The evening world., 1906-06-01

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Attacks Ely and Experts.
Mr. Palmier1 ia his stunning up at
lacked everybody connected with the
prosecution o. ,he girl lie donounced
Mr.. ELY. charging that the Assistant
District Attorney hud wilfuNy sup
pr, ssed evidence THAI should have been
produced on the trial. H,~attacked ihe
alienists who have testified for tho
prosecution as b-enc mcrcsndtS-
In regard TO Mr.. Ely Nr Palmierl had
, this TO say.
Il am sorry cannot say good word
for MIR Ely IN shis case As quasi
judicial officer of the court he has sup
pressed evidence that should not nave
been kept away from the jury. ! reier
to the afildavits which were secured ny
one OF his assistants and which We're
not produced when l asked for them.
Mr.. PtAlmelri said the experts FOR the
defense had testified merely out OF
charity, while those for the prosecution
were receiving big fees for their tar'
In trying TO convict this poor unfor-
tunate girl"
we have told you tho truth and we
We have told you many things, some
OF which have hurt this girl. But We
are not afraid OF that. 1t all had to be
told" he said
Time and again Mr Pllmieri told tho
jury what ne thought o; the experts
for the prosecution.
They could not say whether she Is
sane or insane when they were called
before the lunacy commission. but on
the sand In this trial they swore that
she was sano at the time she Killed
her uncle and aunt tell you gcnt.e-
men, their testimony was untruthful
and unworthy OF belief ana an effort
the city"
An EpIleptlo Victim.
In regard TO the physical condition OF
the girl. Mr.. Pnlmsir said he believed
he had demonstrated afa proven con.
cllAvely that the Eirs had 'nnerNed
In an effort to aisprovc this" ,oi
MI. PalmierI Tho prosecutor put on
tihis, witness sta Nd 4 blood relat'vs o, u
had ever been any cplcpss IN the far
ny. and what was he' lie was an
When ir the course OF h.s address
Mr.. Palmelri referred 20 the terrible
lie the girl had been forced 10 lead
by her uncle and aunt. many women In
the courtroom sohbed audibly.
"She came here TO this country a Ut
tie pirl. and her ruin was accomplished
by her uncle She has been through
-, anl death All You can do Is to
kill her once more She has endured
the pains and torments OF hell from
her childhood. Her first and only
glimpse OF happiness was when she
married Terrnnova. and this lasted only
means new land II was n new
land Of happiness FOR this chsld she
discovered Il. hut Z did not remain for
her very long Whether YOU set her
free or not her happiness in this world
iS at an end
Didn't Know the Wrong.
when she was deserted By her hus-
band she remained ten days in her
apartment alone, without sleep. withou:
fqod. because she knew she had been
-N0nnrg1 " a.
Turning 70 the defendant who sat
table. Judge Palmieri placing his hand
with her face between her hands on the
upon her head. said:
But YOU didn't know YOU were doing
wrong before. No one could blame you
for what YOU did. Josephine. You should
not have starved yourself or refused to
sleep No one blamed you for wha;
YOU haa dono They told you 1t was AL
rlsht and you did not know any dif-
The giri was sobblng aud!bly now II
WAS A dramntlc scene. and lis pathos
touched not only. the spectators hut the
Jurors several Of whom furiiyely wiped
the tears from their eyes
In closing. Mr. Palmleri referred TO
me rcfusa OF the uncle and aunt In
tarr dying moments 20 reveal why the
glrl had wounded 'h.fn.
VIII Go to Convent.
They knew the reason very we'll
They I'D not dare to tell a lie on their
icalhbed. The evil they d.d this glrl
strikes at the home. az society and the
very ne OF the nation. When she struck
the blow that Killed her uncle she
r!Khi 10 live. II you set this girl free
she can never 20 back TO her husband
No matter how much they love each
other. this question Wal alwnys come
up. and they could not be happy to-
There are two Sisters OF Charity