Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-08
JURY Is OUT
N GREEN CASE
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counsel. Major Conrad then continued the
reading Of the record covering the testi-
ed far before. he was interrupted by At
torney Wofthiueton. who objected tc the
emphasis which, Major Conrad had placed
iatter denied That s. 8ss IN imptins 10 NJ
Wynre something which he had not said.
! Turning 70 opposing counsel the speaker
been led astray during the trial by his
enthusiastic solicitude for his client
Don't undertakes. Mr.. Worthington. he
tnis trial here In your wild and deiirious
enthusiasm in the interest of your case and
impute to this witness what he has not
said
Mr.. Worthingtcn made no answer to that,
but a few minutes later renewed his OBJ
lection to the comments of counsel for the
government.
Bias and Preiudice.
Returning to the charge of bias and
prejudice made against Mr.. Wynne by the
defense. Mai. Conrad asked the jury to
weigh the evidence given by Mr.. Wynne
and then to say whether he is worthy or
belief: whether he had shown any purpose
to injure the defendant. Counsel asked the
jury to remember that every word of the
brought out while Mr.. Wynne was on the
stand as witness for the defense
For which, the speaker said. they now
arrafgn him before you as man guilty
of iHfary. l want you to say whether you
find anything in what he said or his MAN.
ner of saying 1t that shakes your confidence
in his truthfulness or his honor.
Reverting to the evidence in the shape of
checks and bank records. the speaker de-
clared that the government had shown FIVE
or six times that exactly 10 per cent of the
sales OF Bundy devices had been paid to
Green. and at corresponding periods exact
1y 10 per cent of such sales had been paid
by Green to Beavers. Could any reasonable
man. he asked. reject the differences Of the
government in those facts?
Amazed at Statements.
Maj. Conrad paid extended attention to a
portion of the address Of Attorney Stanch-
field for the defense. Referring to the rec
ord, the speaker said he was amazed at
some of the statements Mr.. Stanchfield had
made to the jury. Taking up the claim Of
Mr.. Stanchfield that the government had
not made out a case for the defense to an
sWer, Maj. Conrad characterized it as a
reflection upon the intelligence of the jury.
He asked the twelve men before him what
they thought Of the statement of counsel
for Green that in another place, before am
other tribunal. on more serious charge
and before jury of his peers 1t would be
the proud privilege of the defendant to
make an explanation of the circumstances
involved in the Indictment
Why was not that explanation made
now, counsel asked. Why was it, he added
that this Indictment was not considered
suficlently serious to justify REPUTATION on
the witness stand?
Jury Of His Peers.
DID opposing counsel. he asked mean to
imply that the defendant did not consider
the men in the jury box a jury of his peers?
MAJ Conrad thought the jurors We're being
treated as children. chat their intelligence
was being trifed with. These are no trifing
circumstances, he asserted: no charges 10
be lightly set aside.
Maj. Conrad asked the Jury to act i1pun
the evidence and not upon the emotions of
the heart He warned the jury against the
danger of impafring the good public in
fuence, which had resulted from the con-
viction and punishment of guilty persons
who had held high positions in official life.
He admonished the twelve men not to let
the defendant go If they believed beyond a
reasonable doubt from the evidence that he
was guilty.
Up to that time the address of counsel.
including that part delivered yesterday. had
covered nearly three hours.
VIII your honor admonish me as to the
timer asked Maj. Conrad.
About ten minutes more" the court
Then counsel delivered a crisp, concise and
comprehensive definition of conspiracy
The federal law. he said, held the crime to
have been completed upon the commission
of a single overt act following the meeting
of two minds In the formation of criminal
purpose. Five separate, distinct and we'll
established acts. counsel declared, had been
shown to have taken place between Green
and Beavers. He asked the jurors what
this proved to their minds. 1t could in
reason mean nothing, he added. but that
there was a regular order of financial trans
actions between the two men.
No Flights ef oratory.
In closing Maj. Conrad said he had dealt
with the jury fairly, not attempting any
startling flights of oratory. disclaiming abil-
ity to do SO If he had wished it. He had
only spoken in plain and simple language,
reciting facts and figures, dealing in argu-
ments which seemed to him to flow in log
ical sequence from the proof. He asked
the jury to consider two propositions, as
fellows; First, that the government had
established the case; second that the de-
Tense had not adduced evidence either to
afford a defense of the charge or an ex-
PLANTATION of the circumstances of it,"
The comments of counsel upon the second
point brought Attorney Worthington to his
feet with objection and another motion
to have the jury discharged. When the
court overruled the motion he noted ex-
ception.~
1t was Mr.. Worthington's contention that
Maj. Conrad was trying to prejudice the
jury against the accused because he had
not testified personally in his own defense.
This Maj Conrad denied. After repeating
the language given Maj. Conrad took his
seat. having spoken about an hour this
morning
Wanted Jury Discharged
In the course of his address to the Jury
late yesterday afternoon Maj Conrad was
interrupted by Mr.. Worthington, who