The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-25

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youidn't givs him sonnet ing thnt
would thin to sleep - he would |
never wake up again and thst no
one would ever know it. Nov, how
can you reconcile them with t li'
statements Of the defendant, that
she simply meant u hays hiun sissr
during the night. No,you ran y \ Y rec rts
oncile them, For why would me
Dr. have replied do you want me
to finish my days ii states prison on,
Ana why should she say thatntof' i one
.wolld ever know. it, It SIMPLY
shows that at that time she had a. 4
ready lost all affection for her aus-
band and wanted to get him out: 3of 4
the way. Afterward they made 'n 7''' q
settlement and the old man wefl1tsfo
Davenport. After ward TN. they ~ $50,
Y, togsther, But here c5roesa
time when the old man is kicking
about !. his insurance rate and tat
comes clear to her chat if anything
was done it must be done at once.
II was done. The Insurance. policy
was still in force at the time. Now,
gentlemen. / believe it is our duty
to find out and ascertain the truth.
I I have no personal interest in Thu
ease no more than any law abiding
Ecitizen. haye but one desire, and
| that lis that when your verdict 1s
finally aiven. it will be- such as Your
1consclence and the law dictates.
The law is not arraycd against the
defendant, but on the contrary every
safeguard is thrown about her.
Now, gentlemen, take the very oath
you take as a juror, could anything
peter be devised that would cause
you to do absolute justice. It is,on-
lily through the jury, that law can be-
Enforced. We are all creatures OF
the w and servants of the state
sworn to do Justice But I realize
gentlemen, that the defendant isst a
woman, and this to some: extent
mitigates against the state. And
why2 Because it is natural for
everyone to regard woman in the
better light. But in the evidence of
this case there is nothing to show
that this woman possessed one sing
le virtue which causes the admira-
ton of man. There is nothing Inys-
FERROUS about the law, and it is q
matter or regret that there is any
necessity for the punishment Of
crime. But when a jury through
some whim allows a criminal to e.
Ecape, 50 much Of the security Of the
home is taken away. It lies within within !.
1.-THE power Of jury-no. matter
what>the evidence may be to turn
every criminal loose. And now,5
gentlemen, II you are convinced Of
the guilt of this defendant, and yet
through sympathy turn her loose,
you tell the: world that in Mobiles
| county human rights have no So
curity. l have done what I can to.
cause you tocwithout fear or favor
to uphold the supremacy Q fthe law.
The responsibility is now with you
and 1t is most important one.
May God give fou courage to uphold
the right. y. = ~ sr@.
Attorney Knox fol the defense
addressed the jury j.,
Gentlemen OF the jury, this is
case involving an awful repsrsibil-
ity, and it has never befose been my
lot to appear in courtactiri; for one
charged with the crime sof, murder.
At the very. outset of the case it be-
came one much talked about in the
community. And whilesyI believe
that this is jury that will fairly
and impartially attend to their dut-
les, yet ysu must but know and to
certain extent have heard manly re-
marks. If. the facts had been fairly
Investigated at the first, this woman
would never have been brought in
as defendant Take the case from
ito beginning. When the coroner
summoned his jury, there were
three physicians present and at that
time it should have been their duty
to fully inquire as to whether MUIR
der had been committed or not.
There, at nearly six o'clock, without
a light, and the sun sets before five