Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-13

"S uSleiSe III tne muruer trlal
gathered up the struggling points
of their case and rested. Court
then adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
morning.
AT the morning session, the de-
tendant was again placed on the
stand to answer a few questions
that had been omitted by her attor-
neys. Guy Hardin and several other
witnesses e called in rebuttal.
The defense by its objections shut
out the most of the evidence
offered by the district attorney up
to the recess noon.
This afternoon, several witnesses
testified in rebuttal, among them
being DR.. Eby, who tested as an
expert. At 3 o'clock, the court
had taken a short recess. The
pospects at that time were that the
evidence would all be in before the
adjournment of court this evening.
The argument will begin at the
morning session tomorrow.
The evidence in the murder trial
closed Wednesday afternoon and
court adjourned until 10 o'clock
Thursday forenoon.
District Attorney Taber began
the opening argument for the state
when court convened this morning.
He gathered up the points of the
evidence and made an able state
ment of the case from the stand
point of a prosecutor. He did not
mince matters in speaking of the
filth in the case, neither did he
spare the defendant. SO far as her
victim was concerned, he impressed
upon the jury the fact that he
would waste no time in the defense
of his character. He spoke for an
hour and twenty minutes, closing
with a plea to the jury to do it's
duty and bring in a verdict in ac-
cOrdance with the law and the evil
dence.
Mr.. Gedney then madeathe open
ing argument for the defense. He
presented the main points of the de-
Tense in a convincing way. He
devoted considerable time in dis
secting the hypothetical question
asked by the district attorney of
the physicians called as experts on
insanity. He consumed the re-
mainder of the forenoon session in
presenting the defendants case.
Court convened at 2 o'clock, and
Judge King began the closing
: argument for the defense. He de-
fined the crime of murder and its
different degrees and claimed that
the eIments of malice, prcmedita-
ton and deliberation were not in
the cas- at bar and, therefore, the
defendant was not guilty of murder
in either the first Or second degree.
He then took up the evidence and
showed from it the mental and
physical condition of the defendant
just before and at the time she
killed Carroll. Judge King did
not spare the deceased and spoke
of him az an inhuman monster in
his treatment of the defendant.
His remarks were closely followed
by the jury and a crowd court
room. He was still speaking at
o'clock when this report closed.
District Attorney Taber will
follow Judge King and, at the con-
clusion of his address, Judge
Brown will read his instructions
to the jury. The Ease will prob.
, ably go to the jury late this after
4, noon.
Judge King occupied the entir,
t session of the district court Thurs
day afternoon in his agument foi
the defense in the Florence o. Hay
, murder trial. He made an able
+ forciblc plea for the defendant.
. A night session was held anC
Q District Attorney Tabcr closed 70,
the state. He handled the cas-,
Q well and did his full duty to tn,
g people. During his agumcnt
there were two or three lively tilt
: between him and Jugde King il
which some very hot shot wa
: thrown.
At the conclusion of his argu
ment Judge Brown read his in
structions to the jury. The.
seemed fair and impartial to bot
sides. The jury then retired an,
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