The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

faced him, pale, stern-faced, tight
Tipped, his hand closed hard over
Faiths.
81 will not at this time ask you to
picture to yourselves, gentlemen of
the jury, the CONSERVATION, the hor-
ror, the grief, with which Mr.. Hath
away looked upon the murdered
body of his uncle, an old man who
had been his best friend. The whole
world knows the dilemma in which
this sterling young man has since
| found himself-related by one of the
closest of blood ties to the victim Of
murder, but even more closely relat-
| ed by the bonds of love to thu sister
of the defendant who sits before you
today, charged with the murder of
Mr.. Hathaway's uncle and her own
f1ance.
"And when Mr.. Hathaway takes
the stand for the State, 1 want all
of you to bear. in mind that he does
so in the interest of justice, while his
heart, or at least that part Of his
heart which is filled with love for
his own f1ancee, Miss Faith Lane,
sister of the defendant, would die
tate that he do everything in his
power to remove the stigma of MUIR
der from he family Of the girl he
intends to marry"
Bob's face flushed dark, angry
red and for moment Faith was
suffocatingly afraid that he would
rise to his feet and denounce the
motives of the hypocritical district
attorney. Her tight clasp on his
hand held him down. The bad mo-
ment passed, as Banning swept on
into a deadly logical, clackly con-
vincing summing up of testimony
which he expected to present to the
jury.
"You may say. gentlemen Of the
jury, that all this evidence is purely
circumstantial. say to you that
such circumstantial evidence, build
ing as it does, complete chain
strongest of evidence. I will show
you how this defendant had one of
the oldest motives known to courts
of justice-that of greed. BY the
terms of his will, Ralph Cluny had
made the defendant an heiress,
whether she married him or not be-
fore o'clock of Thanksgiving day.
| I have also clearly demonstrated
and will prove by witnesses and
documents that this defendant was
acuated by another powerful motive
her love for another man.
"Who would be able to say which
motive actually supplied the force
behind the terrific blow which
crushed her and honored her above
all other women? have also demon
disinterestedly working in the cause
of justice-can discover, this defend
ant had what the law aptly terms
exclusive opportunity to commit the
murder with which she stands
charged, and Of which I believe her
to be guilty. If 1 did not so believe,
would not prosecute this defend
ant"
Again Banning threw a wouId-be
sympathetic glance toward Cherry,
who stared at him unf1inchingIy.
"Now, that is the evidence, gentle
men. It will be elaborated upon by
these witnesses. and I am sure after
you have heard the defense, you will
be justified in carrying out what
this grand jury saw fit to do to
affirm their indictment by pro-
nouncing Cherry Lane Wiley guilty
Of murder in the first degree
Tom Banning sat down, hopping
his perspiring face with a huge
white handkerchief, and Stephen
Churchill rose to address the court
in q routine appeal for the dismiss
sal Of the Indictment.
AS Banning smilingly accepted
the congratulations Of his assistants,
Faith knew for the first time in her
life the bitterness of a hatred that
lusts for the blood of an enemy.
NEXT: Banning brings out the
fact that Bob Hathaway was once
engaged to Cherry.
DOWNRIGHT. 1927. NEA Sefuice. Incl