The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-02
MR.. RAND'S
SCATH|Nc
ARGUMENT

New York. May 2-Moved by yester-
days experience when a court officer
had 10 request several women 70 leave
the court room Recorder Goff today d.
rected that only those having a direct
interest in the case he permitted 10 be
present during the closing hours Of the
trial Of Nan Patterson. To carry out the
recorders order the force Of officers on
duty in the criminal court building was
greatly increased.
AS soon as the prisoner had been
brought in, Recorder GOff ordered the
doors Of the court room be locked and
that no one be permitted 10 enter or
leave before the recess for luncheon.
Mr.. RANDS ARGUMENT.
In beginning his closing argument for
the state. Assistant District Attorney
This trial has been hard experience
for us but 1 ventura 10 say that IL Is one
that You will not look back 10 with re-
gret. II would be ungrateful of me IL
did not present my acknowledgements to
the learned court. and IL would be un-
generous of me- roundly as I was abused
yesterday TO your faces. II / took offense
At what the counsel on the other side,
in the exigencies OF lost and rotten
cause. was compelled 10 say.
He accused me OF ever crime on the
calendar and put me on trial AZ this bar
for high crimes committed as n public
officer. He told you that l thirsted for
blood and had bounded Mrs Smith You
observed my examination OF Mrs. Smith.
did ask her an impolite question? Did
not treat her throughout as a lady?
would not make myself an issue here
II had not been injected as an issue
in the case by the defendants counsel
ct Is not an issue a. all | might be
Is. ., .1l,a
lost cause. and IL would not affect this
question. l want and must have your
confidence. II could sway the judg-
ment OF men and paint the fair face OF
truth with sweet cosmetic you would
not listen 20 word from me. II I could
do these things there would be but one
place for me and that would be at this
womans side. At object Of contempt"
LEWIS CHARGES
Continuing Mr. Rand said: "Mr. Levy
has accused me Of suppressing evidence
and other things. but are these charges
true? I wonder IL you are such men
as are 10 be swayed from your duty by
such a shabby. outworn devise as trying
10 attack the prosecutor. Levy did not
make a point yesterday that was not
based on a lie. lie told you that Young
wanted not a severance but a continu-
ing that his logic II sound regarding the
Coggins letter, where are the facts?
Now with regard 10 Mrs. Smiths tes-
tirnony and my bounding her. Mr.. Levy
said tried 70 make you believe that
these pawn tickets bore date OF June 3.
did not say that the tickets represented
articles pawned on June 3. because l
knew they were dated October. | did
ask Mrs. Smith II they were removal
tickets for articles pawned on June
and her answer was a Ii. She also He'd
when she said she could not remember
when the bracelets given her by her
mother were pawned In Sterns by her
husband. j. Morgan Smith.
II wonder II when he was making The
charge OF concealing evidence his
thoughts were wandering along the Cana
dian border and 7 wonder when he was
charging unfair methods he was thinking
Of the arthces which kept Smith and
his wife awav from the first trial. Since
when has Levy the right 10 tell me 20 be
= gentleman lie swore 20 me 20 bring
the blush 20 Mrs. Younr's honest face 20
answer bis questions Have ! tried 70