Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

during his argument. He was pleading
that she must have known the contents of
the will, had it herself or at least been
able to use "a stuffed club OIL. her rela-
tives in order to make them agree that
she should be an equal sharer and sign
a new division agreement to that effect.
Why did she not go to her mothers
home that Sunday? Why vas her name
registered at the Her Grand? Why is
her name registered this very week at
the Her Grand?'
ut is not tartly interrupted Mrs.
Lamb.
"Then someone has forged your name, "
retorted the attorney.
II developed that It is at the Rome that
Mrs. Lamb Is now staying.
In an address of three hours length
Judge J. j. Sullivan concluded argument
for the respondents Saturday morning. He
was paid the compliment of the attendance
of a score of members of the Douglas
county bar and of one judge of the district
bench.
Like County Attorney English, Judge Sui
Ivan paid his respects to c. J. Smyth,
whose attack on the witnesses for the
other side Sullivan likened to the activities
of Sir Matthew Hopkins, the famous Eng
lish witch hunter. Bishop Scannell and
Father McGovern also came in for vigor-
GUS attention from the lawyer in the course
of his argument.
Sullivan Goes for Smyth.
~ was much astonished yesterday" said
Judge Sullivan. when MI. Smyth turned
upon these women and tore them limb from
limb, when he took the most trivial cir
cumstances and made them the basis for
his charge of conspiracy. 1t reminded me
of the witch hunters in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries after Pope Clement
had issued a bull establishing a course of
procedure. Often two witches were exam
ined separately on the same charge and II
their testimony varied In the slightest de-
gree this was considered evidence of their
guilt by Sir Matthew Hopkins, the inquis-
itor. So Mr.. smyth has proceeded.
our witnesses, who are women. are
seized as the witch inquisitors seized their
victims and thrust on the stand without the
slightest notice. On the other hand, the
witnesses OF the proponents are put forth as
honorable men.
This case SINNERS down to q contest be-
tween the Roman Catholic church and the
women. The bishop and priests may have
no personal incentive. but as component
parts of the church they have an interest
az strong as though the result of the liti-
CATION meant money in their own pockets.
I'VE shall not charge the proponents
witnesses with perjury, as they have ac-
cused ours, but the evidence shows how
far, how much too far, 81 excess OF zeal
viii carry them. The evidence in this case
shows that Roman collar is not the only
badge OF virtue"
CriticiseS Bishop
A criticism of Bishop Scannell followed
for his statement upon the stand that he
would accept the benefaction even II a
majority OF the trustees of the schools
might become infIdels or protestants.
This answer astonished me-" said Judge
Sullivan. and / pressed him close"
Eyes, l would accept 1t because In hat
event ] would control It myself by with
drawinS the students II the board should
run counter TO my wishes
THUS he would defeat the plainly ex-
pressed intent of the ~testatcr. He went
even further than this. l said to him:
Bishop, is there a precedent anywhere
for a Catholic ~parochial school controlled
by infidels or protestants,' and he said,
Yes, in France Was It not astounding
that he should quote in support Of himself
conditions In that country. where the treat
ment OF the church has shocked the whole
Catholic world?"