The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-14
BUTLER PREFERS CONVICTION TO MIsTRlAL;
JURY DEFERs CONSIDERATION UNTIL TO-DAY
Continued From Page One.


| arose to make the defendants final ad-
dress. His health has been poor. and he
has been feeling especially unwell to-day.
| Very hoarse, he began his appeal in modu>
ception of the case.
This case was brought up here ne said,
because II has some especial features
which you especially are competent to try.
!, This case Is before you because you can
| give this defendant. Edward Butler, fair
trial. mere SO than jury in st. Louis
| Governor. johnson spoke of the infiamed
condition Of the public mind en- the pubject
of bribery. saying that the fact that this
i crime has been rampant In st. Louis should
not convict Butler: that any arguments by
Mr.. Folk on bribery in general upon the
| gravity of corruption among public officers.
should be disregarded.
such argument" said the orator, sis
magnifying the offense charged. heaping
the sins of many upon one head. Yes. they
| magnify the offense before you, gentlemen
of the jury. and will ask of you a heavy
penalty; they will not say to you. Gentle
men. this is an old man of C. the father of
| a family. and in poor health"
To impress the jurors with a full sense OF
their obligation seemed one object of the
speaker.
The wrong by which a jury finds de-
fendant- guilty. whether the offense be brb-
cry or murder, If they do this erroneously
or by mistake. the wrong is as great as the
crime of bribery or of murder
ARGUMENT TAKES
POLITICAL TURN.
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'u'n' ~ H.N ma 'He 10"
az. s.s. u-,N.:., ~
fepdapt as persecuted and bounded for
purely political nurpos,s. striking at mo-
tives of prosecutors.
Comma ring witna,ses Iohrson .ont-.s,ed
Ed Butler and Channan assoiIinp ths la,ter
AT length he smoke NJ the aIlege1 visit .of
September 1s saving that n no sucb, visit
was made. the case fan. IN tho srnun,d.
For the time OF tbi, visit only Chairman
stands. Ayerrtnr that II did NOT take nlace
are the Buffers and Nfet,arthvlt9 -
..If Doctor Chapman,s testimony has been
in apy sense weakened or ;asner.ed success.
fully. YOU are not to consider n uncorrobo-
rated eufyicient for cony,c.ton, >,
This was tbe arenment IN which Cow
ernor Jobnson s,aver.I t,,,e. revar,.d =. ~.
mainstay of the defense and 10 ,nnnort
which al, his analv.,s ~ oth.r u,,n.....
was calculated.
- ~ y
a. o CLOCK a nIteen-minute recess was
oeelsieu. ai.er ~nicn covernor Johnson re-
eunea nus siku"ent. ne covered the re-
n'a'nH's neio OF eVidehee' ano ended with
az e'oaueht ana oramauc appeal TOE con-
slcera'ion OF tne testimony OF the Butler
s' or tne acquittai. OF EDWARD Butler
the aseo oiacksmithf q
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olrcuit A.torney Fotk rose at 4:so O'Clock,
10 answer doVe-nor johnson and make the
pspa, o,,,st vst oon,,,..,,- .s ~ n''
ing clear in NJ. .oft s,',thar- ,se.s..sH
such noints .s he w,,hsd 81. 80 r.
did mot o,c,,n,, ~. ,,,, .f.. -. q ~
estimation =, h,r ss.-.... - =
N, addre.. .na ,,ro,, 4 .s,s.,'. - - - ~,
imprcss,on ~tha, /. so,,d.,,ss, lin ,ss,,,t
Mr. E,o,h s,,a - ~,
,r. .,D-nAio.' A Sio' ~ p.i'. =,
the jury, Governor Johnson .ha. called your
attention to the fact that mis- cane is here
by change of venue from st. Louis. owing
to the prejudice of the inhab,tants of that
city against the defendant. Ii seems his
conduct has been such that among all the
6ooOco people in that great metropolis a jury
could not be found Who would not PREJUDICE
MIN guilty.
: yet. in-the face Of this. Governor johnson
talks to you Of the. high standing of this
man In his community and OF the esteem in
which he Is held by his feliow-citizens II
that were true. why was he-not willing to
be tried in his own community? Why does
he come here to be tried. where he is not so
well known!
"As one enters the nort,I. NJ tbts f,o,rt.
house and raises his. ewes. he NAV ,ee .bova
the door these words. engraved nnon ne
stone: 70. Nfo' '''e
,,,...sa ~hen expelled from other