Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-18

bus relatives Thursday that Mrs.
Coart is preparing to sue for divorce
from Coart 1t is understood that
Judge A. w. Cozart, of columbus,
her brother-in-law, is preparing the
petition, which likely will be pre-
scented at the next term of Talbot
superior court next September. 1t is
said that she also will ask that her
name be changed back to Mrs. Rosa
Martin Frederick, she being married
the first time to Mr.. Holmes Freder-
lex, Of Marshallville and Atlanta. He
was Killed in an elevator accident in
Atlanta about seven years ago.
Hall Excoriates Co.rt
On the basis of what he defined as
the written and the unwritten law
with reference to homicide in Geor-
gia as applied to the facts in the
case OF Major Lee H. Coart. or trial
hele for his life for the murder OF
A. B. McNiece, Colonel Hewlett A.
Hall, former states attorney general,
in four-hour speech here Thursday
fdr the prosecution, urged +aat thf
jury in making up their verdict CAM
not do other than take the life on
the man, whom he characterized as
hbertine and pervert, according
to "Coart's own statement, which he
made in an effort to justify himself
and save his neck" he said.
In THE opening Of his address,
which is conceded to have been Il
most powerful and learned appeal in
the name of the majesty of the law
with reference to the defending of
the home, Colonel Hall defined NAL
ice as the act of man lying in
wait for another or preparing him
self for an attack on another. He
defined justifiable homicide as inter
preted by the law. He took the posi-.
ton that 1.-The killing of man by
>another for something he had done
lin the past is vengeance, and that
the laws says vengeance is mine.
In stating that it would be his eff
| fort to try the case before the Jury
on application of the law to the facts
| in the case, Mr.. Hall stated that
TIE "only thing that stands between
home and ruin and anarchy in this
land OF ours is the majesty OF the
law"
Replies to Defense
Taking up~t contention Of the
defense in the case, Colonel Hall
said that usually when a defendant
comes into the court for justice,
one line or theory Of defense is
| enough if it is a good one, as he
| reviewed the several contentious OF
| Major Coart as set forth by his
| counsel, and in his statement he
maintained that in this case the de-
| PENDANT acted clearly in spirit OF
revenge. He defined the qualifica-
| lions of a dying declaration as he
| urged that that of Mr.. McNiece
| should be considered as would the
dead mans testimony under the
sanctity of an oath.
| Referring to the character of the
| defendant, which he explained he
| based on his own statement, he said
! that I'VE are all seekers in this
world; Adventures, so to speak, and
] the Object of a mans search deter
| mines his character"
AS ne referred to the advances the
accused is said to have forced upon
| NIAs. McNiece he said, eff the de
| fendant's statement in this ease is
| true, and I do not believe it is. he
| is the lowest down and most degen
crate man conceivable"
! Referring to the intimate friend
ships between the two families
through period of several months
and Coart's statement in which re
said he warned McNiece repeatedly
to stay away from his home and
his wife, he stated that "a man, vhC
| knowing another is too intimate
with his wife and who after repeat
edly warning him., will continue tC
go to that mans home and partake
of his hospitality as it has beer
proved Coart had done, and eat his
| bread as Coart had done, is no bet
Ter than the vileSt Mretch.m