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Show M COLBY FAINTS Closing Arguments of Prosecutor Prose-cutor Are Too Much for Woman Defendant. THOMPSON FALLS. Mont., Dec. 5. The trial of Miss Edith Colby, a newspaper news-paper reporter accused of murder for kill-ins; kill-ins; A. C. Thomas, a politirLan, was halted halt-ed temporarily late today as Special Prosecutor B. K. Wheeler was concluding his dosing argument to the jury, when Miss Colby collapsed and was carried unconscious un-conscious from the courtroom. Twice earlier in the day Miss Colby had been overcome with emotion, causing briof recesses. re-cesses. It was planne J to resume proceedings tonight if Miss Colby's condition should permit her presence in court. Mr. Wheeler, conc luding his addres, asked the- jurv if they would send "Kditii Colhv hack to t lie arms of Al tier main." Tb .lef.n..-tnt burst into hysterical ;a -tv. lit ei a nd fa i n ted. , u n.ciuiun oi Germain's relations with Miss Colby was made in the proceedings. "I hope she dies. You would l;e to blaa.b," cried Attorney John T. Mulligan, chief counsel for the defense, to Mr. Wheeler. "Oh, yes! That's your play to the Jury," retorted the special prosecutor. The courtroom was cleared and medical attendance summoned. Miss Colby was revived after a few minutes. In his closing argument Mr. Wheeler warned the jury to pay no attention lo the appeals of the defense for sympathy for Mis'- Colby. "I wish I could ask an acquittal lor" Ed i ill Colby," said Mr. Wheeler. "I come from Massachusetts and 1 wisii I could stand here to defend the good name of the women of New England. But-1 must ask for justice and so must you." In closing for the defense Attorney Mulligan Mul-ligan a: tacked Prosecutor Wade Parks arid Special Prosecuting Attorney Wheeler for the manner in which they conducted the prosecution. "Mv client passes through this stinging ordeal only because she set out in defense of her honor, her reputation." The defense asked the jury either to acquit Mis3 Colby or sentence her to death. |