The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-31

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neys expect a hung jury.
Independence, Kans., Mar. 29.-T
fate of A. A. Truskett, charged IA
the murder of J. D. S. Neely, 4
given to the jury last night. The cI
was given the jurors at 6:10 p. M.
Probably never before in the 4
tory of the Montmorey county bar i
there been in a trial of any sort sd
wholesale hurting of vindictI
phrases as in the closing arguml
yesterday afternoon. The cas-
been so involved in it's nature thai
we'll nigh has been impossible for
laymen to follow its twistings !
turnings through the various pha!
of the evidence.
Even the attorneys may have b4
confused in their closing argume};
the majority frequently left the issl
to argue the merits or dement's of
attorneys on the opposite side. Betl
an audience which filled the eel
room to capacity, such "strenuol
language was used and such ViolI
charges laid at the door of the varii
lawyers engaged in the case by
speakers that gasps of amazement
murmurs of astonishment frequerl
were drawn from those who He'd
The arguments closed with some d
pie in the room Kissing the retreat
form of Attorney Charles Bucher, Y
had refused the proffered hand
County Attorney Hal B. Clark, v
was apologizing to Bucher for wou
ing his feelings.
After the close of testimony taxi
Tuesday morning it was decided Il
four attorneys would speak for ei
side and that six hours would bel
lowed for the arguments. The o1
ing address for the state was madeE
Assistant County Attorney Joseph Il
dren, who outlined the points of |
states case.
Charles Welch opened for the
fense He narrowed the issue |
whether or not Truskett at the tim4
the killing knew what he waFa5i
He reviewed the insanity evidA
and said the state had not rebu3
this.
Grattan Stanford, for the state, d
touching tribute to j. D. S. Net
All the Nicely women wept thro't
out.
The first sensation of the day (
sprung when Charles Bucher, [
county attorney, now of Coffeyvf
opened his speech for the defeg
From beginning to end he anatheg
tized the dead man, corporations Y
orally and the attorneys on the Oft
side. Bucher slapped three jurorsE
the knee, shaking them in their chaI
7, H. Stafford, for the state, i
his respects" to Bucher by sayinll
was disgrace to the legal profess
and that expressions like his "
what made murders possible.
called him a paving, believing, w
eyed animal from Texas"
S. H. Piper, for the defense, told
poetical language the merits of II
kett and the "diabolical designs
corporations" He followed Buch@
lead and attacked Stafford savag.
T. H. Stafford again talked, and il
short speech drew the line of
states arguments together.
J. R. Charlton Of Bartlesville, on
ex-county attorney here, pleaded
an insanity verdict and despite
courts instructions, tried to lay groI
for self defense. 6I
Attorney Hal r. Clark had tiAe J
ing address. He made a biting
cism of opposing lawyers who haeI
tempted to play on the jury's feel
He replied to each, in defense of s.
ford. He said the defense had pleI
for a hung" jury. Bucher objee
but was overruled.
After brief rebuttal evidence yed
day morning by the state, in an Ell
to show that Truskett was of sol
mind, both the defense and state 4
ed and Judge Flannelly delivered
charge to the jury. He eliminated
possibility of self-defense on the |
of Truskett.
"The law" he said, knows only
form of insanity in murder cases.
or did not Truskett know what he
doing when he shot Nicely, fnd I
he know he was doing wrong?" y
There were twenty-three count
the courts instructions. The de1i'
filed exceptions to all except five
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