The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-22

Mr. MOORE gave to those Studen,s a. L..
bIockenbrough's Law School (of which Chrississo
VS. wss amemoes1 credit for their imparfialty ia IN
~ .~esanony they had given They had given test.
nony tnaf was favorable to the accused, and ihey
naa not concealed much that was decidedly unfss-
soIaoie. de spoke, be said, of all except one OF
w maom . oi course he could not speak (This WA
Mr. Moore declared that ~ , nd;na ,,,.r. h...,,s
DO no more than his duty. II was mot his dn,s ~
lover up blackburns faults Mr.. MIcHrr who was
e.hpioyeu oy the friends of Blackburn was are to
Io. Ms s character did not suffer- He was elad
to aceep. the en,e9 was
nis acceptance had relieved him from an sr,sse
lasslng position. Mr. Moore was chara.5 >, A ~
outy as prosecutor He was sworn as sha nr... s's
VI NJ nnarlsia5 as wei as the Commonwealth,
ns would now express some of his ideas n. 70 ~.
uet s..nt OF blackburn. lie never thougbf !, -. -.
.usiuanie. He did not consider II bis H.. =
70 r me communicable to Mise Anderson reI.,;r
ons nf fis.lan, that he did. The communicstion We
1.: IL " most serious character which nona ~.
Ie.ationsnip OF nearer and more intimafa 80.
aaa;r nay nase warranted him in making. Then
PIsat, with regard to Christians letter 10 M;ss
+; i usa no right to avail himself of ANYTIME
" IT. without the authority of Miss A,darso. ns ~
letter being expressly "pri-ate and cansda, mas
IL was greatly 90 be regretted that m at ietta.
ever shown Blackburn no doubt acted ,s;.h hs. ~a'
olaes lnIentions; put certainly in violence of Tie
confidence eDjoined by the letter nee VI tne
Again, after the interview between fh,;..;
Blackburn in the passage, isreportea -, sno
SAID that Christian had not courage TO striL. IaSe
Inns was wrong There was certainly no n..sa.;s ;o
or it on the street. if Christian had
80 es to justify such conclusion 1t got to CT
e,ans ears as is stated in evidence cenerops NAV
'h9uid never have opened his mouth about it
IN every ether respect, the conduct of Blackburn
oaa peen highly honorable and creditable But whst
these exceptions to the prisoner at the bar =
Onaer the law, where there il time for Ye9ect;or
ana wnere the killing s done on the Instant IL
eNoence or malice 1t makes no difference If tbe
10 inflicted with cause or .ci oreat ea,Ia
- Iii . - oenoerstion or even time for it the ,aw
Ons point, Mr.. NJ said he had om;ttad .ns.h..
the frequently expressed Of Chris
shat the Cadets would combine aeainst him ana
1me ioea lnat they were in the habit Of comhnins~ ~
fne opinion might have been an honest one ssra
pIevious circumstances might have aiyen COLI
IL nut ne must say, in justice to the Instituta
Ina, WIN rare exceptions the Cadets were AZ well
SSnnea ena orderly. and indeed more 20 than anv
sinaI numoer OF young men he ever saw This y ~
sscrlbable, In measure to the excelient ord.r
dlsciplne preserved under the oraapization ~ ~
institution; and this, doubt inspired thai .. ~
co'ps which may have suggested the idea Of comh;
nations But the general conclusion. relating r.
combinations for hostile purposes against
he utterly dsbeeved.
Mr. MOORE concluded by urging the Jury to sus
pend theit until the last word of the arm
ment shall be heard. s~
After Mr. MOORE concluded, the court adjourned
The foregoing is mere sketch Of his speech, W.
did not design, indeed, to do more than present
brief outline of the argument and in this manns
shah follow with the speeches of the other lswyer
in the case