The evening world., 1909-01-18
Jury IN MURDER
TRIAL CAN SAY
=! BLACK IS WHITE
Prominent Lawyers Discuss
Hans Case Verdict for The
Evening World.
RUES ON ALL POINTS.
Has Right With All Consis.
teny to Say That Murder
is Not Murder.


"n"S i'''"7''
That ueS'ion, apropos OF the 'eGH!c'
IN the'hornton Hams case, was sub
-,,,,oao rrrhor ~ nromlnent law.
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Jam VI. sullivan VINO IN inc Con-
hectic courts suc'eSSin''y oe'eAoe'
twel, men accused OF the capita!
crinlsand Who Is now associated WIN
DAM ORei'Iy Of TINS city SAID
1T jury mas the power to trahscF'oe
the -caI!tu u'"II'ttn law 4"e aver
agenan IA Is TO grasp that all the
circnslanCos ot tragedy are given
intole hands NJ A juror, that our whole
sysm Of Jurisprudence permits 'hat
jurtto give Interpretation 10 those CIR
cumahceS' ana tlNt interpretation"
bea' every marx OF hh'HE' Inc Juro'
hasle r!Eht TO 81! 80 He'p MS Hoa en-
In eeplnS Wlth NE conscience tha'
bla' IS "hIte' l"uS '"' Juror win al
coiSteNcy ma! sty wax hu!uer Is not
mueE'
tfdeF bears broad Gehhi'lon' I"'
wol itself means more tNan ki'IlhS'
ANGLING means more than taxing I'e.
JuSiabIe homicide IS 'he kI'ihS ina;
ocGs IN Jaw EAou''b'e 'aR'Ns oil ne
IL tdefense If life or limb and in the
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pior''oh VI "o'"e'
Mo Coi,r Pahi,n pe+,trrs.'
wv 'S
TIRE Is 10 gong behind ne returns
4, :, Annts sIllirg. IL was the iu-y'g
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'e'' '""' t"0'"'y" 't'''''7 ""7 ''O'
guillof murder ana that Ne!dG. can
not questioned"
b., yao,s ,or,ro- A,,,s,,,.
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pistt-A;tOrneE ana counse! IN the
celehtsd Roland b. MolineuX case,
.oid"Au Of my irrrossiors NJ tina
Haiicase, ana ideas regarding H. came
from daily pcrusal OF the reports OF
- I,I In ,ne poysnoners I'nuiies.
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tlonay ho''I''"' was 'o'i''''''u' an"
the an on trial was charged with the
resnsip.lity for that crime, and charged
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"'p'"' ms ANU" ''''' -" 10 t''
cepn and carrying out But the jury
wa,ndoubtedIv convinced that grounds
Ill ~, ,.,s,,rblo do,,, Ami.
CAV" ''' '''
wanurIercd' hut not oy l"e MN" o'
actf Thornton Hams, the jury said.
~ was n, evidence prayan,ed THAT
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49, Ave-, snn, NAV r,ve ruIcl ny
'"t "S -
pEed me ueLth OIL AIMS, mere <o wv
beO evidence ~ 10 winch o''e VI We
seyal snqNs hl!leu INNS, .t.. .,,
Cuhs'H'' Nnc I'S"Il ~ ny nc "
grt tsa! N',lo'? io' WI M''H.! 'y'
iipiCsthtdlI." VI ~. 80 ""' 49,
zen oul S't", "!S"p"' 80 ,' ,,' 49,
me selt.luh ". VIZ Ju'!' ca" '''"'
pFSHt WH'''''' H".N's''
Jury Believed his story.
or,e Gordnr H,,.,,. r. former As.
,os Sv.Er' ,ror ,. ,,In 'i "as an.
siaht ,'r,,,',, ,,,,,rr, yo
Pefu ~ ''.ar'S '',U.'',,''' '.(i",''., TO
ioInv 49, IVA nI,,rsn I.,j,ini, in
pTunr,',,,, iiIiri r,.o ria, '',rS evi.
AN au ''J hsito",i hi, story. d,Su,tr Inc
ss,uits MD ,npn II hi. prosesu-
'ao,aS .,.', N",,I.. '',,,II ma. -. ,glrr.
~ ~ an. ~, NJ H.. Ir.s tIs irry believed
NJ, ,u usIy ~ mo-. lei, ,r,t L.. I,as telling
,hsr,,,h ,'Ian Ie sgta t.gI me- wAs
ar fnr lis mentally trorDl,d mother,
artI,nt tnn mr,tiul WIN Auu.s was
a",.,n,ol ,r''" Niry did mn. I.ii.ye
si,E tSa, 't'nrnrnI Hahn .u.,lgatei
mr. nix any ulyf m the killing %. Aun!s.
I'M he r,,ilG NOT be .c,r. u! Inl.y.
daNr, vas n,itta sight far ne Irl..
ma The c,rc,imstauGss To .c.,,!;. II.
,fnrl,aL ,In pny,-r 10 pass t,pln ta.
aues,n of fact, and the Jaw says tl..