The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-18

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duty
Hon. Reed Green made me opening
argument for the defense He
said the jury had just listened 70 as
violent an appeal 10 the passions and
prejudices of men as he had ever
heard in the court house. The
speaker who had preceded him had
made demand for vengeance for the
dead he was there to make an APP
Ireal for justice for the living. There
was Masonry of purpose and feeling
Iamong officers of the law, which held
them firmly together and which had
shown itself in this case to marked
degree. Never before in the many
years that he had practiced at the bar
| of Alexander county, with Pat Ma
honey, Ben Price, l., H. Myers and
others as chiefs of police of Cairo,
had he known the chief Of police 10 sit
in close attention upon a case on trial
in the court house, watching every
step. hearing every word spoken by
ltae prosecuting Witnesses keeping
his eyes fixed upon them as they
spoke, never losilg sight OF them.
The prosecution had offered the testi- !
mony of a lot of womea who were en-
gagged in an unlawful business and
VINO could be run ont Of the city at a
moments notice by the police: they
were at the mercy Of the police and
must testify as they were told or feel
the laws heavy hand; these women +
dared not swear against the police de
partment and their testimony in this
case should not be considered. But
the speaker grew very fervent in CON-
menting upon the Kentucky officers
who had arrested Poren at Fulton and
who had also sworn that the latter
had aid he would not have cared if
he had Killed one of the niger police
men That had been a part OF the
scheme in he conspiracy by the I
police department to bring about the
conviction of the defendant for the
killing OF one al their number they
had determined to poison the minds
of the four colored men on the jury
against the defendant and they put
these words into the mouths Of those
Kentucky officers-they went over
into Kentucky to get he poison. He
did not believe the colored men on
the jury would allow themselves to
be influenced by any such trick as
that MIR Green spoke in this strain
fer a full hour. not forgetting 70
touch the sympathetic chord In behalf
Of his client concluding with the
charge thar Il was rs much The pur- .
pose Of the law. and the duty of the
Jury 10 p.otect the innocent as it was
10 convict the guilty.
Attorney NJ J. O'Shea followed for
the prosecution. He had 80 minutes Z
and he said a great deal in that time, Z
reviewing the evidence in part and
ont Inconsistencies between e
hat given by witnesses for the de
Tense. He spoke rapidly and made
many strong points. n
Attorney Angus Leek closed the +
-ase for the defense. Mr.. Leek began c
BY a somewhat feeling reference to c
he states attorneys argument. more s.
particularly that officials statement Q
hat he would have felt It his duty to 5
prosecute the dead officer for neglect -
u duty had he not attempted to ar s.
est Marvin Boren Mr. Leek asked cl
Why does not the states attorney -
prosecute the chief Of police and al 4
he police officers of The city. for per- al
hitting those women to engage in an re
Unlawful business on Thirteenth d
trcet. why not prosecute them for e,
c' doing their sworn duty? They Il
~, only permitted these houses o s
Xlsl urea violation 81 the law. but n
tie street and protected ic
heil inmates hy arresting young men y
no committed rival onenses against F
hem. Mt Loek reviewed the evil di
ence in the case aad read law APP f
licahle thereto from numerous G
ooks. lie was at his best. making II
many strong points in behalf of his Il
Lent. lie spoke till G;10 when court IL
djonrned for supper. K
The Night Session. Is
After supper ne court was late get 81
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