+ man who does not heliev
IN env law OF In any form OF government
! - - .re are 50 we arc told other 10
atYIa,sls who entertain that opinion w
~ feSi that such doctrines are dangerous
are criminal are doctrines lhss VII az
veIN our goVefn4,ehi ia NNF
a' .'Csnrisplen Of the Jury. while heliev
e,,,iv I'M that I do not believe " create
danger 10 this court equal 20 the belle
6scNn,inr 30 common last meg WHO ar
charged with fhe crime shsAi nNt ne W.
~ = conrt ~ Justice, but that lynch leN
snail take the place q the c2ln ana az
nined administration q tue law by on
I courts ~ justice
.sNyben that doctrine becomes sunicienu
, prevalent IN snis country, u eVsI 49,
sNr,w-1 sra n We are not ualsinformed q
- tSe state ~ niind 81 s7ne people I
I come narfs Of the country, tue time Is ras
spproarhing when men charged with Grim
wln not he perurNfed 70 come into coni
ma submit 70 calm und dienlned tria
49, v,iii be strung Up 20 a tree On the bar
sySs,nIclon that some one may hold the belle
49, fhey have co-uEnltfed some crime.
ssfr * not long &nee I read IN papa
mat a cosored man ip the south had ~
lffe taken because he hao insutea wit
nan whht Il was the paper eid not sal
~, ne was strung up I suggest. gsntl
! man. that that class q the community wh