The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-10

not often Buckley continued.
that a representative OF the
people finds the masses Of the
citizens who elected him 10 office
standing literally at his hack
waiting for him to enforce the law
49, The room was quiet as
tomb. Buckley strobe 10 the win
dow and with one motion OF his
land hoisted it M. The rumbling
mutter Of Tho vast mob swept in
The courtroom stirred
XIII i'm now
Lynch i'm"
The Judge raped for order
III this is not stopped. III or
der the room cleared" the Judge
said
Max was on his feet
II object" Max said "This Is
highly irregular. In effect. II IS an
attempt to iniimldate this Court"
objection sustained the judge
said Proceed in fashion more
IN keeping with me dignity Of
Your Office and this Court. Mr.
STATES Attorney
I'm very sorry. Your Honey
Buckley said going toward the
railing and wipinr his face with
2 handkerchief ~ was lahoring
under too much emotion I merely
wanted 10 impress the Court with
The urgency Of his situation
Tho Court IS waiting 10 hear
vour plea" tho nudge said.
Yes; Of course. Your Honor"
Buckley said "Now what arc the
issues here' The indictment fully
states the crime TO which the de-
fcndant has entered a plea of
guilty The council FOR tho de-
'crse claims and would have this
Court believe. that the mere en-
icrlnc plea Of guilty 20 this in
dictmcnt should he accepted as
evidence mitigating punishment
Speaking for the rrief-stricken
families Of Mary Dalton and Res
sic Nears. and for the people Of
the state OF Illinois. thousands Of
whom arc massed ont beyond that
window waiting for the law to
take It's course say that no such
quihblinr. no such trickerv shall
pervert this Court and cheat the
law
"a man commits two Of the
most horrible murders IN the
history OF American civilization.
he confesses: and his counsel
would have us believe that he
cause he pleads guilty after dodg
ing tho law. after attempting TO
murder the officer Of the law
that his plea should be looked
upon as evidence mitigating his
punishment,
IL say. Your Honor this IS an
insult 10 the Court and 10 the
intelligent people OF this state
II such crimes admit ~ such de-
Tense il this fiends life Is spared
because OF such a defense. I shall
resign nv office and tell those
people out there in the streets
that can no longer protect their
lives and property I shall tell
them that our courts. swamped
with mawkish sentimentality. are
no longer III instruments to safe
guard the public peace, ! shall
tell them that we have abandon
cd the fight for civilization.
After entering such plea. the
counsel for the defense indicates
that he shall ask this Court 10
believe that the mental and emo
iional life Of the defendant are
such that ne does not bear full
responsibility for these cowardly
rapes and murders. He asks this
Court 10 imagine a legendary No
Mans Land 81 human thought and
feeling. lie tells us that a man
Is sane enough TO commit q crime.
hnt Is not sane enough TO he tried
for IT, Never in my life have ]
heard such sheer legal cynlcism.
srch A cold blooded and calculat-
cd attempt 10 hedevil and evade
the law in nv life, I say that this
shall not be-
1.-THE State shall insist that this
man be tried by jury. n the de-
scnse continues. ~ say he Is in
sane. II his plea Is simply guilty.
then the State demands the death
penalty for these black crimes.
at such time as the Court
may indicate. shall offer evi-
dence and put witnesses upon
the stand TO testify that this de-
PENDANT is sane and II RESPONSE
bio for these bloody crimes
"Your Honorl"i Max called.
"You shall have time 10 plead
for your client" Buckley shouted
Let ms finish"
DO you have an objection
the Judge asked. turning TO Max.
dol" Max said, Il hesitats