Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-22

this case? Have they appeared before your
L say to you, sirs, that never before in all
extending through days and weeks without
a person who brought the suit appearing
before the court and Jury to tell them
sition of these people--have they an am
davit of these people, have they the
scratch Of. Of pen Of these people, Have
them? l think hear some small voice
from Providence, r. 1. 1t is the voice of
this vose saying IN se'h aMd Behold y
father made a will and in that will he ex-
pressed his wish before he died. He put
It down in solemn writ upon paper, and l
am The last one that would want to con-
test the will of my father" That Is what
that voice says TO me, and 1t must be put
that the daughter of Seth F. Winch does
not want to contest this Will. The con-
testants are yourselves (referring to the
attorneys and you know it.
Mr.. Thomas-Oh, no.
Mr.. Kaley-Yes, you know it and you
cannot deny IL.
Mr. Thomas-This is unfair.
sample of Fairness.
Mr.. Kaley--Yes, unfair. II you want to
talk about honesty or unfairness, talk
about your actions against that poor little
have bounded her down; you have
illuminated her character, impugned her
motives, you have vllliied that woman
from start to finish in her helpless con-
dition. You have bullyragged her, and fol-
lowed her through day and through night.
through thick and through thin, trying TO
erty that she helped TO pile up for Seth
+. Winch. and stick 1t into your capacious
pocket THAI is what ! charge against
you dare not deny 1t. 1t appears in evil
dence gentlemen of the jury, that there
has been a contest previous TO this. George
Magney stated here that Seth +. Winch
told him that he was suspicious OF lawyers,
because lawyers are sometimes tricky
-(referring 10 his wife)-you keep that
will" / do not know that there was any
thing offensive there about these gentle;
men, but Seth F. Winch seemed TO smell
them from afar, way back years ago when
he was talking to George Magney in his
Office. He said lawyers are tricky He had
his suspicion of them. He must have had
a premonition, because he seemed TO fear
that something might befau the little one
this Wifel-as he called her,
Problem in Honesty,
Suppose l had lost your pocketbook and
| Il contained valuable articles and among
4 them the note, and ! should come before
maker of that note and offer every Objec-
| tiOn known to the law and 10 mankind TO
Oppose m RsShst the feSW th a had
| signed the note You would expect me as
! a good citizen, as a true American citizen,
! minded man-you would expect me, instead
| of throwing obstacles in the way to pre-
| vent you from making your proof and col
1 y
! render you all the assistance / could %
| help YOU to collect your note. Is not that
/ So? That is the situation here. But no,
/ gentlemen Mr.. Thomas comes before you
and tells you that he had that will, and
/ that he was the last man that had Il, and
/ he says he lost IL. II he honestly lost that
will. as an honest man he ought 10 come
/ here and help 10 prove Il. | will submit
/ that to YOU as problem In honesty. J will
| ask YOU TO state whether or not that Is not
| right Is not that correct2 Have we not q
| right to expect Mr.. Thomas to make right
| as far as possible his wrong Have we not
/ a right TO expect thatg ! say TO YOU sirs
| that when a man loses another mans
| property IL becomes his duty 20 try 20 hnd
| il and try to put that man in the same posi-
| ton he was before he lost the property
| Has he done that? No, but, on the other
| hand he said in the opening-t took the
| statement down as he made it-that If they
| (meaning the contesteesl would produce the
| will IL might be proof. etc. That is II vi
1 would produce the will II would be proof
| OF the existence OF the will. Just think OF
/ the challenge 10 us OF the fellow who ad
| mits that he was the last fellow that had
| the will / want TO ask you gentlemen OF
| the Jury IL YOU ever knew OF a lawyer
| losing a will I have had considerable q
| do with lawyers myself. and have known
| OF a good manv wills. but / never before
knew OF a lawyer losing a will.
Duty of q Citizen.
. When Mr.. Thomas got this VIII IN his
hand the author Of the will, Seth +. Winch