The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-24
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Mubala, Jan. zJ.
 Long before the hour for converting the City Court this morning surging throng of anxious spectators, including people of all classes from the manufacturer and business men to the pauper. was assem- hled in the court room and lobby, await ing the opening of argument by counsel for the State in the case of Gilbert R. Jarvis, on trial for murder,
 With the experience of the night previ- ous, during the closing hours of the talk ing of testimony. the court instructed the sheriff to place barriers across the four entrances to the inner circle of the tribunal. and not to allow any save baris- ters, members of families of defendant and deceased. and newspaper IT en. to come within the enclosure The night previous. so anxious were the spectators to sec and hear everything, that they pushed as far forward. even. as the judges bench.
 In the audience were men who had re- mained in the court all during the long hours of yesterday and last night and seemed ready to stay to the finish. The Jurors. having been comfortably housed for the night. appeared little tho worse for wear this morning when court opened. The defendant. with one of his little girls on his knee. and his wife with n babe in her arms beside him. were seated where the defendant had sat the past two days. both with confidence in their countenances. When. however, the State, through John w. McAlpins. as- sisting fin the prosecution, began largu- ment. the defendant fixed hls eyes upon the speaker and Cor half hour or pos sibly longer, stared upon him, never once looking toward the jury. The wife lost the air first worn and sat through the hours as if in deep study.
 Mir. McAlpine in his argument. dealt kindly with the girl whose fair name affair. But not so with the de- fendant. He claimed from the evil dence, that the killing was cold-biood- ed. Mr. McAlpine spoke teelingly at times. reviewing the testimony. again becoming bitter and vehement in his de- nunciation of the crime and the defen- dant. He called upon the jury to give the defendant the full penalty of the law for such crimes. His peroration, with an extract from '@rhe Modern Cain," was exceliently delivered. He spoke exactly one hour.
 Hon. J. J. Parker for the defense fol- lowed Mir. McAlpine. During the first quarter hour of Mir. Parkers speech, some of the audience laughed, at which Judge Semmes at once announced that such conduct must at once cease. A man is on trial for his life, he said, end on such an occasion he could not and would not permit this kind of conduct and If 1t were repeated he would have the entire audience turned out of the court room.
 MT. Parker made a brilliant effort for his client. dealing with the defendants character at great length. He laid great stress on the defense of the character of Jarviss wife's neice, Miss Dana. Also on the fact that Reardy had a pistol on his person at the time of the shooting. It was conceded by many that Mir. Parker had put forth his best efforts in his argu- ment and appeal.
 Hon. Lester B. Shields, for the defense followed his distinguished colleague, and made one of the most eloquent appeals in behalf of his client ever heard at this bar. His pleadings were along lines fol- lowed by Attorney Parker. He occupied more time than any of the other attor- neys and appeared exhausted at the close. Solicitor Webb closed on behalf of the State, and scored the defendant at everyI point. He was deliberate in his argumenS and fought every inch of the ground for full penalty. It was conceded by citi- gems that his speech was the ablest he has made since holding the position of prosecuting attorney. Judge Semmes gave a full and able charge to the jury and 1t was given the case shortly before o'clock