The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
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by the most skeptical The witness
Avery Middleton, knew the defend
ant extremely well during a period
of seven years. He and his wife
both saw this defendant lift woman
in his arms =. the woman who
crept along the floor of the de
ceased's office-the woman who was
wounded and carried away and hid
den by this defendant.
This defendant twice leaned over
the PROSTATE form CT Ramon Worth
The testimony irrefutably establishes
this. He leaned over him and Their
he switched out the lights.
when Ramon Worth was next
seen he was dead! He lay on the
floor in the very area where this
defendant had knelt-he lay there
with a bullet wound in his heart
bullet sent at close range.
This bullet was sent while the
defendant was in the room. 1t was
positively not fired after IL o'clock.
And it was not sent before 10. 1t
was fired between 10 and IL. This Is
the hour when the defendant en-
tered Worths office.
"At IL o'clock a man lay dead.
At II o'clock the defendant had
switched out the light-he had spir-
tied a wounded woman from the
room
"And he has sat through this
trial offering no Understanding
70 denial. Why? To BATTLE you-to
leave you with the remnant of doubt
that must vanish should he open
his lips.
why has he remained silent? He
has no defense, A deliberate MUIR
der has been committed; a man is
shot to death! A woman is wound
ed and hidden away. And the man
positively known to have been at the
scene of this appalling crime sits
before you refusingto give one word
Of explanation.
For all any one in this room
knows to the contrary, the woman
who was wounded may since have
died. And two murders should be
laid at the door of this defendant.
1.-The evidence shows that suicide
was not committed. If the deceased
shot herself, how account for the
bullet found in the wall behind him?
And the testimony shows that
this defendant ir a state Of feverish
excitement waited one hour and
twenty minutes at the corner of
Third and Market. Was he wait
ing for the woman?
He then rushed in an alarmed
way to the office directory. He asked
nervously if the deceased had offices
in the building. Witnesses have
shown this.
ut was exactly a quarter Of eleven
when this defendant was seen by the
janitress to shake the door of
Worth's office-exactly a quarter of
eleven when he entered the room,
exclaiming wildly: My God"
And few moments later this de-
PENDANT was seen to kneel over an
object PROSTATE on the floor-a few
moments later he was seen to lift a
wounded woman in his arms-a
woman wounded in a scuff1e-a WON
an who would be a material witness,
but who has been spirited away or
who has died of her wounds
This defendant to cover ruth
less killing has sat obstinately ST.
lent; this defendant to cover a wan
ton murder has hidden or allowed TO
die a material witness"
NO"
Clear and bright and high. flying
like a flute note down the aisle: mo!
Walton, just a moment-Please-"
Figures-two swift, Trembling fig
ures coming to the ran the
audience craning forward. jumping
to it's feet-scrapin of chairs-the
bailiff hammering for order E.
But above all this: mo! Wait
moment-Oh, won't you. please"
And then hoarse SODA violent
sob-Douglas rushed to the rail
He reached out his arms, face
blanched-the color and texture Of
granite
He swayed with his arms out
stretched Sandy Oh, for