The Washington times., 1923-09-01
| lawyers CLOSE
\ IN Garrett
TRIAL
Jury Csts Case After Flood Il
May Reach
Decision Soon.
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meeting, which preceded the am
bushing OF Chandler, as the Gar
rett love feast"
1.-THE Chandler affidavit, said
Bonifant, lis a lie on the face Of It
It was inspired by theS devil, made
in Hell. That affidavit IL nothing
in the world but flimay pretezt
for them to go down to Mr.. Piefce's
house and kill him. Robert, Garrett
without an excuse"
II say the affidavit is false be-
cause 1t did not include all the facts.
Chandler himself related @ very sig-
nificant sentence which was not IN
the affidavit, There was another
person present during this inter
view between Garrett and piArce
w. H. Taylor. He was summoned
by the defense. but you noticed that
he did not testify. Why didn't he?
Did the defense fear he would tell
the whole truth about that inter
view?"
Attacks Defense Witnesses.
Bon1fant made an attack on sew
eral, OF the witnesses for the defense
and then discussed incidents az the
killing.
In conclusion Bonifant stated
that the accused deserves the cleo
trio chair, and that, while life inn
prisonment might cover the case,
that ito Garrett would be TO
! verdict rnilder than second degree
murder would be unjust. He said
calf for the burning Of all the
courts of Justice, to demand the
release OF every prisoner In the
States prisons and public apology
to them"
Louis o. wendenburg for the de-
tense, began by disclaiming that
he and Smith were the greatest
criminal lawyers In Virginia. He
paid a high tribute to Jack Lee. OF
Lynchburg and then began his case
with a resume Of the murder cases.
in which he has been counsel for
the defendant.
II have had the pleasure Of de-
tending forty-one men charged with
murder and thirty-seven Of them
were innocent" he said. "But III
you had believed the commonwealth
attorneys, thirty-seveT1 innocent
men would have been legally muir.
dered.
Talks OF Politics. -
Wendefburg told OF the change
Of : reigna of political power fE0gn
the 4RepubIicAns to the Democrats
and the subsequent arrival Of r. @.
Garrett in the county. After dir
cussing the instructions and the
fist fight in the Pierce yard, fol-
lowed by the shooting, Wendenbrxg
said in part:
You have been asked to destroy
wild, insatiate cry for blood that
has been raised by the paid and
private counsel for the prosecution.
Long has this defendant been made
to fear tho pelting Of this pitflAes
force, some Of whom are now no
doubt, lowering around, hoping thar
the accused may be snatched from
the bosom of his loving family torn
from the arms Of that devoted wife
and rudely torn asunder from
everything that makes life dear, and
be gotten rid of in this way, In.
stead of through the assassins bull
indirectly through you. What has
not been heretofore directly ac-
complished by these enemies, while
at his home sits a devoted wife and
two blue-eyed boys who are wait
ing with mistaken confidencN in
the righteousness Of your verdict,
and who are ready to clasp the hus,
band and father to their breast and
cry out to the entire world, vindi.
Gated, for they are innocent in the
sight Of God and man.
Now, gentlemen Of the Jury. take
the case and do your duty. Do yoar
whole duty, and give the world one
more browning and convincing proof
of that trial by jury is not q farce,
that it is the only bulwark of the
safety Of the rights of the citizens,
and when your verdict shall read.
We. the jury, find the accused not
guilty remember that it was Mr..
Pierce's folly and crime that cost him
his life, and that it was the law that
gave the accused the right to take
that life.'