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3, 1899.isri-irvtinnd;edeirraiin-agonse-sraid-dart-iedterllUndndtaclr-iatWILL WINSLOW’SLIFE AT STAKEWINSLOW’S DEFENSE TO CHARGE OF MURDER.Claim la Made That He la Out of Hia Mind and That He Haa Hal* luciuations—Theories Presented.ndr*stn-?edaonland»•in-if*u-:th:••a'ed:xts:5’W..v-riendhe•asal-m-A-bdof‘U-th\tc-P-50.5thhea\h39tes*tedn-ofn.-edWhen tlie arguments for tiie defense are made In tlie Winslow murder trial the juror* will have presented to them two different and distinct theories to account of the death of Edwin Tilton. The first is the the-pry of an accidental killing, This was tho first theory indicated aa being adopted by ,d*£nse- Tke second Is the theory of the killing of Tlltou by the defendant while oat of his mind. The plea of- insanity oa the part of •William Winslow has been strongly presentelt;l;Ju the ease by the witnesses of the defense, but it will meet with strong rebuttal, froju the atate which wintheWii?*trVVilu.s}ow 11113 beeu accustomed to the ust of iu toxica ting Uouor for a loiur time aud was ofteu druak. hri ™* t*eory tkat Tilton met his death acci-so^idn?.,im ?u infro In 1116 evidence UuUy and without any ctton to proveH mifi a? h v Pe°PIfi bav« noticed that It is one of the strongest pleas of the dMuaseHanna S,1 ?UC.‘Q 1110 Kstimuny o£ Prof! »in. 1 tS u Crs,t wlt|Ae*s put on by the dc-erawn. W;1S 011 the staad Thursday nft-fiiff^oi.trodu(;tioa of tlie •evidence o£ the rios3iifnifvh^''‘sses dentil tig to show this Scitor tlJ ? merely been introduced into rh-w,n ra strou® argument to present to the Juiy. la the absence of any icsti-tliTl tI,?t ,!ouM s!i0’v tllat Wluslow and tbo nh/Ua? lr,nn really came together onr.r«- h, Fhe murder, there is u plausible chance of showing that the ilecea«*nl came to his death through an uctddont \’o awia,1.* throw the piolt;^ of cement *1^ alleged to have killed Tilton, and .no one has been found who could tell auy wAhe uhuvorsatlon which had ensued he-^ween-them which led up to lt;he killingwhirh -w-re,0V0r,h?;'nl ia thlt;i direction in !«.|J niihV-1snowed the - deceased on°.f tlle murder, but It cannot bodefinitely shown that Winslow was ouu of •the-men-’who were miking.' •y?l''’*tkstniidlag the evidence of Stflcs ?opt'r Ullt;-' « us co Wins-th* S}**?1** *thc11? i0 ''-Wlton fiowo the street,, smrivz that the latter was a manwhom hlt; h?li lt pn for, there is «tlir2 chaucSriA'?r?iVe caiet Ms-death accidentally-, as ao one saw Mm killedhv thLl[\ ]i? th*t TIttou was killed?h* J™ J tlie 2aaa°f which stands ia m.?* «°iBti° ,the wck- u ^ nbowciii hi* Hi 1^(lor 1vas down in the rack 1 V od^ was fomid ;lDd ^ has not !w n!'Vn 5hat lt was not standing up mZn -55V® past the. group of yount-nicn. The testimony of Prof. Hanna'yes-terday afternoon was that the appearance of the cuchir.g some distance up Second ?!!? *)£ ttjPWb 11 wagon had chipped $ olT. He had made a'thorough ex-amlnationof the. vicinity a ilay*or two after.‘the plausible deduced that in the dim IfeUt the wagon ran against the.c-urbing anlt;l received such a jar that the:ladder was shak-tbat9 b ^ might haves*tmek Tilton and indicted Just such a wound as caused his death.Corroboration or this nosMbmtv was introduced jn 'the evidence of Mr/Winslow the second witness of the defense who was put on yesterday afternoon. He testified to na\lug examined the hayrack where It stood by, the rond on the Tilton uropertr and found that the ladder was down ami that it could he raised anil lowered at will The cross-examinntlou of the witnesses for the defense, as conducted by Judge Spur-r5?*’« has oeco the most interesting feature of tho tmL In an insinuating and a sarcastic manner Mr. Spurrier has succeeded m throwing discredit upon the testimony of every witness that has so far been caflcd Tlie evidence of insanity, which was introduced by them on their direct examination was constantly turned into evidence of d ni n ken ness.The defense will not conclude todnv’and the case wm bo continued until Monday Incn rebuttal evidence on the part of the state will follow, and it Is not llkelv that the arguments will not be commenced oatil some time Tuesday.fused was a “Tel “On and ss what : were * “Ho-“Abi consta Sin tl coi .UIC .of CQU“Tel He Ihe t mind/ Durl motbe;The scribe* the s\ jedgm u teas Wa of !nt him? “f d DIO Veil Mi b thing i i grave, after i think since.’Mrs prisot k Polk tlmcu tul co oral i In rej“Stt a bio.’*TIcul wav Slic ious l bail o ll6t 1 these house said, i ,JDh ; ?e: “Ho i As oue-h; fiirn 1 time I On rcstifi finedera:*“Cl I) real Jnyjo She t “H: li.g?MMNiinnn.MD wn» j‘Mrs has \ cU-ty Wins was faihe of tb Kpelh [the 5 Dr. I tcstll bclM fend i “I taltv.*•Klt;facuHlt;Hqncsystlt;Ornv»iUioUni*»ienn“Vn.an npm him, . for i arcI «TiI the ; wouMerHabe:This Jlorniuc^ Session.rpfi.
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Daily Iowa Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 03, 1899
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