The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-05
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Closing Arguments
PREACHER UNDER
BITTER ARRANGEMENT
Attorney General In Closing Plea Rid
icrles Claim of Defense That Preach
er Could Weep for Wife and Flirt
With Gerow Girl.


With Gerow Girl
SACO, Me-, Feb. 5.-Thc case of Henry |
IL, 1lal the preacher accused Of the mm
der of his wife went to the jury at lI.4o
a. m. today following arguments by AT
torney-Geperal Stnrges for the state
and the charge by Judge Scott Wilson,
The former, in summarizing the circum
stantial evidence about which the state
built its ease, severely arraigned Hall.
charging that he lied in denying that he
.hoked his wife and then threw her OF
III, railroad bridge at Wells.
Attorney General Sturgcs said: MIN
| ait Halls bruised and battered body lies
| down in the lttIe town OF harrington
| Her voice is stlled Her husband ) voice
| alone can tell you what happened nj that
| little culyert in Wells where she met hel
Death Isl June OF last year and he dare
| not tell"
The chain of circumstances woven by
| liz state told the story, he asserted
From Hail. said Mr.. Sturees, there
anne one story one day aud another story
| he next day. Why he never did dare
q tell the truth because the truth would
| nave convicted him and he would have
| been L sell confessed murderer"
| The prosecutor ridiculed the claims Of
the defense that Hall and his wife did
| not quarrel. Mr.. Stmges scored Hall for
his action with the woman in Portland
| declaring that instead ef being led astray
| ~ her HALL went after her deliberately
| md was alone To blame for the eouse-
! I 49, L, ! :
Hall with Katie t,erow at Wells. Mr.
| sturgee said that whatever was the
sruih ahoui Halls conduct was sufficient
q bring haartaehc 10 Minnie Hall
Mr. Shwges laid stress on the testi-
| nony Of Ernest Matthews, the first 10 ar
i've al he scene of the tragedy. Mat
hews testified that IIall told him he H..
ieycd that his wife was dead ,'N hen
Minnie Hall regained consciousness Hall
vas right there TO ask her II she remeni-
)crel what happened continued Stur
res, "and when shn told him she could
lot remember what relief came over
hat mans heart. lie knew he was safe
lie let her go to the hospital alone aus
{ he died there alone. Hall cried ant
ricd That grief was Of such character
t9at he could kiss aud hug Grace Gerow
Gentlemen, you don't believe the ri
iieulous story Of the defense That Ii,
ould weep sincerely for his wife Will
ne eye while he cast the glance Of de7ir,
another woman with the other eye
/ jont YOU believe that man remember
= very detail Of what happened at tn
uvcrt: He said lie could NOT remember
2 ut | tell You he lies lie dare not Tel
4 on" Mr.. Stlrees declared that tn
; tate medical testimony Ind not bee
e amaged by the defense.
Z During the last two hours Of yester
e lays session George l.. Emery. chic
olmsel for the defense. delivered hi
umming up of the evidence and made a
ppeal for acquittal. He argued that n
L eaeonable motive had been shown. tha
ne weight Of evidence Indicated tha
TALL had had no quarrel with his wifi
l nd that his acts at the cnlvcrt hous
Y yhere she received her injuries and lats
! / his home. where he kielt beside h,
nd kissed her. were not those Of Il ma
ae With murder in his heart.
ne Prom his own lips YOU know that
NJ inned," Mr.. Emery said. But inyi
x snyone that Is without SIN to cast Il
irst stone. I don't want anyone to co
~ lemn man on charge OF this magn
ude because hc fell on one occasion.
Aud | want You to remember the el
encc Of the witnesses from his home
his ease. We have brought into
ne ourt and put upon the witness star
very able bodied man and woman IN
| Webb district Of the town of Ilarringte
ii | he most remarkable proceeding hal ey
ot rcurred in Il court of Justice, and it do
,nt | eem that If there had been ANYTHING
till le said against Henry IIall there wot
81 1ave been ono man or woman there rea
le, Q stand up and tell yeu. But there v
ca lot one. and you all remember how the
aeighbors praised him.
The attorney asserted that the weia
i evidence Of neighbors was all to /
feet that the home life OF Hall and
IN | sife was happy.
"Do you think, eantlemcn. he ask
that 4 man who did all that Hall did
ookiI1g, serubhing floors. washing elotl
an nd always eheerfully.--is II man Il
80 las animosity or hatred for his wi
- that IS an exhibition OF hate. | tn
here are dozens and dozens Of won
Who would almost pray that their Ii
'ands would hate them and do the "
= 'ay washing.
Coming to the opportunity for sue
rime Judge Emery said hat the railr
ulvert over which the state alleges |
X. ushed his wife was in plain sight Of
lrni- highways and that the track was i
ork: 'Iso as a highway bv many people.
! be nurd arcr. he declared. would select $
year spot for his work. The character
sent he wounds. he contended. Indicated |
he woman met her death by Il fall.