The Globe-republican., 1909-03-18

Bitler murder trial. and the readers Of
this paper will doubtless appreciate the
opportuninity Of reading aportion Of II,
Reading II, however, will give only
faint idea Of the effect made In Its de-
livery by Mr.. Madison, whose earnest
ness, strength Of oratory, and strong
personality, added double weight to
every word.
No graver duty ever devolved upon
men than the determining Of the issues
in case Of this character. The sams
responsibility that has rested upon
the counsel In this case rests upon the
Jurors. You are here under your
solemn oaths to determine the Issues In
this case fairly between the state and the
defendant. The defendants liberty
gentlemen, Is not paramount to the
interests and welfare OF society. II this
man is guilty Of the deliberate, premedi-
tated, cold -blooded murder with which
he is charged In this case, In the name OF
God, / say to you that his liberty ard the
feelings Of his parents should not weigh
In the balance single moment. II this
man, as we say to you We believe the
evidence shows, has deliberately murder
ed defenseless woman, will you con-
slider the feelings Of his parents? or, 10
the name Of God, will you consider the
interests Of socletyG
The plea for sympathy that has been
made to you is the last resort OF the
criminal lawyer. When everything else
fails, when the ground Is cut out from
beneath his feet, when nothing more,
gentlemen, remains to clear bis client he
resorts to plea for sympathy.
In the pages Of divine revelation 1t Is
recorded that whatsoever man soweth
that shall he also reap, and he that SOW
eth to the wind shall reap the whirl-
wind. In the interest Of society, for the
| protection of the mothers, wives and
daughters all over this state, | trust, in
the providence of God. Sam Bitter,
(pointing at Bitler) your harvest has
come,and at the hands Of this jury you
shall reap as you have sown.
You, Gentlemen Of the jury, have nc
doubt read the tale of Gulliyer's travels
lby Jonathan Swift, believe, in which
he tells Of the giant Gulliver being bount
down by the Lilliputians, bound BY
small and weak threads, but they wrap
ped them around and around him until
the giants strength could not breal
Y them. There Is more than one circum'
! stance In this case and every one Of then
: points absolutely to the guilt Of TN
, defendant. You may 60 out and con
! lecture, you may 20 out and speculate
!, but If you decide this case upon th
:, evidence as you have sworn to DO thes
threads of circumstances will bind th
!, defendant to this crime as tightly and
| strongly as the giant Gulliver was boun
= down by the threads Of the LilliputlaDs
:. We can agree upon one thing 10 thi
case gentlemen; yes we can agree upo
" several things. We cap agree tha
Susan E. Rosenberger is dead. That II
,r death shroud has been wrapped aroun
[t her mortal body and today she is molde
% ing to dust. We can agree that Susan l
Rosenberger was murdered. We ca
A'agree that she was the wife Of an hone
'l old German farmer living out IN th
70 eparsely settled country some miles fro
* Greensburg in Kiowa county; wom'
at whose life was above suspicion; who
"a conduct was above reproach. She stoo
gentlemen, In her life upon the san
!. plane that your wives stand; a wont
u who was caring for her family, dl
rs charging faithfully her household duti
and living that clean, honorable, dece
D. life commanded by the laws Of man a
go the laws Of Almighty God. We G
! lagree that at two o'clock or along abe
that time on the afternoon Of May l6'
20 1908, following her usual custom 8
er left her home for the little town
mt Belyidere to exchange her produce,
he perhaps most Of you farmers wives
change produce for the necess'
groceries for the family. We can az
that she never reached her home ag
alive and that her body was found
the death pocket in this canon W
)e- three bullet holes from q 80 caliber
yolver In her skull.
he They talk about an outlaw; they I
ca apout a man so depraved, so degrat
Z that be could commit such an atroci
crime.travelling around over the cour
nu and carrying 80 caliber revolver,
sre Won ever hear of a man Of that charat
ing gentlemen carving 80 caliber revoll
ars No. no. such men don't carry that K