Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
Geneva Officials Have a
Task in Preventing WO-
man Being Crushed.
INCLOSING ARGUMENTS
Death Penalty Not Asked by At
torneys fer the Prosecution
in Murder Trial.

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ea who came from all over Kane coun-
y in autos. buggies, wagons. street
car. train and afoot fought to gain en-
trance to the court room today to hear
the hnaI arguments in the trial Of An
thony Petras for the murder of The
resa Hollander in a cemetery in
Aurora. The court room holds 400 and
1000 struggled to get in. The author
tiles had a tremendous task TO prevent
women being crushed
The state, after attempting TO offer
In evidence what purpoted TO be GER
tiled copy Of Petras' conviction for
white slavery in Vienna, and being
overruled by the Judge. announced
there would be no more rebuttal.
States Attorney Tyers brought out
two important points in his argument.
State Opens Argument.
The defense" he said. has hand
ed you the garments worn by Petras
on the fatal night We don't know
that these were the garments he wore.
But it remains. theJe was no blood on
them. There did not have to be blood,
however Observe this club. One
could hold It thus and swing it over
the head OF Theresa Hollander. as
Anthony Petras did on the night of
Feb Is. and kill her without staining
his hands. without spotting his
clothes. Petr.s immaculate clothes
prove nothing.
Then he says he looked toward the
Hollander house after he had been
arrested and the police were bringing
him toward the patrol. and he saw
lights, and men moving around. The
policemen have testified Louis
HoIlsnder has testified that there were !
10 lanterns, no light, nobody moving
around the HoIlander home at that
time.
No Mention of GalIows.
Gentlemen of the jury, leave the |
punishment Of Anthony Petras in your
hands. You may find him guilty on |
the evidence. and If you so find you
may send him TO the penitentiary for
any length OF time you see fit"
II was noticed THAI the prosecutor
made no reference to the death pen
atty. although when he was examining
veniremen he excused every man who
had prejudice against infiicting the
extreme measure Of the law.
Attorney Allen opened by thanking
the court, the jury. and the attaches
Of the court for their honorable treat
ment Of the man who had come to
America three years ago, penniless.
ignorant. and almost friendless," and
asked for acquittal
There are 80 minutes in the last
night Of the life of Theresa Hollander
which the police have not accounted
for" said Mr.. Hazlehurst in his plea.
Iunsties in Neighborhood. D
We know she went to the lodge Z
meeting and that she left her father
there about O'Clock. Where did she I
90 then? Where was she until she
stepped upon the New York street car
snd found Petras there? The police
have had four months TO find out. We I
know nothing yet about that hour and ]
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The evidence has shown that there
Ire four lunatics in the neighborhood
y the Hollander house. Have the po- !
ice learned where those four were on I
ne night Tressie HOllander was kill {
d? Il would have been easy to learn. S
Do you hear any testimony Of that I
ioTt?
And the state asks you to believe I
hat Petras ran two-hfths of a mile.
truggled with the girl. killed her. and
hen went 10 his home as fresh as
a.sy. with not a button displaced &
I'd all in the space Of nine minutes. 7
Is ridiculous. h
The state has come into court with 4
q insinuatioa, a bunch OF neighbor-
ood gossip. and a handful OF tesA- {
lony from men and women who have {
easons for appearing against Petras. I
10 attempting TO make a case There 4
only one thing you can do-bring IN Il