The evening world., 1906-06-01
TERRANOVA GIRL NOT GUILTY OF MURDER {

waiting FOR her outside the courtroom
dcof and she VIII 90 with them 10 tie
n9nise nous OF God. TO a convent whore sho
VIII pfNF Always FOR you and me
Assistant sct-Attorncy Ely
jumped 10 his feet and began at once
violent denunciat.on Of the crime
'onlni4tted 10y the girl
Stt. biy declared that the defense ap-
pcAed to the sympathy OF tho jury In
eNtenudtion OF n crime committed be-
'aT5e "ber29if 2f a fane.ei grievance
...r,,l l,Dn lot them mislesh YOU" he said
,-t-, nls alteration OF mistreatment OF the
hIl og hcr uncle is only reg Injected
mo ~ Isils case by her attorney on which
40 pace doubt on which you might
&C. HeI Tree. Has anybody but herself
sad she was terribly abused? has there
peon any evidence submitted here 10
Ttpaf21or9te cor p, her statements The lips OF
other living voice hut hers is raised an
support OF the charge against them
reasonable that a wife. tho
woman she killed. would aid her own
husband In lust when tho victim OF
rs desires was OF her own blood?
no. Is devslish accusation Tne
,ihrIrooanility ,ri OF these assertions affects
.ne sympathy which has been injected
defendant endured the wrongs she nj nj
Iegcs at the home OF her uncle and
The Judges Charge.
Justice Scott's charge was long. He
said tAat unless Justification or excuse
had been shown 10 the satisfaction Of
the jury. the verde, should he murder
N ne hrst degree, as charged in the
Indictment No Justification. he said,
had been advanced FOR the commission
ot me crime As TO the excuse offered,
uncle. he said.
There is little evidence OF n positlye
character on this point"
JuStioe Scott said the case was IN
FVNR
.sLal that such little girl could have
s@hned TO deith two such BIG persons
is her aunt nnd uncle II was unusual
lurther, IN the fnct that While the dc-
aeHIInt mad been In this country since
! e.Ii her environment; left her In a
condltlon no better than N sh, hai re-
mo med IN her native land
iou are not 10 consider the case ms
battle OF wits between counsel or
learning between tho experts Inn voit
are only TO use their evidence in on
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justice Scot, said that while the jury
nuence them. II could not be asked that
they sct aside all human feeling
lie said ihat II the defendant had
been tried for the Killing OF the uncle
instead OF tho aunt he would have
directed tha, they bring In a verdict OF
guilty OF murder IN the hrst degree
or else acquit her altogctner. The
voices which she said she heard jas
,lce Scott said. told her 10 XIII the uncle
and not the aunt. and the killing Of the
latter was incidentaN
AS TO the Experts.
In regard to expert testimony, Justice
was useful TO n certain extent. the jury
was not permitted 20 accept ;ne oplH-
Ions Of the experts a. facts. nor were
they "a give the testimony or the eN-
perts the same weigh: as II they were
tes- ifying 10 farts "You mtY Fiye
their opinion" sad Justice scott. such
consid ,ra ton IS YOU think II IS entfled
10 and tie reliability OF the evidence
upon which they base their opinion II
Is your duty 10 take all things into con
siderntlon n determining according %
your judgmeM the defendants sanity
an Fob % wnen she killed her aunt
SJusti,e Scott then read the statutes
describing TIE character oi insanity
that must be proved 10 excuse hom'-
chs The qucstion. Ire said. was 1ot
whether ,he girl had haNucinatlons or
was laboring under a distressed mind.
but whether at the time she committed
:he crime she knew It's nature and tHat
It was wrong,
said the Justice. 'on the testimony n
the defendant herself Her testimony
WAS subject to the same question. ot
corroborltlon or contradiction as that
of any other witness and should be
given proper weight accordingly.
You must determine beyond rca-
scnah.e doubt that she was sane at the
time the crime WAS. committed before
you can ind her gu1,y IN any degree of
crime
Justice Scott before dismlsslng the
jury. said that the examination. o., tho
Slri ~ tho Lunacy Commission ap-
pointed by him was not T. bc considered
/ II anv way by them IN determining
whether the girl was accountable on
Feb p. the day she killed her auu,
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