The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Whole Day Spent BY Attorneys In
Able Argument.
LIGHT VERDICT Is LOOKED FOR
Courts Instructions Claimed to be Strong
FOR The Deiendant-An Early
Morning Rumor.

gone out Of the front hall door after
o'Neal had gone into the saloon. ana
was not with ONeal when the saloon
door was opened and the shoot.
ms occurred The acquittai of
Grimes BY the jury IN the
course Of thrial was cited
to discrelit Caligans story. lis
pictured O'Ncal being assaulted by
three robust men, who were piling
blows upon him, one Of them with
thumbs In his eyes trying 10 gouge
thcm out o'NeaI crying for help, All
this because he had urged them tn
leave his place Touching upon
what seems to be the most important
point In the case, the question OF who
struck the FIRST blow. ne said the evl
dence showed that Sheahan did this
and ridiculed the idea that man
weighing 80 pounds should strike one
Weighing 100 or more without any
cause on earth. under the circum
stances alleged to have existed on this
occasion He charged that the cvi.
denee showed that the three men.
Sheehan Egan and Bridges. were or.
der tho influence of liquor and had al
tempted 70 run 0'Neal's PLACE Of hrs
mess, being ready for trouble ami.
quick to accept the opportunity; that
they would moi have done what they
did had they been sober and dia nut
know what they were doing. Mr. I.eek
read law at intervals showing that i
man had wide latitude In the nse OF
means % protect bis person anl prop
erty when assaled on his own prem
ises. When he closed II was well
along toward o'clock and the conrs
had to call his attention 20 the fact
that had occupied more than his al
lotted time
There was stir Of expectation
when Hon Reed Green arose 10 close
'or the prosecution for the ease. as
/ stood called for something extraor
linary in the way Of argument, II the
fleet Of Mr. Leek's address was to be
neutralized Mr Green has an i'm
pressiye personality and manner Of
speech, is known to be good reason
n aud eloquent to a degree above TIE
average Of men who can talk on their
feet Mr. Green did not disappoint
the audience on this occasion. He
eompimented Mr.. Leek upon his In.
seniOus presentation Of the side nf
the defense and his success generally
In that line Many a man, said he.
Tor whom the doors Of the peniten.
tiary were opened wide has been
snatched away by Mr. Leek anJ turn.
ed loose upon the community again
He dwelt upon the good character of
the dead man and his companions. as
shown by reputable witnesses. ridi.
culed the idea that they were drunk
on the night Of the tragedy. He con.
tended that the men had gone out 10
have a good time as every one was
laying on that night, that they had a
light 20 be In the saloon, as It was
)uhlic house. had gone in there for a
rink as many others wera doing.
answering Mr. Leek question that If.
Us the prosecution alleged they were
lot bent on trouble and wished To
cave the place. why did they not
cave by the wine room or BY the hall
treet door but insisted on going inta
he saloon where O'Neal had gone ar
er the trouble in the hall. Mr.. Green
aid they had gone into the place for
drink and what more natural than
hat hearing no grudgs and being
peacefully inclined. they should wish
GO into the bar where they could ba
served? Speaking OF the testimony
relating to the condition Of O'Neals
face he discredited that Of the de.
Tense and upheld that OF the pr0scen.
lion which was that O'Neal showed
little or no evidence OF having been
struck or bruised With strong dramat
ie effect he sprang over 10 EgaD.
who sat in chair inside the railing.
his hand and held il up to the
iury-a large strong hand. aud ex
claimed: Look AZ shat hand. gentle
men of the jury Iook at it. They
tell you that this man had both his
hands 10 the defendants face with the
thumbs in his eyes trying 10 g0use
them one They tell yon that three ro
bgst men we're piled upon the defend
and all al once pounding him in the
face and trying to gosge out his eyes,
What DO You think. gentlemen. would
be- the effect if two such hands as this