The evening world., 1912-04-24
GIRL MAKES PLEA
FOR 4N|GGEN BOY"
N MURDER CASE
Lucille Pugh Tells Jury Why
She Wanted to Defend
Poindexter.

outline a whst tAs defence intends 10
show In ordw 10 prove that this defend
shot the dscsassd IN seif-defee~."
In these words. uttsred simply. but
with an infection md intonasion richly
coated with he soet burr Of Dixseland.
Mis- I&scias Push. att~Drney-aA-law. b.
gsa to-day The Arst opening address ever
dsivsssA ~ Z woman h . homicide case
IA New Yssk State.
Ths court room was pacorsd With spec-
taaprA many Of them women. when the
trial q L. Roy Poandsxtsr. . negro. Tor
k1lSag Thomas Brown. slso cclored. in
. qusorra over . n game IN 'front.' Of
No. ~ West Twsnty-eighth street the
uiGfst Of March I. was resumed before
Justice Davis. Intsrevt in the case rem
tsed around the slender. bro~wnIhnired
young girl vac. with Senator J. d. Nc
.Clsliand, Asd been appointed ct Poin-
dsxters request to undertake his do
issass. Ths SAts Of the dusky-husd crap
player was an incidental issue.
soOOl LAWYER MAKES STRIKING
vMPNEssloN.
0llss Pugh made . pleasing impression
the m0meat Shs began her address. She
avoided an attempt TO become ~oratoricai.
Rubbing her slender. white hands to-
gsthsr Attorney Pugh snapped out her
~ssntences with hrmness and determine
slon. Her vdos was never raised Vol
Ah she ever seem 70 bs at a loss for the
enact word a. phrass 10 suit Asr
meaning.
Il want to make one Request" che
smht The learned District.Attorney
when questioning you for jury duty
made fefersnos to my sex. I wish to
make Il very clear TO o gentlemen
risht now that I don't want any favor
or consideration on that score. You
must consider me only ~ an attorney.
assoNated with Senator McCleiland. In
the defense Of this unfortunate nigger
boy.
s'rhss bog came up here from Ais "a
.horus In virginia. He was . psscssbis
boy ana honest. Up to the time Of the
3shooung there was not . 6ismish. not
= spox on his character. OF course. he
niggsr boy. and could not b. ex-
Soetsd to act IKE q white me % r..
anaspent and good breeding. 2
"l4s got into bad company and be-
nan shooting craps. You can't keep .
darhv from Q crap gaine-that's . tact
"a psopls from the south know fun
VA. Hut We viii show you that when
II came : o the shooting Of this Nj
nroWn me defendant wa backed up
IN Z corner. facing an angered niRger
With . razor. and in order to save his
NE he did what . or ] would have
sdene IN his p~lsce-shot his assailsnt,
sanA shot to Kill. or at least disable %
tha& NJ might make hia escape.
rRlLs WHY she BECAME IN
rEReoTEo IN. CASE.
IA conclusion I want to teal how !
cams into this case, This boy here
b4ase back the days Of my childhood.
II can sec myself playing around the
osaan OF my nd black mAmmy with
,tvo or three Of her kinky-hsaded picka-
sninrles. Remembering those days.
wanted 10 see u ] coud 70 something
10 hs1p one Il these sonA az tho South.
isad. who must have had just the sort
sof = back nanny that I knew"
t0lNl ogTs THE PRISONER 70
TELL tt.s STONY.
A. the conclusion OF her address ~
tseusy Push called Sam Small. . frtent
q the defendant. 60 testify a. to CHI
.~chSrocter Of the deceased Brown. -
'vSn ~ the ''niggcr boy on trial. Mis-,
Pnsh conducted the examination-coun
sslisd now n then In . fatherly wills
90 ~ senator Mccieiiand-and sh,
tbrpunat out the desired points ~ Ill
efseuy ana ably ~ any mere man law
we eeuld.
oalss Pugh called Poindexter TO IN
stonA. Her Arst questions were as :
HE nevements In New York the da,
he arrived from Hartford. Conn.,. Marc!
Is. swiftly. then. she led him up to tn
nig4A Of the shooting. March Z.
During the examination OF the defend
Ant Miss Pugh showed one hand In tn
fpockst Of her mannish little biac
clsth Jacket and rested the other on he
hip. She never faltered. Justice Davi
ada Assistant District Attorney Mos
we're studiously polite IN correcting q
.objscting TO Miss Purgh's line Of Quei
ftioniug, while her associate. Senate
McCkiiand. leaned compiacently bac
lin his char and watched his fair assis
ant with an approving eye. It was &c
u ~
dom necessary for the Senator 10 nteI
yposs . suggestion. It fact. Miss Pug
made a most markedly favorable IN
prsssion even on the corps Of vstera
criminal attorneys who had come SEQ
HAuGiy 10 see q woman lawyer attemI
ito handle q murder trial.
Mr.. Moss put Poindexter through
grilling cross.examination. but the q
senttnl theme Of the negro's story
that he shot Brown In SELF defense
remained apparently mistaken.
Ailss Pugh decided TO ALLOW Senate
McCleland to sum UP Tor the defens
The case will 20 to the Jury to-morro,
~ the close Of to-day's session Mr.
PuSh was tho smiling centre OF an In
pr0mptu reception. A number OF alto
nsys a. well as several groups OF h,
Pervonai friends crowded forward
c~ongratuiate the YOUNG girl.
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