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Show IS. i'GILLIS ATTEMPTS TO ASSAILJILTDN Mother of Slain Man, Maddened Mad-dened by Lawyer's Denunciation, De-nunciation, Makes Demonstration Dem-onstration in Court. LAWYERS ENGAGE IN SHARP PERSONALITIES Counsel for Defense Ridicules Prosecution; District Attorney Attor-ney Replies; Jury Will Get Case Today. TOL'RK a liar! You're lying y about my dead son!" JL Crying aloud with rage, Mrs. Dina McCfillis. mother of Thomas H. McGillis. with these words, rushed toward Judge O. N. Hilton Hil-ton in Judge F. C. Loofbourow 's courtroom court-room yesterday afternoon. Hilton was making an argument in defense of Alfred Al-fred Sorcnsen. charged with murdering McGillis April 20. To prevent her from attacking the attorney. Mrs. McGillis was lifted bodily from the floor by bailiffs bail-iffs and relatives and taken into the hall. On a previous day of the trial when a defence witness was testifying as to the alleged belligerent disposition of McGillis, the moj.her made a similar demonstration,-denouncing the witness as false and interrupting the proceedings. proceed-ings. Since then she was kept away from court until yesterday. She has been on the verge of nervous prostration, prostra-tion, it is said, since tho case was opened. Lawyers Are Bitter. j- . - .;- The closing day of the trial was marked -by a bitter exchange of personal per-sonal vituperation on the part of Judge Hilton and K. O. Leatherwood, district attorney. Mr. Leatherwood resented tho ridicule offered by tho defense attorney at-torney before the jurj', in which tho former supreme court justice of Colorado Colo-rado intimated that the prosecution was handled so badly that bo. feared tho twelve men would think Leatherwood and P. T. Farnsworth, Jr., assistant district attorney, wero in collusion with tho defense or that the defense was deliberately aided by tho prosoc;itors. Judge Hilton cxhibitd the trousers worn by .McGillis when tho shooting occurred. oc-curred. He pointed to a tear over the right hip pocket and asserted that it was such a rent as would bo ina.de by a revolver carried.'by a gunman. .Relatives .Rela-tives of McGillis and tho prosecution contended that McGillis never carried a dangerous weapon. It was this point in Judge Hilton's argument that evoked the outburst from Mts. McGillis. Mr. Leatherwood contendod that the toar was duo to a strain on the cloth caused Continued on Page Three. MOTHER OF I'GILLIS BURSTS 110 FREHZY (Continued from Page One.) by buttoning down the flap of the pocket. When tho arguments wcra over and! the judge announced he would deliver his instruction to the jurv this morn-nip. morn-nip. court was adjourned, xAw Hiltou Had hnn Ins overcoat on a rack vrith-m vrith-m the railing. When ho walked over to get it tho garment was gone. Tho afternoon was damp and cold and iho attorney, considerably aged, was indignant- K " What hurts," ho said, "is MulL the fellow who took- rhe coat, did not leave another in its place." Mr. Farnsworth having presented the state s argument in the morning; -Jiidgo Hilton addressed the jnrv lit -J o'clock Ho began by saying tli.it under tho law Mi defendant was entitled to anv rcnsouaolo doubt, and that if Soronscii nad bceu reasonably sure thai ho was in danger of death or great bodilv injury ho had tbo right to shoot. To bo amity of murder, he said, the man would have to have a definite purposo wantonly to kill, a purpose divorced xrom any other consideration. That alone, he said, constituted murder. No homicide in tho heat of passion could be so designated. In substance ho continued: con-tinued: Intent Essential. "The intent is always the essence of crime. And one of the first thoughts that should enter your minds what sort of a man is charged with this nwr der'? Men who occupy tho highest pinnacle pin-nacle in your social, civic and busiucss life have testified that Mr. Soren.scn is a man of peace and integrity. When thcuo moil come forward and testify lo his good character the defendant stands magnificently equipped to place his fate into your hands. Never in mv practieo in cases of this sort have r seen men of their high character testify tes-tify as to the good reputation of a defendant. If you respect these men you will at least share their confidence in Mr. Sorcnso.n. " Bevicwbig the evidence, Judge Hilton Hil-ton went on; "Steele and Hedges were not in Sorcnsens storo until after the shooting. shoot-ing. As counsel for the state said", either they aro telling the truth or perjuring themselves. The state has conceded that the defendant h character charac-ter is good, a character that is a sevenfold seven-fold shield and buckler against any accusation ac-cusation of crime He is of the 'Mormon 'Mor-mon faith, a faith which elevates the riorala of Iho people and upholds the law, a church that believes in the sanctity of the home and enjoins chastity chas-tity upon men as well as upon women. This is- tho sort of faith to which he subscribes. Can this sort of man he guilty of a foul murder, murder in the first "degree with all its horrible attributes? at-tributes? Does he with one jump span tho, abyss between virtue and crimo? You would not have Steele aud Hedges in your employ. Yon would not give thorn a $n bilTwifh which lo go across the street and gel, change." Denounces McGillis. Judge .Hilton recalled that Sorenson did not obtain his revolver with felonious fel-onious intent, but kopfc it under the work-bench ' as a precaution against criminals. He recounted incidents preceding pre-ceding tho shooting as narrated by witnesses and then plunged inlo a denunciation of McGillis. Ho said: "McGillis was a saloon man. The saloon business is the fnthor of all crime. H; may bo legitimate, but T havo my doubts. When the happy day comes that, they aro wiped out, you will have a much more quiet, peaceful and law-abiding community. McGillis was a saloou man and truo to the character char-acter of that sort of men. Of those two men, McGillis and Sorenson. who is tho common violator of the law, by-action, by-action, by breeding, bv business? "Whether McGillis 'intended to kill Sorenscn is immaterial if Sorenscn apprehended ap-prehended danger, T wonder that ti-distinguished ti-distinguished gentleman for the prosecution prose-cution did not tell you it was Soreu-jvon's Soreu-jvon's duty to run out through the back doorway as McGillis entered tho front that ho did not preach the doctrine of retreat. U would bo just as sonsi-. bio as other propositions in the prosecution's prose-cution's discussion of the facts. Accuses Prosecution. "The duty of tho district attorney i? not lo ask for a conviction when he believoH a man v. innocent. His duty hi lo protect Iho innocent as well aji punish the guilty. My associate told the truth wfio-n ho said they were trying try-ing to conceal the facts. The gent Ionian Io-nian was measuring his wheat in my bushel. Did you see how (he answers of witnesses got under their bide? The best evidence of tho truthfulness of a witness in my opinion, is when tho testimony tes-timony gels under the hido of counsel on the other side. See how ho put tho screws on the poor, ignorant immigrant, and whon he elicited the testimony that ton seconds, or 100 second, made a minute, min-ute, mark how ho smiled triumphantly. "Look at these pantaloons (holding up tho trousers). Sec that hole? T have seen tho pocket-'j of a gTcat many gun-totcrji. That hole was made by either eith-er a. scabbard or the handle of a revolver," re-volver," Mother Becomes Frenzied. It was here that. Mrs. McGillis rushed toward Judge Hilton. Sorcnscn and his wife were weeping. The widow; or McGillis sat with her handkcrchict io her eves. Many spectators and relatives rela-tives "on both sides were crying. "When tho mother hud been taken away, Judge Hilton rcoumod: , "Did vou notice Steele on the stand, how assertivo he was at first with his 'Yes, sir.' and 1 No, sir7' Did you notice no-tice how' bravely ho sat with star! m hand? And thou later did you see how ho weakened., how he wa-ihed his hands -.vith iuvisiblo soap and his ' ct;, judge, and 'Vo. nidge, ami ' Corlainly, iudge? Had I pursued ho croKS-es-nmmlioii half an hour longer .Steele would have been on the floor, whisker? and all. The copper at heart sees everybody every-body guiltv. There is an instinct in all of tbif t) hunt their followmcn. to bo on the death and hope there will bo a death. Go out on tho street and yell "Sto", thief! ' Verb- men will loin the chas'e. not because they know tho fugitive fugi-tive is a thief, but because of the sav-iicc sav-iicc instinct lo hunt. As for tins Steele, this blustering Jack -FalstafiVtbis valiant vali-ant t-oldier wbo sheds oceans of blood but " nover wounds anybody, his name should be spoiled s-t-e-a-1. for ho a thief of character: nc steals tho good uain" of niiiniioccnt, man. . "The ceiitloiuan on Ihc other Mdo u bis examination of witnessed brought out so much in favor ol mv client that T feared vou might think I was in collusion col-lusion with the. prosecution. The state admits the firat shot was .lustihcd. If that is truo, all of them wore justified. Tho man who uses the gun justifiably is tho sole iudge as to when the necessity neces-sity for shooting ceases. Brann, who published the Iconoclast in Texas, mortally mor-tally wounded, dragged himself a considerable con-siderable distance and killed his adversary. ad-versary. Then, when did the danger lo Sorcnsen cease, sifter the first, second, third or fourth shot? " Mr. Lcathorwood was visibly moved whon ho rose lo address t he jury. Many of his remarks wore made as he faced Judge Hilton. In substance he said; Leather wood Resentful. "I hopo that 1 shall have tho strength to speak to you free from prejudice and ridicule, but things havo, happened in the last few moments of this trial that would stamp mo as an arrant coward if I did not ros-cnt the insults heaped upon counsel for the state and tho people. If the arguments presented bv the gentleman arc true, thou it is lime to drive every prosecuting attorney and peace ofiicer 'from the state. Mr. Farnsworth, who has borne the burden of trying this case and toward whom tho vituperation vitupera-tion was directed, was horn and reared in your city. You know him and that is sufficient answer to the vile imputations imputa-tions cast by the attorney for the defense. de-fense. Ho said he would not' trut sworn ollicers of the law with a $,1 bill. That may bo the idea of obtaining justice jus-tice in Colorado, but. thank God it is not in tho state of Utah. This case should be tried free from' tho vilification and vituperation (facing Hilton) that should palsy the tongno that uttered them. "Vou owe a duly to Tom McGillis just as high as the duty you owo to Alfred Soronseu. McGillis is dead. Ho cannot answer the imprecations cast upon his character by the defense attorney. attor-ney. My heart goes out lo Iho defendant, defend-ant, and all affected by this case as much as does tho heart of counsel for the defense."' The widow of McGillis at this juncture junc-ture sobbed loudly, Mr. bcathcrwood continued in this strain for considerable consider-able time. Then he reviewed the oi-denco oi-denco and weul on: "When tho lips of the decedent aro sealed in death, how easy is it to make this defense, sometimes called a hip-pockot hip-pockot defense! You ar told McGillis was a liar, a gunman, a dog. Uvcu dogs have rightf. They mnv not have in Colorado (turning to Hilton) but they havo in Utah. "This Ridwoll who testified for Ihc defense, this fellow with tho yellow eye and shifting countenance; say this dog threatened to kill him because, he offered to purchase a glass of boor from McGillis and pay for it. That is absurd. ab-surd. Thev say he was a gunman. Did you ever hear of a gunman going in to look for trouble with an empty pocket, pock-et, with not even a penknife? Calls It "Cheap Flay." "1 have not practiced law for thirty vea.rs, as long as the distinguished geu-tleman geu-tleman on the other side, but I never heard of a cheaper play in a court of justice than that made by him with these trousers. Why could not this be tho patch sewn by ihc loving hands of a loving wifcT" Mr. lioalhorwood denied thai Ihe state admitted the first i-hot was justifiable. justi-fiable. "You know we did not admit that and counsel for I he defense knows it.'' ho said, aud continued: "Wo, assert that Soronseu Pursued McGillis. firing bullet after bullet into his bodv and shooting him as the man lav with the death dew on his brow, in" a fiomi-recumbent posture with a pleading expression on his face. Kven then ho shot him through the neck. But the gentleman on tho other side would have yon bcliovo he is a human cnevelopcdin'on physics and overy other branch of knowledge. He said a man does not move when he is shot. J do not know whether the gentleman from Colorado ovov shot n hog or a rabbit, but iie does not know what he is talking talk-ing about. Thev may not move iu Colorado, Colo-rado, but they 'do in Utah." Says Spectre Will Rise. Ir. heatherwood referred to the signed statements made by Miss ISloisc McCaW and Mrs. Sarah Tauter, which the voung women contradicted on the stand. He then said: "Soronseu did not davo give a detailed de-tailed account of what happened after the first shot. Prom that moment his memory was a blank, lie did not re-member re-member Hhoolin? his victim in the back twice and once when he was down. I care not what tho law may do. what (.oi-iotv may do. hut Air red Sorcueu will be confronted tor the rct of his life with Ihe spectre of Tommy Me-Gillie Me-Gillie standing before him with uplifted hands and crying, 'Mv God. don t shoot!' of Tonimv McGillis lying help-ics help-ics upon the floor in a pleading attitude atti-tude aud gasping for merry. |