New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

each side was granted an additional
twenty minutes. For rebuttal each sac
was allowed fifteen minutes. Mr.. wilson
representing Stilwell, spoke for nearly
three-ouSrters of an hour. The Attorney
| General. who summed up for the STATE
did not reply to wilson's arguments
Byrnc and Wilson devoted themselves
principally TO an attack upon the cnarac-
ter and credbllity Of Kendall BrNAe
pointed out i'm detail tho points In the
mass OF evidence in which Kendall testl-
mony was contradictory or where IL al
| fcred in some manner from the testimony
of the witnesses Kendall produced. lie
| commended me entire charges were
! framed NJ as the result Of Kendall .
malice" Wilson. however. made an ont
and out denunciation of Kendall He
characterized him a. crank. fanatic
and finally as a bug" which he later
changed 90 'lunatic." His closing al
monition to the Senators practically sum-
med up his argument II was. TAKE
this case and deal with IT as YOU would
wish TO he dealt b. II some lunatic had
made these charges against YOU
Attorney Byrnc. after he had dissected
each part of the testimony and had voiced
the Interpretation which he put upon it,
explained what he termed "the malice or
the man who inspired the charges
you Senators can easily see what was
in the mans mind" he declared. when he
endeavored TO leave the impression with
YOU that Stilwell Immediately took more
of an interest in the bank note company
legislation when he learned that the New
| York Bank Note Company owned well
equipped plant in the heart OF New YORK
and had tidy bank account
You can easily judge OF the mental
condition Of this man from the apparent
malice that entered into his every answer
on cross-examinatlon. lie had an eyasive
manner OF tesufying a manner In which
he went at reply In roundabout way
that could not help bus leave two or three
interpretations possible 10 be put on his
assertions He attempted 10 ever Your
eyes with every scale that would keep
out the Hight OF truth"
In closing ne declared that hendall
and Field set up the stage work for this
conspiracy and made il as complete ana
as convincing as II was possible for hu-
man ingenuity 10 make IT.
Carmody's Summary.
In his argument Attorney General Car
mody refrained from personalitles. lie
declared the best evidence that kcndalis
story was not framed up was that there
were many apparent contradictions In u.
If this case were manufactured, ne
asserted, IL IT were planned. as counsel
on the other SIDE states. deliberately 10
tear down the character OF Sulwell. then
YOU would have had no Inconsistencies
He declared that. whether or not II had
been proved that Stlwell received any
Of the $50 fee paid by Lewis ~ IS a
fact that Stilwell made a bargain for a
price 10 be paid TO somebody so do the
work. regardless Of what Lewis. who was
TO do the work. might think it was
worth
Concerning the emphasis placed by Still
wells counsel on the fact that there wa
, no evidence that any one had overheard
Stllwel make any direct demand for
money. the Attorney General asked.
when In The history Of crime have
men done differently? You don't believe
man will sell himself or buy another
when witnesses are present. do you''