The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-18

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that although he had always been
known TO be short of funds, he de-
posted $500 in a bank the day after
! Mrs Mangrum's disappearance; that
he hired buggy the night Of the
woman's disappearance under the
name Of 4Dr Bean" and returned II
next morning himself that he failed
Ito account satisfactorily for his
whereabouts during he night and for
! his sudden wealth Following are ex
tracts from the prosecuting attorneys
closing address:
Attorney General Bass began his
address TO the jury stating that the
duty deyoved upon his to close the
case for the State, and expressing his
great sense of responsibility. Mr.. Bass
said that not within the memory of
i any man on the jury has a man with
| all The advantages Of education been
accused of the murder of helpless
female, and as the narrowing details
| have been presented day by day
every finger of guilt points at the
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20 place the life of Mrs. Mangrum be.
fore the jury in order TO let the jury
see If suspicion pointed to more than
one man. and the attorney general
submitted that not a suspicion pointed
to man under God Almighty's sky,
except the defendant at the bar.
Now. gentlemen of the jury. ask
You TO show me just for moment
where suspicion points TO single
man. woman or child said the attor
ney general
Taking up the statement Of the de-
Tense that Feist had not run away
Mr. Bass said that he expected to
cover up his track, and did not think
he would be tried before an honest
jury Of twelve men today. The theft
who climbs over the back fence and
steals chickens runs away, but the
! man who uses prusSic acid ON hist
female victim does not intend to run
away About three or four years agoi
we find that the defendant at the bar
becomes the family physician of the
Mangrums, and Feist is wanting tol
borrow 500 Feist said he wanted it
for Dr. 1'rawck, which the attorney
general said the jury had seen was
not true.
The family physician holds next |
to the husband the most sacred posi- |!
ton in the home, and he who would
take advantage of those relations is
meaner than the archangels of hell"
declared Mr. Bass,
The movements of Mrs. Mangrum
as she visited the Wilcox building,
arousing the distrust Of her husband.
ere followed by the attorney general.
The incident when skirt was stolen
from Mrs Mangrum. and DR.. Feist
employed his counsel and also went
to the city court was mentioned as a
straw. but showed which way the
wind was blowing.
Mr. Bass took up the incident when
Mrs Trousdale went to Feist's office
with Mrs. Mangrum, and how the for
mer was Inundated by the conduct
Going next to the incident in Faucons
when Mrs. Mangrum
handed $40 to Feist to pay for the
lunch, and said there was the physi'
clan with the lucrative practice; who
received $3.50 for single operation,
and who had money in many banks,
chief Of which was the safe of Aaron
Bergeda, the pawnbroker. Those were
not only straws. but were cornstalks
showng the direction of the wind.
The attorney general spoke of the
necessity of going to questionable
places to get testimony to bring to
justice a cruel and vile criminal, who
had taken the life of a defenseless :
woman. Mr. Bass charged that the dc {
PENDANT was carrying out the plot at
the Chester house, and that he would (
not seek TO perfect his plans in a re
spectacle house Not a word had been
spoken by Mrs. Mangrum of going 10
Chicago until after the Saturday night ,
when the incident occurred at the {
Chester house Mrs. Mangrum was at
Feists office on the last afternoon {
she was seen alive, and the attorney :
general SAID what transpired behind
the frosted door no mortal knew eX- ]
cept the defendant.
The plan was Matched in the office
for them to meet that night said q
Mr. Bass. ~
The attorney general discussed the :
departure Of Mrs. Mangrum when I
She was leaving home never 10 return I
again. when she cast aside her nus I
band and brother. and contended that I
he only other person that she met !
vas the man whose shadow the aged a
physician in the Wilcox building saw J