Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-09-25

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ne made plea for Mrs. Wright
ana said that she was entitled to + con o1l.
sideration in the case. the @first thing
she told DR.. Lee to do when BIZ; arrived
was to make an examination, which
goes to prove that she had nothing to
hide. He stated further that she was
crying and weeping, which is not an
evidence of guilt. " '5@'
He then addressed the court and
said: THE first thing for you is, dc
you ind evidence enough to feel that
the defendant is guilty. There is nc
proof that the defendant is guilty and
no motive is shown for the commits.
sion Of the crime. 4
-. Attorney Fred Kelly
assistant to the states attorney closed
the argument He took up Mr.. Samp-
sons allusion to Mrs. Cox's presence
In the court room at the time the evi-
dence was submitted and said: 1T is
strange CRITICISM for the council for
the defence to make that the mother
of the girl should be In the court
ROOM"
He stated that it was not his inten-
ton to appeal to any prejudice. If
facts and circumstances do not war
rant holding the woman I am not 60
ing to ask that she be held. The court
does not have to decide beyond a reas-
enable doubt, all chat you have to de-
eide is that in your judgment there has
been crime committed and next that
there Is reason to believe that circum-
stances point to the defendant as the
guilty party. If there has been crime
committed there is no question as to
who committed it. ~~
Here the attorney directed his argu-
ment to disproving the evidence of DR..
Lee. He stated that When it was de-
cided to send for doctor Mrs. Wright
said to send for DR.. Lee. The woman
had properly sized up DR.. Lee. The
evidence said the attorney, showed
that the marks on the face were
made before death, while DR.. Lee said
that he might. have made them. If
MRS. Wright had done what we con-
!tend she had done, DR.. Lee was the
best man to call at that time.
4 II like to talk about DR.. Lee" said
Mr.. Kelly, he says that he might have
put the marks On the face. Attorney
5cited several witnesses who saw the
|;girl before DR.. Lee arrived who no.
sticed the marks on her face and the
swelling On her neck. Why did Mrs
Wright say that the girl had Goiter?
r. leave that for your deduction. De-
PENDANT was going to use her own
money to send the remains out of the
state. Why should she be so solicitous
that the remains be shipped to Indian
|.apolis? 1t was not her home not the
home of the girl. -.
I4E Would it seem reasonable that the
lIittle girl took carbolic acid and put
1t on her face? She was little waif,
had a nard life and bore her fate will.
iingly and cheerfully, all the witnesses
so testified. -.
rs Council for the defense says there
lis no motive given for the crime. This
woman posed as the adopted mother
| Of the girl who carried life insurance
What was the reason for Mrs: Wright
keeping the child's whereabouts from
her mother?" Our theory is that the
insurance was part of the motive, an
other is that the girl knew something
that Mrs. Wright was anxious to con
| ceaI, She would not let the girl out Of
lner sight The girl was going to leave
There is competent evidence that the
igirl died from foul means and also
three distinct motives for the crime
1.-THE embalming Of the, body removes
imany Of the evidences, still there re
mains many things that would tent
to prove that the death was brought
Iabout by violent means ::: (. > ..%.,. 1.
Is We believe that the evidence shows
ltnat In the Judgment Of q reasonable
Imam there is enough to find the de
PENDANT guilty. al zs5 .S *s. \: 5Ss
a. 4 III. !s JUDGE JONES 9 ( x ss 3s:*ss
The argument being q closed the
Ijudge stated s*s n. :z, 81 4>s# 's !:
ut appearing 10 me that the offence
lin The within complaint mentionet
Ishas been committed and that there Il
sufflcient cause % believe the within
manned defendant, nary iaht. guilty
Thereof, order that she be. held 20 Thu
district court to answer TO the same
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