The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-03-01
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nary hearing, which differed greatly
from the statement given by the chief
yesterday morning. In answer to the
questions whether he had given such
testimony at the preliminary trial, the
chief answered he did not know.
Repeatedly the defense made an eff
fort to have the policeman admit that
their sympathies were with the slain
man and that they did everything in
their power to aid the prosecution in
collecting evidence. Repeatedly the
defendants attorneys pressed the
witnesses with the question whether
| they had conferred with the prose-
cutting attorney yesterday morning
before going on the stand. Patrolman
Hutson finally admitted that this was
the case after giving many evasive
answers and being cautioned by the
Judge to answer the question put TO
him by the defendants attorneys.
The policeman's testimony was in
PRODUCED by the State in an effort to
show that the injuries, which Par
menter claimed had been inflicted by
the policeman before the shooting, were
caused by the beating in his cell by
Chief Whitener.
Several other witnesses We're heard
to prove that the undershirt which
| Parmenter wore at the time they
brought him to the city jail, was not
blood stained ct that time. Leon Balm
and O'Conre,l both said they did not
soc any blood Oh The rndershirt that
va introduced by the defense q part
{ is evidence.
with the hearin~ # the testimony
of Charles Kassel, city fireman. the
case was closed and the attorneys be-
ran their argum
Prosecuting Attorney Carthcrs
'~ho opennd the arg-1m ~nts was ropri-
handed severed times by Judge
Fearing for remarks rofecting upon
the testimony and the evidence given
by the defense He branded the tes-
timony of Parmenter q ''black-faco
lie" causing the attorneys for the de-
Tense 20 offer serious objections and
,,,.-,- ~ :, thn i"i-c ~nrri~ard u
he rro~acc,+inc a+torna~
Injecting some sentim ntal remark
into his speech the prosecuting at
torney drew tears from the eyes oil
the widow and the two children OF the
slain policeman, who had been wit
nesses of the trial during the three
ldays the case occupied the carr.
i Judge Has, who followed the pros.
ecuting attorney opened his speech
With the remark lie wanted to separate
he wheat from IN chaff and review.
! d the testimony offc ed by the Wit.
Inosses for the State. Not single wit
ness. said he. was BROUGHT into thi:
courtroom. who copld tell what pre-
coded the shooting. The defense con
cedns that John r. Parmenter killa,
Albert Demortiers, but ii was done i
self-defarse.
He then proceeded to show that tn;
testimony Of several CT the main wit
nesses for the state was contradicteJ
not only BY physical facts. bit alsC
by the testimony Of the two princina
witnesses. Rodnev Whitelcw and Mel
yin Stevens. The testimony given BY
Miss Sylvia Mantiz, and James Min
ton, regarded two Of the most imp0r
| tant witnesses for the State was con
tradicted in this way White'aw. h.
said, testified that he was one o. tn
first to arrive and that he did not SCI
the body lying in the street. but founc
It leaning against the lamp post. Fou,
J Young men. who were also wins Sse.
for the State, reached tie corner a
the same time he did. The distance
f ON which Miss Mantiz witnessed tn,
firing of the second shot. he said, was
too great, to be of any importance fol
the circumstances of the killing.
Judge Oscar A Knehans, represent
ing the State, dwelt mainly upon the
subject of the defense's failure to pro.
duce any character witnesses fron
the Cape, where Parmenter has lived
during the past three years He ask
ed that for that reason the testimony
of the charactsr witnesses be eliminat-
led by the Jury during their arguments
He also asked the jury not to be led
by sympathy for either family, wher
| celebrating the guilt or innocence Of
the defendant.
Attorney Motley speaking last for
the defense. brought before the jury
the projrdicn created against the de-
PENDANT in the city and county
Cape Girardeau and appealed to the
jury not to let any of this preiudieial
sentiment have any bearing on their