The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27

reasonable doubt that they had q
common plan," said the Little Giant.
elf you find an agreement between
two and no others, then you would
have to find the Others not guilty.
81 would direct your attention to the
fact that the whole case depends on
Longfield's testimony. In some cases
we will show by undisputed documents
and by reliable witnesses the falsity of
his statements. ........ 49,. !. ,..-
81 would direct your attention to
the industrious lives and steady habits
of these defendants in contrast with
the shiftless life of Longfield. Your
attention is directed to the fact that
most of the defendants are married and
supporting families, living at home with
their wives, in direct contrast to Long
field, the self-confessed white SLAYER.
"Your attention is directed to the
fact that Eveleth and Virginia are in
a thiekly populated section Of st. Louis
county, bordered on the south by sparse
ly settled regions and connected by
good automobile roads with Duluth.
That section is connected on the north
by many good roads with the Canadian
border. These roads run through a
sparsely settled country and it is fact
of common knowledge that whisky is
brought from Canada in large quanti-
ties over these roads.
l direct your attention especially to
the documentary evidence in this case.
A government witness, Supt. McKin-
non, Of the D. w. & p, has testified
to the impossibility eff stopping trains
where they were said to have stopped
without showing on the accurate train
sheets. In no cases did those records
show such stop to have been made.
"Longfield testified that Murphy
and Bradley boarded trains in Virginia
and were taking breakfast at a farm
house 20 miles from Duluth at 8 a. m.
The train sheets show that NO train
arrived in Virginia earlier that day
than $40 a. m. The contradictions,
falsity and impossibility of Longfield's
statements will be apparent to you as
the case of the defendants develops. -
Then came long list Of witnesses
for the defense.
Benjamin E. Meyers, was called and
he told about his personal relations
with Longfield and matters in connec-
ton with Mrs. Meyers and efforts of
the father to secure absolute custody of
their son. The witness did no great
harm to Longfield and his Testimony.
After the noon recess, Mr.. Power
called Mrs. Mabelle Meyers, the d.
vorced wife of lawyer Meyers. She
sat with downcast eyes and started her
testimony in quavering, subdued tone
of voice. A wave of pity for the wom-
an went through the courtroom.
Longfield grinned and even leered at
the woman whom he had helped de-
grade.
Seasoned lawyers and hardened Grim
inals were shocked by the strong con-
trast between the strong, vigorous at
torney Meyers and the poor, beaten
creature who once had been his e.
spected wife.
The scourging effects of misery, de-
bauchery and disease were apparent in
her manner, her voice and the Inca.
ments of her face. The camouflage OF
fine clothes and cosmetics could only
partially hide the shame of her life.
No camouflage yet has been invented
that can hide the deadened soul and
the vapid mind of those who sin by
excess in forbidden physical pleasures,
therefore the witness showed their ef-
fects most plainly.
The witness testified that she had