Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-12

criminaHy disposed, be sure your sin will
find you OUT"
Mr.. Goss alluded TO Matthews as vii
liam the Silent" and spoke further Of "the
endeavor Of the five men bent on this
crime TO be shifting continually their rooms
while IN Omaha in order to confuse the
evidence in the event Of their apprehen-
sion"
Il would infer that when Matthews bor-
rowed Bob Splain's revolver at Spokane,
that something had happened to his other
gun in Omaha. He seemed to need a re-
volver. And the fact that men carry such
guns as these on their persons is an in
ference that they are potential murderers. "
Judge Reads statutes.
Judge Munger's charge to the jury was
brief. He read the statutes OF the United
States covering such o~ffenses as are
charged against these defendants in the
three counts of the Indictment. Each
count Of the Indictment must be regarded
as directed against each of the five de-
fendants and the verdict must be returned
accordingly. The verdict might be in favor
of or against each Of them for all three
counts, in favor Of or against each one
on each separate count.
The first count charges the simple fact
OF robbery Of the mail. The second, com
hitting the robbery and putting the postal
clerks having custody of the mail in fear
Of their lives and the third, violently as
saulting the postal clerks and threatening
them with deadly weapons lin perfecting
the robbery.
The tragedy OF the trial Gull
minated when Edwin NJ. Grigware
Of Spokane. the worn and anxious
father OF Frank Grigware, one of the de-
PENDANTS, broke down under the plea Of
Attorney mcfarland for the life Of his son.
The elder GFigware has been present dur
ing all the long days OF the trial hoping
and praying that there might be Osome
evidence that shall clear his boy Of the
crime, the penalty of which is life inn
prlsonment. lie has smiled hopefully at
some favoring point Of the evidence, and
relapsed into almost despair when the
finger of fate seemed to point with fear
full earnestness at the probable guilt of
Ills sen.
Yesterday morning, when in his closing
argument, Mr.. Mcfarland pleaded with
the jury to give this roken-hearted father
his boy, Mr.. Grigware tried to suppress
the tears that would stream down his
anxious face; but finally he leaned for
ward with his hands covering his face
anu MS WHoiS AidhS. WdS ohuhOH WIN SObo'
Pleads for GrlRwRre.
These are the last words that I shall
address you" said Mr.. Macfarland to the
jury 1T IS only Htrace Of suspicion thai
tas been directed against this boy, for he
is vet a bay, I plead with you, gentlemen
Of the jury, to give this boy, just on the
threshold Of young manhood, with the
world of hope before him, with a record Of
good from his cradle to but a few month,
ago, when he became accidentally assocl.
ated with these men A man would indeed
ave a heart Of stone to blast this young
life"
Mr.. mcfarland began his argument at
O'Clock and concluded at 1915. He mad,
a careful review Of the testimony, under.
taking TO show that II was only suspicion
that was directed against Shelton anC
Grigware. Nothing discriminating had beer
found upon them that could connect then
with the robbery Of the Overland Limited
Even the suspicious and circumstance
against them. he held, were vague, con.
Trajectory and uncertain. He alluded C
the fact that the entire enginery Of the
government, the Pinkerton Detective
agency and the Union Pacific railway had
been bounding these boys, spending In the
aggregate 10000 to bring witnesses from
Every quarter Of the country to testify