Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-30

ings, and 10 his opening address: paid a
brilliant tribute to the attorney general,
and asked the indulgence OF the Jury In
tho comparison OF bis effort to that OF the
attorney general.
lie believed that In the four years that
had elapsed the evidence had changed;
that In many cases the statements that
the witnesses had made were those az
Others than the ones telling them. He
asked the jury to look at the prisoner, at
bis evidence when on the stand, when the
Jury was being ampaneled, and to say IL
be did not appear like an honest man.
Would the Jury prefer a community
made up OF Joe Foggs or of men like
William t. Treworgyt Would they take
the word OF man who went to church
every Sunday, Of a man who attended
elsss meetings regularly, against a man
VINO has wilifuiiy committed perjury
Is there snything in the story OF Joe
Fosg that any one can believer
Mr.. Fellows then briefly sketehed Sarah
Wares history; how she had been tor
saken by her family and taken Ia by Mrs.
Miles, and how from there she came and
went, working whenever and wherever
she could find employment.
After tracing her on the fatal night to
The place where she was last seen, Mr..
Fellows said; 81 believe that after she
LEFT the store tFogE's, where she bought
the eherooi) she met some one who took
her IN team, and took her to place where
she was found. and that It vas there she
was killed. believe that the man In the
team which was driven down Pond street
that night was the msn who killed her -
He believed this from the evidence. In
his judgment the condition OF things
about the body whom II vas found
couldn't have existed II a body dead for
several days had been placed there. More.
over, II would be physical impossibility
10 have driven a jlgger to the place and
out again into theiaue as described by Joe
Fogg; tho testimony OF those who re-
moved the body proves that.
Mr. Fellows excoriation OF Joe Fogg
wss simply terrific; he referred to
FoRg's changing the date when be
said he helped move the body-irom
Tuesday TO Thursdsy--thst he changed 1t
after be discovered that Treworgy was at
North orland on Tuesday night.
Evsrythiug pointed to the belief that
the story of moving tho body was manu-
featured for him, and that he was not
only natural horn liar. bat that he had
been we'll trained.
smitten by the spark OF conscience he
may have had left, hs Voluntarily made
relraetlon fssG in private, and after being
advised al to hls rights by Recorder
Renick, made I, in public; begged the
forgiveness of the people of Bueksport,
and when brought TO Ellsworth, begged
Treworgy's forgiveness.
When a man hAs pleaded guilty to the
crime Of perjury and asked the forgive
ness of the people of Bueksport, are you
going to take his word to convict mani
What was II that made him go to the
cell of Treworgyf Was II the little rem
nant OF a conscience at work. Was II
sonnet hing OF his wiies work, was It the
kiss he testiiiss his wifo gave him when
be leftl dramatic scene that--wh hen
fogg visited this respondent In his cell,
here he asked this man TO forgive him,
and he did so. Had been in this mans
place would not have forgiven him, and
I can hardly forgive him for iorgiving
him.
Suspected of horrible crime, Is 1t any
wonder that be talked about H., iniu-
dlelously, perhaps. Yet he didn't run
I k.s. Id aenrtEA
helped In every way be could; spent his
money, and tried to borrow more.
never have heard OF case where a
man charged with murder has appeared
be,ors the grand Jury and testified. II
has no equal this side OF the san. The
court knows Of no such case, nsither does
the attorney Tor the State.
Then came the reference 10 the George
Vites story In connection with the team
heard driving f1riously down Pond street.
Al tell you that that team came down
Pond strest that night aud that In 1t was
George viiez. Are you not convinced OF
Il that on the day before Sarah Wares
body was found George viIes went up
the Miles iansF"
| At this point occurred the dramatic
scene " ben Mrs. Clark, Vnes' mother,
cried out:
"It's a liel WON'T stand IL TO have
George talked about that way"
Mr.. Fellows continued: II doD't blame
( bis mot her for tes,iiying as she did. My
( mot her, your mot her, SIR. Foreman, would
do the same. She loves that son, and she
/ wsats to protect him"
At this point eosrt adjourned for the
/ dsy. On reassembling
THURSDAY FORENOON,
SIR. Fellows continued bis argument.
"wh we adjourned last night, was en-
gagged 10 pointing out TO you the oppor-
| tunities George Viles bad to end the life
OF Sarah Ware. Twas doing 1t for two
purposes. First, to show what Treworgy
I had done In an effort to bring the MUIR
derer OF the poor old woman to justice
He has brought the evidence which points
I to yiles. Secondly, ! dwelt upon 1t In
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