"I do not want a verdict based on racial prejudice or a religious creed.  I want a verdict based on the merits of this case.  On that evidence, gentlemen, there can be but one verdict, and that verdict is death-- death in the electric chair for raping Victoria Price. . . . "

    "If you acquit this Negro, put a garland of roses around his neck, give him a supper and send him to New York City.  There let Dr. Harry Fosdick dress him up in a high hat and morning coat, gray striped  trousers and spats. . . ."

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