The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-23

they show cash. Why For fear that he
might Shrek And this will be argued, be-
cause dogs have beeu found, where brandy
and prussc acid is given them +; sometimes TO
Shrek and sometimes not. Is this evidences
There was great effort to get in improper
testimony. Mr.. Mathews examined some
books, and turned down the leaves; what has
that to do with the prisoner? Mathews had
some business transactions, but they were not
brought home to the prisoner. Mathews may
have made false statements to get the money
he wanted. But there was letter inviting
Mathews to his Office that evening, and not re-
zeal for has life. The rest of the letter did not
so impress the witnesses mind as 10 lead him,
tie remember it. He only knows the Dr's
writing, by some hieroglyphies which he had
seen, which are ineligible only to physicians
and apothecaries and by some unsigned letters
thrown in at fair, supposed to be the Drs.
THAT evening" was what evenings No date
is given. The witnesses say they saw the let
ter in the Office Tuesday and Wednesday,
THAT evening"" then. cannot be Thursday
evening. 1t was the evening of the date the
time had passed. They may have had BUSH
ness together; pursuits in common. Mathews
was in the back Office on Wednesday afternoon,
and the door was shut. He may have been to
drink brandy that is motive enough. One
witness says that after Mathews came out.
Coolidge went out, and then returned, and
| called Mathews out in the entry, and when
they opened the entry door again, Coolidge
said, keep dark or "all right" he cannot
say which. Suppose this was So, it amounts
to nothing. But it is all dispel4 by another.
government witness DINGHY says Mathews
went out first, and did not return. Here it
witness against witness, and the whole must
be given up. There is no proof of any plot
or appointment between Mathews and Cool
idge
Another circumstance is relied on witness
is questioned with great solemnity at par
ticular time, the witnesses dog set up an un-
earthly howl. left him in the direction of
CooHdge's office, and only returned to him at
the end of the street. The counsel has read
Macbeth for more purposes than one. When
the murder was committed by Macbeth, there
were unearthly noises heard, and connections
of the elements. The nearest that he came to
it here is, one bowling dog. Pray what does
all this prove? Why this effort to strike the
imagination? Why ale the clothes, the sleigh,
the bottles brought heres Why does the
gentlemen try his case by this Sc: of stage eff
tects One witness certiies that DR.. G. gave
him bottle, and produced the bottle. Does
this make his testimony any more audible:
Does the fact of seeing these things make the
crime any clearer, or strengthen the evidence
of the prisoners gull Is not the object to
strike the senses, ard thus read your minds,
and lead to the conviction Of the prisoner by
outward impressions
Mr. E. said some of the testimony has been
so unimportant. that it made but little i'm
preston on his mind. One witness testifes
only that he saw Mathews walking up and
down the street in the afternoon. Another
that he went into DIR Cs office to have an OPP
Grafton on his finger land no one CANT lin. What
connection these matters have with the murder
perhaps the Attorney General may point out;
also the connection of Mr.. Hills dog.
Some of the statements of prisoner before
the inquest have been proved to be false
This is admitted to some extent. 1t must be
rested on the same ground with his declara-
tons to Gray and Gilman; and his application
to Leighton. He DR.. was suspected; he was
striving to secure himself; anxious to avert
the spirit of suspicion as soon as possible. Is
not here an excuse for him to a certain degree?
He had not frmness enough to stand up
against the circum stances in which he was
placed. Are not great allowances to be made
tor man 80 situated
AFTERNOON.
Mr.. E said he had very nearly concluded
his remarks 1t was not his wish to amplify.
He only wished in the plainest and shortest
form to present the facts in the case MIR.
E. said he may not, in all cases, have stated
| the evidence with entire accusary. lie mad
spoken this morning of the groundless reports
OF business transaction between DIR. G. and
Mathews. 1t will De said that Toby testified
to Dr's statement that he was under obliga-
tor to convey his books and papers to Math
ews. Toby goes 20 him to set security tor a.
note of $3.50; the Dr. is agtated and in
trouble he is in no condition TO do business.
Mr.. E. argued that there is no certainty that
Toby had not heard of this transfer elsewhere,
and instead of the DR.. mentioning It to him,
he mentioned it to the DR.. 1t is entitled to-
but little reliance. Mr. E. also recollects that
the Witness who went into the office to have