Show Steads Trial LONDON November 4The trial of Stead and other deJtadanta in the Armstrong abduction case was resumed today Charles Russell counsel for the defense declared that taking the child Eliza away with her mothers consent was no crirqe but the judge held otherwise Stead who acts as his own counsel made a powerful speech to the jury dwelling particularly on the righteousness of his motives in his transactions respecting the girl and t I defended the action of Mrs Jarrett in L refusing tQ betray her confederate Stead claimed that the revelations of the Pall Mall Gazette aroused the indignation indig-nation of the public and enabled the AttorneyGeneral to secure the passage of the criminal law amendment J billvso as to reach such cases as were mentioned men-tioned in the Gazette Mr Jacques one of the defendants here arose and exclaimed excitedly II He now prosecutes you for it Stead taming towards Jacques Hush Jacques however would not be quieted and lepeated the expression Justice Lopes then remarked to Mr Jacques You are very indiscreet U Mr Stead concluded his address bj saying If the jury returns a verdict of guilty I will not appeal the cascr but will bar thepunishment imposed upon me by the court without flinching Applause greeted this declaration |