The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-13
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say, Sure. I wns at lodge mat
night. No and 81 spoke and such
and such happened: and II you
don't believe H. you can go and
call up the secretary"
Referring 20 the fact that Won |
| Tobel did not go 60 the house him. |
self when he ordered plumber to |
break IN and repair leak on the day |
the body WAS found Dore said
''of course he didn't so. IL was
Just like the night that he robbed |
him when he was afraid 20 look his 4
dead friend IN the face lie was
afraid that FhoAtH were walking /
about In that house.
THAT money incident and the Won |
Tohei incident really had nothing 10
do with the guilt or innocence Of
Clara Skarin. They were simply I
brought in by the state 10 make u
a lumberyard caae-~a care that they /
can nail things TO,
'srhe state Ia making funny re-
quest. They are asking you to try /
her on part of her confesaion-theyl
are asking you to believe that part
/ In which she admits the killing ana
TO disregard all the rest. many points
of which have been borne out by tho
evidence. We ask YOU 20 try her on
the whole confession.
Patterson said that Hochbrunn
was not as bad as he had been
painted. My ood how could he have
been any wprs.g
Tho state says she came 20 Seat.
tie with murder In her heart.
would bo ashamed 20 defend her u
she hadnt had murder IN her heart
ever since that day when she was
IL years old and Hochbrunn aH,
/ naulted her In the cellar Of his devil.
house.
ANY time that anyone wants
to hiii n man who has been
making criminal assaults upon
/ little children. ms Hiochbrunn
did. III furnish tho money and
my time 90 defend him. Ny
tod, Ny own home l. safer
because this beast has gone
my own little tots.
There II only one way 10 set.
tie a thing like this. and That's
with = gun. There's bounty
on coyotes la Wyoming and
there ought 60 be n bounty ON
killing m~n like Ioehbrunn.
Ill b~t n they 20 up ard search
j. the basement Of that desilhouse
they'll find the dead bodies Of
little children that this fiend
killed.
MIR. carnody." he continued.
turning 10 the deputy prosecutor.
hasn't any children of his own.
50 he can't look at this thing az
seriously as you and do. who have
children.
why. n any man did TO my little
KirI what this fisnd I'D to clara
wh.n she waa coming home from
Sunday school. think I'D go crazy.
The only way 10 save my mind
would b the satisfaction OF going
out and killing tho beast There
might BE- 500 women In Seattle
who have the mark Of this beast
on their bodies and on their minds.
Not oven Carmedy or Patterson
wants q conviction Some day you'll
go them really try q cara and
then you'ii REALM. that this has
been Just a perfnnctory task for
thsm--somethtnx they had 60 do"
Rarely have such heights Of ora
tory been reached In Seattle court
as In tho closing arguments Friday
by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney r.
IT. Patterson and John J.. Sullivan.
associate defense counsel 10th
speakers were AZ their best and both
scored telling points.
The two speeches were asrikingfy
different--of necessity. patterson'n
was coldly analytical and logical for
the most part. aifho by no means
proay. whereas SuIiivan'H effort was
more a display OF hiafrionic talent.
But each speech was maaterpicce
IN Observation-Disclosures heavy
artillery being trained on Clara.
while Hochbrunn was suiiiynn's tar
get
Patterson. speech had the
greater effect ON Clara. Her face
was a study turnout. Az first
composed. her expression gradu.
ally became defiant and them
psniestricken. Finally she col. !
iap~ed entirely and. burying her
face In her arms. wept.
Hut SuIlivHu's argument had
the more telling effect on the
Jury. Al least eight Of the ~
jurors wiped away tears and two
or three wre frankly crying.
Here are some Of the high points
In patterson's speech:
Then ahe sent that money to Her
ron cher sweetheart) with the mes
sage TO buy n drink for vourarffs
He probably did. Little did he know
that he was drinking a toast 90 death
bought with blood money"
'She doesn't tell the truth because
she can't tell the truth"
III her story about Won Tobei n a !
lie. then everything eise is lie.'
"A verdict OF not guilty will brand
Won Tobei as murderer and
ghout." 2
Whatever Hochbrunn's character :
may have been. the defendant didn't :
run away---she won't right hack 90
him after his alleged assault"
Not content with having
killed Hochbrunn. Clara COM
mits second assassination when
she II caught. Hocilbrnnn died
mercifulIy--he never knew what
hit him. But Won Tobei was
crucificsi. She didn't kill him
and put him out Of his troubles,
but instead she tried 10 ruin him
for life. She wasn't even merri.