The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-30

ot the seine class Thee bullets IN stt-
dense are SOLD by she thousand woud
sou thes eou%les men on such esrrum
|~.tauces a. the~c2 l san then - whv the
rvaiiziuK thr weakness 81 their rsse
NeTe forced 10 grt evidence ekc ~herr.
They hsd yntlrvty fsilel - -has the M
tive iaF the killing - Jones' apl rsslga~i
that something must ~ auas g. ADJ
strength to thsar case hence size eunss~.
SOB u BHl Barae~
Thc-v men demand i ssrttm Rrs
you. >~oru juror going Is give ,hs~
men q VsC1m cn such e~4sArnee "a these
! am .ure that You nj uaf H~sap~.-
ths~c men ~srr guilty % -oruf moral o.
hnauGneae~ 5 80 rpA~rn Tor eayHuG taat
tbeY are guilty 81 the k3lhuK et prrey
jones when aEi os teeu have told ya1
that they hardly knsv the nan aua
some g them not a. al Yen arc ao'
trying the~e men Tor Their morajs 81.
tor the k3lang 81 Perez Jones 10 yo4
wonder then that ID, State counsel
were forced 10 pat uIl Hata,s on thv
stand Twas a saA spectacl" an3 no
punishment you may ,nfic, 81 these ~
PENDANTS can measure M Is what Bata,.
has brought upon himself IL ia, brand
- s@F ~"Ha AARHeh he - - AL h#
perjury when h. testimony : pu, 81
contrast Msth these defendants show
up ID ProIvr light hr IA. -houarrd
a noble name and goes cut from wilson
with the contempt 81 al Who knew htn
-The laW = that sos shall not consider
the unsupported testimony 81 ID accom-
| p1ce. There j. j moral reason Tor this
law man Who does tht~ deserve
odium. contempt
The speaker consumed some fsmr ia
heapns on BARNES odium Tor li~ con
lesson. ana contrasting b~ Appearance
on the stand 10 the bold. open faced
position taken ~ the defendants whil.
they Mere under a ugid hfc u cross cN
animation by states counsel
lie further argued that tie State hal
suppressed evidence IL not putting sal
DAVIS on the stand after he bad boon
implicated by Barnes confession lie
continued further that Barnes tale
plausible because ~ had had an oppor
tunlty OF learning an the fact. ana had
arranged his tale accordingly
He continued Il. too. want YOU. gen
Ilcmen OF the jury. 10 render a verdict
which your children VIII respect l want
you to render a verdict on the facts
not upon the unsupported testimony OF a
man hike Bin Barnes. a traitor. Rem
der your verdict according 70 the facts
and not IN answer TO clamor. and when
you 20 70 the quiet Of your homes you
viii have nothing 10 regret ~ the years
that are To come a respectable citizen
OF Wilson county has never been con
vcted on the unsupported testimony OF
4 confessed assassin | trust You ana
these men from whom | bring the las;
message / know the manhood OF Wilson
yttp ~ {tv,,4 .ng I Ba,r. -, F..r So, 49,
~r,,rdict. And j you convict these men on
unsupported evidence thcn YOU are tho
guilty persons"
Tho remainder Of Mr.. Wooaarl'- speech
consisted IN taking up a point here aud
there II the evidence and explaining ats
weakness ami lmprobabIlity in he cham
OF circumstances which the State claimed
TO have forged. He went INTO the eva
dtnce against Rich ut length ana cX.
planned in a forcihlc manner r IN
probability. showing how unlike n mur
F, der his actions were on the night 81 the
! killing. He also took mp Whitley con
: r~ectIon with the conspiracy, explaining
that not even in the confession OF Barnc-
= was Whitley implicated. the only cyl
. dencc against HIM being liz threats Will,
D II a drunken condition. lie concluded
z with a strong appeal to the jury, after
4 having spoken for four hours. There re
; mains but one speech to be made. that
{ Of Mr.. II. 5. Sprulll.
A In the examination OF Mr.. w. {. Mayo
t by II. G. Common. Jr., rs reported tins
isentcrca occurs. Witness said the bullet
taken from Eiclf- room was Of a class OF
/, tul'e's rot usually sold"
Tbs was al error as the witness did not
Us" N" word mot in such connection
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