Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-25
inviting him to come over with him?
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Significant Facts.

iuct tnat Tho Indian left his clothes
ana money m Pine Beach. but that
ne forgot That he had he great pistol
ana belt of cartridges about his waist
IRON llpe Beach the speaker traced
me accused 10 this city. into Whit.
iiiss saloon and then to Mamie Cor
ions. He then feeiied the tosti.
hioily of the several women who saw
me indian pun Dora Hail from her
mouse ana take her down the street
dmacking her and cursing her on the
way. lie also told of the nashinp of
''c gun III the face of two women and
repeated the Indians statement thai
II me women breaihcd he would XIII
'"c'n. Tht speaker then demanded
10 know if that action womld lead ono
10 bciievc that Dora wanted to 20 witt,
me indian. The captain then told
aDoht The woman rushing into Tho
noor or me rear room nj WRITINGS
ana now she was excited ana CRYING
~ nc tline. Did that not aunonr no
u sue was running for her life?" do
,'""ueu the sneaker. Did lie shovel
nrr mo the alldy 10 kill her there ana
"e saw The open door and broke into
~ W'lcNiy-and did not he follow her
Here the commemorative ot,or,e,
'' ,I forward toward the Jury mud
,'o"iy shiu; After sho had rushed
mo me room. In stalkcd den,h,"
Al'er pause the speaker won, ON
10 say that there was no reason for
me woman 10 ask the Indian In son
me gun as she had previously INA :,
hashe' in her face He Ihnn dwoi,
upon Tho peculiar coIncideut thnt ,r.
Ter mo shooting the Indian ran fn,
"'s ,''c ana also The fact thai ms 'ble
40 ,ne room wal. the bullet happened
10 strike the woman's head. '' "'
as to Prisoners Drunkenness
Hes''ming his speech nj The sf,or.
noon session. Captain Berkeley wo,,,
~ ~, ~ speak OF the malice of the In.
n'ah' Tonchlng upon the plea of tho
ue'ehsc that the prisoner wan dr,n,i-
a' 'he tiine. the speaker declared that
'e wns nor so drunk that he couI,j
no' zen The money he had To a penny
'"u could remember north or
son,h and east and west. He thcn
sa'u mat the Indian had declared thar
on 'hat night he could not find lhe
noiice station, but the next morninp
ne did moi try To find II, but sought
10 gel back To Pine Beach. where his
money and clothes were.
captain lterkeley closed his nrnu.
ment with a powerful appeal ia Inc
Jury To weigh the evidence carofuIlv
ana not to let their sympathies for Tho
accused enter into the case.
Mr. Let's Eloquent plea.
Attorney r. NJ. Lett opened The
argument for the defense with mn clio.
qucht plea for The aq,Ittnl OF the In.
nian In thc outset he stated that
100 much stress could not be laiJ I'm.
On the Importance of the law regard.
ing the case, and that he would read
ihe IL instructions for the jury when
were submitted by the defense and
approved by tho court. ana polnt
OUT the law In the case AS he read
ne gave a clear and crisp explanation
OF the salient points in each instruc.
tion. During these explanations he
declared emphalically that upon the
law. the evidence ana the facts bo
ana his associates In the case believ.
ed ihai Harrison Wi,chewah was In.
nocent Of the charge OF murder
Leaning upon the railing surround.
ing the Jury box. and speal,ins vii,
considerable feeling, thc attorney
opened his plea by saying that to him
me whole case was peculiarly sad.
we know that Dora Hall in her
mountain home was sweet, chasto ana
pure-as pure rs the mountain snow"
sad the speaker. THE first we
hear of Dora Hall Is nine years ago
when she landed in Lynchoure I'm al
house of Ill fame. For nine years
She trod the path of vice. From
l.ynchhure she comes to Newport
News. then goes TO Norfolk, then
back TO Newport News ana then TO
Pine Beach"
Here Mr.. Lett made scathing nj.
tack on Pine Beach. declaring tnat his.
tory had proven that Il was the worst
place, not only in the state of Virgi.
MIA. but in this entire country. and
that II WAS seeihIne hell hole of in.
lqnity and vice There we meet
Witchewah. His prior history was
Inherent. He was raised on the vast
rolling prairie with his horses. his
dogs. his hogs and his cattle. He
came 10 Pine Beach with the pure. |
fresh air of the West in his lungs.
He camps with his fellows with tho
lOl Ranch in the Exposition. Later
ne moves ont of the Exposition to
Pine Beach and there he ana Dora
Hall meet"
The attorney then went on TO OK.
plain the movements of the pair on
the day of the meeting. declaring
mat they stayed together that night
but thew did not retire for the night.
He then touched upon the second meet. |
ing and told of Wtchewa's taking |
her TO Norfolk md later bringing her
10 house In this CITY whom his |