New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-30
coNcIrsIoN or Tie sprrcn-

Agan gentlemen, II Gay was employed y Fitch
10 burn The depot IN November, and received tho
match nom HIM before the ire end The money, one
hundred and hlly dollars, Immediately aiefNdTd,
these transactions must have occurred saueichTs
There must have been a meeting between hm and
Fitch al some time, and IN some place, circr m De-
troli, IN Jackson County, or somewhere Use. Su'h
a meeting could nave been pf0td, II 10 nad ever
taken place Wien Gay and tt'h gtfr theips
their mrosoTyed confidence, and stated ii'tl rams
actions freely. why did not one oI both oi mem state
where and " hen that meeting occurred ft'h was
widely known, and II We are to believe tnr osleuce,
was yehcmcntiy suspected. Gay was cgu h} uOtou-
Gus and Infamous. The absence OF Fitch tom home,
10 attend such meeting, II not MS presence ~ De-
tro,r, could have been proved There mi't nave
bcen traye! by either Fitch or Gay, or ~ one OF
them, on the Railroad. spies were an summer long
waylaying every step Of Fitch The ponce we're Al
WaXs on tnc heels of Gay, Or, there musi nave p''h
travel by one or both OF them on foot, or In soma
carriage upon common road such 81 mode Oi
travel would h1ge Increased the unr -f'hi ANU
would have n If-cf been suspicious, dnd, ' course,
would thus have directly increased me 'i"h'eS o.
eXpoSurc - DO dppC as that fltcA never came to
Detroit nor SOS Gay 80 Michigan 'thln' nor ol"
one ever leayc hl, home io meet inf 'nef sNc-
where Was The negotiation conducted ~ cores
pondence' Then Il must have been b. post or by
private messengers The pos, keeps s,'"fls ol let-
ters, although not Of their contents h,,-ehgei.
could not pass unobserycd. The homes 30 iI''h ana
Cav have rendered up an their secrets g. ns police,
three times over. No such correspondent Ia, Osth
found We are moreover warned dsdlnsi 'tltng
tie narrative, ~ the very outset OF the cf' Ihtps
saws that IN his fTst interview win Nhf Ne hpped
10 hlm 10 know hoW he could cleaI 'an -cNie ana
Cav replied, wecan do n by pi0f, ami Fi' ictie -
on the IurnRg of dsDof Phelps him.'r s-os,ed
that, instead Of burning depoi IN ttc.' me pot
should be predicaied up ~ the conHAgf'i'"n whi'b
had dlrcadv happencf. That suggestion proceeded on
the ground that, although the conhagraIon 4h hap
Der I'd by casualty, Sc. It could BE- pfosc+ > ,ubof-
nation and thar d nd been done by Inrrndlafy,
and the >ubOrncd Witnesses were to prove iIL iact
by fabricated admissions What are uc pretended
admissions of Gay and Fitch now pTot |cti mere,
but the fabrication, thus early iOfcshado"'o
Nevertheless, gentlemen, Gays decitfa. ons are
not evidence. Re Is not a defendant iio is not on
trial If living he would be competent Wines 10
prove the facts ~ he cOuld be WINE -' "t t-' Due
he could not be- 70 witness II living D'ral,c' Deing
the urlurDal he would not be compcicLf ore con-
yction 10 ch. rye the crime against III, f''fs"fles-
Since he Is dcaG bi- decltralOhs "hiic it Al 40
more be received than could hn oaih u l'i.S
you proceed upon The ground OF % coEsp!" h.s 10
cltal. Of what d. past and ended are Dol t'mpf-
tent testimony " n IS only 0eclaTatioh. llpmireS
and threats constituting par, Of the ieio oHs trans
actions themscifC. and uttered ~ iII,i fdn'e Oi
them that can be r. elyci as - ldencF. .f'.coe,
a23 / challenge ihc Counsel Tor TIE pro - Hlon !"
how now where "a al ths yO.uminOl- mas ~ "'-
tlmOny IS fOdHG olo word Of proof thdI ""t one u
nc alienation. Of fay as ever brought o. - snow
edge OF any one Of the defendants ana cor f"tu o!
him or wa ever brought 70 Ms hno" 's' - an
Take the names Of lne deiendant'. 49, ,
cations been brought nome - Ben ann 80 'spn
krf 10 Daniel Myers No, To Joan fdnerf
No i-,To Lester Penfod' No 10 F"' nl'n %
r. Barrett No To Grant or to La''.A 20
To Willard Chsmphn No To Efaf. &, nanp,
lin No 70 T.. Prce NO 10 Ab' '..n
No 10 Aaron Mount No To VIII h4nP-
In No TO Richard Pncei No To- tminl ~
jevf No, To Andrew J. 4reeiand n" f" WI
nam Cuun. or any oiber Defendant No - -
tmouy Of GAYS an cations came IA inca 10 "i'el;
I, basdone It, ~Of6 II has poisoned lhs f'i'" h''
against the defendants, lOu are more VI " .li,. - =
- vou have not been affected BY II. bul j. y IA'o
~ 1isrharce this testimony from The case --pP"so
tho urofnise on when II was admitted 49, mac ~
yood faith 10 retain the evidence slnce t. I'M
has beeu broken. would Dc iraId iuti.NHt - 80, 80
Co,,, that IL testimony be struck OAs 'f'Ii ~
ord and conmre YOU that u be di,fes Hn"' "''''
gether ,-.--.-.,o..o - ,s, a,f,ndAnt
Smith. As reported by Phelps and LaAe 49, e,n,i ~
,aose ,mpuied Ia Gay, are dlscredfed nf hsI" h,
eyeence OF iaisehooc Phelps says, Eri.ls s.'sI ~.
- nresaut when Cay said he reeve SO 10 10
hurrtng the cfuat and that he knew TIE lnff ys's".
mo red n t,,atit was raised by cOmpaat o. M.
and -nith ai'crwar- ini-nated that n 't,''..,ss
fsft Of the IaOIetH Again, smith so.1 -,
danot ms turneG uldcr an GrrdHgsn"th "h ~,
- abich ~ yss -, aizaui ard tisO that taj io.I
h.r. Who pad hiia tae $lJ0.' NOt ONLY = '..'s -
c,-deucs that Fitch ever saw or heafl 81 i'H ~
900, 49, Sntl bat me adm sslOAs htth-' ,'- 'n""p
tbs, .. Nto rrocured them Sne~ thal ~ va ~
acuuauntsucc between item iAea' "i'A''-Y''.' ''
i,a-,e, ls.e sff the yagueness ani s'n'faiJ
~ ,t',."sl ri..iiog' An dyrragsars. " ny
~,rr-such are ne words, not Of maa ing an
,.,r, Of p.sl Transaction ilOm ac ia $50 ~ir's',
80 - ,E1frf framing general mt .ufi'f' -
,.,.,a,fug esasIfe auf deceptive an.sf. Ast"'
Ptelos reporl, ~nta ss saying Do tc.r4.f.' 'i l'D
p.DfGeon. t4at IIf.I lad ief matters io. i.f' ~
and h4d sgsesi a.,4 Gag ~ burn 'hs 81 ''i""