November 28, 1916
Defense Rested at 10 O’clock This Morning
NO SENSATION DEVELOPED
One Woman Said She Saw Mary Glass Three Days After She Had Disappeared
The defense in the Cline case put a large number of witnesses yesterday afternoon and this morning but produced no very sensational testimony. Several prominent citizens gave testimony to show that some of the testimony given for the state was rather shaky. It was hinted yesterday that the defense would produce the man before the case closed who was responsible for the delicate condition of Mary Glass. While this was not done before the defense rested this morning a colored man was called to the stand who testified that Mrs. Glass had accused him of being responsible for her daughter’s condition.
The most sensational testimony was given by a colored woman named Looney. She said that she was well acquainted with Mary or “Cassie” Glass and that she had seen her on Twelfth street in Coffeyville the Tuesday following the Friday the Glass girl is said to have disappeared. It developed in the testimony that Mrs. Looney had made a trip to Mrs. Glass’ house at the time to tell her she had seen her daughter on the street. Mrs. Glass and another woman went to that portion of the city and made a search through the buildings but could find no trace of her daughter.
Testimony in Rebuttal
When the defense rested about 10 o’clock this morning Mrs. Glass took the stand and denied that she had charged the young man who had testified with being responsible for her daughter’s condition. Two boys were placed on the stand who told about finding a bundle of women’s clothes in the river near where the dead body was found, but the contents of the bundle did not prove to be similar to the bundle Mrs. Cline had said she gave Mary before leaving her home on the day of her disappearance.
When the time came for argument County Attorney Ise said that he had nothing to say. He evidently felt convinced that the state had been unable to present a case worthy of serious argument and thought it was a time when silence was golden. M. D. L. Cox, a colored attorney of Coffeyville, made an argument for the state. He paid tribute to the colored people and gave Attorney Welch, for the defense, a few personal digs. He was followed by Attorney Welch, who was speaking when court adjourned for the noon hour, and resumed his argument when the court convened this afternoon. He was followed by Chas. Bucher. Both Welch and Bucher made strong speeches for the defense. The argument was closed by Archie Neale of Chetopa for the prosecution.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon the argument was still in progress and it was thought the case would not be given to the jury until about 4:30.