Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-07
Tennessee Executive Charged b E!
tnrney N Court With subai-
nation Of Perjury.
HE IS REpRovED BY THE JUICE
Defendants Lawyer Draws Compare
en- Between Alleged Psrssevtlets
Of Reet1oot Lake Citizens and Cor.
slderstIon shown sisyers o. csN
mack In Tennessee's Capitol cy,<
fBy Associated Press,.

(By As6OCldteQ f1eSBJ. ssSS e
UNION CITY, TENN. Jan. 6.--Ats
ter a bitter attack on the goyernueS
OF the state and an attempt to brine
the killing OF former United StAtp9
Senator Carmack into the csse. KsSe
Pierce. senior counsel for the eight
elleged night riders on trial for thes5
murder OF Captain Quentin Rankin.
today was reprimanded BY Jadgss
Jones. s
Mr. Pierce, was preparing TO Gloss
his argument for the defense and w4x&
discussing the, Testimony Of Fehrino
er. Hogg and Morris, night riders whq
turned etate,s Evidence. He launched
Into a violet dsnanciation Of GUTets
nor Patterson.
ArraIsns the Executive.
The governor Of the state ha (
eald. after sending an army int0
Obscn county to trample on the rtghiAx
of the people to snatch honest men
from their homes and bully them ard
abuse them, then offered reward IS
$4,000 for the arrest Of Rankihss'
murderers." said Pierce. Il do 80
approve OF crime. dencunce Ma9
der whether 1t Is cowardly A1!ls:s:
sination on the streets OF our capH
or any equally cowardly murder 80
the banks Of Ree'foot Lake. BIT AS
submit that oil men are equal he9
the law. and the man CT men
assassinated Carmack are entitled
no better treatment than those 49,
killed Rankin.
Alleges srsbsry BY Governor.
After filing obion county With TIN
army and abusing citizens what doles
Patterson do, this governor q III
state? He sends for Frank Nshr1n4
er and Herschel Hogg and WA4&s
Morris. and he brides them to perjufes'
themselves to scnd honest men ~ !
the gallows."
Several times the attorney repeated
this charge and then Judge JcuS
said: "The court does not helie4e
that the judiciary should permit
pass unnoticed this assault on ~
chief executive Of the state. TAf4N
Is nothing In the testimony 10 sastNa
counsels charges. The witneeeee
swore repeatedly that what QoFeruef
Patterson told them was that Il 49,
would tell the truth, he would -
snem an unconditional ps.don 80
see that hey got out OF the covue
In no way Is It In evidence, thst ~
offered them pardon &c involve 49,!
one In the murder" I: y
Cites Witnesses Tssttme0y. 80
But" reiorted Pierce. these =
nesses, or one Of them at iesst. So
that il Patterson had not offered -
the PARTON. he would net hxye - s
tho confession. Just what els -
offered them do not know. blfs
believe I have . right to say he @l1l
ed the Witnesses to perjure 49,
Selves 80
Mr.. Pierce" again said the c.
these remarks are highly mDgq
and the court will not permit IN
make them. Gentlemea Of the 81
there is nothing In evidences
which the charge against tie oovy
nor can be based" a.
Court adjourned q few minuee8
or until tomorrow. with two heesH13
time still to the defensss cre4il -
The case Should so to the NY ~
Thursday. -
Jurcr Risen who Is NJ = bez
kept In the court house. a
has been fitted M for ham snd -
carried from II 30 h.s chair each q
court opens. <'
He has a high fever. brt u seg&k'
mined to remain on the jury until -;
trial ends. Z =
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