The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30
2hIz2g1yyz&l&
sA

stand as he does making it harder for
the prisoner and his innocent family
Mr.. Moore concluded his able address
at 11:35. and his colleague, Mr.. Lee,
followed closing for the defense.
In an eloquent and touching intro
duction he told of his interest in the
case, in which he was acting for a
friend rather than a.. client He told Of
his coming an orphan to Virginia, a
stranger. to a large school, and meet
ing there the prisoner at the bar, who.
befriended him. guided him and helped
him. He pictured Judge Ioving's early
life, his marriage. his happy home and
then his downfall from drink. But.
gentlemen he exclaimed, where was
never a time no matter how Ninnamed
by drink, that Judge Loving did not
light up with love at the sight Of his.
daughter He told of the change
which had come IN Judge Loving's life
in the years which passed and how.
finally, after many yearsehe had sent
for him in his trouble end said: II
don't want you to save Inc. but for
Gods sake save my child"
Higher Than Life.
Directing his attention to the ca Sc,
Mr. Lee took issue with Mr. Harmon
in his statement that the Jaw Of Vir-
ginia owes the greatest obligation to
life. He asserted that in Virginia the
law placed the chastity OF it's women
! far and beyond life, for, hea said. an
attempt at life is punishable by ten
years In the penitentiary, hut, attempt
at assault on a woman is punishable
by death.
4 He asserted that the State was
I nothing but a collection of homes, and
homes, he said were the nurseries OF
God, from which spring noble men and
3chaste women
In speaking of the conditions which
obtain in the North. where the women.
4 the speaker said We're looked upon as
the Legitimate, prey of the men, Mr..
4 Lee said, The more l consider these
things the less respecr I have for men
and the more respect have for dogs.
4 Mr.. Lee made an impassiOned on
4 slaught on the CURSE of drink, and said
i the act committed by Judge Loving
was directly traceable to the drink
4 given by Estes to the prisoners daugh-
ter.
!, "Pnid Prosecutor"
4 He alluded to MI. Harmon as 1.-THE
paid prosecutor in this case" and sale
that he Lee), standing almost In the
shoes Of his friend, the accused, woule
: be fairer than the prosecution He al
, luded to the utterances of the prose
, secution as ''Uriah Heapisms" and char
acterized the speech OF Mr.. Harmon as
one Of "unholy zeal" Mr.. Harmon wa
speaking as the prosecutor, not as tn
man. lie does not believe that TIL
,, blood of any man would be COO
q whose daughter told him the story toll
, to Judge Loving.
II Mr.. Lee then turned to the evidenc
and related the story OF Sunday. Aprl
/. 21st. and Monday. APRIL Ssd, to "
jury, joining the various statement
. and putting together the =, evidenc
Igiyen by the witnesses On the stang
. land then asked the jury what tacl
: Tone OF them would have done. had sue
a STORY been told regarding ono o
: their daughters.
n Speaking of the pity expressed D.
\ the Commonwealth, Mr.. Lee said: all
+ IL armon may we'll speak Of pity, blu
God save me from that pity that tn
sight OF n silver shekel turns to tn
q prosecution of Il man, downcast an
y oppressed, and to add to. the suftefin
v Iof his wife and children
: Mr.. Lee argued the instructions !
i: detail. and thoroughly discussed tn
rout, and greatly impressed all VIII
It lis utterances was his closing .appe'
l. on the lie of one OF Gods children
" Mr.. Lee closed for the defense
: 1915 o'clock. at which time rece'