New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-10
MURDER TRIAL.
Trial of Margaret Clarity for the Murder of
Edward Drum.
Rep1red Tor The y. Y. Tribune
ESSEX CoUSTY. :. j.,
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ESSEX County. \ J..
Court OF Oyer and Terminer, DC; Q. 1851.
The following paragraphs were mislaIi ami prop
erly come IN after the first paragraph OF tae Address,
How comes It, Gentlemen-how comes IT, thl,
tins novel. this unnatural this ptahie spect icle
before you Row Is Il. that tns woman, t1is chlt,
Is arraignet here for murder By what miracle Is 4
OCcasloned that this woman, htlnls are lmJI-I IA
blood Has she beer educated 70 crime i she
one Of those .uni0runates VINO III early lie are
trained 10 ia1ul.y' whose feet taso hold on hell.
leaoiDe down 10 the chambers Of ieaih No 40
She Is qlsn chii-hearied IrIsh, grl-urso pnIstl-
Gated arniable. hind remarkable frr ,cdrce .nFhng
beyond Others OF the een.ler sex whose dny WdS
was humble and innocent labOnolS. vet gay AMI
happs-who never dreamed OF DONG evil to a ay.-
Al lhS she j. already shown n be, ant this. iurtla.
evidence VIII stlli more suostantiate. How IS II.
then. that she could perpeTare such act tlat,
which. beyond DOUBT. her hands have performed =
Hear her story, gathered from her own lips, ana the
truth OF which We VIII endcavOr and hope te prove
then Judge her-then damn her. If you have the hear;
for 1t.
Some two years since. when she was bit a child,
she met man al The house Oi mutual acquaintance.
She was OF al age quickly 70 appreciate AMI warmly
to return the attentions OF lover and the deceased
devoted himself 10 her with great app aren't earnest
ness. | know not by what attraction he 'as'ina.e!
her Tor whether he possessed any remarkable gifts
of person or demeanor.
The following Is the conclusion Of llr. P's Al
dress talso mispacedl which should precede the last
paragraph Of the morning session. on the seventh
pagel
And now. gentlemen Of the jury. must close this
openlI argument of my unfortunate clients case.
have detained you quite too long iro>pdSSei, Know
on your time, and on the usual forms OF opening
But il is the first pray God, ms providence, had
almost said 10 grant that II may se the last occasion
Oh which ! share the responsibility Of a human life,
and few occur al all Ike m interest 70 the
present. / know YOU wIliyOu have 20 given me.
Yeu Will, SNOW, begrudse nothing that counsel
may demand OF yOur patience or your consideration.
You are men-wl,h the hearts of men-you are
fathers or brOhersyou can feel for THIS poor rem
zed erl-yOu are ready 10 extend 10 her everything
of charity that your oahs and the evidence VIII per-
mt. | beseech you IN your consideration % thus
case to do Justice in mercy. Be friends 10 The friend
less, for to you, under God only, does she look 20
save her family her friends her father and his gray
hairs if0m the disgrace OF this crlme-and her>el
IT her budding youth, from the horrors OF lelOns
grave. And may God-that God in whom she trusts
shed his benign influence upon the hearts OF each
of YOU. that she and he world may know. when she
comes from this furnace unscathed that the angel Of
His mercy walked beside her, and was her protector,
and her salvation.