The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-25
JUSTICE WHITES CHARGE.
instructs jury &C &c Fair ard Impair
tai and AcqEit Defendant IL Net
Guilty.

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Justice White began LIS ch2rge % ire
jury az 80 He arose and stepped 90
the side a the bench nearest the jury
box he said.
Gentlemen q TIE jury II thss case
the Defendant has acknowledge his gait
Such ar acknowls5sc=e1r n such cir
cimstances cannos so % the jury or the
court The Law reGzl-es tnat the defend
ant charged with such = crime must os
tried The law says that al the facts
nrst oe Observed and reviewed ~ you
The izv requires that the defendant shan
have 3 fair friel b. twelve men. frra--
tai ard far. capable CT taxing ths testi-
many q the trial and giving 6. thorough
consideration r. when al the cream
stances q the case ara considered ~
you. there sciu exists n your rrine a
reasonable doubt that the defendant a
not guilty. you can net frd ire ran
guilty. Th- people have submitted EVIL
dence tending % show that this ran
committed this crime. they havs given
evidence 20 show that e was premedistat-
ed II you are satisfied thar there was
design and prerledirscion. and II n &C
cordznce with that generalization and de-
sign. these shots we're ared. then the
defendant is guilty q the crime q raur-
der n the frst degree.
You must consider al this evidence
that the people have submitted q you.
You must consider - fairly and without
prejudice. You ars the sole Judges ot thte
facts IL this case
Continuing Judge With said. The ~
rors must md hinl guilty hevazd reason
able douba- You ray ask what is q tea
sonzhls doubt. While a s-eas deal has
been written ard said n definition Of a
reasonable doubt IN this ease Il ussns
that the jgrors ara bouud &c STA. compare
and examine al the evidence. ara u. 81
their minds there IS any Doubt as o ths
DEFENDANTS guilt. they are bound % AZ
quit the defendant II there e ~ doubt
IN your minds. lEen you arr bound %
bring Ia a verdict % convieticr- an very
glad that Up 70 TIE present stage Of thls
lamentabIe AFFAIR. 50 flr - the jury ara
people OF this CITY are concerned. there
has been shows thac respec. fer The law
is bound % teach "a vsiua bic lesson The
defendant has been given every adVan-
tsge q experienced counsel deeply de-
plore any iuclteInent CT violence. and fhe
man who is ready 20 60 out ard commit
a crime because soma other ran had
committed enc g as guilty as the latter
and his act Us as rsprehensfrie. Il s.
proper that should defna tbs crime az
murder n The first and second degrees
and rlauslaashter 81 the hrst and second
degrees II the defendant on September
ala wronzfuly assault. shoot or wound
William Mckinley ~ mcans alleged n
chs Indictment. and u TIE act was com
mitted with prem dl-ateG design. ana r.
the act was the sole and approximate
cause or death. and II the defendant
knew be was doing zr7ng az thte time.
the defendant IS ElEty " murder II the
first degree
II the act was nor prsm~llrated ~ Is
guilty az murder ia tia seceas d-g-ee.
7 the shot was Sired accidentally ard
without pren1sdi taHon. he Is gslllty -
mansisushtsr 10 TIRE asr degree 70 60
not necessary Ter re 20 discuss the eaes-
tion of manslaushfsr il the seccna degree
in this case.