The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-27
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dict.
Attorney David E. Porter of st.
Johnsbury made the closing argu-
ment for the respondent on Friday
morning. His talk to the jurymen
was replcte with biting sarcasm, a
scathing denunciation of the state's
methods. In the choicest of vitriolic
language he scored States Attorney
VIII E.Tracy for his statement that
MIDGET convicted himself from his
own lips when he lied and later
made admissions before the inquest
at Johnson last summer He warned
the jury not to be sWayed by the
stern mien of Attorney-General Arch
ibald when the latter delivered his
argument in closing the case. At one
point in his address he spoke Of the
"slimy trail" of the Boston detective
who was called by the state to invcs-
tigate the murder of Miss Shonio.
Gentlemen, the state has deprived
the counsel for the respondent of the
opportunity of examining the effects
OF Amy Shonio's room," Mr.. Porter
began, "and then Bill Tracy has the
audacity to come into this court and
saw to you, if the respondent didn't
kill her, who did,? Let me say, it
isn't for the defense to tell who did
it but if we could have had Boston
detectives to work for US as the state
did we might be able to tell you who
did it,"
Continuing Attorney Porter said:
81 want to call your attention, gen.
tlemcn, to the inquest held in John
son last summer following the finding
of Amy Shonio's body, There,
man. in court for the first time and
deprived of counsel, was subjected to
a gruelling croSs-eXaminationby two
attorneys, with fertile minds, and a
detective. Tracy says he convicted
himself by his answers before that
tribunal. If you can find the res
pondent guilty Of thecrime of murder
on the basis of that inquest, you can
Just as we'll find Bill Tracy guilty Of
the crime. How did Tracy compare
withhm. He is a lawyer, supposed
to be keen on the witness stand,
questioned by his own associate and
yet contradicted himself.
Brother Tracy can see blood on
the hands Of the respondent, can see
the murder committed up there on
the side hill You gentlemen, | am
sure, will not adopt his theories when
you come TO make a decision in this
matter.
with this boys life in jeopardy
this man, Tracy, is willing to get up
and swear to visions, imaginations.
inorder to convict this boy. | want
YOU to hear some of Tracy's own tes-
timony in view of the fact that he /
says this boys own denials prove
that he is guilty" Here Mr., Porter
related many Of the questions put to
Mr.. Tracy while he was on the stand |
carly in the trial and the answers he |
gave. He scored the states attorney |
numerically.
"No man, the St. Johnsbuly at
torAey continued, could believe from !
what evidence has been introduced !
that this man is guilty, unless they |
should go into trance, as Tracy did, |
and have visions and see phantoms.
All | ask of you, gentlemen, is that !
you just use your good, native boss
sense in returning verdict. be-
lieve, myself, that most atrocious
crime has been committed but that is
no reason why a sacrifice should be
made of this man.
"Whilc we don't care to traduce
the dead, we feel that we must, in
Justice to our client, point out to you
Ter true character and show that she
vas a most accommodating girl. She
vent to his room and closed the door
behind her. You have the testimony
If Albert MONTGOMERY to that effect.
Arthur Mudgctt was not responsible
FOR her condition. Didn't Amy Sho-
lio correspond for over year with