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


civilization, and got a coal mine in
return. He indicts Butler after 9TH
er papers published 1t and only be-
cause he is afraid of being cut Of
from the pie-counter in Washington.
One man is as good as another, and
often a d-n sight better. So when
these fellows allow $3.50, 900 to three
tramp lawyers 1t looks mighty bad.
Cat this junction 1t was suggested
by some ore that Judge Robinson's
time was up, but after saying that
time was made only for slaves and
slavery had been abolished. Judge
Robinson was invited by Judge Long
to continue.)
No lawyers in North Carolina
make as much as those lawyers got
for salary and expenses. Adams
was in Washington when the injunc-
ton against Mansfield, McMurray &
Cornish was up for a hearing talking
through a hole in the wall to Mans
field. All we ask is a fair verdict.
This we are sure of getting. I have
tried to leave all personal feeling out
Of this. I conclude, as all preachers
do, where did he get that hat, Where
did Adams get that coal miner"
The Last Argument.
Solicitor Jones Fuller concluded
for the State, saying, In part, as fol-
lows:
This is an experience absolutely
novel to all of us, as this is the first
heard in North Carolina. The State
has no regret that this case is here,
as some of the counsel said. II
Adams has been hbeled, then 1t Is
right to convict; if he hasn't, then
the defendants should be freed. In
addition to the Buffers being on
trial, Adams is also on trial. Not
guilty means that Adams goes down
to his grave in disgrace. Yours Is
grave responsibility, and I do not
wonder that you would like for the
cup to pass away from you. The
State must protect it's citizens. Reck-
lessly and maliciously assassinating
a mans character is worse than TAX
ing his property. The question of
publication should not bother you
because the certificate of Lester But
Ter to the Secretary of the State
proves this. If more was necessary
you have Smiths testimony and the
admissin of counsel at the prelimi-
nary hearing. Butler must prove
the truth of every charge in the pub
LEGATION. There is absolutely no evil
dence of a deal between Adams and
Joins. The State could not bring
Joins here, the defense could. Why
didn't the defense bring him here?
He could have proved the charge if
it was SO. They pretended to take
his deposition, but they didn't. There
was a reason for this publication.
They wanted legislation from Con-
gress, and the only way that they
could get it was to attack the Fed
eral Judge. Are you going to let
your neighbor, who has lived among
you, go down in disgrace? Twenty
four men from Greensboro and
Weaver from Asheville and Alfalfa
Bill of Oklahoma, and many others,
have testified to Adams good char
acter. Men of good character don't
take brides.
Adams character was shown by
the manly way in which he withstood
Mr.. Justices cross-examination. Ad-
ans is a citizen of North Carolina,
and he appeals to you to protect his
good name. Don't stamp the name
of bribe-taker upon the children of
Judge Adams; save them from this
faint. If this case is here, then But
Ter brought them. Adams tried to
have the charges Investigated by Con-
gress. If Adams is guilty, he is
worse than a murderer. You by
your wisdom can free his character
from this faint.
If the State has proven beyond
reasonable doubt the guilt of these
defendants, then the State might as
we'll go out of business. If $75O,O0O
was divided, then Adams is a fool as
we'll as a rascal. With the lawyers
and Indian chiefs and Adams there
was light on the scheme. Why didn't
Adams get an equal share if he wrote
the opinion? This would have been
$4,000, whereas the defense has
shown at the most by the widest
stretch of Imagination $4,000. They
had to combine his account at the
City National with the one at Green's
boro Loan and Trust Company to get
this. If you should bring in a verdict
of guilty the court crier may cry as
never before, God save the State and
this honorable court.
Judge Longs Charge.
Judge Long began his charge to
the jury at 1920. He began by de-
fining libel. The article published,
II published maliciously, is libelous
per Sc, if untrue, because it charges
bribery of court. The State must
show beyond a reasonable doubt that
the libel was published in Guilford
County. The publisher and all con-
cerned in the production and dis
tribution of the paper containing the
libelous article are guilty of publish
ing it. Malice is an essential ingredi-
ent of this crime. Evidence of
strained relations would tend to show
express malice and motive on the
part of the defendants. Revisal 3267I
permits the proof of the truth of the
nbelous charge, and such proof, II to