The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-04
Attorney Jessup in Argument
Alleged Girls Father Friend
" with Negro Despite the
ChiId's Shame.
GIRL IN TEARS WHEN
LED BEFORE THE JURY
This Afternoon Johnson Will
Speak for the Defense and
Robbins will Demand Me-
qro's Conviction.

gr0'S C0nvlCtl0n.
sides. the reading Of the courts In.
structions and the deliberation OF the
jury comprised today's events In the
case OF Robert Stems. colored. charged
with criminal intimacy with Mabel
Muey. n white girl. on March IL. 1909
when she was br. fourteen years old.
The sensational feature OF the days
Happenings was the condemnation II
William Muey and wife by Attorneys
Jessup and Johnson. 1t was alleged
by the defendants attorneys that
Muey borrowed money from the &C.
cused negro. played cards with him
and otherwise had friendly relations
after Mabel is alleged to have con-
fessed to them.
Musy Girl In Tears.
The prosecuting witness sat with
her parents and patiently listened to
the denunciation. Only once during
the morning did she break down and
this when the prosecuting attorney
brought her before the jury and refer
red to her abasement. The mother
and father also hid their faces In their
handkerchiefs.
Each side was allowed three hours
for argument The time was divided
BY the two attorneys on each side.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles Ladd
opened and was followed BY Attorney
Jessup OF the defense. ImmsdiaAely
after dinner. Henry U. johnson begaa
his argument In behalf OF Stems.
John +. Robbins, who has directed the
prosecution throughout. closed the ar
guments with an appeal for the me-
sro's conviction.
Judge Fox was busy during the
morning drawing up his charges to
the jury. II was expected that the
jury would begin its deliberations
about 4 o'clock. Opinion ~ to the
outcome ID divided. some who have
followed the case closely believing
that . conviction will be immediate,
while others favor the nesro's chances
and predict q disagreement. A few
think he will Be acquitted.
More Charges Filed.
Though Stems and his attorneys
are hopeful Of an acQuittal. the negro
need not expect to be freed from fur.
ther prosecution as Attorney Robbins
stated this morning Stems II acquit.
ted. would be arrested on charges fil-
ed In the county clerks office today.
The attorney said that these addition.
n charges against Stems allege Grim.
anal acts with Mabel Muey at differ.
ent periods after March ls, 1909. each
act being . separate offense. Attor.
ney Robbins will Se persevering in
his prosecution Of the negro.
Prosecuting Attorney Ladd who op-
ened the argument this morning smoke
for an hour and fifteen minutes. His
was detailed statement of the case.
not . rhetorical effort but a straight
OH the bat argument for the conyic.
tion OF the accused. After he had
completed II was reported that the
defense would rest It's case without
argument. After \ ten minutes inter.
mission. Attorney Jessup opened in
behalf OF Stems.
Applying his most severe invectiye.
the parents OF the Muey child were
made the subject Of utter condemna.
tion and he most severely censured
the spirit which they pressed the
charge against the negro.
Charges BY Jsssup.
Jsssup outlined the case, stated the
glrl confessed her alleged relations ON
October >. 1909 and that the Mueys
did not file charges against Stems
until July 10. 1910. when he was Ar
rested. In the interim. between the
time OF the girls confession and
oteinss arrest. the attorney said. evi.
dence had brought out and stood with.
out contradiction that the Mueys and
oteSns had been friendly. Attorney
Jeeeup declared that the evidence
showed Auey had played cards with
0teins: that Stems had visited The
0uey residence. also that he had doc
torod Nuey's horse for rinsboue and
In February OF this year had loaned
Musy SO and that the relations he
. tween Stems and Muey had been
lr1eadly and business Hike until Win.
81 . short time before the charge vas
preesed against the negru.
Appeal1ug to the Jurors hs asked
whethsr any Of them would oct IN
: soeA . way u their daughters should
hovo hed intimate relations With {.
Ned Time - Gssaps.
Later. addrsss1ng both wilharu
l9ooy an1 tAe jury. the attorney said
1nat e vDe not . oreat natter q .
1uoe1eA un1es the elFeunstnncsa, ID
~ ut leusy was - Nan who Aad
81 (e9asinase - Pass ssveal s.