The Glenwood post., 1907-11-23

He denied most positively that when
he made this visit he had in his posses
sion the long knife, which, according
to witnesses for the state, he had been
in the habit of carrying around with
him. He had, he said, a small jack
knife. This was introduced as an ex-
hibt The blade of it is about one
derous looking weapon alleged by the
district attorney to have been employed
by Kures.
Scripter, he said, smashed him across
the head with a pick handle. The wit
ness claims he was rendered senseless
and that when he arose he did not know
what he was doing or where he was
going. only that he had hazy idea
he was getting away from the section
house when he went into the door of
that building again.
He denied remembering having
stabbed Scripter. His mind at the time
was practically Il blank, he averred, on
account of the injuries to his head in.
flicted by Scripter.
Cross examination failed to confuse
kurlcs. though District Attorney Gen
try developed many points that lie
brought ont in his speech.
William Siebr. Louis Kurles and
William Papas, Greeks, We're called for
the defense, and each Of them declared
that he had seen through the door of
the section house at the time Scriptcr
was putting their cuntryman out of
the door. They said that Scripter held
the pick handle in his hands after he
had struck Kurles and WIS prevented
from striking the injured man again By
w. C. Johnson, who was called in by
Scripter. None saw the actual stab
bing. Scripter and Kurles being the
only men in Scripter s room at the sec
tion house at the time it occurred.
In rcbuttal District Attorney Gentry
called Sheriff Zimmerman, w. C. John.
son and Fritz Never.
Tuesday morning after Judge Shu-
mate had read the instructions, District
Attorney Gentry began his closing ar
gumcnt. The defendant, exprcssionlcss
and stolid, sat behind his counsel, be
traving no emotion whatever. 1t might
be said that throughout the trial his
face has not changed expression 1t
may be true, however, that he is able
To - -I,.
said concerning him. He has not of
fered a single suggestion, in court.
through the interpreter to Mr.. Dollisor.
Cold Blooded, Premeditated.
Mr.. Gentry made an able argument,
taking full advantage of every slip
made by witnesses for the defense and
the defendant, and finding many flaws
in the story told by Kurlcs. He de
clared that Scripter was fully justified
in using the pick handle on the Greek IS
head. knowing as he did that the Greek
was in the habit of carrying a big
knife about with him. The case had
simmered down, said the district at
torney, to n simple question as to the
justification for the crime. 1t would
not have been prudence for Scripter to
have attempted to throw Kurles out
with his bare hands. The district at
torncy dwelt at length upon the fact
that Kurles at the time of the crime
as invading the private home of Scrip
ter, and he ridiculed the idea that Kur-
les did not know what he was doing
when he made the attack.
Attorney Dollison, for the defendant,
made remarkably good plea in his
behalf. He pointed out that Scripter
started the trouble by hitting Kurles
over the head with a pick handle,
duplicate of which had been introduced
as an exhibit. The witnesses for the
defendant, he said, had told the truth
when they stated that they had seen
Scripter, johnson and Kurles at the
door of the section house. Step by
step Mr.. Dollison made his argument.
following out his statement to the jury
that kurleS, believing himself in NOR
tai danger, had defended himself 1t is
the opinion of those who listened to
the trial that Mr.. Dollison has put up
an able defense throughout. The hear
ing has not been marked by any i'll
feeling between counsel and the two
lawyers, while doing all in their power
to make their points, have not engaged
in any unseemly controversy.
COTJRRAN HAS