The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-30
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 Probably no case that has been tried in the United States District court in the First Division has excited greater interest than that which is now on trial at the court house on the hill, and no part of this case, with the possible exception of the testimony of the first government witnesses that claimed to be eye witnesses of the tragedy that resulted in the killing of Jones, and that of Joseph MacDOn- aid. himself, has drawn more people to the courthouse than the arguments of counsel that occupied Monday after noon. all day yesterday and this fore noon. The speeches delivered were all of high order, both from the legal viewpoint and as samples of forensic oratOry.
 Assistant District Attorney R. V. Nye scathingly denounced Joseph Mac Donald, the defendant, assailing him as the horrible example of the repre- sentative of tyrannical capital ruling Douglas island without law or justice.
 He abjurred the jury to show it's dis approval of such practices by render ing a verdict against them. He de- fended the witnesses for the govern ment that claimed to have seen the shooting as representative working women and men that dared to tell the truth. and arraigned the witnesses of the defense as those that had personal interest in the outcome of the case.
 The speech of James NJ. ShOup, for merly United States marshal of the First Division, though but an hour in length, was impressive and convincing The great sincerity of the speaker and his venerable appearance added to the strentgh of his argument.
 Difference Between Alaska and Else
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 Mir. ShOup brought out the great diff ference between the position of man charged with crime in Alaska and one charged elsewhere in the land. "The Alaska criminal law places the defend ant at a greater disadvantage" he said. than do those of other States and Territories. In other sections of the country" he continued, United States attorneys and marshals have nothing to do with prosecutions except those of a strictly federal nature. while here the whole power of the na- tional government is behind the pros ecution." He dwelt at length upon the hardship that Macdonald had been made to suffer on account of having to defend himself against an indict- ment eleven years after he had been exonerated because of the bitter ha- tired of enemies who had instigated the indictments" Mir. Shoup brought tears to the eyes of most of the spec tatOrs in the crowded court room.
 Case Is Without Parallel.
 Former Senator s. H. Piles, of Seat tie, and J. A. Hellenthal, of Juneau, chief counsel for the accused, occupied five hours yesterday in masterly ana lytical reviews of the law and evi- dence as it had been presented from the bench and the witness stand. Sen ator Piles said the case is without par allel in the criminal annals of English speaking peoples. Never before, he said, had a man been vindicated by a cOrOneT's jury and a grand jury and then, eleven years afterward, indicted by another grand jury and placed on his defense. He accused the prose cutiOn of unfairness in the case, and said that it has gone beyond it's prop CT office. which is, he said, of repre- senting the people and the defendant fairly. Senator Piles claimed that the evidence showed clearly the lack of malice toward Jones, poor, pitiful, insane man; that he had acted only upon the defensive and shot his as sailant whom he regarded as an insane man possessed of a mania to kill him, only when he thought it was neces- sary to do so in order to save his own life.
 HeIlenthaI Attacks Special Agents.
 J. A. Hellenthal yesterday after noon attacked the special agents. He said that this case was a special agents case, and one that never would have come up had the people of Alas ka been self-governing as are other peoples. He said that secret service men have been working on it under instructions from people that misun. derstOod the situation, and that they in their zeal, had worked up evidence He said that the defense found it nee essary to bring their witnesses to Ju neau without subpoenaeing them for