The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30
TRIAL OF HUNTINGTON FOR RORGERY.
Speech or B1r. Brady Tor tho Prisoncr-rIr.
NOyes Presents the Caso for the Proseca-
c0URr OF ossEaAL SESSIONS.

COURT OF 0shEaAL SESSIONS.
Before Jadgs Capron.
DEC. 2s.-The trial of Huntington was resumed this
morning ss 10 O'CLOCK porsuaut to adjournment The
court was crowded, tbs passages were
sbropged, by m eager multitude, and the officers
guard had much they could prevent the doors
from being burst open. wba, rather unusual in our
Courts the presence OF Der Of ladies, some Of
whom unable procure seats elsewhere sccommo
dated by Judge C&prcn with the bench beside
himself Among the audience senator Houston, Of
Texas who AAo occupied seat the bench, and whose
appearance In the created considerable ex
citement. he did ienger than hour. The
Court opened ten o'clock when the counsel for
the prisoner, Mr.. Brady, neaced his cumming up
and spoke substantially a. ioi'o~s-
He began by observing the persons interested In
this trial were the feeling OF grAtncation
with which they beheia the rapid approach Of tue end OF
This tedious pfotractsd though somewhat Interesting
Notwithstanding the Criticisms that mad been IN
dulssd IN In The various scss share INC commoa aik
ncson In standing besd &C nsei 10 see that ne nat
the benefit Of an impartial tia tnan on this occasion
He told his friends that t~eve Of the men who sprsng
from the class 10 whch cal ned afoiIy should con
cttute the jury this He never mad the slightest
idea that twelve m.rcasDss twelve brokers or twelve
men whose minos almost exclusively directed to
their interests would be Dy reason OF their
preudicss OF taxing such enlarged view Of human
tYansacion as roqSirsa nonest aud ategont
disposition OF this rbe which ne referred
considered ne against Hunting the
position 70 be made Gaze rely In It's effects upon
tho community. And common remark was made tnat
Huntington would escape there sooia DO no safety for
the meroal comnuCiy. rhey Che jlry) did NOT st
there TO disouss what un,ound In commerce, but
they were orpose Of she particular accusation
sganst the defendant according tothe constitution OF
che laws Of this State upon evidence submit tied
Sor their consid erssion. For purposes Of ub
undertook teed court OF justice TO trAmpe
upon the constitution and lag. Although they nad
the Disadvantages and isultes to cont md vito
no O. uS ,ns ns oaas ooor IN, o u.os
which sometimes puss the dearest rgats Of the most In
nocent man In danger not 10 tnis csse Tor ne could
poll pubic eentimeDt Of the great macs Ia this Island
would show that there would DO moral peoprety In the
convaion Of the accused rne couductos OF the puoc
by audsbe motives and ssugat eonorab BILE ends but ne
thought In their Of seeking pubic benefit they pur
,sss oSe y .ns iSy nsa civil suit asovns Inc
value OF horse, how would strike him II OF the
public Journals had series Of oomneuts on the propre.
" of that and undertook ID how the jury ou1d
their verdict There not sana man alive whose
moral nature mol perverted oy disease or other wise
criminal oase. il OF the jurors should
be indicted ana placed on trial . man
Il very bad in addition 90 sas learang and talsat Of
the prosecution ne should have 10 meos with
morals and public justice. the example which ought
in traffic in New Yc,K and throughout the Uaited
staaes the men ~h) mad all these transactions should
be indicted inGead of the ~ the bar fne crPose
that they tave had OF toe oemorsz ton and inqutous
Of the poreus VI ,egaiy and the
gent citizen thai the sdmaiss,ion OF punsnmeat and
the emf ,rcement Of ID essential - prevent this csy
soss y ss s s,o ,os rooa result % ~ach h
rred could be pshea ny the sacrifice OF the pr
soner at the bar 90 sat could 20 male upon the de
on and the laws required no ssKsd Tor toe puoisn aeu
TO fan upon him. He ad no. remember cass 10 which
tWeDty accusations had before boon present
"a n TIM city ssainrs asy rdivdua Doe Of his learned
associates handed hm OF tne Daily rma Of this
!. .sS:s As e: e: ss Sss'sss sss !..a s
osss. WSsa he sRsocd % these sopios, tssy must
: enc1se hin, because u impossible 70 deny
s oos o., sn: u o. As s o1a.y s PaS syss opTs.
the dcspot, or governments OF ths Old World. and
The orGsns Of the press. prsu iicrs DIS case and d.
clArpg IN advance wnat the 1Ty ought 70 do. Toe object
u thsse paboaona .e'hag The jury wnas they oagns
TO do, was simply 70 frigassn lnsm-to mako ,osm feel
that thsy sbouM render vcrd,c Of not guilty in this
case they oat the camuuaty, they might
~ jurors, have their names pAradef 10 the newspapers
and hed up 70 pubic ccasare BE oehevcd that moral
courage ~ss the raFest qualify fouuo saoasst
but the most signal and erinsns iIusrsiions OF pre-
scented 10 che hsosy o. ne World we're ~ raca by Jurors
wrong for she inci sduas who controlled ths puo
1c press TO against Huntingdon when the counsel
meet ihem on . ar neld Hs complained ~ss un-
Just to do for example what New yorK Tsmes had
done this morning IN saving
IT, indeed the oommun ~ without laughter and In
dssAt such wrc,caed pervsr-isns OF
are attempted 70 be pamed "a upoa n De set Gown
They write - the community were engaged In t-yiag
hs instead OF the gentlemen OF toe jury selected
be ng Impartial inlelyep aud aesroas u no just Hs
respected public opuion when tho deliberate con
cluston Of ntslseua majority upon any Of pub
NO private ccnosvn ba fer tho seetninw ebuons Of
tho mob rnIDg up on tho OCCASION OF sidfsu Impulse
OF excement controlled ny assisted by do
nserasOs, and cnsrse.'rss oy no Judgment ns naa no
CONTEMPT This ~ the fs>s tho coucIusou Of
something rsIsshing 70 the testimony Of DIS emsa sad
Psrker:-
Asjournaihs we cannot have better opportunity 10 ssck
few pnncpes ih. pusnc thsn present vsus tho
S%sa %Ss and S..s
This nppAnt way Tor the siitor u Newspaper 10
mes' s~issus = issrDsd n ss.r proi.ssoas H.
not suppose thai the who wrote article would
eooslsev oshsrwvs tnan Ia tne worst posSle taste,
puatca OF Drs Gilman and Parker OF the Journal 10
vhicA he wrisss By lsasuAxo In reference 70 subject
shAneserssd ssch nppapt auguass that applied 70
tvo vitsess<s Of euhneuoe and worsh VINO testified
~ % 4 s ~ ssss sss s
ne prsscsss l.a ssisosa .s: oas Of ssssy seven Ia
srss s ss.s ssos ss oSsssss n. ,s:s. 70 s.r.ss
.n = nssss a. .ss s.Iss. Ssss's % s.s e;
cfusg - ths Bssbsck sicsnea1 end thss proved Be
d1ss. ehasssd Ass - osssais ans asassssoa tsrssd
mhey certain roe, dated Jsy 1850, n four
Co. . Ss oss oe.r; .Ss. Ss sa ..sis %sts 1srs
and oousterfsiA wlsh IN nsses 70 dstrssd wn g. nsf
beck ana dveu ohss pes0ae 70 me jurors Aforesaid
kn0wn- 1ne chef cAasncievtstc q the crime the
nasss - dsssd about which rpss dsai would be SAID
bsfors they would rsxeso debssAas upon saeir verds
ne first gYsat fo thas should she jury vas ibst
not single mAn whose name uas said 70 nave been
Sorsed 70 bs papes had ever IN aay way bcca njafcd
~ u Asy ffaud actually dous, IL related en-
cfusfve 70 eone psfsou In whose hands that
paper sM deposited - colsasval scarity. Ne mad not
heard any Chw person rcoelvag any Of this paper
csps Bedeu, Haxbccx and Bishop He TOOK for granted
hat ths Rshop naicsmeat would never be tried Cor ne.
Behcp had Nc deStvs 70 prosecute Hunfineton II wAs
Bsaden snd Havbsck aiose who moving In this pro-
4cuucn Against Huntingtoa. was ~ clear ~ any ray
inteln9e0os which fen upn nis ntouect, ~ clear -
0e sle0ed daylight In wbich they lived and rea,ed,
has q Hunuaetoe svw dh, IN feet desisncdU
eorrup 70 any sxtsnt he mevAls q this communty-
x Huneagssn ever, IN Mc&, dspAycd hmssN hks
mseeoyic, not poecncus exhalatos OF syciey, daz
stng ~ splendce 0aa va wanstess merexri.
ccus, cd Il Huntnstcn zero caAbisf 70 whie shrossh
0oedvuy IN na9niacens oarrage vita suoA seesds as
ys~h have adorned shs co~egs Of Emperor, and 70
sesyeNer with nsvd the poor ss~ing wo9Aa, drudeins
wh hsr needle froa early dawn 70 the aiGbt ana Athe
pooseoa daughters Of tl Wis l0oed WITH upea
thb ap4endd sucos, aoheve6 spn whsa they could NOT