El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-07

| The third day of the trial of the libel
case against Mrs. Reba Long was
marked by even a greater attendance
than on the previous days.
Public interest in the proceedings
| has been manifested since the begin
ming of the hearing and it showed no
signs of abatement after the evidence
was all in and the attorneys began
their arguments.
A. 5. j. Eylar, spoke last evening
! and principally devoted his time to
pointing out the similarity between the
alleged S1anderOuS letters and letters
written by the defendant. He called
the attention of the jury to the fact
that the word 'indict'' in one of the
anonymous letters to Mrs. Perry had
been misSpelled and that when Mrs.
Long was asked to write the word "in-
dict" when on the witness stand, she
too had spelled it "i-n-d-i-t-e," the
same as it was spelled in the letter.
The various letters were exhibited o
the jury.
Court took a recess at O'Clock last
evening and this morning at 10 Charley
Patterson was making the welkin ring
with his arguments for the prosecu-
ton. He was fierce in his denuncia-
lions, but his words were not of the
choicest. He painted for the jury a
beautiful picture of Mrs. Perry and as
serted that the only intent of the
anonymous letters was to besmirch
the reputation of most excellent lady.
Charley was apparently greatly arous-
ed and was quivering with a paroxysm
of righteous indignation that such
things should be and demanded ttct
some one be punished, although it is
conceded by those who followed the
case closely that the possibility of de-
PENDANTS guilt had been shown only by
the weakest kind of circumstantial evil
dence.
While the arguments were in pro-
gress both the defendant and chief
prosecuting witness were in the court
room.
Mrs. Long sat facing the jury and
heard without apparent emotion the
most frenzied arguments of counsel for
prosecution. Mrs. Perry sat well back
against the wall and watched Mrs.
Long and the jury simultaneously. She
seemed to weigh each word uttered by
the counsel and to relish the speeches
made by the states orators.
Judge Buckler's speech followed that
of Mr.. Patterson. 1t lasted fully an
hour and was replete with witty re-
marks and eloquent passages. His ref
erences to Mrs. Perry were sarcastic
and provoked much laughter among
the spectators. MIS-. Ferry nStenoQ TO
his argument throughout with rapt
attention and was apparently unmoved.
The speech evidently had telling eff
feet upon the jury and the six men
who are to judge of the guilt or in
nOcence of the accused listened atten-
lively until court took recess at 1870
o'clock
At two o'clock this afternoon Alter
ney NJ. w. Stanton begun to speak. His
IS the last address to the jury and at
It's close the judge will deliver his
charge.
The speech of Attorney Maurice Nc
Aelligon. one of the counsel for de-
ense. followed that of the county at
,orney
Mrs. Perry Weeps
M. w. StantOn'S argument was ad-
nltted to be excellent 1t lasted for
n hour. He denounced the writer of
ne letter in a pitiless manner and
tainted a beautiful picture of Mrs. Per-
y as distributor of aims to the poor
If. Long was also landed to the skies
IS good man and after finishing with
is fine touches the orator wanted to
now if such good man would ever
ave consented for such a woman as
nat described to come into his family
mere his young daughter was residing
iere Mrs. Perry burst into tears