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'NOW SEE', THE GLAD PLAVI t uch apparent candor as no ttiu. ms j dfportment a* (lu* frial was exemplary and prior to the homicide he appears to have he m g morally inc'uslrious and bis conduct not subject to criticism as | one or Jits class. Hut lie carried on his peisen a dangerous and deadly weap on in violation of the Jaw and his use of it upon the deceased under the. sircumstanees, as sti ted by 1 imself, indi*rated that state of mind, that cruelty and n ckl'msnesa which lt;haraeterUes murder. Ha valued life too lightly; he v.as ably defended end is without Just lt;ause to complain of the verdict of thf ju»y ’' INTRODUCINGTUE LIVING, BBEATHINGPOLLVANNA (HERSELF)WUO WILL SMILE TUE GLAD SMILESONLY 40 PER CENT OFCHURCH MF.MBEilS ACTIVESAYS A LOCAL PASTORcareful survey of one of his charg-*» convinced him. Hev. Walter Ken-uedy. of this place, declared in an address on the subject of ‘Training forService,” delivered Tuesday eveningat the closing session c f the children'sconfer nee. held in the United Presbyterian churh .tluvt or.ly about forty plt;» »*-nt of tha membership took a real uctive part, aside from attending the earvices and in contributing, in the work t*f ‘h* churcn. Tiie same propor-lien. Rev. ,Vlr. Kennedy said in* boiler■ eh would be found to hold good In the uv* rtge church anywhere. The need of. a virll- Kadershlp in the church is th* refore great. Rev. Mr. Kentit dy snic11 and he suggest* d the holding of a] training school for workers in the* ccunl ty, under tiie instruction of State ex nerls an«l wiMi a course extending cr a period of several months. H gave as thre * essentials for leadershipConsecration, Kducatlon and BackingIi A T S N O W SELLINGlug, wuic i *.s unnecesi ury that theiu *o liberal rele prevalis in this (-tut**n * ca .ce has been cited or foundwhich would warrant the admission.under th* tacts of fl {s case, cf ovi-I« m *• ru to tiit? turbulent ard dangerit-* chura .ter of the deceased, JosephCovle, or the witness Stivasonjrhis is i*c' a lt;:a*c In vhi h there- is doubt a:-* to the facts attending t!»** hemicid'*. Tn y an* state] quite fully by the wit u*. v v on tl: - part c't the t'c mnionwealth and even more fully and clear 1» b\ the defendant. Charley Mack, himself. Relating thereto then is bu:tittl contridictiou jrdmliis is in r*erence to details either immaterial ort»ut ai all .-ohtrolling. Proof of tie prior nils* ouduct or bad reputat 0*1 of the deceased could not have «bangedin I vc.ti i.e. a .1 lt 1 : !l IP Mi th'ii.uiffering from the paltn impo,t if the testimony f th** .vitnc *oo*s, and eculd onl\ have icnd d to furnish in tiieminds of tin jurors n ft tse and unwnr ranted excuse for the taking ot the lire of tin deceased. The ci* iendant ,n 1 met th tl* tTasci' with others but 1 : kori tithe before tin* honncsd*. Th* '\»sed mud* no thieati ot violent** • ;lt;• that time furth r than tc inform the defendant tliat h* would be arrested f le* did m * leave At the time of tie* homicide tli d recused had n*lt; w* upon in bis hand . made 11* tnr**i*t oi vio lot’.’ , but caught tli*- defeudal)r i*v ih. i' tt aim or hand tii* * b\ indicating only an intent to arr* st him With 1It b rc e of deliberation manewant stirP'i. ti-i . - ii.lt;Ikh’, i h\ 1 ih own story, the defendant looked hen over end then dr*-a- Ms revolver and aiming a* a vital part of ui body fired Proof u* tlt; tli* prior bad character of the d* ceased coukl not « hlt; ng** s u* P fu*t-“lt is to ttr credit of the defcndu'*uat io- detailed tue fiats in connec io* with th honiieide as ft*ll\ aim v«it1lt;Continued from page one)■her was made 'for the purpose ot *endering it probable that ihe deceased as the aggressor and was committing ’ - -.rilt upo 1 the defendant at theijin* of the killing.' It was also offered 'io support the d* fendaut’s thory of the ,s th 11 they were be ing set upon by *wu men who were the aggressors which u*ault led up to the ktllu'g. Ii eluded in the often* and as a ?mr* the r* is the admission tl .t the defcnJan* it*l i.ot know eith *r Foyle or Htivasoi.« r anythinc of tblt; ir chare -tc 1 an*J r*-t ti.tian prioi to the killing* I* will be obs. rv**«l that tn*- lt;,(fei l*uri not on th* question as io whaithe defendant tiiought the d* * us*-*lwas going to do. but on t ie ouesiim.as to what the* deceased or* bablv did. f*|ion this pjestfSn thorc apiaurs t * be , lack of direct confine ation ml disc ussion of it * *Hence we thit k the rule should * ••that whene ver tbe circuioslancies of aa « permit ot the ndmiasion ol t vi *»ence of th rents mail* by tbe d»* *a •d against the ut*f* ndam, cither com-rnunicut*l or uncommunicated, e\ ]de 11* •* of the* re putation of tl-« deceased .os being a viol Mt. eiuarrelsome, danger • *us ru.m. * ith *r known or ur.knowi to u.e defendant, is equal) admissab!*?, 'he consideration of th*- jury to be limited by proper instri * lion 1 * t tllt;e * oart where th** reputation is unknown to ihe defendant, to the . .«mlt;’ *xtent that!‘e law limit* the consideration bythen) of uoeommunicat«d throats—to he question solelv a* to who was tb«-usaaiiatit in the ft tai encounter\*-sutmnj therefore withe ut d#- idIn an address on Lie subject 01 “The Importan*of Sunday Slt;*hcol Work Rev. J! it. Da vm*. |attor of Lite Fir.it Ituptint e bure h, Kittanning, .stated that it h* bud to be without the church or ihe Sunday school that he would hold it io it- • Sunday ;cho! because it was ce »*tain to grow ir.to a church. He t »ok the m*-v\ that too many Sundav schoolt« a h* i present the Bible to the ir ^ihol'ira from th*‘ standpoint it its lit• rai value- instead 01 devoting then w’h ilt; eflfor*. in pr senting the Bible tc tie u (lasses in sic 1* a tunnncr thn tie* seholars shall see Chtiif in evervMore* tti*a oia- liundnd tielegntesfrom all ov**r tie county attended the eonferen e lu-ing the * uv and a nutu• 1 1 the out ot town people remain* d t*r tli*- nirdit scsaiou and win en:i*n»*d to tli homes of Kitlaimit gcbitrch jicople. lu nduition tc* tuirsltd out the regular progi.un arrange merit j wer.* completed for holding fout dlstrl t conventii 1 s in as u.anv diler « nt lolt; atiti ‘s In the near fnture*oeath soon unitesHUiJANO AND WIFEMrs \mii* I’e-arl Se, rist. wife of (*
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Mar 24, 1920
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