New Britain herald., 1926-12-02

Mayor Kendrick (right) and Gov. Garter. was kidnapped and subjected to a thirty third degree all night, in , the presence of officers and photographers-an all they could get was an innocent mans story" Criticizes Attack on Willie Simpsons imputation against Will lie Stevens parentage was assailed i by McCarter with fiery energy,
 If hi. statement had been made south of the Mason and Dixie line, 1 he would have been knocked down" declared McCarter. If the level of the New Jersey bar has sunk to that level, then thank God I am old" i If a newspaper published in an- other state does not hesitate to traf- : fick in the regulations of citizens of New Jersey; if that receives the open approval of the governor of New Jersey; if the patrimony of a family is to be wasted and they to be kept in jail, and then their deaths sought on the testimony of this iff-raff of criminals, when witnesses are bull dozed and cursed at to get evidence, when lady in a crowded court room is falsely accused-," here Me | Carter read from the records part of Simpsons cross examination and when he resumed his argument he did not resume the sentence which he had started.
 You may try damage suits against large corporations in this manner" said McCarter, but l say to you paternally and fraternally that when you as assistant attorney sons in this fashion, if the admins tration of criminal law in this state has sunk to that level then it is time that some of us departed"
 Nearing the end of his address McCarter read from Simpsons cross examination of Mrs. Hall and charg- ed that Simpson in an attempt to confuse her had told her she said things four years ago in a statement to the authorities which the state ment did not contain.
 Put an end to this prosecution, |" he demanded. You are not of this motley crowd who under the guise of ferreting out crime are seeking to gain wealth and hoping to acquire political ascendancy."
 Attacks Simpson
 Senator Clarence E. Case began his address with bitter attack on Simpson.
 T have never found the prosecu- ton in this or any other state so vindictive as in this case, It has been nasty, unfair and vindictive.
 That makes me wonder whether something else than the state of New Jersey ought to be substituted in the name of the prosecution.
 T like Senator Simpson but I dis like his methods in this case. know of no reason why personal regard should keep me from criticizing a system which l despise.
 T resent the slurs, the insinua- tions, the cuts and indignities that have been placed upon my senior in this case. ask no quarter for myself but for the dean of the New Jersey bar to be slurred and insulted as he has been in this case, l say is dis grace to any court of justice.
 Turning then to McCarter, to whom Case had referred as the dean of the New Jersey bar, Case con- graduated him upon summing up of the issues at trial.
 Reverting again to the methods of Simpson, Case described the prose- cution at hitting under the belt"
 Under the belt" he repeated, it seems that the prosecution will re- sort to any methods. Those nasty, unnecessary side remarks which were made in your hearing demon- strate there is something not becom- ing to the state of New Jersey, in this case.
 Attacking the way in which Simp- son had presented his case as de- rogatory to justice and the rights of the defendants, "hilter-skelter. up- side down"
 Gaze declared he had never seen a case thrown together in such Q lashior.
 Tt may have been intentional just 10 throw it in jumbled fashion and then for this man to draw a wonder ful picture of what was in his mind" defense counsel continued.
 If Senator Simpson had done as is the custom in such cases it would have been unnecessary for him to have brought Jane Gibson into this court room on a cot, She was here on the first day of the trial when he was Adding and foolng his time away instead of proceeding in the orderly fashion.
 Perhaps it was all in the plan," he said Perhaps it was desired that all this drama should be pro- duced here that this court room. that this room, should he changed to hospital for the time being"
 He then questioned why neither Raymond Schneider nor Pearl Banner, who found the bodies, had been called upon to testify for the state.
 "1t harks hack to me how the calling card shown as SIT in this case got near the body of Mr. Hall" he said.