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matter" said justice Kelby in closing
his charge.
G aham Pleads for Justice"

matter" said justice Kelby in closing
/ his charge.
G aham Pleads for Justice"
Mr.. Graham began the summing up
! for the defence at ! AZ O'Clock. Mrs.
Carman's face was very pale, she moved
! her hands nervously in her lap, her
! breathing became more rapid.
IL know that you and all Of US che
! looked toward Mrs. Carman) extend
our sympathy to the bereaved Bailey
/ family. You recall the mother Of the
dead woman, who cried when she testi-
/ fed. | could have cried with her.
] But there were two bereaved fam
| lies in this case--the family Of Mrs.
Bailey and the family of Mrs. Csrman,
I for she has been tor" from them and
placed in jail" ~,
The accused woman, he said, had been
under q Handicap in this trial. for the
even-handcd justice Of which, Mr. era
ham asserted, the District Attorney had
/ boosted had not been dealt out IN TINS
case. g..
"To-day." he said, "is really the first
| time that she has had a chance.
81 doubt whether ever before in this
world a refined woman, mother. has
I been sent to trial on the unsupported
testimony Of negro perjurer, Sucn as
Celia Coleman, and confessed thiet'
such as Frank Farrell.
J Remember that Celia Coleman IS 2
self-convicted perjurer. Why wasn't
she treated BY the state just as every
other material witness is treated
4 Whv wasn't she confined in jail, in
/ stead of being entertained at the e%-
irense of the county? You, gentlemen
paid for her entertainment.
''In considering her testimony, re-
member that she had been in Mrs
Carmans employ only six weeks wher
the tragedy occurred. Between hei
and Mrs. Carman there was no rela
ton Of mistress and affectionate ser
want.
"Celia's statement on the stant
that she expected to be forgiven i
she committed perjury should be vel
weighed" Mr.. Graham said. lie called
her the Little Flower Of Perjury.
"What influence was IL that worked
on Celia's mind after July IL, whei
she swore to a statement before Nor
ton, the lawyer. in Harlem? Wha
made her change her story"
Mr.. Graham reviewed the evidence
from his point Of view, and said; OF
]
stealthy, wicked, secretive, designing
woman? If she were a cold-biooded
designing woman, would she have con
, fessed to Celia, a servant OF but
, few weeks in her employ-a servan
who didn't even know what had hap
pened| ,.,, L. c.oL.,
TO be q liar and thief, whose testi
l monv should receive not moment
consideration.
The lawyers concluding words were
: This is the last time you will hea
I ANYTHING in her defence. What are 20
' going TO do? Are you going to sen
! her 10 the black walls of Sing Sing o
turn this woman toward her beautifu
; home at Freeport-to her husband, he
child and her other faithful, loving re
latiOns.'
When Mr.. Graham finished, at 5:1l
he and Mrs. Carman were crying.
. Justice Kelby declared short re
cess 10 decide whether the jury was t
20 to dinner before the District AttoI
ney began his summing up. AT 5:3
, Il was agreed that Mr.. Smith shout
: sum up then.
Sobs Greet Prosecutor.
i A. NJ Smith rose handkerchiefs be
. came active. Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. CaI
\ mans mother, was in tears. Mrs. Hele
, Corby and Mrs. Ida B. Powell, ais
were weeping.
4 Mr.. Graham's peroration had draw
i tears from some Of the women specte
? tors, but the jurors showed no sign o
r sympathy.
y 90 you think" said Mr. Smith earl
\ I'm his address, chat got any aid fror
e The Carman house after | learned tina
% he family had talked with Celia Cole
% man? didn't expect il. | realize
81 the obstacles confronting me when
. found that Mr. Levy had taken state
% mert from the negro girl
. Mr.. Smith said he had done his dut
5 in this case and had not tried 20 do I'll
81 woman q wrong.
, u tell you. gentlemen, ! decided thi
WAS an inside job, because IL Was az
r parent the crime had not been commit
ted by a person unfamiliar with Oh
r layout OF the Carman house an
grounds.
at was not easy" he said, "for m
10 get Celia Coleman 10 testify, 70 tei
the true story Of the murder. ! 20
her in the course Of my search 70
some one who knew all about the &C
cupants of the house and yet was TO
a member Of the family-a person wh
was not likely 10 leland it was be
cause she was sorry for her forme
mistress that made her tell lies earl,
in the case, for the protection Of thi
woman.
1T was the most pathetic feature o
this trial.
1--WE have treated the negro girl well
it is true, and we are proud OF 1t. Sh
told the truth because she was treate'
we'll: she would not have told had VI