The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-11
MRS. McCREADY'S
FATE NOW RESTS
WITH THE JURY
tcoatinues from Pare Ons,.

A by the statement that Clark had been
much maligned."
4 cit was perfectly naAral that he
mould probe this case to It's very
\ depths: that he should expend al
2 most any effort TO clear himself from
7 The charge OF having written these
n dastardly letters" said Bland.
"As a matter OF fact, when the hrst
Of these letters was sent out, Mrs.
4 McCready did not even know Clark.
Mr. Bland went into the Testimony
OF A. 8. Osburn. handwriting expert
He reviewed the steps by which the
expert had reached his conclusion that
the letters had been written by the
Z defendant,
He wound up with o reference 10
the old story OF DR.. Jekyll and Mr.
< Hyde, likening the defendant to the
dual personality described by the
author.
Attorney Frank H. Watson took VI
the argument for the defense at 1906
o'clock. ......
my brother here has spent some
time IN defending Mr., Clark" he said
h cit is not the duty OF this defendant
20 show that Clark wrote those let
tiers; Il Is not her duty TO show that
anybody else wrote them; II Is not
even her duty to show that she, her
self. did not write them. II Is. hU~'
ever, the duty Of the government OF
these United States to show, beyond
. possibility OF a reasonable doubt
that she did write them, IF she Ii to
be convicted"
Mr.. Watson declared that he did
not intend 10 plead his clients ser
e. an excuse for aoQuittal.
Mrs. weiniger's story, he said, was
discounted. not by one, but by many
witnesses.
He ridiculed Mrs. weinigers state
ment that she had suddenly remem-
bered that Mrs. MoCrsady had been
Ct her home during the time when.
according to the defendant, she was
III ....
aMrs. weiniger surely was . handy
Witness he said.
A ripple OF laughter ran through
the court room. Judge futile raped
sharply on the table. =.
sTf I hear O sound of laughter In
this court room, the person who
laughs will leave Immediately" he
\ said sternly.
sand hen not come back" he
added.
Mr.. watson ridiculed osburn's iden-
tiflcation OF the handwriting In the
letters, declaring that the prosecution
had failed to show that the character
istics on which he had reached his
conclusions were peculiar 70 the DE-
(. PENDANT.
He referred to the fact that the
letters to Clark, with which the an
onymous letters were compared, were
on subjects calculated to call forth al
the abusive terms OF which Mrs. MO
Cready was capable, yet they had
been couched In terms as refined as
could possibly be used In discussion
OF the subject matter which they con-
tanned. This served, he said. to coun-
teract the prosecutions statement that
the language In the anonymous notes
was characteristic OF the defendant.
Mrs. McCready could have had no
object In telling Mrs. Weiniger TO
"watch the mails" for an anonymous
letter addressed to Mr.. Weiniger, Mr..
Watson said. Had Mrs. McCready
written the letter herself, he said,
and intended IL for Mr.. Weintger she
would have sent It to the store, az
she knew where his place OF business
was located.
Mr.. Watson referred to the receipt
OF letter by Mrs. McCreadys mother.
This, he said was entirely contrary TO
nature. "No woman" he said, will
write to her mother, accusing herself
or immoralities. The idea that Mrs.
McCready wrote that letter 10 alb
surd.D
Mr.. Watson also laid special stress
upon testimony that Mrs. McCready
was too Ill to have written many or
the letters.
Il obtained from Mr.. Osburn state
ment to the effect that no person OF
normal mind could have written those
anonymous letters" he said.
"If you will remember. handed the
expert letter. I asked him II II was
written by Mrs. McCready. He ad-
mitted then and there that he couldn't
tell. He said he couldn't tell in an
hour or even day, but would have
TO have time to make careful exam
nation.
"And yet the government is asking
you TO do something that It's own ex-
pert cannot do. II asks you TO go into
the Jury room and. In an hour. two
hours or three hours, TO do something
that even its expert cannot do"
Mr.. Watson closed by reminding the
Jurors that he had made, no appeal
for sympathy and asking them TO de-
termine the guilt or innocence OF the
accused simply on the basis OF calm
and dispassionate examination OF the
evidence.
Mr.. Webster began his argument at
11:15 o'clock. He started by COM
menting on the fact that the defense
had produced no expert TO contradict
the evidence produced by Osburn. Mr..
Watson objected. declaring I'VE didn't
have the price"
Il protest against being interrupt
ed" said Mr.. Webster, with consider
able heat.
Declaring that It was quite the usual
thing for defense attorneys TO belittle
the prosecutions witnesses, be de-
Tended Mrs. Weiniger and Osburn.
II don't want you TO accept Mr..
Osburn's opinion" said Mr.. Webster
II want you to analyZe HRS reasons for
reaching that opinion and Judge &C
cordingly.
"Now there are but two defenses In
this case. You have Mrs. McCready's
Abatement that she did not write those
letters. Tho other has been sentiment
and sympathy.
III sentiment and sympathy are 10
win then thfs woman will be acquitted.
n Il Is not-shell be convicted.
whats all this stun about Clark?
Does all this testimony have any bear
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