The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-29

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with the story of King David and the
wife of Uriah, the Hittite. He told
how, while the army was in the field
David tarried in Jerusalem and from
was beautiful and he wanted her. And
finally he obtained his wish and after
stealing the wife of Uriah he had the
captains of the army send the husband
into the most dangerous part of the
battle where he met death. King
David he said, in his desire for the
woman was much like Will fowler,
and Will fowler was no better than
King David. He then drew a pic
ture OF Nathans appearance before
the King and told his story of the poor
man who had only one eve lamb and
was robbed of it by his wealthy neigh
Dor, e. d Nathan's statement to David
"Thor art the Tar
Gentlemen of the jury all Matthers
Gordon had was one eve lamb, and
he was robbed of that. T'>aro was one
man alone in all the wolll, who de-
sired the life of Uriah, and that man
was King David. There was one man
! in all the world, who had reason to
! desire the life of this defendant before
you, and that man was the prosecutor
in this case.
He admits to you gentlemen that he
was infatuated with the wife of this
defendant and infatuation means
crazy love
Let us go back and view the rela-
tionship of the two men. The defend.
ant has told you that he has erred in
a number of things That he had COM
mitted acts, which / can not and would
not defend, but with all of this he has
never entered the home and robbed it
of its happiness; he has never de-
prived man Of his wife. Take this
home to yourselves Think how you
would feel under the same circum-
stances. 1t has been proven here that
Matthers Gordon and his wife got
along we'll together before the appear
ance of Will fowler. His father has
told you of their affectionate relations
while inmates of his home Then we
see this defendant depart to st. Louis
to make living for his wife and little
daughter. He tells you he had to work
fifteen hours a day. He received
letter from this prosecutor. a man
whom he had always looked on as
friend. This man wants to come to
st. Louis for visit and this defend
ant out of spirit of friendship gets
rooms for him in the same boarding
house in which he and his wife were
staying. He takes him into the bosom
of his family and treats him as friend
only to have his friendship betrayed
and the wife of his bosom stolen.
We see the gradual development of
events. The wife of this defendant and
this prosecutor go out together. The
defendant thinks it improper and |
says so in friendly way. Then they |
go out and again stay rather late, and I
the husband makes an emphatic plo-
test and the prosecutor returns to Co
lumbia. Next we find the wife receiv.
ing letters under an assumed name at
a postal station some distance from
her boarding place, then she says she
is sick and returns also to Columbia.
The defendants suspicious have been
aroused by these facts. He follows
the wife and comes also to Columbia
and gets possession of the letters.
They confirm his suspicious and he
seeks out the prosecutor and the per-
sonal difficulty follows at the Bethel
corner. Mr.. VOORHEES, has told you
that then was the time for this defend
ant to avenge his wrongs and not later,
That II he had taken a gun and killed
the man, who had robbed him Of his
he would not have suffered
for It. But he chose the wiser method.
He acted in accordance with the laws
Of his country and the dictates OF civ