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

complaining and she asked iAe An 4
give him scmething tnat
would putfhim to sleep 90 he would
never wake up again-and that no
one would ever know it. Now, how
can you reconcile them with the
statements Of the defendant, that
she simply meant to have him sloor /
during the night. No,you cant rec
oncile them. For why would tne
DR.. have replied-do you want me
to finish my days in states prison.
And why should she say thatno one
would ever know it, 1t SIMPLY
shows that at that time she had al
ready lost all affection for her nus
band and wanted to get him out OF
the way. Afterward they MADE q
ettilee:inent and the old man wefltfo
Davenport. AfterWar1 they !..s ~
Lying togsther. But here comes
time when the old man is kicking
about his insurance rate and lit
comes clear to her that if anything
was done it must be done at once.
It was done. The insurance policy
was still in force at thefime. Now,
gentlemen. believe it is our duty
| to find out and ascertain the truth.
have no personal interest in thu.
case-no more than any law abiding
citizen. I have but one desire, and
that is that when your verdict Is
tinallv rivenit will be such as your
conscience and the law dictates.
The law is not arrayed 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
better be devised that would cause
you to do absolute justice. It is on
ly through the jury that law can be
inforced. We are all creatures OF
the w and servants of the state
sworn to do Justice, But I realize
gentlemen, that the defendant is a
woman, and this to some extent
mitigates against the state. And
why2 Because 1t 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 1nys
FERROUS about the law, and it is a
matter or regret that there is any
necessity for the punishment OF
crime. But when a jury through
some whim allows criminal to e.
cape, SO much of the security OF the
home is taken away. It lies within
the power of Z: jury-no matter.
what the evidence may be to turn
every criminal loose. And now,
gentlemen, it you are convinced of
the guilt of this defendant, and yet
through sympathy turn her Loose,
you tell the world that in Mobiles
T county human rights have no So
curity. l have done what I can to
cause you tocwithout fear or favor
to uphold the supremacy 0 fthe law.
The responsibility is now with you
and 1t is most important one.
May God give fou courage to uphold
the right.
Attorney Knox fol- the defense
addressed the jury:
Gentlemen OF the jury, this is a
case involving an awful repsrsibil-
ity, and it has never before been my
lot to appear in court, actin for one
charged with the crime Of murder.
At the very outset of the case it be-
came one much talked about in the
community. And while I 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
its 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
light, and the sun sets before five