The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-10

~ns su-d When He Aasir Charg~.
Against the Court. - seiieitnr
Closes for the stats-Juds~'.
Charge to the Jary.
tBy Andrew Joyner. In Raleigh
News and Observer
Greensboro. y. c.. April :. 1909
.... Below are given the closing
arguments aud Judge Longs charge
To the jury.
Judge W. s. Oh. Robinson eoa-
cluded for the defense. lie said that
be had no malice In his heart toward
the prosecution. but there wAs much
1t stake TO this defendant Weaver
is an old man and his memory isn't
good. John Smith In the only one
that tries To connect Butler With the
publication. he says that the charge
was published all over the eountry
before Butler published IL in The
Caucasian. There was no suit against
these papers nor against any one un-
til Adams was about TO be cut OF
from the pie counter. Then he vent
TO work and employed Ave lawyers
TO assist the Solicitor TO do his duty.
The prosecution was represented at
the taking of depositions by MeMur-
ray, as well as these counsel. Like
Governor Stedman says grafters flock
together, and this is why McMurray
was present at the taking of deposi
tions In Oklahoma and Washington.
This firm OF attorneys has dissolved.
Why didn't some OF them come here
to be examined7 The judge of this
court doesn't get as much as these
| attorneys did for a salary. have
as much respect for my own ability
as any one has, and you can have me
the rest of my life for $4,000 a
year. The Secretary OF the Interior
refused to allow more than S250 .0o0.
Then these attorneys have the cisi-
zenship Bill enacted, testified Rosen-
| winkle. who was cornish's stenogra-
pher, said that this firm wrote the
letter OF endorsement by the Indian
chiefs. Why did the court go TO
4
when all the interested parties lived
at McAllister? Rawls caught them
red handed In the act and then they
tried to make Rawls take a part In IL
to give the appearance of honesty.
| Judge Weaver raised the fee down
from 100000 TO s750.000, like old
man Frap's boy in drawing the beer.
who held IL high. low down to make
it foam, in Raleigh a year ago. DO
you know how much money $780,
900 is? 1t Is more than His Honor
Is worth or ever will be worth.
$4,000 day. II reminds me of the
widow who sued the railroad for the
death OF her husband. Some shyster
lawyers recovered $4,000 and they
pocketed It all. sending the widow
letter of thanks for the use of the
name and the children a bag of can
dy. Don't let these Ave lawyers and
Solicitor half-sole Judge Adams
character. Adams offers no excuse
for being present when the Governor
of the Indians was inaugurated. Ev-
cry time an effort was made to pump
the money from the treasury these
: judges were all there. Like the
| preacher. I must repeat the text:
s750,0O0 and $1,000 year for ex-
} penses and $4,000 salary. When
MeMurray. Mansfield & Cornish stop
Iped the half-breeds from plundering
they start to plunder themselves.
Alfalfa Bill Is the only one that tes-
titles from Oklahoma as to the char
= acter of the judges. Alfalfa Bill
e married an Indian and got $4,000
j, worth of land. I suppose he held
: the land by knight service and so.
: cage for his own lifetime. He Is 20
8 valuab BILE he thinks no one can run 8
!, train without his permission. bat hs
y admits Joins was on the train.
Alfalfa Bill and sanctimonIous
a Judge Weaver are the only ones
8 here. Judge Weaver impressed me
: He said with feeling that no one had
e ever charged him with being corrupt
8 Yet a man who has served for four
/ teen years In Congress. and Is rank
s ing member of the Indian committee
e told you that he told Judge Weave
to his teeth that he was fraud ans
Weaver turned OF without q word
4 Stevens said he charged him witt
being fraud. Then Stevens goe
back TO Congress and this brave maj
- from Ohio goes back on the stan'
J. and says that when Stevens charge.
e him with this he laid his hand ol
X the table and told him that he wa
le misinformed or that he didn't wan
II to promuigate the truth. This fror
d. man who comes from way out yon
ct der where fire freezes. Why dldn
re he strike Stevens o: sue him2
Adams on his first examinatio
said he made no money In Oklahoma
Judge Bynum dragged In here b
subpoena contradicts Adams. By say
OF ing that Adams told him he mad
be $4,000 out OF a coal mine.
an Every Word That Bynum Said weigi
ed Ton.
Ia Miss Case saws that Judge A.