Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
MAY KNOW FATE
THIS AFTERNOON
LAWYERS CLOSE WITH ScATHlNG
ADDRESSES
Attorneys for Defense Close Protest.
ing Against the Methods They
Claim Were Used by the
Prosecution

on that door for any way? Carey got
the paper on the wrong door"
Bitterly the attorney assailed the
prosecution, saying: This prosecu-
ton was conducted as hastily as l ever
knew a prosecution to be-"
Describes Shooting
He went on describing the shooting
and told about the falling of Mrs.
Noyes, and said she was found as she
fell. How did she get shot straight
in front if she was running away?"
MY dear boy, you don't know what
lyou are talking about" he said as he
addressed Mr.. Horton. What right
have you to say that she was dragged
along the floor? Have you any testi-
mony to that effect?
II say this case hasn't been fairly
tried, and l mean it, 1 like fight.
and the harder it comes the better
like 1t.
But 1 don't like a nasty fight, and
/ lose my respect for the man who
fights hastily. l have lost my respect
for Mr.. Fleming" he Numbered, glar-
ing into Mr. Fleming's face. 1.-THE
quarrel at the Pacific Electric build
ing; he knew that was false. He was
violating his oath of office when he
tried to inject that. Then about Cora
White. There is a woman about this
city whose name Is Cora White, and
he tried to intimate to you that this
was the woman, she is not mentioned
in polite society. I'll bet you that
Fleming knows more about her than
do, too. Is that fair? It's as nasty a
little piece of trumpery as 1 ever saw.
IL he is going to be elected district
attorney of this county he'll have to
adopt different tactics than that" Mr..
Rogers asked the court to grant him a
recess of five minutes at this point.
The recess was granted at 1885.
Something Rotten
He continued his fiaying of the dep
uty district attorney after the recess
In talking about the missing cartridge
he said: You're shy one cartridge
You can take that statement any way
you want to. But there is something
rotten in this whole business. You
had the rottenest liar in this whole
city find the gun for you. and that is
Detective Roberds. This isn't the
first murder case in which he has con-
cealed evidence. But If God lives 1t
will be the last IL can help it," Dur
ing this last speech he was looking d.
rectly at Mr.. Fleming.
He ended with an appeal to the jury
to acquit his client.
He was followed by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fleming, who finished
his speech at the evening session of
the court, which met at 1880 and ad-
journed at S:25 o'clock.
The district attorneys summing up
was comprehensive and forceful re-
view of all the evidence adduced. He
declared at the outset that the defend
ant was guilty of the crime and should
suffer.
Compliments Attorney
At the morning session Paul w.
Schenck and former Senator w. w.
Dodge Of Iowa addressed the jury on
behalf of the defense. Mr.. Fleming in
his speech referred to Mr.. Dodge as
much more able to address jury than
either Rogers or Schenck.
Mr.. McComas was the same I'M
moved. Unconditional man that he has
been since the beginning of the trial.
Beginning with Mr.. Horizons address
and continuing throughout Mr.. FIem-
ing's argument, Mr.. McComas had to
listen to scathing attack upon his
character and to a narrative drawn
from the evidence. which was meant
to strip his deeds of the halo of
chivalric glory which his attorneys had
thrown around him.