The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-01-07
DAWSON CLOSES
FOR PROSECUTION
Horace ~. Hawkins, In an Extend
ed .AddreSs, Closed the Case
For the Defense

After court had been called at $3.50
o'clock this morning Judge Cavender
again reminded spectators that they
must not stand too closely to the
jury and not indicate by their actions
either appreciation or condemnation
of the proceedings Court rooms, he
said, are not place of public amuse-
ment and proper decorum must be OBJ
served and absolute silence maintain
ed by all visitors to the court room.
Up to noon today, Mr. Hawkins,
counsel-in-chief for the defense, had
presented the cases of Matt Graham.
DR.. Frank Sutorius, John Yletz, Felix
Pogliano. Ben Richardson, and David
Robb to the jury; leaving only the
case against Tom Easton to be con-
sidered this afternoon. The evidence
against Graham. Yietz and DR.. su-
torius was reviewed by Mr.. Hawkins
Wednesday afternoon.
Talks on General Propositions.
Before resuming his argument as TO
the completely of the defendants in
the murder of William King this NOR
ming. Mr.. Hawkins talked briefly to
the jury on several of the general
propositions in the case; among 9TH
ers the matter Of the purchasing Of
guns and ammunition by the strikers
during the week following the Lud-
low afaia for defensive purposeE.
The right to purchase arms. said Mr.
Hawkins. by citizens for legitimate
purposes is one that is guaranteed
under the constitution. and does not
of itself. imply by any means. that
the purchasers are members OF =
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment or Organized society. He then
read instruction No. 4s, given by the
court to the jury as part Of tbe law
in the case. which provides that the
jury must find beyond a reasonable
doubt that William King was killed
at Chandler by a bullet fred by one
Of the defendants. or by some one at
lacking the town as a result of con-
spiracy formed by them. in order to
convict them of the crime Of which
they stand accused.
There is mot particle Of evi-
dence." continued Mr.. Hawkins, ito
show that any Of the defendants fred
= bullet oe any kind during the attack
ON Chandler. nor Is there any evi-|
dence to show that anybody with
whom they were associated in combi-
nation and concert in the alleged con-
spiracy fired the fatal bullet"
Mr.. Hawkins said, who killed VII
liam King. can never be known,
as bullets in their flight through the
air are invisible. There is nothing
whatever to show that any Of the stri-
kers killed him. He may. possibly.
have been killed by the machine gun,
which was belching its deadly 6re
in a veritable hail Of bullets at times
during the day King was killed"
Mr.. Hawkins then analysed the
matter Of the machine gun and its
location at. the battle Of Chandler and
endeavored to show that 1t was So
placed that it might have killed Will
liam King.
Takes Up Pooliano's Case
At 10 o'clock. Mr.. Hawkins began
the consideration Of the testimony in
yoiving the participation Of Felix
Posliano in the alleged conspiracy
and the events that cuiminatsd in the
attack upon Chandler. "Pogliano.' he
said. "is elear-eyed young man that
has lived prssticAlly an q his lie
N this county. H. has lived . lie
of honosty ana rectituae IN the sight