Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-28

gentleman from NeWbeFry.
The case was opened by Solicitor
Thurmond for the State. he confined
his hour and half to the Law bearing
on homicide. There vas little QppOr-
tunity for eloquence in this~subject,
Uut there was occasion for superb dis.
play o. legal lore and the solicitor took
foil advantage OF The opportunity. His
e1po.i'ion OF the statutes, decisions
and legal principles bearing on this
particular case was scholarly in she
extreme.
William Everett, Jr., OF prosecution
took up the facts IN the case generally
and gave particular attention to the
liberty OF the press. Az q man Of de-
tail Mr. Elliott has wonderful talent.
He picked up various threads OF the
case and wovs them into q compact
and vigorous argument. In his de.
ductions logic was predominant and
he drove home his thoughts with
emphasis at all times.
Col. George Johnstons.
Col. George Johustone was the great
attraction Of the day. He 10 master
OF logic and eloquence. An adept at
sarcasm and bic FAillery Is irresistible.
He was never better than today, so HE
oldest friends assert.
Col JohnStOne reviewed the antsg.
OnlSmS that arose early in Tillman'S
life between the defendant aud the dee
ceased Starting with that Genunci-
alton VI Tillman by Gonzales when the
former was buta boy, he wildly traced
each separate quarrel and painted
word pictures that held the audience
and Jury alike. The review OF the ed
itorials that have appeared 10 The
State was sarcastic and telling. One
editorial, more severe on Tillman than
the others, was headed
Partly Political and Partly Person.
al" The latter half Of this caption was
used 90 show malice against the de-
PENDANT, Every eloquent interrogation
90 20 why Gonzales had followed Till.
man 90 ruthlesSly would be answered.
"for reasons partly political and part
y personal"
IL VAS In dlsSectinR the dying declA.
FAtlonS Of Mr. Gonzales that Col. John.
stone made HE best argument. IL Was
q model In every way. He openly
charged that the deceased was filed
with morphine and that 10 why they
differed. One was made TO Dr.. Bah.
cock and the other 10 J. A. Hoyt, Jr.
They differ totally In detail and large.
ly In the main fact. The evidence
shOWed that one had been dictated 10
shorthand to stenogFapheF Latham. II
was, however, never introduced by the
State and Col, tombstone asked why
10 thIO StenogrAphlc dying declaration
held tightly to the breast Of the State
aud not produced here IN open court?
Why? Let me answer for J on, gentle
men, Il contained nothing but the IN.
reasonable FAmbllnRS Of mind Affect
cd by the strong drugs that had been
just think OF Il, Two
declarations introduced that are dHer.
emit and one, the real one, cast into
darkness, there 20 remain for fear the
jury would see the morphine sticking
out OF itm
Col tombstone AlSo handled very
adFoltly the editorial from The State
which elasssd TillmAn'S following In
Sichland county 40 blind tigers.
gamblers and mill operatives, The four
Of the jury belonging TO the
latter class will hardly forget Col.
Iohnstone's argument.
Mr.. AIblll Of the prosecution had
just started bic address when the time
Tor Adjournment arrived The order
Di speaking tomorrow 10; Messrs, Mel.
ION, Crawford, Croft and Btllinger
Appeal Of George Rsmbsr,, ESQ
Which Brought Tears to the Eyes Of
All Present At Tiuman Trial