The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-11-30
Thursday, November 80, 1915.

scene anything he had written or published.
Pursuing this line of questioning Mr.. Watson
sought to inquire why we'll known
papers and periodicals had not also been brought
to the bar of justice we'll as himself.
The defendant had asked some questions and
made some arguments along this line after the
court had ruled them out and Mr., Donaldson asked
Cnat the jury be excluded. Mr. Donaldson then
addressed the court and stated that Mr.. Watson
had attempted to show throughout that the
Catholics were behind the prosecution. Mr..
Donaldson said that the defendant had made i'm
proper arguments after the court had expressly
excluded such arguments and that he i'm
patient and if the defendant persisted he would
ask the court to declare a mistrial
This statement seemed to anger Mr.. Watson
who said: Il am not surprised at the district at
torney being ashamed of his This is
Infamous Roman Catholic persecution. Anthony
Matre, secretary of the Federation Of Catholic
Societies, says that the Roman Catholic Church
is prosecuting Watson and the district attorney
knows it.
Under Great Strain.
Mn. Fleming here stated that the defendant
had been under terrible strain and he appeared
to be apologizing for Mr.. Watson, but the defend
ant himself stated that he apologized to
Mr.. Fleming here stated that the court had
allowed before the argument that the prosecution
was not bona fde one and that he expected to
make that argument to the jury. I'VE believe
nave TAR judge on the bench and fair jury,
said Mr.. Fleming
Mr.. Watson at this point addressed the court
He said that he thought, with the jury eXclu02I
I'VE were having heart to heart talk | have
been on the grill, your honor please, for five
years, and the man closest to me in this
room is man who has twice attempted my life
Mr.. Watson here looked directly at Mr. S. NJ
Moye, deputy U, S. collector of internal revenue
and former sheriff of Washington County who was
seated directly back of the district attorney Mr..
MOye denied that he had attempted the life Of
the defendant
Mr. Moye is friend of Senator Hardwick
Just where and when the alleged attempts were
made is not known Mr.. Watson did not state.
Assistant U. S. Marshal Major Cooper was by this
time, standing Mr.. Watson and between him
and Moye. Resumng and addressing the court
Mr.. Watson said: Il have nothing against Mr.
Donaldson. He is young attorney and his father
friend of nine"
No Personalities.
The court had informed counsel that he did
not wish to see any personalities engaged in and
he then stated that the district attorney found
the the docket when he came into office
and that Mr.. Donaldson was merely doing his duty
without animus to the defendant. Judge aLmbdin
said that the question of Interior motive did not
enter into the prosecution, that the government
was the prosecutor and the grand jury had in
dicted the defendant.
The court said that if even there was a sinister
motive behind the prosecution and the defendant
found guilty of the offense it would be as it
should be- The court said that the defendant had
opportunity to prove that he not guilty
Mr.. Donaldson here stated that his only in
terest in the case was to see that there fair
trial. But the defendant cannot intimidate me-,
said Mr. Donaldson.
And neither can you ntimdate me, SIR said
the defendant. "The district attorney has
been fair he continued, "and my standing as a
lawyer is quite equal to any in this court
and l do not propose to be lectured by a
tyro.' The defendant at this stage of the pro-
ceedings offered to meet the district attorney
the outside. Mr. Donaldson disclaimed any nten-
ton of lecturing the defendant. Order
raped for by Judge Lambdin.
The jury then brought back in and the
witness went off the stand.
When court began Tuesday morning Judge
Lambdn called for the pamphlet which the De-
partment of Agriculture sends out weekly and
which the defendant and his counsel had sought
to be placed before the jury standard or
to rrnac nhccnn it1r he rt had