The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
 HARSH ATTACK ] ON PATTERSON Lawyer for Night Riders Speaks. REFERS TO CARMAcK's END Judge Jones Stops Bitter Words of
 Pierce. Ce.ssel Declares That ststements Were wruns sy Governor From Reel
 fest Lake People with : Nice Prenises. 

Union City, Tenn. Jan. 6.--After a bitter attack upon the Governor of the State and an attempt to bring the kill ing of former United States Senator Edward w. Carnack into the night rider case, late this afternoon, Rice Fierce. senior counsel for the accused night riders. was reprimsnded by Judge Jones.
 Mfr. Pierce was preparing to close and was discussing the testimony oi Fehrinser. Hogs and Morris. the three night riders. who turned States evi. dence, He launched into a violent de. nunci4tion of Governor Patterson.
 The Governor of the State. after sending an army into Obion Count, to trampie upon the rights of the peo- pie. to snatch honest men from theii homes, and bully them and abuse them then offers a reward of ti0,0 for the arrest of Rankin's murderers," said Pierce. New. do not approve of crimes. denounce murder. whether 1t Is q cowsrdly Assassination on the streets of our capitol city or any equal. ly .cowardiy murder on the banks oi the Reelfoot Lake. But 1 submit that all mem are equal before the law, and the man or men who assassinated Car. mack ara entitled to no better treat. nnent than those who killed Rankin.
 
 army, and abusing it's citizens. whai does Patterson do. this Governor oi the State? He sends for Frank Feh- ringer and Herschei Hogg and Wa6 Norris and he brings them to perjure themselves to send honest men to the gallows."
 Several times Che attorney repeated the charge and then Judge Jones said
 The court does not believe that ths | fNsAt rr .aH a.snA "A rticed this assault upon the chief exec. utive of the State. There is nothing in the stestimony to .suptain counsert charges. The witnesses swore repeat. edly that what Governor Patterson tois them was that If they would tell thu truth he would give them an uncondi, tional pardon aud, see that. they gol cut .of the country in no way Is [ fn Avfdenee that he effected them par, don to tarn us IT Involve any ans 1T
 "Bus.. fstorted Fierce. these wit nesses.s or one of them at. least. swort that if, F&ttsfkon had not offered hin the pardon he would not have made the confession. Just what else he of. fered them. I do not know, but be, iieve have right to say 'he bribet the witnesses to pefjure themselves. :
 'Mr. Pierce" again said the court InO59 TSmaTAB hE0 HLSniy improper and the court will not permit you te make them.'' #,
 "Gentlemen (to the Juryl there fl nothing in evidence upon which ths charge against the Governor can bt basedy' said thes court.
 MT. Piercs had spoken nearly two hours when the incident happened The court adjourned a few moments later until tomorrow. with two hours of time still to the defense's credit. The case should go to the jury before p. m. Thursday.
 The, defense began its argument to the jury in the night rider trial thii morning. Judge Swfgart closed the States argument briefiy!
 Juror Rosson, who Is i'll with the measles, is being kept in the court house. A room has been fitted up for him and he is carried from it to his chair each time court opens. He has a high fever but 1t fs determined to complete the. case.
 J. b. Frye, who opened for the de. fense was followed after luncheon by W. s. Coover.