Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-27

w. Franklin, principal counsel for
the defense, began his closing argu-
ment for the defense in the case of
the Lost Bullion Spanish Mines COM
pany today in the United States dis
trict court 1t is expected that the
case will go to the jury this after
noon. The jury will probably return
verdict tomorrow morning.
Heavy Argument
A heavy fire of legal argument
opened upon the jury in the Lost
Bullion Spanish Mines company trial
yesterday afternoon. Promptly at 2
o'clock, upon the opening of court
Ernest Knaebel, assistant to the at
torney general, opened the argument
for the government. For seven hours
the Jurors were subjected to a steady
fire of legal oratory.
Attorney Knaebel, in the early por-
ton of his address, confined himself
largely TO the neurological phases of
the case. Mr.. Knaebel is an expert
mining lawyer and has handled the
mining end Of the prosecution
throughout the trial. 1t is expected
that the greater part of his argument
will deal with this part of the case.
The first argument for the gov
ernment was followed by. speeches by
II
torneys for the defendants. and then
District Attorney ii. j. Bone, special
prosecutor, who summoned up the
case for the government. Each side
had three and one-half hours in
which to close up its case.
Last of Evidence In
The last of the great mass of testl-
mony was submitted to the jury Mon
day. The defense rested its case
Cot frrtNf lan I'M
session was taken up with rebuttal
evidence for the government.
That the examination of the Lost
Bullion mine made by Professor
Ernest Karl Lindemann, star wit
ness for the defense, was worthless
for determining the value of the
mine, was the testimony given yes
terday morning by Philip Argall of
Denver. Mr. Argall, according to the
government authorities, Is one of the
foremost experts in the world on
subjects connected with cyanide min
Ing. He built the Golden Cycle mill
at Colorado City. which was recently
destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Argall was put on the stand by
the government for the purpose of
discrediting the testimony of Profess
sor Lindemann, who examined the
Lost Bullion mine and said 1t was
worth $42,00O;OOO, The government
made by the old German mining
engineer was not of such a nature
as to enable anyone to judge with
any degree of accuracy the value of
the mine.
At Skating Rink
Two witnesses for the government,
c. A. Macomic and James g. Climo
told the jury that Mrs. George Du
Bois, wife of the purported discover
er of the Lost Bullion mine, was at
skating rink on the evening of
February %. 1t was on February
22 that Du Bois signed the last of his
written statements. I'm which he de-
clared the Lost Bullion scheme was a
hoax. In his efforts to black up"
from these statements, Du Bois told
the jury that the postotfice inspec-
tor had extorted them from him by
threats, and that the serious illness
of his wife had impelled him to yield
to the demands of the government
officer. Both Macomic and Climo
testified that Mrs. Du Bois was at a
skating rink on the evening of the
day on which the last of the state
ments was signed.
The last hope OF the defense that
the court might be induced TO ds-
miss the case against some or all OF
the defendants vanished Monday.
Judge Lewis overruled the motion
filed recently. except as to one OF the
indictments against r.. c. Hunt, Dam
ton p Pinkus and w. b. Cameron,
his decision as TO them
until all the evidence was I'm. Mon
day morning the court overruled the
m lotion as to the three defendants
also. All OF the Lost Bullion prOmOt-
ers must submit their fate to the
jury