Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN MuDG EFT
CASE

Hyde rark. Dec. 2s.--Judge Sherman r.
Moulton viii make his charge to the jury
at lO:G O'Clock Tomorrow morning in the
case Of State VS.. Arthur MudEett. S7-year-
old lumberman who is charged with mur-
der Of f9-year-oid Amy Shonio al Johnson
last July 81. and it il expected that the
fate Of the accused VIII he known before
nishtfsi
The closing arguments Ia the case, re-
suiting from particularly brutal muir
der-the choking 20 death Of mere girl
after an Illegal operation had been al
tempted-were made Friday, by Attorney
General Archibald for the State and David
Porter for the accused Court adjourned
Friday at s:4 O'Clock so that court ON
Gals could reach their homes In time for
chriatmas
Tho Jurors. however. had to remain in
Hyde Park over the holiday, Judge Moui-
ton expressing his regrets to tho men
the trial made 1t imperative to keep them
there until q calm and nnhurried verdict
could be given.
Personalities entered largely into the
cjosing arguments made Friday for Mud
gett by Mr.. Porter. who rdiculed state 3
Attorney Tracey Of Johnson, declaring
that Tracey is willing TO swear 10 any
thing thst he imagines mis- vision sees 4"
ri. declared thai Mudsett contradio,ed
himself a the inquest because lbs was
questioned at such length that Tracey
hnself was exhausted. Ne Told tho jury
hat NO IAmoille county jury should
slaughter tho respondent simply because
Bit, Tracey shuts his eyes ana has
dreams"
Attorney General Arch bald told The jury
that it was there not only IN the intsrests
of the respondent nut also OF the com
monwealth. lie declared that the man
who had a motive would have committed
The murder and Mudsett had that mo-
live, he said he declare the Testimony
Of Mrs. Miller, who swors she had seen
Amy Shonio talking 10 tall man in
me village the ni1ht she met dsalh. az
lies, and said hat 1t was obvious thai
She had been coached. "f VOC tdink
Arthur Mudge,t is mot guilty Jet him so,
but tho blood OF Amy Shonis ories out To
you 10 do your duty"
LOCK UP JURY oVDP CRftiSRNrAs
HYDE Park. Dec. u The insxivIsA hiNty
of charging them usar the holiday
means thai the try before which Arthur
Midget 3I-yesr old somberman Ia being
Johnson isst summer viii ranaiI locked
up owe" Christmas. Not untn after Mon
day will rhe accused man know h& fs,e
il is expected thai the !. men Wi! 10
= somewhat disgrun lied LOT hsca uss Of
this fact. hut Judge Mouiton felt AZ
thodyh ha Would De eomUtttir.s a~gravs
error II he should send the knry out SO
cios< TO Christmas bSoauss Of the poesi-
bility that they would sot give the ca
tho dsitbsral.o. that they would Under
ordinary circumstances.
Council Tor the defense finished i,s re-
buttsi at 1855 this morning and at II 90
ocloeh States Attorney VIII f.. Tracy
opened the arguments fer the prosecu-
non. Throughout the recital NUGGET sal
unmoved IN interesting listener the same
az Tho rest Of the audience.
Mr.. Tracy made n very impassonsd
plea. going into minute details regarding
the evidence introduced in the trial ana
told The jury that they were charged
with grave responsibility. and that the
state also FELL great duty in that it
masi protect human life. Several times
h~ was Interrupted by counsel for the
respondent when he unintentionally
ssrbIed sone OF the testimony and he
was considerably perturbed because Of
this interference %
he spent the first few minutes Of mis-
plea in a defense Of his own contradic-
tory testimony given in the early part
OF tho trial and rldiculed the testimony
given by Fred ODER, "A granite dealer OF
Morr,svuls to the effec, that he saw q
young women answering Amy Shonio's
description and tall dark woman with