The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-21
BaiIey's Remarkable Address.

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In the afternoon the matter Of chief in
terest was the closing address Of ]. II.
Bailey jr-. for the defense 1t was one
of the most remarkable addresses ever
heard IN court room. Mr.. Bailey made
personal appeal to the jurors for SuIlI-
van. and pledged his worldly belongings
to the interest of the accused man, say
ing that if it took everything he pos
seSsed the case would go to the United
States supreme court if verdict of guilty
is returned. He spoke Of preaching IN
the same pulpit with William n Davis.
one Of the jurors. and placed his six-year-
old boy, Russell, in Suliivan's chair
Mr.. Bailey spoke of the death Of the
Mormon prophet. Joseph Smith. He said
that the prophet was shot down with a
rifle and at the time he was called Joe"
Prejudiced men had slain the prophet he
said and then declared that the same sort
of men demanded Joe Sullivan's life. lie
asserted that Sullivan had more brains
than any OF the attorneys for the prose
cution or defense. and added that Sulli-
van was also better looking.
During his address. Mr.. Bailey asked
for five-minute recess, using the time
to construct bar in the court room with
wide piece of pine. board, which extend
ed from the top of Judge Armstrong;
desk to she clerk table. AS the table
was lower than the bench. a vaIise was
used at that end to give the improvised
bar level surface. Then Mr. Bailey pro
dUced a bottle of whisky. a bottle Os beer,
a whisky glass and a beer glass. 1t was
time TO resume proceedings when this
work was finished.
Lawyer at the Bar.
Judge Armstrong, on taking his seat.
seemed surprised at sight Of what had
been done. but indulgently said nothing
District Attorney LOOfbOurow and Coun-
" Attorney Hanson were not disposed to
I be so indulgent, and after a brief confer
ence, demanded that the whisky and the
bottle
Armstrong decided that their objection
WAS well grounded. Mr.. Bailey accord
/ ingly quietly removed the bottles from
the bar. and the interested spectators
We're left wondering what he was going
to do. Tt was learned that the imprO-
vised bar was to illustrate scenes de
scribcd in the testimony, particularly the
incident in saloon when Sullivan re-
fused whisky and beer and took a cigar.
Mr.. Bailey placed the bottles Of liquor
under a table deputy sheriff soon
sWOOped down upon them and carried
them out of the door. Their ultimate fate
is unknown
The hearing of evidence ended yesterday
afternoon at 12:15 o'clock. At , O'Clock
County Attorney Hanson addressed the
Jury for the prosecution He ended his
address at 1913 o'clock and Mr.. Bailey
( spoke for the defense. At 3 o'clock when
court adjourned. Mr.. Bailey had not Vet
completed his argument. This morning
Mr. Bailey viii resume his address Ha
may be followed by Mr.. Vickery after
which District Attorney LoofbOurOw VIII
close for the prosecution.
Judge Armstrong Will then instruct the
jury.
The trial again attracted large crowd
TO Judge Armstrong; court yesterday
but precautions We're taken TO prevent the
jam of previous days.
Conductor Logan was the most import
ant of the witnesses introduced in rebuff
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