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CLAIM ERRORSfFrAttorneys For WiMiam Purcell Filei vMotion For a New Trial. b1efi#1!WILL BE ARGUED ON MONDAY, ogvPvAttorney Hanley Says That He W Ij lt;i uPush the Other Case Against Pur- ucell At Once—Many A.legations Are“Old Standbys.iit!vaClaiming a total of nearly 50 errors (on the part of the jury, the tvitne-es,the county attorney and the judge, E. ( TM. Warner and L. .!. Horan, attorneys £for William Purcell, who was foundguilty last Saturday by the jun forattempting to murder his w.fe, filed j ^ a motion for a new trial this after- x noon in the office of the coin } cl* rk. flt;TTie motion will be argued next Mon-day morning, at which time the judge ,will decide whether he will grant the j,defendant a new trial on flie morion uof his attorneys. slt;The charges in the motion are both j ' specific and general. Over 20 alleged g errors are charged against Judge dlt; Jackson, while the county attorney ■ oi is accused of saying things in his ^ closing argument which are he'd to be; damning to the cause of the defend* jMant.Some of the Charges.LThe attorneys for the defense allegethat the verdict is contrary to law *, ! tr that it Is contrary to the evidence; j ,j. that it was not s? ii 'oi i by sufficient ,, evidence; that the verdict is the n -ait ,• of passion an i j *• judic on thi partof the jury and not the result of calm j deliberation. Close to 'a score of er- f( rors are alleged on tht* part of the e.Njudge both in rulings, and in the in- ^ structions given the jury. Errors are claimed in permitting John O. Richley,Henry Dcithof, Richard Yon Dresky,S. W. Purcell and others to testify in regard to Purcell's condition and whether ho was drunk or sober at the tirruSIcgiven by the witnesses. County At tor-1nev J. R. Hanley states today that he will push the other case as soon aspossible.~ a. ft 1
Newspaper Details
Muscatine Evening Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Sat, Feb 18, 1905
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
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