Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-22


 we could hear pr. retiow pleading be- say, -Mabeile Church Kenyon told the truth and nothing but the truth"
 Major Han ia AftsrsssH
 State Attorney Hall began his argu- ment at 1l3o< after the non recess with even larger crowd present than had attended the morning session of court | He said he should first devote some' attention to some of the statements and suggestions made by the other side among which was an appeal from an oc- currence recorded in the Holy Bible of the woman taken In adultery. My learn. cd friend. he said. Is quite generally right in his law. He ought to be for he learned 1t in my office. He Is one Of number of, young men sf whom I have reason to be proud. but I d.ant se.-,-l him his Scripture or his application of 1t. and he has made sad error h appeal | ing to you.
 | 1t was the sin in this woman that the Redeemer forgive. But you are not dealing with sin If the apeal made here in court were to be carried out. the courts could go out of business, no mat l ter what the consequences to society. You are not to follow that application, 1 apprehend. said the state attorney.
 They say they furnish the only eye
 witness, but they cannot say to the court you shall rot investigate further
 but mus. tske the word of the accused.
 aev claim her ieputation was good but
 It Is limited to being peaceabie and
 quiet But character is no defense tc
 crirno and 1t is lamentable that some of
 our mosc respected citizens have proved false to Irus.s al d obligatior-s- But se<
 what the chasrcter Is here.. continued the
 state attorney. A woman engaged ir
 an affair which many times has re-
 suited in killing VI en jealousy. hatret
 and passion sway men and women II
 hardly el.yates the character of the ac
 cused to say that she has an immortal srul cnd' that she loved little Hughie
 when We admi. in the next breath thai
 she stepped out of her house with . 1 deadly weapon to launch into eternity False 10 her vows at the altar, false t
 her motherhood. where was Ter love fo little Hughie then.
 ls Calls It Movis Beeaa<ie. i. Her couasel say that she has no
 Cwerved on cross examination But sh
 had committed 10 paper the scenario am language for this movie roSrance and sh ] eid not faiter because rhe uas ,practic 2 ally letter perfect. 2 As to the attacks on Dr. Scanlon. Ma ! jor Hull said that if the doctor hal cone any le5s than he did. what woul !. We have said of Dr. Scanlon? If sh : had shot herself after he believed sh = had the revolver in her possession wha a would we have said of him? But Doc
 tor" Rathbun says Dr. Sczrlon failed { give this man a ytimuiant Wouldn't yo !. rather trtist- the opinion of Dr. Scanlo z. than "Doc.or" RatAbun who wasn't eve si there?
 They say Dr. Scanlon shows hts inte, :. est because he is here today. But d
 you know that the husband and the son :, and one of the counsel of Mira Kenyo 7 have been brought here today in D = Scanlon's machine, 30 you see how UT fair this Is.
 ], Major Hull congratulated the fur '. upon the attention they had given to thi case, which he said is loaded down wit ,, perfidy and infamy rarely heard of i :. any portion. of Christian America. ' might have happened in pagan Rome c
 some of the portions of broken-up Euror g but not now. It smells to heaven. Tn r accused. he continued. has found occasio C to smile many times when the rest of U V Efelt little like smiling and these smile 2 have been persistent feature of the cas- c at times mingled with tears, which wei !. i'll befitting. I have tried to remsmbe n the gentler sex If 1t had been husk
 45 year old man on the stand. thing # might have been different. Yet she is nc T weak In the presence of the court and y is apparent that counsel have more tha Il once taken. counsel from the accused. e The state's csse has been handicappe 0 by the death of Coroner Brown. a gentle
 manly, kind hearted official Ills test mony cannot be had. He has been gath