Rock Island Argus., 1902-12-09

Thomson, s'has been misconstrued
as an evidence of guilt by the states
attorney. If she looked down, she
was gmlty; If she looked up, she was
guilty"
While Attorney Scott declared that
Miss Doors death could be accounted
for on no other. theory except that
she was given poisoned candy by the
defendants Attorney Thomson bold
ly limited that other hands might have
given the fatal confection. He even
insinuated that Allie Dool might have
taken her own life on account of n
disappointment in love.
There is no question as to the abil-
ity of the state to prove that Allie
| Dool died of strychnine poison, but
the defense will have no difficulty in
proving, too, that Miss Cora McMul-
len gave the dead girl some of the
same kind of candy not more than
thirty minutes prior to the time at
which Miss Dunlap and Miss Miller
visited the store.
Attorney Scott made his address
without referring once to the death
penalty prescribed by the laws of IL
linois, regardless of sex, for the
crime of murder.
Only one fact remains to be estab-
lished to make this case complete -
said Mr.. Scott. I'VE must prove that
the candy was given by Miss Dunlap
with criminal intent, and this we will
do by circumstantial evidence
Incidents at Dunlap Home
After referring to the manner of
Miss Dool's death in the store of b.
f. Felix on the evening of August Z.
Mr.. Scott spoke of what took place
at the Dunlap home on the same ev-
ening, incidentally speaking of what
he termed the absolute Indifference
of the young woman to the fate
which had overtaken her friend.
''Tona Dunlap went home after AL
lie Dool had, eaten of the poisoned
candy" said Mr.. Scott, land partook
of a hearty supper. Soon after fin
ishing her supper she was advised
over the telephone that Allie Dool
was sick, then she simulated illness
herself, and the family sent for DR..
Reynolds. He was attending Miss
Dool, and DR.. Browning went in re-
sponse to the call. He examined Miss
/
toms of poisoning. He told Miss Dun
lap that she had no poison, and went
| away.
when Miss Dunlap learned of the
death of Miss Dool she was indiffer-
ent. She expressed sorrow for the
family, but as to Allie she said it was
God s will she was better off, as she
had nothing to live for, her life had
been such a dreary one.
The defense will have much to say
on the question of a motive" said
Mr.. Scott, but motive is unimpor-
tant except in case where the evil
dence is wholly circumstantial. When
Tona left Felix's store, after the hol-
idays the year before, she had no ar
rangements made for returning as a
clerk.
''It may be claimed he said, '.that
no girl or other person would go so
far as to commit murder for the sake
of a position worth at the most S5 a
week, but in the human mind there
is nothing too small in form of an
ambition to furnish a motive
| Denies Motive for Crime.
| Attorney Thomson put a new as
|
related by Mr. Scott ''Tona Dunlap =
he said. ''is a tender-hearted girl
whose first lore is for her mother.
who loves her home, and is not given
| TO walking the streets and spending
| her idle time in the stores. That is
the girl the state says deliberately
poisoned Allie Dool, girl against
whom at no time in her life had she
ever expressed a word or n thought.
''The state claims that it is not nee
essary to prove a motive" said Mr..
Thomson. THAT is an absurd prop
osition.
'On the evening of the funeral of
Allie Dool Mr.. Felix and his wife went
to the home of the Dunlap's and said
to Tona, 4 hope you will be better
tomorrow and be able to fill your old
place in the store To this Tona
said, 1t doesn't seem after Allies
errible death that L can go to the
store
"Mr. Felix said in reply, %, yes,
you can
"Now, if Felix made this statement
it will utterly destroy the theory that
iona murdered Allie Dool for the
sake of getting her position"
1t was made evident by Mr.. Thorn
ason that the defense will endeavor
to prove that Miss Dunlap had used
had used it with beneficial effects.
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