Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-02

that city, with a club. pleaded guilty
to assault with a deadly weapon and
were fined $50 and half the costs each,
both to be worked out.
Willie Ford, a Moline colored wo-
man, was fined S25 for fornication
and committed till the fine and costs
are paid.
also generally believed that the jury
Will return an early verdict.
Declares Her Guilty.
Aledo, Dec. 31.-Tona Dunlap's trial
for the murder Of Miss Allie DooI
neared its final stage this morning
when States Attorney Graham be-
gan the closing argument for the
prosecution. For more than four
hours Mr.. Graham reviewed the evil
dence in what he termed 1.-The stran-
gest case that has come before the
courts of this country in many years"
1t was careful analysis of the cir
cumstances connected with the pois-
oning of Miss Dool. in which he
commended the defendant should be
held criminally responsible for the
death of the young woman.
The defendant had a fixed, almost
insane, idea" said Mr.. Graham, that
she was going to work in Felix's
store. 1t was an idea that seized upon
her as long as two years ago, when
she told Ida Ruse that she expected
to take position in the store. After
that time she told eight other per-
sons the same thing in substance,
yet the evidence shows that at no
time had she n definite arrangement
for taking Il clerkship in the store.
Il don't know what her Interior
motives were in wanting to work in
the store. Whether it was for the
sake of the money or something else,
the state cannot probe the workings
of the human heart. But she was de
termined to work in that store, and
the only thing standing in her way
was Allie Dool. What was to he
done? Remove her. Five days after
Allie Dool died in the agony of
strychnine poisoning iona Dunlap APP
piled for her position"
Claim State Has Proved Crime
In summing up the evidence Mr..
Graham declared that the state had
proved three of the four propositions
involved in the case ,by direct evil
dence, and that the fourth PROPOSE
ton had been amply proved by cir
cumstantial evidence showing that
Miss Dunlap put strychnine in the
candy she gave Miss Dool with crimi
nal intent.
There is no doubt as to the first
three propositions" said Mr.. Ora
ham, land one of the strongest facts
in support of the last proposition are
the dying words of Miss Dool. They
are conclusive proof that she received
the poisoned candy from iona Dun
lap. She said: The candy iona gave
me was so bitter. l wonder why she
gave it to me-"
Commenting on the testimony of a
of witnesses who swore Miss
Dunlap had expressed herself to the
effect that IF it was the Lords will
that Allie Dool should die" Mr.. Ora
ham declared such an expression was
unnatural and abhorrent. ut was
he said, for one to speak
in such n manner of the death of one
esteemed as friend"
Says Girl Incriminated Herself.
Mr. Graham contended that the in
tent of the defendant had been clearly
revealed by the conversations she had
had with the numerous persons be-
fore she was arrested and before it
was known that the candy eaten by
Allie DooI contained strychnine.
''She was first to say that it would
always be mystery how there came
to be strychnine in the candy" said
Mr.. Graham "She it was who said it
had been reported that she and May
nard Marquis were to be arrested.
1t was Miss Dunlap who first suggest
ed that Allie Dool might have com
mitted suicide. N innocent person
would not have made such remarks,
when it was not known
that the candy contained strychnine.''
Defense Advances Two Theories
Attorney j. III. Cornell made the
first of the closing arguments for the
after Mr.. Graham concluded.
He advanced two theories i'm explain
alton of Miss Doors DEATH contend
ing if she did not commit suicide the
strychnine got into the candy by mis-
take in the process OF manufacture.
Mr. Connell also argued it was pos
sible for DIR. Reynolo. y have mis-
the dying words of Miss
Dool, concerning the bitter candy. |
and that Miss Doors mental condi- |
ton should be taken into considera-
ton when her alleged words were to
be weighed as evidence.