New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

| q profound silence Oldndc sad:
"Allow me to thank YOU for Your fairness,
! NJ. President" Then, turning to the jury,
81 will be bricf, Gentlemen. II has been
! freely admitted by the attorney for the
State, by the attorney for the defense and
! even bv the honorable president himself,
! that there was in this case something they 90
not fully understand Such being the case,
there cannot be any doubt that you feel the
same uncertainty. Having full confidence IN
the administration Of justice IN France, iccI
absolutely sure that in such circumstances
YOU could never bring a verdict OF guilty
Therefore, it is not through fear that l am
speaking | simply want to dlspel the cloud
that still ObsCurcs Your minds and compel you
morally TO bring a unanimous verdict OF
innocence. Fear nothing, however; Tor my
mothers death will certainly be avenged.
you DO not understand this case, for the
simple reason that YOU do not know my
father In our old families an oath IS a use
less formalitv Our word IS our Gospel, and
according 10 our conscience, Whlch IS our
code Of honor, 10 tell an untruth IS always
equal to perjury. have lived all my NE
with NV mother. ! WOrShipcd her, and DO
not intend to cXtcnuatc the wrongs OF my
father toward his family. Far from IT..
lTDlgU Ills lIlllDIllllt)lI itAao4Nl4 A''i Stt'-'
bling. he shamcfullv neglected us. Time after
time NV mother cntrcated him 10 give her
his word of honor not to touch card any
more. and assured him that under such a
pledge She would not only forget the past
but even put her own fortune at his disposal
He declined. With tears in his eyes he
would say, YvOnnc, | cannot make YOU
that promise; for ! am not sure | can keep
it, lie is a man Of honor \ few days be-
fore her death my mother told me, Con
tran is going too far. | must protect your
fortune. and in order 10 cure him Ct his pas
sion for gambling he must receive severe
shock. In no circumstances Will | permit
our name to be disgraced; but your father
needs q lesson. Then She wrote the letter
that forms the basis Of the accusation.
ain spite Of this warning, he gambled once
more. once more he lost heavily. his loss
after nv mothers letter caused HIM TO come
10 his senses. He came 10 SOrgcs openly.
For what purpose TO kill my mother, as
the prosecuting attorney lnsinuatcs; no,
Gentlemen Of the Jury, he came to give my
mother his solemn promise not 70 play any
more. He would have kept It, for ne IS a
man Of honor and happiness would have
been restored in our family. Alas. my poor
mother could not hear the promise 50 pa
ticntlv and so eagerly awaited. Her hps'. 50
willing TO utter the words Of pardon and give
| thc kiss Of reconciliation, were scaled forever
| bv the brutal hand of one Of these Apachcs
who wantonly commit crimes upon crimes IN
the streets and in the suburbs OF Pans.
"Toaccusc my father Of this murder Is IN
famous. Many time ! have heard MN say
| A man who strikes a woman, even with q
! fratbcr. no matter how low She has fallen, Is q
fclonr remember vividly when was seven
years old. seeing him reach home with deep
youud in his arm Hchad protected a woman
Unknown 10 him against the brutal blows Of a
ufiian. Can your imagination picture such
man stranpling to death, in her bed, a Wo-
man. only q woman, but his adorcd "iic'
a. the motive of the crime the prosccut-
mo attorney puts forth, II cannot stand; i"r'
.'H"eorJinq to the very contract Of marriage
IL.,w,cn nv father and my mother J, ,hdT
"bIJ could not dispose Of my mother tor
,"nr until was twenty-five years old, with
.,,, the official consent Of my uncle on the
internal side. Count dc Kcrdol. Therefore,
! ,bc death Of my mother was Of no bcnCht
,'T.trycr 10 nv father, who had to pay ms
I,Lt within twcnty-four hours. Such beng
,Lc undcniablc facts, what remains OF the
.r,nsation so skilfully built by the attorney
! L.r ,L, State, Absolutely nothing.