Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-25


dents with guns were not uncommon
He related AN accident that occurred
to himself on enc occasion. He do
ciarcd that he had been on. shootint.
WIN a 3S-carlbre colt gun AID was
oi''ng the gun in his bed room with
MS wife and children. lie was posi-
i've that the gun was empty. bu, sud.
denly there was an explosion, the bnl-
let passed through The room door
through the bannister post outside
and lodged in Il wall. lie also told
Of other accidents with guns that had
occurred in This city. The speaker
also dwclt upon the love Of the I'm.
dian for this gun ana the fact that IL
was an heirloom from his father
IN closing he snid that there was a
gentleman In the court room whom
Harrys mother sent To this city TO
lake the boy home 10 her and that sha
was waiting for him In Kansas.
Mr.. Cranes Address.
Standing almost against The RAILING
surrounding the box speaking in n
very low tone, 80 low. In fact tbor
only those very near him could hear
what he WAS saying, Attorney Alfred
Il. Crane, of Holton, Kansas. opened
The final argument for the accused,
lie made pathetic. forceful and elo-
quent plea for the defendant. ana i'm.
pressed the jury and those of the
spectators who were able TO hear
him.
He opened his speech by saving
mat q years ago there was born
hundreds of miles away ont on the
great prar!es an Indian baby. That
baby grew up and became n man ana
ieft his home and his mother. I'm The
mother is awaiting him nj home and
prays to the Almighty that the how
may he sent home. lie smoke too
upon hehlnfortunate woman who had
been killed by Witchewah. declaring
that he mad nothing 10 say against her,
that she was once loved. by her paY.
ents, was pure, but had fallen. Now. he
said. she had answered the last roll
call and her soul had gone TO Its MAJ.
er. He also spoke of the white wo
man who had testified for the com
monwealth, declaring that he and
every man of the jury felt sorry for
them and would like to helm them.
This part Of his speech was very M
thetic, and not few eyes were dimel
with tears.
Mr.. Crane then told of the fall of
Witehewah to the drink habit. and
dwelt Mt length upon his intoxication
on the day of the killing, He said
that those who had seen one of the
men in whose company the Indian
was on that day could not doubt but
that the Indian was drunk
He then made strong attack on
the testimony rs offered by the com
monwealth. dwelling especially upon
the character of the witnesses. In
this connection he referred to thc
good character which II was proved
me defendant had at his old home.
declaring that this character counted
Tor something in The mans favor for
good character must count for n man
when he is in trouble.
Mr.. Crane then cautioned the Iury
on their solemn duty in weighing the
evidence carefully ana with caution.
He dwelt particularly upon any doubts
as to the guilt of the accused. He
said that they should not vote 10
send Wiichewall TO his death unless
tHcy NOuIu ullcTWaTuS Stanu beside
his grave without pang OF regret or
sorrow that they had sent him forth
to The Great White Throne.
No Motive Shown.
The sneaker then went over the 1G
instructions offered by the defense
He explained them to the jury as he
understood them. dwelling ut some
length upon each. In speaking on
that instruction which said that de- ,
fendants previous good character
counted In his favor. the attorney
again explained the advantage of n
good character
The speaker then went On TO say
that there must be motive for every
crime and that he could not sec tina:
the state had shown any motive o.
malice In this case.
Mr.. CRIME closed his speech with 6
beautiful and simple appeal for the
aQnlttal Of the Indian lie said iha.
the mother of the boy way out in