Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-11-25

that the real criminal In lveried In the service Of
doliarA
Our soiicitude for the widow and children has
been genuine closed the door when 1t WAS un-
Willingly opened by the prosecution The door they
opened was one of advantage to US II WAS an op-
p"fiuhny TO place upon the records OF this court
iha, all the world might see the story of the
private life Of the deceased The bunder of states
Attorney Williams opened the door. You will re-
member a line OF questions started by prosecutor
Williams when he asked whether not the widow
Was at the time of the tragedy living with the de-
ceased. she and her children were sitting here
when the Question WAS asked ! objected and the
conr sustained the objection. ! said we would not
let the door be opened upon the private life Of the
deceared Special prosecutor Herrick is honor
able man Herrick Il honest man. lie knows
forced Into this record. dealing with the private
life Of tn. dead man. had been willing to TAX.
adssntag. Of he opportunity thus thrust upon IN.
through the blunder Of his associate. There are
some things more important than winning . law
suit even when the winning OF that law suit even
when III. winning of that law suit means the saw
Ing of iifs
Immediately after the tragedy Carl Person was
dragged TO JAIL II. was covered with blood. II.
lay In heap. torn BY pain. He had been beaten
almost TO death. Attorney Miller visited him with
IN half hour. Miller realized that one of the i'm
portant things which should be done at "a
move To preserve the evidence of Persons ply sicAl
condition. This evidence would show the murder
| ous assault made on Person and would he material
and essential In justfying the shooting and Kill
Ing of Musssr. Miller knew that months would
go BY tjust nine Of them have gone byD before
| tn. trial In tn. me me the wounds the bruises
| and dscolorations would yield to time and medical
treatment and disappear Miller lives In Clinton.
II. knew the story of the strike and the struggle
In which Person WAS leader. lie foresaw the
methods that would be used to get Persons iife
lie knew that the prosecution would make light Of
the injuries Person received Miller resolved to
preserve the truth. You have heard the bitter at
| taeks made here by the prosecution. denying that
| Person was brutally and murderously assaulted
Miller made 4 demand that photograph be taken
of Person Immediately after the tragedy. a camera
would be neither = witness Tor the defense nor for
| the prosecution. camera preserves accurately
fhatfI rAAt M ri -
comcs within Its focus Its truth seeing eye sees
and Its sensitised film records with integrity. The
photograph would have taken the stand for justice
II would have been truth on the witness ehar.
The sheriff Of Dewitt County denied the defendant
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part Of the legal machinery OF the county. the
states attorney who sits here 1T the head Of counsel
for the prosecution. and 10 the legal adviser Of
| the sheriff As = lawyer he knew that II WAS only
| "A right asked and that II vas necessary and
important right justice making right !. this
prosecut tion or . persecution? Again Ask II an
not justified In calling the states procedure In this
cas-. n man huntf
| Prosecutor Williams In his TRADE demands that
you find Person guilty OF murder because the ev,-
i.nc. shows that the defendant carried revolver
do not pretend TO be rival In legal learning oi
the distinguished advocate but | do say as q
humble member OF the bar that carrying concealed
| weapons is not IN Itself sufficient reason for
finding the defendant guilty OF murder As re-
call the law We have a separate statute covering
the off.nse OF carrying concealed weapons III IN.
,harr. AGAINST this defendant 10 that he carried
concealed weapons he should have been called upon
To- answer that charge. II Is confusing, TO say the
least TO urge that he should be hanged Tor murder
on evidence that only proves him guilty OF carrying
eont called Weapons The court allowed the pf"eeeu-
| ton 10 show that Carl Person had carried con-
| eealed weapons. Ne admitted II. The only theory
| upon hiJh TINS evidence Was permitted to so 10
| tn. Jury was circumstance explanatory OF 'he
motive and intent Of the defendant We Offered
| To prove that Carl Person had been attacked anu
! sluss.d ON the streets of Decatur u number Of
months previous 10 December thitti"th 80. he
DAY upon which he shot and Killed Tony Musser.
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! provoked and came as surprise TO the defendant
The honorable and fair minded prosecution ioash'
every inch to Keep out this testimony. They want.
ed TO deny Person the right 10 explain why ne hAa
| been carrying revolver II Was IN 9usu'e ioN ,
| ing spirit that they did this Wouidn II be a.~uIu
! to charge Frank comerford win steAhhS ho''e
and then say mat frank GomsTtuTd a. a nei.nHaHl
could not explain wher. he got the horse. MAS u
mol absurd or worse. To introduce evidence ths'
Person carried a revolver as one OF the elements
] tending to show his condition Of mind and 'heh
den, I,Ts"n the right 10 give the ises Ana w .
,unsfauc,s that constituted the tnducement 10 tue
! purchase and carrying of the revolver shame
inon IN. Inconsistency OF prosecution thAt "ouii
| thunder out circumstances dangerous to d.-
4 fendants life IL not explained ana theh Try WV
mighty effort silence explanation! one siuea
truth Is often the boldest OF lies \ haii uu,n 20 y,
| truth degenerate and iffespohspie 'a m, ~" -
al truth they would hang the defendant In 'hs
nam. OF the people of the state of illinois
/ Hundreds OF witnesses were subpoehaed mere "
m. state attorney they were kept under the ieasa
af me writs ~ued out by the prosecutor and never
called to the witness stand All OF them ha" oee"
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80 n,ouyht here Many Of them had tesuned
h.fo,. the grand jury which returned this indiet-
ment against the defendant These WITNESSES W.
Kept In Lincoln by the prosecutor ua' ..e w.,
The prosecutions side of the case was s.'s.o anu
,n., had not been called TO the stand Whyf ~
49,, xhyY why this misue OF powerE Was II ae
f,..,.I, Nins months have come and gone
/ ro,oner's Jury a grand jury sat on this case.
nrn.ecutor mas had the police department. 'n
.ssr,fr. office and the great power OF his own
! affe, 10 investigate the evidence. AFTER All ~
M, scores OF ~ltnesse. are suepoenA.d ns ,ne
-. In mr.. promised that they will testify Tor
-. = rh.y are brought from Clinton TO Lam
I'm nay after day they are kept In Lincoln oy
IN. prosecutor Was II the purpose oil 'he p'ose''
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