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284 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

introduced witnesses who swore that the woman and Frank
had gone into the woman’s dressing room when no one was
around, I brand it a culmination of all lies when this woman
was attacked. Frank had declared her to be a perfect lady
with no shadow of suspicion. against her.

Well, Frank went on back to the factory that afternoon
when he had eaten his tunch, and he started in and made out
the financial sheet. I don’t reckon he could have done that if
he had just committed a murder, particularly when the state
says he was so nervous the next morning that he shook and
trembled.

Then, the state says Frank wouldn’t look at the corpse. But
who said he didn’t? Nobody, Why, Gheesling and Black
didn’t swear to that.

Now, gentlemen, I’ve about finished this chapter, and I
know it’s been long and hard on you and I know it’s been
hard on me, too; I’m almost broken down, but it means a lot
to that man over there. It means a lot to him, and don’t for-
get that. This caso has been made up of just two things—
prejudice and perjury. I’ve never seen auch malice, such per-
sonal hatred in all my life, and I don’t think anyone ever has,
The crime itself is dreadful, too horrible to talk about, and
God grant that the murderer may be found out, and I think
he has. I think we can point to Jim Conley and say there is
the man.

But, above all, gentlemen, Iet’s follow the law in this mat-
ter. In circumstantial eases you can’t convict a man as long
aa there’s any other possible theory for the crime of which
he is acensed, and you can’t find Frank guilty if there’s a
chance that Conley is the murderer. The state has nothing
on which to base their case but Conley, and we’ve shown Con-
ley a liar. Write your verdict of not guilty and your con-
sciences will give your approval.

MR. ROSSER, FOR THE PRISONER. 4 £22.

Hr. Rosser: Gentlemen of the jury. All things come to
anend. With the end of this case has almost come the end

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