The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-06

.he trial
STORM CREATED
SOME EXCITEMENT.
Circuit Attorney Folk was making his
argument before the jury when the storm
broke. The courtroom had been growing
darker with each minute. but none of the
jurors. attorneys or spectators were pre-.
pared for the sudden and furious burst OF
the storm.
Several persons among the spectators
ran from the courtroom. and three OF the
jurors leaped from their seats. Circuit At
torney Folk sprang back. and looked for 1he
first time toward the windows. Judge
| Douglass face bore an expression Of anX-
| iety.
Former Lieutenant Governor johnson.
| who had completed his argument Just a
few minutes before, rushed to the tele-
phone in the Circuit Attorneys office and
| told his family to seek shelter in the cell
lar.
Faulkner appeared to be the coolest man
| in the courtroom. He turned to the win
| dows and calmly watched the storm In its
| fury.
| With each second the storm increased.
and a dozen spectators. regardless OF court
etiquette. crushed their hats on their heads
and started 10 run from the courtroom.
Deputy Sheriff James McEneny. with CAV
J ell in hand, rapped for order. and shouted:
Remove your hats!'
| McEneny's words seemed to break the
! spell of fright among jurors and spectators.
! They crept back to their seats.
| MARoNEY'S FRIENDS
| COMPLIMENT HIM.
| MIR. Folk had resumed his speech and was
f,-rr
the patter of hail and dashes of rain against
the courtroom windows. when a sudden
strokr Of lightning. which seemed to be d-
rectly over the big building. again created
excitement This time the jurors retained
their seats and Mr.. Folk was interrupted
only by the roar of thunder. When the jury
retired the storm was abating and the ex-
element had subsidized.
Assistant Circuit Attorney Maroney's
friends compllmentcd him on the speech he
made in opening the arguments for the
State. Mr.. Maroney spoke about thirty min
utes He ably reviewed the evidence of the
witnesses for the jurors.
Charles F. Kelly. a combine member. who
is under sentence for alleged boodlins. stood
at the bailift's desk and listened attentively
20 Mr.. Maroney's arraignment of the House
of Delegates Doodle gang.
Kelly glanced toward Faulkner and smiled
when Maroney spoke OF the combine meet
ings being held in a public room furnished
by the people and with a servant of the
people at the door guarding the secrets of
the meeting.
Governor Johnson began his address to
the jury at 80 o'clock. Many persons had
gathered In the courtroom when the veteran
criminal lawyer began talking. Governor
johnson began by alluding to the power OF
juries He reminded the jurors that a de-
PENDANT is not guilty until proven 50, and
declared that In Faulkner's case the State
had failed in its effort to prove him guilty
The Governor then spoke of the power Of
the press and what he termed public clamor
for the conviction of all alleged boodlers
on general principles.
RELIEVES FAULKNER
DID TELL THE TRUTH.
"Tll go as far as any man in prosecuting
bribery" declared Mr.. johnson. but in
the case of this man I believe he told the
truth when he told that Grand Jury that
he did not know OF the deposit Of $4,000 In
the Lincoln Trust Company vault.
IT have heard it stated that Imperial Mis-
souri, is In danger of disruption by the acts
of Doodle gangs. I wish to say that Inn
perial Missouri is in no Danger when juries
try cases according to the law and the
evidence.
IF you follow the instructions of the
court in this case will stand by your de-
cision. Unless you do follow them you will
violate the law and do this defendant a
great injustice
of the States principal witnesses. whom he
charged with being perjurers IF the
State has proved that Faulkner was told ,
by Murrell or any other person who knew
that the $4,000 was deposited in the Lincoln
Trust Company vault. I'll give up this case
right now" he shouted.
Faulkner could have stood on his consti-
tutional rights and refused to answer the |
questions put to him when he was before !
the Grand Jury. but he did not choose to |
do so. He told the truth when he said he |
did not know where the money was except |
through newspaper reports and remarks I
heard on street cars
Governor johnson then turned his atten-
ton to the instructions given to the Jury |
by Judge Douglas as to what constitutes |
He commended that, as Faux
ner had not been told by Stock and Muir
rell who deposited the money. and was not |
present at Schnettlers Hall when the key |
and receipt were shown, he did not have
knowledge Of the deposit.
Governor Johnson's declaration that
Helms, Robertson and Schumacher told the
truth at Faulkners first trial when they
were called as witnesses In the defendants
behalf before they turned States evidence
created some surprise, In view of the fact
that Mr.. Rowe. in cross-examining the wit
nesses Tuesday. very sarcastically asked
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