Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-29

had gone to college with "back ii
Kentucky, with brilliant future il
store for him, leading a blameless life
before the God of us all had laid hi
finger upon him, and wthered the lung
within bis manly chest, marking hin
for the grave " n eonsumptivc; Of
his marriage TO the true little wife
VINO then sat beside him with her babie,
in her lap; Of the attempt of the gans
Of strumps, courtesans and pimps e
wreak vengeance upon him, and t.
render widow that little woman.
tears filed the eyes of many OF the
jurors, as well ns spectators Tears
were streaming from the eyes Of coun.
sci. and his voice was choked with
| emotion. The wife Of the defendant
sat weeping quietly, her face buried in
handkerchief, rs the eloquent at.
torney, who stated he mad made the
trip here from Cadiz, KY, without rec.
ompense, merely TO befricnd his former
classmatc 70 the best Of his ability, con.
tinued his plea for a verdict Of acauit.
tai. The eyes Of the defendant never left
the floor. His lips were trembling, and
IL was apparent he was making n
great effort 10 conceal his own emo.
ton.
At the conclusion of his dramatic
speech District Attorney Morrison
arose to close the case in behalf of the
Territory.
When the district attorney stepped
to position in front Of the jury there
was a rustling Of expectation among
the spectators, and n craning forward
of necks, as it was thought the scnsa.
tional charges Of counsel for the de.
Tense would be replied TO in kind by
the public prosecutor.
Those in the court room were not dis.
appointed, for District Attorney Nor. |
rison at once launched into one Of the |
most bitter dcnunciations Of the
Of counsel for the defense |
heard in the district court in recent |
years.
Every witness for the prosecution
,as been branded n courtesan, a harlot,
pimp, a perjurcr, or a eonspirator by
he counsel from Kentucky, who has
ome an the way from the little town
II Cadrz, among a people he does not
NOW, nor is acquainted sith, TO make
hcse most infamous, most uncalled for
tsacks upon them. II comes with bad
'rscc. indeed, from this learned ut.
ofncy from Kentucky, who, through
osvtcsy extended him, has been allow.
d to practice law before this bar,
'heH he could have been barred had
ny objections been raised, to brand
onest old Harry Brown, Col. North, J.
Cavanaugh, Clyde Kanofr, and the
the' witnesses for the Territory. ms
imps pcrjurers and participants in a
to send nm innocent man 10
lc gnllows.
NO witness has escaped tine Will.
'ation Of the learned attorney from
en'ucay. From myself down, the un.
r sher'h OF tins county included, we
I'VE been branded M pcrjurers and con
guilty IN conniving and form.
X conspiracy To save the guilty
'rty and place Roach's neck i'm the
liter. The Indictment against this de- !,
ndant had been found before r took :,
lice as district attorney. !,
at shows to what desperate straits h
unset for the defense have come
hen they must attack and Willy the a
tnesscs; when they must make an un-
ard OF accusation against the. prose
ton and officers Of this county, rs
warranted and untrue as it il un.
He'd for, in an effort 70 prejudice the OF
~ In favor Of their client. le,
D"~a" uhe UNJUST villifcation heap o
upon the witnesses for the prosecu. il
IN by the attorney from Kentucky 81
~ not afssr the damaging facts that g,
md 7 to conn, ct this defendant q
IN the assassination Of poor Jack in
etcner Who, Of all tho people in d,
own King that day had malice and
rider In his heart, II not this defend. G.
" Who came there looxing for IL
htsf Who declared he would kill 81
nebodyf Whose steps were traced d,
I'm that rock behind which the ,ssas. C,
croucAed when no fred tne shot, to fe
home OF this dcfendantf WooSc tb
tiers were found within four feet ~ co
IL same rock! a;
Counsel for defense tells yoa this in
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