Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-22
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Her face was flushed. Stephenson
failed to see his daughter and
was unconscious that the cause
Of the tragedy, which may cost him
his liberty, was SO near him.
II have nothing to say" Mrs
Gussman replied in answer to whis-
pered question as to the reason for
her late appearance.
Mrs. Gussman had been subpoe-
naed as a states witness, but the
sheriff reported that she could not
be found. At the preliminary trial
Of her father, she was the chief wit
ness for the state.
Jury Visits Scene of Shooting
Under schedule mapped by the
court, the case will go to the jury
about o'clock this afternoon. For
ty-six minutes of the five hours al
lotted to attorneys for argument had
been consumed at the hour of ad-
journment last night. The charge
of the court will consume about
forty-five minutes.
Before arguments were begun, the
jury visited the scene of the shoot
ing at ST. Pauls rectory. The twelve
men used a wire in examining bullet
holes in the wall of the building. The
jury spent fifteen minutes in the ex-
animation.
Pleading for the preservation Of
the constitution Of the United
States, Assistant Solicitor John Nor.
row, who made the opening address
to the jury, urged the jury to re-
member that "eVery man has the
right to worship God according to
his own conscience" He asked that
religious prejudice" be cast aside.
1.-THE eyes of the entire country
are turned upon Birmingham" he
told the jury, adding 1.-The people OF
this nation want to see whether a
southern jury will free this defend
ant because of prejudice"
Mrs. GuSSman Scored
In opening argument for the de-
tense, Fred Fite dwelt upon the
great love- he said the minister and
Mrs. Stephenson bore for their
| daughter. Mrs. Stephenson wept
audibly and the defendants. face
| was wet with tears. He contended
that the minister labored under IAN
uncomfortable impulse" and shot
| the priest while temporarily insane
The attorney told the jury that
mo man has the right to invade the
| home of another in an attempt tc
| induce any member of that house
| hold to accept a new religion"
| He contended Sthat Ruth Stephen
son had been lied from the S,eph
enson home" He was unsparing IN
his denunciation of her alleged &C
ton "in quitting the parental roof.
Mrs. Gussman smiled broadly
when Mr.. Fite said 1.-The only sensl
| BILE thing the daughter has ever done
! was to quit Pedro Gussman.
Gussman Tells About Marriage
The story of courtship and mar
rage of Ruth Stephenson and Piedrt
| Gussman was told by Gussman or
/ the witness stand late Thursday.
| Gussman was recalled by the state
The defense had previously brought
| him before the jury as Witness
but no questions were asked him
At that time he was instructed t.
simply stand before the jury.
Gussman testified that he was
born in Porto Rico, is 40 years old
and that he had been a resident OF
Birmingham for fifteen years. He Is
of Spanish descent, he said, his
mother being a native of Barcelona
He said he had never visited Mrs
GuSSman in her home and haC never
taken her away from the parenta
roof. He testified that he proposed
to her five years ago and that il
was agreed that they would be mar
ried when she was 10. During this
period they met many times ne
said.
On ross-examination by counse
for the defense, he testified tha
there had been no arrangement with
Father Coyle concerning the cere
! mony until they went to ST. Paul:
rectory.
The witness denied that Mrs Guss
man had written Inn a few day:
J before the marriage saying she wa
then ready to we'd
Gussman testified that he did no
know the whereabouts Of his wife
He said she left" him on Labor day
The witness said he married h.
first wife in Nashville eleven year
ago and that she died in Tenn 2sSee
Mrs. Stephenson, Gussman's mott
er-in-law, refused to look at hi.a tn
entire time he was in the cour
room. She turned her head as h
passed her chair and looked in al
4 other direction during his testimony
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