The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-21
Now. gentlemen of the jury. here is that

Now. gentlemen Of the Jury. here is that
ticket"
The Cancelled ticket coupon. which had
been admitted as evidence. was handed TO
the jury fo- examination In referring to
the owl Club testimony. Boyd said:
Explaining Circumstances.
Il want to state the circumstances
against me as harshly as they can be sta
ted. There Is one States witness. Jean
Cook, whose testimony seems TO contradict
Stewart Flies assertion that he was ir the
Owl Club Mt five minutes TO 9. Cook said
he was there about that time. But Cook
was not absolutely sure about the time
and he was in but one room OF tho club.
Now. Cook may have been in the club and
not have seen Fife. or he may have been
mistaken In the time
Gentlemen. It IL not incumbent upon the
defense 10 provo that Stewart was at the
Owl Club or at any place. But 1t is incum-
bent Upon the prosecution 10 prove that this
defendant was at the Richardson house,
was there and killed Richardson, and they
have not done that. And IL they have not
done that can Stewart Fife be sent to the
gallows. or worse, incarcerated in the Peni-
tentiary?''
Booher Takes Up Argument.
Boyd spoke for more than three hours
and Booher took UP the argument from the
prosecutors point of view.
This is a case OF grave import" said
he: mot alone so far as this young man is
concerned. but so far as the whole State is
concerned. Now. right at the beginning.
wish to say: Why IS it that the whole in
fiuence Of this defense has been exerted to
prove not only Stewart Flies innocence.
but to shield Mrs. Richardson. who has en-
deavored TO aid the defense in every posi-
BILE way. by suggestion and otherwise.
throughout this trial.: My whole motive in
conducting this prosecution has been d.
rected TO determine the identity OF Frank
Richardson's slayer. A most dastardly
crime has been committed, and now. who Is
the criminal? Now. they say the State has
not proven a motive. The evidence has
shown that an acquaintance grew up be-
tween Stewart Fife and Mrs. Richardson.
which became intimate friendship and
lastly a deep attachment. They were seen
together often at day and at night. and
now can You think that there was no mo-
tive?
There IS no more powerful motive for
the performance OF a good or an Ill deed
a crime-than love. And say that this
motive prompted Stewart Fife
Now tCo, these fve able lawyers for the
defense have endeavored all through this
trial to cast suspicion upon another
Il am willing to take them up on this
question and fight them in any court in the
United States at any time"
Booher began speaking at Z o'clock in the
afternoon and had not finished at 6
o'clock. He began again at o'clock and
spoke for two hours. When. at o'clock.
Judge Burnes asked the jurymen whether
they would prefer to hear Booher's argu-
ment TO its close before taking supper, one
replied:
Your Honor. guess well eat and come
back for another round'
The courtroom was accordingly vacated
for an hour. but by that time a larger
crowd had assembled for Boohers second
barrel.
Peter Bright. for the deferse resumed
the argument this morning where ]. A.
Sanders left on last night. He was fol-
lowed by X ID. Cross for the prosecution.
The latter IS a young attorney who made a
matter-of-fact argument which was efYec-
tive. The next speaker. Frank Kn!cker-
booker. the Mayor OF Savannah, spoke for |
TWO hours in Fifes cause and reviewed all
the evidence in the case. Mr.. Boyd fol-
lowed knickerbocker.
HASTINGS MacAnAM