The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-22
ARGUMENT BEGINS
 IN PARRISH CASE
Ferguson Opened in Speech of
 Hour and a Half
BOWMAN SPEAKS TODAY
Ferguson wIu Close for the State. Additional Testimony Yesterday. .Judge Dan A. Greene VIII
 Write Charge to Jury.

The trial of Hollis B. Parrish has pro- gressed to the argument of the attor- neys. which commenced yesterday after noon shortly after court convened at o'clock.
 The opening argument for the state was made by Charles W. Ferguson, who has been assisting in the prosecution. MT. Ferguson spoke for an hour and thirty minutes. dealing largely with the bearing of the law on eases where pleas of insanity are made by defendants.
 For the defense Samuel Weaver made the opening argument He spoke for nearly two hours and at 4;9o o'clock, when he finished, court adjourned until this morning at o'clock.
 The first speaker today will be Jesse stallings, who is also assisting in the prosecution.
 For the defense it Is probable Hugh Morrow will make the next speech and P. c. Bowman will close. Circuit Court Solicitor Ferguson will close for tl.e state John McQeen, one of the attor- neys for the defense, was called to East Lake and he will rot speak before ihe | jury.
 The arguments today will probably rot conclude until late in the afternoon, when Judge Dan A. Greene will deliver his charge to the jury He will deliver written charge and the reading of 1t will doubtless consume considerable time. When court was called yesterday after noon Judge Greene announced that he would allow three speeches on both sides, with no time limit.
 Additional Testimony. | The morning session was taken up in additional testimony introduced by the | state In rebuttal.
 The first witness was M. l.. Satter- field, called by the state. I am engaged In the saloon business. Parrish came to my place of business a week before the | shooting of Leonard Whisky will make l people drunk, but I never heard of It's killing anyone.
 l w. O. Adams, a locomotive engineer, was the second witness. I knew the de- fendant. My opinion Is from my knowl- edge of him that he was of sound mind. I had legal business with him upon sev- eral occasions.
 1 Cross examination: I never made the | statement to anyone that in my opinion I the defendant was of unsound mind. did not accuse Parrish of causing my arrest, but said his client had me arrested. c. W. Linn was called and testified that from his knowledge of the defendant he considered him to be of sound mind.
 pr. McAdory Testlfies.
 The next witness was Dr. w. B. Mc- Adory, assistant county physician, who has charge of the county jail. | saw Parrish In the county jail short ly after Leonard was killed.
 He seemed to have been on a spree. 1 Have treated a number of insane pa- I tients Have had experience with per- sons suffering from alcoholism. When I first saw him the defendant's s nervous system seemed to be shattered.
 He begged for whisky and opiates. But very little whisky was given him. Since being put in jail the general condition of the defendant has been very good. How ever. at times he would be very nervous. For the first few weeks his condition was bad. His condition now Is all right. | Cross examination: I know that acute alcoholism will tend to impair man 8 brain think when man sees bugs | he is not in his right reason. l On redirect examination pr. McAdory | said:
 ] From the facts in the case and my knowledge of 1t could not say the de- | fendant was insane at the time of the | shooting. I am of the opinion that at | the time he would know the difference between right and wrong, I do not know deirium tremens at the time or not so | could not say whether he could, choose between right and wrong. Could not state 1t positively
 Was Bright Boy.
 Deputy sherif W. I. Love testified that he saw the defendant often before the killing. I have always looked on Parrish as bright boy, and think he had a good mind. On cross-examination he said he had been with Parrish frequently and had taken drinks with him.
 Dan Ryan testified that Parrish and he went to San Francisco together in July, 1901, and he considered him of sound mind. On cross examination he stated defen- dant drank a great deal during the trip.
 This witness closed the testimony for both sides.
 A large crowd was in the court room all day. It Is expected that the speakers today will be heard by people who will fill the room to It's capacity.
 It is probable the case will go to the jury this afternoon or tomorrow morn