The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-31

school board during the present month.
Mrs. Thomas Evidence Attacked.
Speaking of the testimony given by
Mrs. Thomas to the effect that she saw
the defendant walking home the night
there was a difference between refrain
ing from testifying ON behalf of a per-
was evidences Of humanity; in the
other, Of mere fendishness. Mrs Thomas
had placed in one.,scales the life Of the
defendant and in the other her business.
The latter had weighed more than the
"Hell never gave birth to senti-
ment more wicked than that expressed
by that witness on the stand the other
day. You cannot conceive OF woman
anywhere possessed OLA moro. wicked
spirit than that exhibited by Mrs.
Thomas while she was on the witness
stand; # there there was anyth!ng that
ing, it would have been for her to have
given testimony that would have cleared
the defendant. There is not a man,
woman or child in Brown county who
wanted to see the son Of E. G.. Koch con-
victed, instead Of losing business she
would have been a benefacttress, and
facts and circumstances proved in this
case, she is a demonstrated periurer in
the testimony that she gave. 1t is i'm.
possible and incredible that she could
have met the defendant at the time and
place that she said she did. The de.
PENDANT said that he walked up that
street on his way home that night, but
| Mrs. Thomas testimony is SO out Of har
mony with the testimony given by the
states witnesses that you cannot give
it any weight whatever" ~
Gen. Childs Closes at 1920. -.
Gen. Chlds made a synopsis of tbs
evidence that pointed toward DR., Kocf
las being the murderer Of DR.. Gebhard
and said that the fact applied to one
man only in the whole world, and he
was the defendant. BY the great law
On this alone in finding that the perso1
who committed the crime must have
been the defendant. Gen. Childs closed
by speaking Of the sympthy which il
naturally inherent in the human heart
You are men vested with ster1
and imperative official duty" said he
and if you find this weakness pulling
at your heart: strings, you must TURF
will never have such an important duty
and whatever your verdict, it should b
such as will commend your Judgment il
after years. May it be so righteou
that when men ridicule trial by jury i
may be pointed out as testimonial o,
American system Of trial by jury" w.
Gen. Childs closed his argument q
11:20 a. m.
Brown Opens for the Defense.
L. u. Brown opened the argument TO
the defense by speaking Of the length
Of time that this case has been in tn
court. He said that: it had become
public and private burden. Speakin.
OF the fact of { the defendant havin,
consulted with attorneys the second da'
after the4homicide, he said that the de
fendantfSnever dreamed att that tim
that heRWould be indicted In this cas-
or his family would ID vershave above,
the officers i; toasate1 !, sls home and ex
Mr.. B HsT alpol 81 the prosecutio,
as having been long, Jealous and vi
cious. The evidence in, this case wa
Of small moment Eeompared with til
manner in which it has been presente
to the jury. All the tricks, skill an
art Of advocacy had been practiced uI
on the jury by the state. n
- MT. Brown spoke OF the unrellabilit
Of circumstantial evidence and referre
to the Purant case in California 81
urged the jury to gHard against test
that in the large cities the police COZ
victed whoever they wish to.
Recess was then taken until 1870 J
M, when Mr.. Brown continued his argr
nent. TIL ere is a possibility Of the cas-
: goinggto the jury tonight. ~ NH.
, General Childs' Argument Saturday.
5 General Childs' argument saturda
), afternoon was devoted to Asa Brook
the hammer and handkerchief, and t
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