The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-11


Witnesses like Glenn and Padgett
come before You and testify as they
did il is a disgrace. DR.. Glenn swore
70 you that job and David had veneer
cal diseases and Job and David lived
1000 years ago and yet Dr. Glenn
knows what they had: knows better
than the Bible. for the Bible says Job
was covered with bolls. When His
Honor comes 70 charge you he viii
tell you that expert testimony must
be received with caution and investi-
gated with care For In the first
place the experts don't know what
they are talking about and in the sec
ond place are hired Witnesses; like
the sons of Belial in the Bible they
hang around the court rooms 10 give
testimony for pay. Let's see how
this expert testimony is secured.
First the attorneys for the defense
go TO DR.. Pillow and state the case to
him and he says. no, / don't think the
defendant was insane. Then they go
to DR.. Witherspoon and he says the
same thing" CAT this point the at
torneys for the defense objected and
said there was nothing in the record
to show any such procedure Mr.. =
Figuers said he was just giving an
and If the attorneys OBJ
iected to the names given he would
say DR.. A. and DR. b Continuing
Mr.. .Figuers said, that finally a doctor
was found who would testify as de-
sired and he was summoned as an
expert.
THE Supreme Court says" Mr..
Figuers continued, that a man may
be of unsound mind and ,still know
right from wrong at times, and the
only question is, did Harry CRANBERRY
know right from wrong at the time he
fired those fatal shots? Let's see
what he did. Immediately after
wards, realizing that he had done
wrong and was amenabIe to the law
be turned and walked to the Record
er's Office and gave himself into the
hands OF an officer, offering to make
bond of any size He knew that he
had violated the law. Then you
heard him testify for one day and
half before you. During all that time
lid he say one thing or do anything
hat would lead you to think his mind
~
witness after witness has appear
I'd before you and told you what a
oily good fellow Harry was before
he separation. That expression
Jolly Good Fellow started somewheres
md the witnesses followed one anoth-
II like flock of sheep jumping a
ence. Then they told how melan.
holy and morose he was after the
separation. Why, gentlemen a man
With heart large as mustard
eed, who did not feel melancholy
Ifter abusing and deserving and SLAM
Iering his wife like the defendant
'ught to be hung for that alone If for
lothing else" t4,4k vftH
Gentlemen, leave the matter
Nth you. It. is a solemn duty you
ave to perform and the defendant
lone is not concerned. You have a
uty to perform to your State. The
uestion before you is whether crime
hall be punished and the law shall
e upheld, or whether the laws shall
e ignored and dragged in disgrace
pom the ground" " ~
Walter Stokes.
Mr.. Stokes began at 1890. He be.
an by saying that he knew the coun-
Ell on the other side had a duty to
erform. He assumed that they would
Ischarge that duty: that the Court
nd the Jury and all would do their
ity and he Would not undertake to
II them their duty, 80 NJ
nv lhAA5 ludl lHlpTcSS6S me most
this case is the motive. Not one
itness for the State pretends to OFFER
motive, Mr.. Figuers spoke for an
'tir and forty minutes, but he did not
ldertake to tell you OF any possible
otive for this murder. The other
unset for the State says that he
lied Long to get rid of Katie May.
cry mans life is a picture gallery
d when l stand in mine and see
W good the world has been to me
d how little have done for the
rid and l feel humble at my great
legation and gratitude. Now let us
into the picture gallery Of Harry
anbery. An orphan boy; he never
ew the joys and the pleasures OF
ather's love and advice. A joyous
'py and frolicking boy. He goes