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somewhat hoarse, he completed
the argument with great eloquen'
ce. and before he had finished
the sisters Of the accused were
sobbing aloud. His sister Hilma
was probably affected the worst
but her brother Walfred comfor
ed her as she laid her head upon
his shoulder through the ordeal
and wept.
When the attorney had finished
he stood close to the jury and
said, Gentlemen l have done all
| a do for Walfred Anderson,
but you must consider cautiously
the testimony and the evidence
that has been presented"
Suppose, continued Mr.. Bangs
that you were being tried. You
must bear in mind what effect
this testimony would have upon
you.
care you going to send this
man to the gallows or the penl-
Tertiary for life upon a mere
guess? Are you going to command
the sheriff Of this county to
place a moose about the neck OF
Walfred Anderson upon a mere
guess? Are you going to lead
him up to the gallows step by
step, upon a mere guess?. And
this has ben what a great part
of this testimony has been"
The attorney made the comparl
sons of the different manner
that each witness had testified
as to appearance Of Anderson s
countenance the evening of the
shooting. He recalled how to
Capt. Leach, who was a full red
checked man, that Anderson had
appeared to him as being flush
ed, owl to. Hyland Walfred Andel
son had appeared as ashen grey,
how to Ole Steffeurd, another
healthy looking man who blushed
a trifle as he saw him that night,
how to Mrs. Madden with her
blue eyes, Anderson's face had
seemed blue and that his eyes
looked haunted and that his eyes
were shifting. He thought that
each witness had seen nothing in
Walfred's face that night moth
ing but a reflection Of their own
countenances, and that they were
all so more or less excited and
agitated. 1t would be but natu-
raj that they would be after a
man had been shot in their own
midst. Herb Hanson had said
that around his chin he was white
while the upper part of his face
was dull red, his forehead pres
piring and his eyes were shift
ing, he was nervous. Mrs. Han
son wife of Herb Hanson, was
SO nervous herself that she could
hardly tell, said Mr.. Bangs, how
Anderson looked. She had said
on the stand that his face was
colorless, that it was purple,
that it was a blueish purple,
that it was colorless except ! in
spots, and that he looked like a
dead man. Then MIR Bangs en-
umerated all these %colors, asked
the jurors to take themselves out
Of the case and ask themselves
what kind of a description would
they have Of Anderson 's.sappeaE-
2ance from that testimony. He also
asked the jury if they would be
willing to convict Anderson on
that variance of descriptions.
Other witnesses said Mr.. Bangs
had seen Anderson at the scene
of the murder and had not notice
there was anything more unusual
with his appearance than with
any one else about those premises
except Ludwig Peterson who said
that he was grief stricken. Mr..
Bangs thought it would be moth
ing. unusual if he did appear
frief stricken. The man with
whom he had worked for years in
the bank, had stood side by side
with for years as they conduct
ed the affairs Of that bank, his
best friend, had been shot down
in cold blood, and Of course he
swas&affected. Mr.. Bangs recall
eds-how at the time of the shoot
ing Anderson was in the basemen
81 his house filling the battery
jars with water, and before he
had finished had started for his
garage for some errand. when
his attention was called to some
thing that had happened at
Funk and that a crowd was
gathering there. He went over
the fence to Funk 8 shed, and