Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-17

was given fdpt dLt6ulIUu uuIluS TIC Cu-
tire time
After referring to- the compliment
paid by Mr. Bohn he said this was not
a case where it was easy for the man
to defend himself. Nature was to
blame for cases of this kind, nature
does certain things and if it were not
SO the race would die out. The gen.
eral idea prevails, he said, that if a
difficulty of this kind arises between
a man and woman, the man is gull
~jty. Such things become the subject
of gossip because men and women
like to- talk about such things. People
even forget their religion and politics
to talk of such matters, he said.
Most people protect their girls but
the boys should be protected also.
Any boy might be innocent. II the
present case were one Of murder or
robbery there would be no question;
but here is one hard to decide. Many
linen are found who are not guilty.
In the trial there has been no sug-
gestion of any improperly on the
part of the young lady; in fact she
was 100 sensitive, he said. A good
IDEAL has been said that is nonsense,
but above all no one can say but that
she has been treated kindly in this
case. Mr.. barrow said he had never
heard of any case just like this-it
twas most unusual. He knew Of moth
ling like it in all human experience to
correspond with it. She was not to-
blame; she was the victim of neigh
borhood talk.
She had lived in this home for a
Iyear and eight or nine months. The
two were frequently left alone; not
one thing had ever occurred that was
lever wrong. The case is most UNI
usual, out Of keeping with all human
Experience the attorney declared.
He spoke of the evasive answers
given by Miss Patterson, especially
Ithe ones about the school house win
dows She had gotten out Of the
ischool house through window, out of
the house at a party through win
dow, and escaped on the night in
IQueSLf on through W1nQOW.
AS to Mr.. Barber, the defendant,
Mr. barrow said he had worked since
he was II years old, that he was now
1872, that he lived a simple life just like
ordinary men; had kept store and
had a blacksmith shop. In the home
he had treated Miss Patterson just
like a sister He said Barber had a
good face, was Of good appearance
Iand it was queer If there was anything
wrong that it had not come to light
Ibefore. Mr. barrow said there was
mot scrap of evidence he intended
to go to Baraboo that night, and men
toned that Mrs. Titus saw no one on
the way home from BarabOO. He also
spoke of Jason Turnham rescuing Miss
Patterson from the roof Of the porch
land the Simonds incident.
Why did not Barber go to Millers
with his wife? Mr.. barrow said he
hated the idea Of the gossips, they do
not see good in any one except them
selves, they are filled with evil.
J The attorney declared Mrs Barber
was expected home that night, told
Iof the incidents of the evening, and
discussed other evidence in the case.
In closing he appealed to the sym
pathies Of the jury. He told the twelve
men that if they convicted the de-
PENDANT that liberty was cheap in
Sank county, he spoke of the time the
young man had served in jail and pen
itentiary, and then said: "How can
any man say that he should suffer
mOre?" For twelve to again convict,
they do so with hearts Of stone He
asked that they protect the young
mans liberty, his family, and as far
as possible his name.
Attorney Baker Closes
In opening his address Mr.. Baker
said the jury should not heed the
words spoken to arouse their sym.
pathies for that had nothing to dc
with the case. He asked them to lay
aside all sympathy and decide ON the
evidence presented. It was for the
jury to face the facts as they were.
He spoke of the exceptionally good
lcharacter OF Miss Patterson, that
there was not one single reflection on
her. AS to- her opponents giving her
evil treatment; no other was befit
ting. OF course she was not anxious
to prosecute, the attorney paid her a
F. most flattering tribute, and said that
if liberty in Sank county was so cheap
as to free Barber then womanhoOd in
Sank county was cheap. He said
there was no evidence of a dream on
: the part of Miss Patterson that the
: night in question was the first Barber
had gone to her room at such an
hour, that it was the first time his
wife had been away so late, and that
there was no doubt as to Miss Patter-
: sons narration of the events. Barber
did as he had told Cook he would do,
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