Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-19

certainly did wish he had more time.
although he was deeply grateful to the
court for giving the defense an hour
ana a half instead OF thirty minutes
He was just getting warmed up. ne
said.
| Attorney James came to his rescue
with a magnanimous offer to split his
thirty minutes $3.50 between Attorney
Cooper and Judge Russell.
This prosecution" proceeded Attor-
ney Cooper, has been brought to save
the name and reputation of Asa G.
Gambler, and you men of the jury
know it as well as 1 do.
"rhiS unfortunate woman was
caught in Gamblers office, and some
/ thing had to be done. The state has
got no case at all if they wipe out
I Forrest and George Adair. address
/ ing Forrest Adair), l hope YOU will
/ never do again what you have done In
this case 1t will not rebound to your
credit. Change your ways or you VIII
be lost!
Try her not by the law of Georgia,
| but by this book" shouted Attorney
Cooper, dramatically holding aloft the
Bible. And let me tell you that
know the Bible. as well as any preacher
in this city, as we'll as Bishop Can
dler, who has honored US here with
his presence.
! What are you going TO do with this
woman? Are you going to put the brand
| of infamy upon her? don't believe
| you will. / believe the time of her
! vindication is at hand. ] believe you
/ are going to turn the scales of Justice
! in her favor. The statement she made
! in this presence was the finest ever de-
| livered IN a courthouse in Georgia. No
| lawyer in the world could have written
/ IT. II came straight out of her heart,
and every word of it was the truth. L
/ was willing to close on her statement
/ but we saw fit to put in additional evil
/ dence to make her innocence absolute.
The conviction of Cook has nothing
to do with this case, and, besides, his
/ conviction is rot final, for it's going
to be appealed 20 the higher courts, and
| if they cont change the verdict 1t can
| be taken to the United States supreme
! court.
1T is true that Cook is under sen
/ tence, but he has not yet been finally
convicted, and his case has not been
disposed of by any means"
Here Attorney Cooper rec.ted the tes-
: timony CT the HUMPHREYS woman, laying
great stress on her assertion that she
was offered money, and declaring she
told the truth when She disclosed that
effort on the part of the prosecution ito
get a conviction by buying it if they
/ could"
Save This Woman"
In conclusion, Attorney Cooper said:
Gentlemen, be good to her Be-
charitable to her We don't ask for
mercy. We ask for justice, nothing
more. Justice. everlasting and eternal
justice. Do unto her as you would
have done unto you! Give her justice.
I,She doesn't want mercy. No, thou
sand times no. Not mercy. She would
rather be hanged a thousand times
than to have you be merciful to her.
She wants justice, and nothing more.
We are asking for a complete vindica-
ton.
Save this woman's character, which
J they have tried to destroy. Save her
from the changing. Save her from
going to yonder Jail Save her from
humiliation among her friends. What
ever you do may be dnal gentlemen.
Save this poor woman!' Pointing
drama tically to Mrs. Hirsch and shout
ing at the top of his voice.
Don't save him!" Pointing to May
or Gambler.
His money will save him.
Attorney Cooper closed at l o'clock
and Judge Hill took a recess until 1870
o'clock.
When court re-convened at 1850
o'ciocl, Judge Richard e. Russell COM
menced his speech for the defense fol
lowing up the speech of his colleague,
Attorney John r. Cooper.
At the outset of his remark Judge
Russell said he wished he could try
this case before a country jury.
Il am going TO make no play on
your prejudice, if you have any," said
ne q honor the prosecutor in this
case for his distinguished service to
his city and his state. But when he
brings a. charge against woman VINO
mas, by her own confession, broken the
most sacred law of God and man, he
should not set himself up as greater
than the characters OF Holy Writ. Sure
ly Asa G. Gambler cannot say, and his
warmest admirers cannot contend, that
he is greater in character than David,
the sweet singer of Israel, who was a
man after Gods own heart David, you
remember saw a woman bathing, and
was tempted and fell. Her husband,
Uriah was slain in battle in the front
rank, where David sent him because he
lusted after his wife.
Demanded NO Money
II am mot asking mercy FOR Mrs.
IIirsoh because of her sex. But L do
not agree with my brother Arnold that
only a weak, spineless man is moved by
a woman's tears. l would be ashamed
to look into the face of my wife or
daughter and say my heart would stand
unmOved in the presence of a woman's
grief. I will put my case on MIR.
Gamblers own testimony. If he says
she ever accused him OF improper con-
duct, then find her guilty If he says
she ever demanded money from him,
then find her guilty.
This is a strange story they tell
about that affair in Mayor Gamblers
office. If a woman were to come to
my office, take off her coat, then jump
up, open the door and find man there
1 would not think of running to get
my son and a lot of other folks to
help me handle the situation. That
might happen in my Office at any time,
especially If it was a good looking
woman. 1t seems to me that il Cand-
Ter were innocent, they have raised a
tempest in a teapot.
I'VE find that Gamblers case is based
entirely on the testimony Of Forrest
Adair, his bosom friend, who admits
that he makes as much as 100000 a
year out of his business dealings with
the mayor I would be any mans