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tffylhg to prejudice 'ihe case IrV referring to thin matter ill ;n/uicom-alimentary way. The splt; tr[i6ke of the nature of thy)jury mi^hi mum, disci stfln Mihjeot -from viuioit/ anijlek-manin.jury couldacqim. \Xv giiiUy of murderi'n one legal (1 egrees. A\rker then was crdicMhe ando the Hr* s Theii ml ‘defendant of the three decrees. v/flo then related the .story as loUl/givm^ nil die-detail*' Xhul led up/io Hie tilling J of Mont-, go me .marshal in a Mfjiitgnm.oryicstaunjrit and pool room ion therJght/uf February 20. ' All this luu hoop Prone over in the evidLribepub-;h$died. The attorney shaded ii: rip?.ond puc it together i n ud I i gently fro in-i iteginniup to er.d, telling thii s/tory’as told by the state's ; witnesses.. He npjaald the whole theory of defertse Was rd; predicated on the allegation j that a P1J: c run ken officer went, kilo a ibool room j to “shoot it uf),*’ unci t'h^it in a sonL fie the marshal’s pistol ^wept- off by ficcidcol and killed its owijer. Mr. Walsh's speech consisted tjiajnly in a. -.presentation and analysis of themlIlfr,'ok.edli-hlinTt3*1in.1-wi-idtos.Ld31:*eisr.isitt.Iitd.eit'faevidence of the witnesses Hate and defense aint drii conclusions. There, were i; of oratory, no pyrotechnic?, do little of that, nowdays.' oratory is a lost art. i]f It lost Bryan found it.) Law„vlt; to persuade, to make the jur things as they present \l\lt; Walsh, although young, at this and his earnest ixnpnvcH. lie spoke lt;,pc 1mui Judge M. S. Hufcritig.4.for the win- his o • flightsLawyers Not thatever was »fs strive y look at•m* Mr. is good, mannerJ u d gognmontI.leasinrr,Hastings made the for tit a defense. . deliberate speakerfirst aril e is u’ and getstight up.in front of the twelve mentook up mid amihe wishes to-convince. He the evidence thread by ihi tried to make it dear to the though he admitted that .yf«me of ir,• Fc Card the t addr fiihui pock.aiid lt;envpl the i the « for lt;. proct the ] was hade* ichar i j worm• He on tliout (_ been oner wji rdlcause ton 1: rant : j lit m t ' did n ty. I [ pockehighewhichstrivethe d clear 1 fact t ustabl thewhfthwas not quite dear to himself.' up hething he emphasized was tiujt 'yiien'j Bob Walker wont into that poolroom h^11 the second -time lie went there to kW;He had-he^n meritedeoy,,$eing ordered out. for being drnnjf'nhd there was a deadly weapon-i it his hand end murder in his hf?art..: He went!cuiTet d—d i hack where iy yoito kill nod gof killed. . That; was all there was to it. Otte wjtfiess who saw the madman y:6m in. wit la drawn weapon asked .'Bob wlyit he iwrxs going tof do \yfth that jgun; and- this..the at maticr ed ;rel the be ; fathernns Bab*s^-{errible reply, *God !d—n stnekt-you, I cjm show you j better; than I can ttyi'you/ John | Healyj. had a Tight/to‘ :pro(ect hts. son;trom a druiikeii armed oflicei’i He -grabbexf \V^lker ffcmi belkind ■ and jwhl.led arcuud. .At the sjime .tinie Harry tried .to w.rest the [gun from the desperado. ; The gun \yus still ill the officer's hand when it ^'ent jofT. In the situation of th'e struggling inei] us detnohrjtrated before yout it. was physical Impossibility fox- the boy to pull the trigger, ^either fatiier nor son wanted the bind ' hiaTshal killed.. They 'wanted :to take fromlittle •of the Stated' could fone tn Thiok a‘-boy. .fire ar. state J tice. vlndiclto con ptaeat€ exam pi •bther
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Daviess County Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, May 04, 1912
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