The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-15
LAWYER CAHSLfR LOSES
VOICE TEMPORARILY
North Carolina lawyer Makes New
York Assistant District attor-
ney His Chief Target.
TALKING BOUT KEEPS UP
Means Case May Reach Jury By To-
night, After n Record Breaking
Series of Arguments-Defenda
Apparently Confident.

Courthouse, Concord, y. G., Dec
l4.-with the defense making its last
bitter stand the trial OF CASTOR B.
Means, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Maude A. King. is tonight
far from completion.
In the midst of q forceful closing
argument II. 7, Canister attorney for
the defense. lost his voice. He ap-
peaied to Judge Cline for an adjourn
ment until tomorrow morning and It
was granted, Canister had been In
action for nearly two ilours when his
argument became less forceful as his
voice grew weaker and weaker.
Although he addressed his argu
nent 10 the Jury 1t grew more and
more evident that Cansler was also ad
dressing himself to John T. Dooling.
York Cleverly and adroltiy the at
torney for the defense lodged the
warning of Judge Cline that there
he no attacks upon the attorneys from
states OF the North. but at the same
time he put forvfrd forcefui areu
ment and by Inference pictured Dool-
! ing as the prosecutor of CASTOR II.
! Means.
Says Doling Lacked Ethics.
| Canister charged Dooling with lack
/ of ethics and inferred that the New
York attorney had held back much
Information from the court in order
1 that the case against the defendant
| might he made stronger. As he made
these charges by inference he would
turn and face Dooling. but he always
/ found the New Yoker ready to meet
his chances with STRAIGHTFORWARD eyes,
! Once Dooling shook his head In reply
TO another attorneys question and
/ Canister became enreged appealed to
/ the court to stop signs of disappro-
( baton from the states lawyers
( Judge Cline declared he had seen
no signs OF disapprobation.
Just before his voice began 10 fail
/ Cansler delivered himself of a bitter
stream OF invective against Dooling
for failing 10 take the witness stand.
+, Fl was = 94lafige Of heart OF tne part
Of the attorney, for the defense earlier
In the case objected TO Doolng'
participation I'm the trial on grounds
that he might later appear az = wit
ness. A; that TIME Canister was
strenuousIy opposed 10 the appear
ance OF Dooling on the witness stand
Dooiing's Argument.
Earlier in the day Dooling had de-
I-livered an argument which made a
great impression on the jury. easier
had sat throughout this argument and
associates declared il "a dangerous
speech"
When Cansler opened his argumen
It appeared that he had cast all else
aside and devoted himself to Doolint
and his argument
Every bit of argument offered b.
Canister. if not against Dooiing, wa.
against Dooiing's argument. tt he
came fight with jury for supremac'
between the New York attorney ant
one of North Cardinals leading lesa
. lights
7. F.. Hartsell took up considerable
time during the early part Of tn
afternoon with his argument for III
! defense which went we'll over III
: heads of the men In the jury bo'
because of Ha rtsell's firing manne
and his flights into oratory which wa
! inarticulate CASTOR r, Means the de
PENDANT has had s. dav Of delight Up
parently During the entire cours
: OF the argument by Doing. Mean
! listened and glowered and then smile
I at the Jury. His wife smiled de
fantly. But when Cansler bean hi
= attack upon pooling. Means beeam
overjoyed Chewing vigorously upo
plug tobacco and expectorating FIRE
cuently Means leaned far over In hi
chair and peered at nooling with
now will you be good air.
Carsler will take up his argumen
tomorrow morning. He will be 70
lowed by Campbell Caldwell, who wi
close for the state. Judge Cline
charge will take considerable tim
ana II does not seem now that tn
case can go 70 the jury before lat
afternoon.