The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

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It it. nYou have smutched the sig
nature; however, it doesn't matter, = |
and he exhibited a2S the paper to the Judge
been bee oily; yea, that's Where S su i came came
FROM and he quietly examined it
with a magnifyin glass, to the won
derment Of us all $ That is all, M.
Godin; thank yoI..
AS the celebrated detective left the
stand we were all doing our best to
fathorn< what possible bearing all this
could have upon Latour's confession.
M. Godin for once seemed equally at
q loss to comprehend the trend Of af-
fairs, if I may Judge by the deep fur
rows which gathered between his eyes. !
Maitland then proceeded to address
the court and to sum up his case, the
gist Of which I shall give you as nearly
as possible in his own words, emitting
only such portion. as were purely for
NAL, embarrassing, or unnecessarily
verbose.
the prisoner, NJ. Gustave Latour, has
confessed that. he did the deed. When
a man denies the commission of a crime
we do not feel bound to consider his
testimony Of any particular value; but
when, on the other hand. prisoner
accused of 50 heinous a crime as muir
der, responds. to the Indictment, I am:
to believe his testimony. Why is thisa
Why do we doubt his word when he
asserts his innocence and accept It
when he acknowledges his guilt i will
tell you. It is all question Of motive.
Could we see as eogent a motive for
asseverating his guilt as we find for.
his insisting upon his Innocence, we
one as to the other. II propose to show
that M. Latour has what seems to him
the strongest of motives for confess
ing to the murder ;of John barrow 1t
am able to do this to your satisfac-
ton, I shall practically have thrown
NJ. Latour's entire testimony out ct
court, and nothing of Importance will
e cove nn1 Is witness, n. Godin.''
"A great wave Of excitement swept
over the room at these remarks.
"Whatl" each said to himself, is it
possible that this lawyer: will try to
prove that Latour, despite his circum-
stantial f4nfeSssCn DID DID, dG eon nit the s
not see what else could explain Matt:
lands remarks. Is it any wonder
therefore, that we all waited breathless-
" for him to continued M. Godin IS
face was dark and lowering. 1t was
evident he did not propose to have his
skill as detective-and with it the
struggle-at least so it seemed to me
| The room was as quiet as the grave
when Maitland continued.
'I shall show you that NJ: Godin Z
testimony is utterly unreliable, and
moreover, that it is. Intentionally So
This was direct: accusation. and at
it M. Godin g face became OF asher
pallor. I felt that he was striving tc
that it cost him as he fastened Matt
land with stiletto:like look that wa:
anything but reassuring. George die
not appear to notice it and continued
easily:
4 II shall prove to you beyond a doub1
that, in the actual murder OF JONI
Darrow, Only one person was concerned
by which I mean, that only one per
son was outside the: east window whe1
he met his death. :: I shall also SHOW
that M. Latour was not, and could no
by any possibility have been, that per
son, At this juncture Browne aros
and walked toward the door. He wa
very pale and looked anything but well
I thought he was going tt, leave, bu
: he reseated himself at the, back OF tn
ycu that NJ. Latour's description o
the way the murder was committed /
false.""
All eyes were turned toward Latou1
but he made no sign either Of affrma
tion or dissent. With. his eyes close
and his hands falling listlessly in from
Of him, he sat in half collapsed cor
dition, like one in a stupor.. NJ. Gedi:
| ~: ,,roo o;1u in HIS chair. AS it h
could not remain silent much Longer
Maitland proceeded with calm delit
; 7sMr. Clinton Browne
r. But he did not, finish the sentence
!, At the name "EMr. Clinton Browne
he, was interrupted. BY a sudden Y, con
by a. heavy fall which shook the Who'll
apartment. We all turned and locke
toward the door. Several men ha
. gathered about some one lying upon tn
. floor, and one Of them was THROWN
water in the face Of the prostrate maj
r Presently he revived q little, and the
bore him out into the cooler air
! the corrid 1t was Clinton Brown
: strong emotions, and the .-closenes
$ Of tie room had doubtless been to
Q much for him. I could not but ma
Y vel at it. however. Here were delicat
women with apparently little or
4 staying power, and yet this athlet
4 with the form Of a Mars and the fbe
n Of g. Hercules, must be the first I
!. succumb. Verify, even physicians al
d subject to surprisesl
+ When quiet had been fully restore
4 Maitland continued:
S IT was about to say when the L
d terruption occurred that Clinton Brown
t. and Charles Herne would both .testlt
h elapsed between the delivery Of Il
l, blow and the death of the victim. "
e. will see, therefore, that | shall prov
l. to your satisfaction that Mr.. barrow!
it death did not result from -prussic aci
it |os stated by the prisoner. 1 shall sho
IS you that chemical analysis Of Il
d wound made in my laboratory short
10 after the murder gave none Of the we
t. known prussic acid reactions sht
N prove to you that John barrow spral
e. to his feet after receiving the bic
g. which caused his death. That
It clutched at his throat, and that, aft
A. Ian effort consuming several seconds,
Fl spoke disiointedly. I shall convin
- YOU that il he had been poisoned in t.
Il manner described he would have be
q, dead before he could have SO much
~ raised his hand to his throat. We ha
a been very particular to make sure t
10 exact nature of the poison which
~ Is claimed was used,+ so there can
al no possible doubt upon this point:
n, shall show you further that the lit
T Capucin monkey which NJ. :Latour sa
"a he killed is still alive, and will p1