White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-18

the Buster home. At 2 o'clock Judge
,McFadden delivered the courts in
structions and at 2.30 the arguments
began.
Il will address my remarks TO your
sense of duty" said Mr.. Edwards i'll
beginning. lie told of the American
trait of sympathy for the under dog,
but said it was too often forgotten
that the under dog started the trouble.
He told of the old days when murder
was seldom heard of, but now every
issue of a newspaper contained one
or more accounts OF cruel murders.
He appealed for the support of the
jury in maintaining a better respect
left hand and turning it around as al
LEGGED by the defense, Mr.. Edwards
said, You may disregard all other
evidence and the physical facts will
justify you in finding the defendant
guilty" He illustrated by trying to
point the gun in the direction claim
ed and said it could not be done, and
| am le%fthanded myself" he declared.
she is not a twenty minute egg;
she is the kind you fool a chicken
with" Mr.. Edwards was referring to
the stare that woke Coverly In the
night. I'VE are not here to punish
the accused" he said. I'VE are here
for a broader purpose than that. II
you, Gentlemen of the Jury, will CO.
operate with me to enforce the law I
will give you my word | will do so
to the best of my poor abilities The
address contained not a few elements
OF a MASTERPIECE of its kind.
Mr.. Vargas talk wal straightfor-
ward and unimpassioned. He indulg-
ed in, as he said. no oratory. He re-
viewed the testimony more closely
than Mr.. Edwards. He attacked the
testimony of DR.. Cook with some
energy. contrasting it sharply with
that of DIR. Bennett. He was at a
disadvantage. as he admitted, in try
ing to demonstrate the use of the
gun in his left hand, he being right
handed, but he insisted that it involv-
ed no physical impossibility to have
fired the fatal shot as claimed by the
defense. Referring to Mr.. Edwards
picture of the deceased lying under
the snow of the cold grave in sight
of the courtroom window. Mr.. Vargas
said, 1T is better to let the dirty ..-.....
- .- lie there" Some person In
the rear of the packed lobby started
to applaud. Sheriff Nicholson ham,
mered with his gavel and Judge Nc
Fadden demanded order in the lobby.
Several persons who heard the words
expressed the opinion hat Mr.. VAR
gas right there lost his case, which
aside from that had been conducted
well. He also said that God Almighty
had his arms about the woman's neck
and directed the bullet through Gov
lerly's brain.
Mr.. Vargas contested all the affirm
alive testimony about the sayings af-
tier the shooting. He said the words.
Il loved him and | killed him." were
the crux of the case. but declared
that il that and all other alleged facts
were admitted to be true, they were
not inconsistent with his theory of
accidental shooting by the woman
striking Coverly's hand and demand
ed a verdict in line with his original
examination of the jurors wherein he
had outlined a possible situation of
doubt for which they had promised
to give her the benefit. He said he
vert to the woman's cell and offered
his services as an attorney because
he had heard she was TO be railroad
ed.
/ Mr.. Vargas declared Mrs. Williams
on the stand looked Mr.. Edwards
straight in the eye.
did you note that ley stare, that
cold. cruel. CLASSY gaze that she fixed
upon me?" asked Mr.. Edwards in his
closing address. Yes, she looked me
in the eye, hut by God | would not
want TO meet those eyes in the dark"
he added with some effect.
The case was submitted to the jury
about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. b. ii. Walters. an efficient
court reporter of Elko, acted in that
capacity at the trial.