The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22

to Sherman and Wood. the least
time that must elapse before each
is eligible for parole is II years
and 3 months. Representing Sher-
man were Attorneys Robert L Wat
son and Virgil H. Duvall. while W.
H. Hartzell of Carthage appeared
for Wood. 4
The Jurors.
The jury that heard the case was
composed Of the following:
A. A. Bailey. Green township.
Patrick J. Conway, Perryton
township.
A. w. Smith, Greene.
Riley Duncan, Duncan.
William C. Armstrong, Millers-
burg.
Harland Cady, Millersburg.
H. E. Parker, Richland Grove.
Orville Brown, Millersbure. )
George Rooms, North Henderson.
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Jesse Boney, Duncan. .
c. ]. Rosene. Riv0li
Assistant States Attorney Ed
ward L. Eagle Of Rock Island. who
gave the closing argument for the
state, began his address to the jury
about IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing. In a logical and convincing
manner MIR. Eagle summed up the
evidence in the case and promptly
proceeded to tear down the plea Of
the defense.
In opening, he touched upon
Pruett's story, which the defense
said in their argument was not
corroborated by any witness on the
stand. He clearly and concisely
connected Pruett's story with the
evidence introduced by the witness
on the stand and showed how in
every instance Pruett's story was
corrOborated by the evidence of q
witness. Following his attack ON
the argument Of the defense, Mr..
Eagle called attention to the class
of witnesses which the defense had
produced, and referred to them as
"a bunch of gamblers from Gales
burg, who have been idle for
months and have been frequent
visitors, according to their own tes-
timony, to places of ill repute." He
called special attention to the star
witness Of the defense, Mrs. Maud
Gibbs Of Galesburg, who testified
that although she was a married
woman and not divorced from her
husband, she was Sherman's sweet
heart and had been for two years.
He asked what kind of credit the
jury could put in this sort Of tes-
timony; "for a woman to whom
marriage vows were not sacred
would think nothing of telling q
falsehood ON the witness stand"
1T is true, as the lawyers for the
defense said, there are two Judases
in this case. One is Quentin Sher-
man, who betrayed his home and
his friends to q bunch of thieves
and murderers. The other is the
woman who says on the witness
stand that she is Sherman's sweet
heart, who has betrayed the most
sacred vows that a woman can take
and has betrayed her home and
husband"
! Mr.. Eagle did not attack the Ale
do gambling house. which was run
ming open in the Wright building
in Aledo last fair time. He refer
red to Pruett as having a spark OF
manhood left in him and as q man
who was ready to take his medi-
cine like a man.
In asking that the jury return
the life sentence against the two
men, Mr.. Eagle said: There are
two other reasons why you should
send these men to the penitentiary.
One is that, should the husband OF
this woman who, although married,
says she is Sherman's sweetheart
ever find him, he will probably
shoot him. and the other Is that il
Bricky Wood is in the mental con-
dition where he cannot distinguish
right from wrong. you had better
place him somewhere before he
strikes down one of your citizens
in the street"
The state concluded its argument
at 3:15 yesterday afternoon. The
instructions given to the jury by
Judge Graves occupied Is minutes
time. At 4::30 the jury retired to
pass upon the guilt or innocence
| of the two defendants.