Evening journal., 1908-11-19
POLE CASE NOW
READY FOR JURY
Counsel For Both Sides Make
Eloquent Appeals Before
Jury For Verdict

The case OF the state against Will
liam G.. Little and Calvin G. McAlllster,
the Mil creek hundred farmers who
have been ON trial IN General Sessions
Court since Monday ON charge OF
malicious mischief. growing out OF the
cutting down OF four telegraph poles
OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, win so to the jury this after
noon
Argument before the Jury began this
morning each side being limited 20
one hour and a half william w.
Knowles. for the defendants. opened
lhe argument He contended that the
State had not made out cases against
the defendants and that notice had
not been shown on the part OF the de-
fendants toward the telegraph COM
pany. Mr. Knowles said most OF the
witnesses who had given testimony
against the defendants were employees
OF the telegraph company. Wood the
colored man. Mr.. Knowles said, was
the only witness 70 give direct testi-
mony against the defendants.
Mr.. Handy Grows Eloquent
Mr.. Handy followed Mr. Knowles,
Because OF Mr. Hdudys ability as an
orator, many members Of the bar. as
we'll as large court audience. were
present TO hear his address. He paid
high compliment 10 womanhood and
interspersed the pathos with remarks
which brought ripples OF laughter &c
faces that few minutes before hac
quivered with solemn emotion.
Mr. Handy declared the testimon,
Of Wood. the colored man. had beer
manufactured "An amateur detective
who had done his work well' Nh
Handy remarked. and then procecde
10 analyze his testimony sentence b
sentence cclaring that Il was all i'm
possible and unworthy OF belief MI
Handy compared Woods testlmon,
with that OF Mrs McAilister. which de
MED her husbands completely I'm tn
onense. and asked the jury whicl
OF the witnesses was TO be believed
"She says Calvin took his shoes OF
In the house the night they say h
was out cutting down telephone poles
She made fun of him for doing sucl
a thing while a birthday supper partl
was in progress in the home. / don
blame her for making fun of him. /
was an impolito act on Calvin's part
lIf were 10 do such a thing In M
home under like circumstances my wifi
might cause some fun but ] don't be
licve ] would consider II fun
And this colored man tells you
that he stuck his shins in that pos
hole. on I.ittles order TO prevent thcs
telegraph llnemen from rcplanting on
pole Think of "a negro suhjectinl
his shins 10 such dangerl ! give IA
blue ribbon 10 William Wood with hi
shins in the hole"
In closing his address Mr. Handy re-
marked that before the defendant
could be convicted tho jury must b
satisfied beyond "a reasonable douh
OF their guilt.
State Pleads For Verdict.
MIR Hastings began "A matcrfu re
ply by referring TO Mr. Handys beau
tiCm language" and then entered upo
vigorous argument for verdict q
guilty against the defendants. lie up
held the integrity Of Wood and de
! clared that every line of testimony in
, troduced by the State tended To sho'
y the guilt of tho defendants Couns,
3 said no attempt had been made b
, the defouse to prove the falsity of IN
b testimony OF Detective Wood" and De
q MED emphaticallv that Wood had con
r ceived such story Mr.. IIastine
I concluded boy referring 90 the serious
ness of the offense as charged tina
tho jury would not be responsible f.
the punishment which would follow
conviction, and that all the state eN
pected from the jury was "a verdict
| accordance with the evidence in IN
case.
The jury will be charged at o'clocl