The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-26
COUNSEL FOR cAYNoR AND
GREEN CREATE DRAMATIC
SCENE nv COURT.
WHILE THE TILT is ON
Jury 8 Sent Out or the Roon1--L awyer
Explains That He Meant No
Contempt and Is Net
Punished.

savannah, January 2J, 4'ol n w.
Meldrim leading counsel Tor Greene
and Gaynor figuratiyely slapped Iudga
Speer. ON the bench. in he face today.
soon after the trial In the Federal
court of the two recent fugit.Yes was
commenced The packed audience
watched intense and almost painful
ilence the accusation of the attorney
that Judge Speer was unfair, and the
subsequent events, including The quick
ending away from the room OK the
jury. sharp call 20 Col Meldrim TO
account, the labored explanation Of
he attorney and the final statement
If Judge Speer, in which he failed TO
impose punishment upon his accuser
One Of the chief efforts of counsel
'or the prisoners has been to get the
rial away from the jurisdiction Of
Judge Speer, the inference being all
along that The Judge was preiudiced
lgainst the accused and would not
give 10 them a fair trial.
CeL Meldrim was stating to the jury
he defendants side OF the case. pre-
i'm nary to the calling e the first wit
less. Toward the conclusion of his
address he referred 10 the efforts Of
he defendants to evade being brought
back to Judge speer's jurisdiction for
rial. and proceeded 10 indicate an
tctivity and interest in the part Of
Judge Speer that gave the defendants
grounds for apprehension in trial
siyen them in this court. Counsel was
'eferrng 10 language used by New
York newspaper at the time of the
learing in that city, declaring Greene
ind Gaynor should not return TO Sa-
annah for rial, when the Judge inter.
ruptea. directing Col MeIdrim 10 be
Gated and the jury TO retire He then
lsked Col Meldrim to show cause why
should NOT be fined fer contempt Of
curt
Col Medrm replied that he had In
ended no contempt The stenograph-
ar's record was read. and Col. Meldrim
made an extended explanation, TO
which Judge speer responded. saying
part
Since the good behavior OF the pre-
siding Judge Of this court has never
)een in any senfe questioned. It Is ut
erly unwarrantable fer any person in.
licted for crime before this court to
lefend himself in any manner or form
whatever by attempting to show or 10
intimate in the presence Of the court
,ver which he presides that he is not
impartial and therefore an unworthy
Judge
II follows. therefore, that no effort
n the way of defense on the part OF
he prisoners to show or TO Intimate in
he presence of the judge that such Is
the case is TO be tolerated under our
government, and in view OF the aspect
accorded the judiciary of the United
States evidence in supp RI Of an az.
tempt to do so would be absolutely in.
tdmissable. No one knows this more
,ldarly than counsel for tnc defendant
IF. therefore. he deliberately n0ii
1es the jury tina a part OF the grounds
IF defense of the prisoners Is the be-
lief on their part that they c-uld not
cceive an impartial trial, 10 Is. in my
Judgment highly improper
"The language of counsel. IN my
Judgment is out Of order but IN view
If hi disclaimer Of any De Ire 10
1fend or and desire 20 create an i'm
proper impression upon the minds of
Dee jury the matter win boz passed
over"
The jury was then recalled and Col
Ieldrim pr- ceeded. Iic said that the
efendants feared the fremen dous pow
r Of the government and Be was fear
eft guilt that made them 80 t8 Que
bee This government as be could
prove. be said Kidnapped iha defend
mis- 20 Quebec and took hem 90 Mon
rreal"
Then ] challenge yos TO prove IT,
-a'd ST. Erwin
Col Nelirm cited 'he coademna.
.i.n of Charles and Marie Au'oineite
5- examples of The power of govern
u-nr t1 shou the wisdom of be- fear
Dee defendants bad re.-
Judge Speer to'f him be fhousht
le could hardly compare our judicial
syatem vita The flbrnals thar had
condemned Charles and Marie An
0ine'te.
Ne Witnesses Uera examined today
.at Ea5ar Cassias + Gillette e. A.
hlef accuser against the defendants
,ra vas called JUST as c0ur. was adj
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