Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-26
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The defense.
j. u,tduon and fudge King ReOeto ae Testimony in
% n, Kaahn Case Senator Bro@"'s ScafA"s Asras"'
,,f he District AAosney-Case WI Soon Go 10
The Jury

AZ
Y'A ', ..o was taken up by the ar
ws'a :, Attorney Frank hoilman
rH'n, a a He was followed by
n 70, ,.'n, who had sufficiently reeoV'
lN', w., a' Yoiee to enable him to address
~ ~ although he was unable 10
o. w., s..tsrday. His argument was
n" a torclble and he laid great
fa' :, 81 ,se plea of insanity pictuFins
~ '" u,e and habits from MS
s@ ,or ne first acquired the cigar
s'a' nv a, ,be age of 10 or Il years
IL ~" ,,oneed to use whisky ana a.,
~ ''la worst Of all absinthe, uni''
81 a." NE age Of 10, when'by rea'
s' ,Ss deadly effect It had upon MS
y IN A moment of irrespohsi-
S 4, he killed man. He , asked e,o .ns
W Ne, 4. in a view Of all those fac's'
y x could say that the boy was vas, sane a,ns
y y. 10 committed the crime ana was
r W. for his actions
SENATOR BROWNS REVIEW
,.,,,o his arguments yesterday
.-..oon senator Brown reviewed the
49, attendant, beginning with child
~ NV when n the boy deprived Of the
", ,,.,., ~ a mother. became addicted
"a. u,s Of cigarettes and liquor ana
ans. NE use of which disordered MS
.,d until he was pursued by hailuci'
utsn, Of various descriptions lie told
.,e. assault upon the young woman
.,,r defendant loved as a sister, and
gms discovery Of the same by the boy
u how he had brooded over 1t, and
,vs worked upon his already disor'
IA brain until, in a moment OF TRES
,,sbuy. he took the life of the man
:. mad attempted the insult to his
,,,.mothsrs sister He asked the jury
4 ,oD.Idsr the sanctity Of their own
bones and deal with this boy accord
hgy
ARRAIGYs DISTRICT ATTORNEY
IN The course Of his argument sena-
tor Brown severely arraigned the dis
,rIct attorney ior assailing the charac-
Ter Of COL Kaighn and Miss Coates
and for Intlmating that their stories
ssre concocted and manufac-
nd for the purpose OF de-
i.rs lie also severely arraigned
he police force for attempting to wiring
Confession from the boy. In closing
h asked the Jury to place themselves
the same position In which defend
NJ vas placed on the night OF the at
tnptsd assault and then decide what
asJ would do under such Circumstance
Il He asked them to be true TO the
hEmd true to their hearts in render
ts their verdict.
HOFFMAN FOR THE DEFENSE.
Attorney Frank Hoffman next ad-
tsisd the jury on behalf Of the de-
49, he had commenced a detailed
rvnent on the testimony introduced
he trial, but before he concluded
sN adjourned until this morning.
gI0n the opening Of court this morn
y NJ Holman resumed his argu.
~ In speaking of the actions Of
enssnt on the day Of the shooting
I'D that all the witnesses had
ss'ed that he was under the innu-
40 liquor or a drug and that when
event into the hardware store, Mr..
mH' the clerk who sold him the
must have known that he was in
Aaledi because others saw the boy
Jay and noticed his wild look.
.n mad 70 hunt up some excuse
q Insell and firm selling the boy
suh' The attorney declared that
W. testimony was false and made
eky ' 'or eo"''c''ns
BARRETT's TESTIMONY.
hoffman then read from the
Ma,N OF MI Barretts testimony on
i. n.slinlnary hearing in which Wit.
y. aaea mat he considered the boy
MtUaly drunk when he saw him al
~ 'el That day and that he must
oeen irresponsible for his actions
NJ counsel for the state" said
ia uman, In referring TO the tes-
t,- VI Miss Coates says that her
ts. s vas eoncocted If that story Il
=, LED Tell me, Dennis Eichnor. how
usg concoct that wound upon
en- as arm? There is evidence strong.
'sssn words
tst!s. Ou bring In a verdict OF guilty
IL ~. .nls boy you will open the way
az sasi travelling men to come here
\, uslle our homes"
RAJ. hoffman closed his argument by
n. nv. NE closing lines OF the poem
'VDeE KINGS ARGUMENT.
,,r,,0nne conclusion Of Mr. Hofman's
!. n. Judge King spoke in behalf
,se ,, ,a'u N part; Il am sorry that
ie., rcSS . In this case has moi
q n,s,,nuucted IN as fair and impartial
TAX, n IT as i should have been. I
l,,cr.,u. sl The duty Of the prosecuting
rhFS 81, " 70 produce all the evidence
cas ~, sui bring out the facts in The
10 AZ 1 s.her favorable or unfavorab'e
flciro, ,,slendant Why did not Mr.
tv,t n, read the testimony Of Mr.. par.
states own witness? Why