The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-27
Physician Will Sit Near Darrow While
 He Makes Last Plea
Will Probably Be His Final Plea Before Any Jury
 75=Year=Old Lawyer Is Weary But Full of Fight

accused as one of five men who at- tackled Massie's wife Thalia.
 The dozen men listened with eager attention as Assistant Prose cutor Barry s. Ulrich pleaded for conviction and George $. Leisure of New York, defense aide. vigor- ously demanded an acquittal.
 Suave and concise, Ulrich pre- scented dispassionate array of facts which he said amply support second degree murder charges against the four He fought hard to undermine Lieutenant Massie's s Eplea of temporary insanity and against the possibility of sympathy influencing cold deliberation of the case. Lieutenant Massie testified he and the others Kidnapped Kahaha- wal intending to force from him an admission that he was one of five islanders who attacked the officers wife. He held gun in his hand, he admitted, and when Kahahawai assertedly confessed a part in the attack Massie's mind became a blank.
 'I have every sympathy for Mrs Massie," Ulrich said. The attacks were awful things. But this is not the place for sympathy. Justice must be administered and it Is up to you to do it.
 T ask you to consider this: Just what consideration would Kaha- hawai-. have received if he had gone to a witnes stand and admitted he shot man under, conditions sim- liar to this case?"
 The dark haired young attorney intimated his doubts that Massie was in fact the one who killed Kahahawai. Darrow previously had protested that ''the evidence is overwhelming"
 ''I don't know who killed Kaha- hawai- nor how he was killed" Ul- rich continued. "It really isn't inn portant to know, since all defend ants are equally culpable under the law. but it is important to learn that Massie's story can't be taken in good faith. It does not check with known facts.
 we grant the assaults on Mrs Massie were terrible. but we can't make Hawaii safe against assaults by sanctioning murder. Please consider the political and economic future of Hawaii are at stake and depend on you. The eyes of the world await your verdict.
 "All defendants are equally guilty where all entered an enter prise in which a life was taken. Insanity can be defense only when it is shown there was no in- tent to kill at the time insanity struck. But remember insanity Is always last resort. Every bit of evidence points to the fact that Massie acted like an ordinary man would after a shooting. We have nothing but his own word that his mind became blank.
 'I don't believe Massie, Mrs For- tescue. Jones and Lord abducted Kahahawai just to force confes- sion from him. You will recall the great preparations made to kidnap him-hiring an automobile, and faking an arrest warrant.
 "Just before the Kidnapping Mrs Fortescue showed a picture to Jones. She was exhibiting a pic, ture of a man upon whom the death sentence had been pro- nounced.
 "Massie said they didn't intend to harm Kahahawai. NBut they took him to a veritable arsenal (Mrs Fortescue's cottage) and there he was shot. Does that sound logical?" :.
 aOne who precedes MT Darrow,' Leisure kept his promise to be brief. In a conversational tone matching Ulrich's calm reasoning Leisure hinted at Darrow's forth coming speech by describing at- tacks on women as "the greatest ot all crimes"
 .The law can give no compensa- tion to a victim," he said. Such a thing as happened to Mrs Mas sic is too great for the human mind to bear. It is difficult to under stand how anyone could have re- mained sane under conditions which, confronted Massie."