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Show Stead Talks to the Jury. London, November 4. The trial of Stead and the other defendants in the Armstrong abduction case was resumed to-day. Charles Russell, counsel for the defense, deolared that taking the child Eliza away with her mother's consent was no crime, but the Judge held otherwise. Stead, who acts as his own counsel, made a powerful speech to the jury, dwelling particularly on the righteousness right-eousness of his motives in his transactions respecting the girl, and defended the action of Mrs. Jarrett in refusing to betray her confederate. con-federate. - Stead claimed that the revelations of the Pall Mall Gazette aroused the indignation of the public and enabled the Attorney-General to secure the passage of the criminal law amendment bill, so as to reach such cases as mentioned in the Gazette. Mr. Jacques, one of the defendants, here arose and exclaimed, excitedly: "He now prosecutes' prose-cutes' you for it.". Stead turning towards Jacques "Hush." "" Jacques, however, would not be quieted, and repeated the expression. Justice Lopes then remarked to Mr. Jacques; "You are very indiscreet." Mr. Stead concluded his address by saying: say-ing: If the jury returns a verdict of guilty I will not appeal the case, but will bear the punishment imposed .upon me by the court without flinching. Applause greeted this declaration. |
