The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-26

/ particularly on the courts Instructions ar-
reminded the jury OF the interest certain
/ witnesses fer the defense who were said .
! be members OF the House cumbin.. had I-
the case. lie said that Albright Helm anl
. Schret,ler had been shown by H0!tca1P
Parker and SturiaydHt 10 have been mem
; hers Of Tho combine. He reviewed the ac.
/ tions Of Stock and MurrclI. Stock and
/ kTatz. ana talked about K-atz's connection
: with the bill IN the Council.
, GOVERNOR JOHNSnN'S
I PLEA FOR ACQUITTAL.
! Governor Johnson was hoarze when -
I h"San his address 20 the jury. He spoke u
: a low voice and could be heard by cew per
sons il the audience although the Jurors
/ nelr whom he stood heard him plainly. lie
/ sIukc OF his responsibility rs the defend
/ ants counsel. Then OF the jury's respon-
! si5lity. -Og- young Circuit Attorney IS
! Jealous and ambitious. Tn. court may he
ambitions. But each Of YOU Is the power
/ the KirC. the Emperor In thIs case he
said.
lie referred to she fact that W IT. Lee
foreman of the Grand Jury which inves-
tiralcI the hoOtle scandal had become
mixed when or the witness stand Wcdnes-
day about the amount ot money each
branch Of the Municipal Assembly was 10
receive. Mr.. Lee in his testimony stated
that the House WAS to get $4,000 and the
Council $500 which in fact was iaSt the
opposite. From this the Governor drew
forth the point that any man is liable 10
forget and dwclt Tor some time ~. the fall
Li'ity os the human memory. H declared
there was no connection between LehmanH
and Faulkner and referred To the votes OF
seyera! members OF the city Council against
whose cnss no mention Of dishonesty ever
had been heard. which helped 20 pass the
Suburban bll.
Il am getting We'll along In years" he
said. Il know that / am near the grave.
have spent much time in the practice Of
criminal law. l served six years in the Of
fee OF Circuit Attorney. I tFisd the first
case that ever was tried IN this forum. i
never was my object 10 drag Il man down
and make a criminal Of him simply because
he was charged with crime I always
aimed TO extend 4 kindly hand AMI help
persons along were I not positive Of thsi-
guilt. 1 would willingly lend my pres ncs
II it would assist the Circuit Attorney IN
prosecuting and puuish:nE the guilty
Again referring to law briefly. the Gov
-rEor closed his dramatic effort wish a u
for the jury's compassion on the defendant
Circuit Attorney Folk. too. was no; in
good voice. He talked husISIy At timss. but
It did not detrGct from the power OF his ar
Eunent before the twelve man. who wers
TO decide Fauikner's guilt or innocence.
As the representative OF the State. he Ce-
clared that he wanted no man placed nm
der tho penalty Of the law unless i; vas
shown that the nan had done something
for which he should be punished.
They speak 10 you Of public clamor." he
said In reply wish to say that the PUB
lie has its rights. We are here 20 10 cur
duty. I have no other motive in this case
than 70 fulhIi my duty as have sworn to
10. You are here for the same purpose.
The gentleman who has jus; prec led me-
a great lawyer. who has swaycd iurics by.
his magic eloquence-is employed TO use all
his power to free his client. He talks To
you on sentimental lines. lie asks you. Tot
for justice, but for mercy. Did YOU ever
hear Of the innocent crying for mercy? i
1t not always the guilty that does so? The
innocent wants only justice. II he gets
that he cannot complain.
FOLK ENCORIATES
CORRUPT PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
Continuing. Mr.. Folk declared that the
tion OF law. He branded him as being
worse than the murderer. who often strikes
in the light: worse than the anarchist. who
recognizes no law.
when YOU go to a dilapidated city whose
public buildings are in bad repair and un-
finished: whose streets are full OF holes and
dirty and where the tax rate Is high. ycu
know that its public servants have denied
che ~, T.,
snap IS being worked: that a combine ex-
lists believe this defendant told Paul
Reiss whnt Reiss said he did. This de-
fendant was member OF the Murrell com
bine. He knew II was organized TO get
money. These circumstances are enough
against him, but on top Of all that. YOU
have his own admission TO Reiss about the
S75.c'o. the safety deposit box the keys and
the desperate straits in which members OF
the combine found themselves He knew
about the meeting which AIurrcII threatened
10 call IL Stock did not pay: that a menoer
was TO be appointed TO take the matter be-
fore the Grand Jury. The defendant does
not deny this. He simply says. I have no
recollection
Faulkner chose to defy the law. He
chose to stand trial for perjury. lie has no
iiSAt 10 toAle AtiF no" anu ask luI mercy
Bribery and perjury 10 together. The first
IS bad enough. but when coupled with the
latter. It is the most difficult OF problems
government has to deal with. II allowed
TO go on. the government would be in the
sen OF tyrany and controlled by the rich
The object OF punishment Is to prevent
crime by others. Tho people Of S.. Louis
have been bound down by the hand OF cor
r1Iption I ask You to show that in ST Louis
bribers and perjurers are punished for their
acts"
ROUTE OF GR0CERS' PARADE.