The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30


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cessery 70 keep US 10 the right path.
acknowledge my grAstr tse HERALD, for the ed
tor Of nst 70 be the true Ponce do Leon 10
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boy seap. thank tbe LORD that even for
may be able 70 indulge the hope that s so though
that neither very yourg old, but 70 be told
that promising young lawyer, upoa high autno
rsy, nskes return my sincere thanks to the HssAID
and irould editor Of that joarnal would
inform him thai my hopes ~ bachelor had been In
s'ssa @Ss sssss s.
duct Immediately alter his first arrest when be could
have nsce nS sscspe indicated that he not possess
ed o. sound mind He read oopi0us extracts from the
most dEr eu,sbed wriiers both ancient and mocefa
establish the tn ory the defecce- moral insanity IA
when he committed the torgeries eromania The learn
ed counsel reviewed tie evidence produced BY the de-
were rrninaly wrong, that owing % his diseased
sca organization he should rot be held accountable
10, ,n Oe1s ss ,. Hs ss the 1
submit 70 the jury and which contain the s Of his elo
That unless they believe iron the evidence that as
the moment when Huntssn forged or uttered the mole
mentioned In the indicsna3 he sctuaily intended
fraud BY uesos OF such note or the use thereof he
Tbs, the defendant must be acquitted unless the in
tent TO deraud IL established beyond reasonable doubt
rne Jury should aequs uriess be proved to their
rasiaction beyond reasonable douo tnst tho defend
ant at the moment he uttered the note intended
fraud hasbeck
4 TIE possibility that the note might reaoh hands
would not prove the intent to defraud.
g. Though The ls~ presumes that every man intends
the Of hts acts and may presume that
when be orees forgery he iatsuds 70 deraud
yet such PRESENTATIONS not NOR Ii either Of them,
by which show thai there was no In
with the knowledge thai NO! genuine, the defend
ant should be acquitted
Z. 1.-THE jury believe that Hsrbeck received exclu.
svey ~ coisserA security, usurious Iosn 70 Hun
tngoD and knew Tho loan INJURIOUS then the defendant
should be acquitted.
There Ia no prof whatever Of any inte ent to defaud
Harbeck, or that he was in fact defrauded.
o. Delivering the note merely ss collateral security or
pedge TO Hsroeck does not constitute IN uttsrns With
IN The meaning Of the s.asuse against forgery
10 II the jury believe that ~hen toe defendant gave
Hsrbeck his check for Sal 600 dsed sept 1885, hsia
noed that should be psst at toe bank, aad fact
would have been paid II presented, defendant having
funds then % meet l. them the allegation Of fraudulent
and the defendant should be acquitted.
The following are the points submitted by Mr. Brady in
Hsred,,.ry % seSdsncy e. se % insanity. O. Disease
Peculiar Intellectual organization. Peculiar moral
eanizaton g. Early tenaency to destroy. 8. Early
tendency TO lie. Early tendency 10 forge. as
immode ale OF tooaoco. Q Stimulus Of be p,opss
sties resulting from his specuatcg career 10. Agra
HaIbecI ., IN snorOirg MN unbounded means o. exer
csps this depfsved perverted spirit whnh sctusted
for the Cor wbicS they were applied L. rhst
there adequate motive r the per petrston OF t.
sarded with all the other proof this point 10 Toat
10 not m answer TO say that no wanted meney
In extrsvsgsnce because he ien himself open ds,cc-
ton 81 any moment and 70 ha a his pleasure on IN
an hour. H. That there accumulation or saving
or preparation 30 save any OF the means which he as
ma Ss say s ger
pusness being permanent In their character " rnas
his or H. There no conceamen.o Of suy
evidence Of his alleged crms, shicn he kaew to exss
an opporsuDy 10 esp ROY esia.pce wSoa bors arss,s
apsn hts guiH he DID not Avail himself Of II.
Vim Cdrtls Eoyes, E.Q. commsnosd tbs sum uiag up
Tor be prosecution 81 o'clock. After preliminary
observations regard to the crime usury, snI
was we Euown TACT that than 10 sful interest
rercsved by commercial men, although he would
courage such Of conduc. II Honfng.on told
victims the huin there usury the case ALI
the reflections that had been against Nc Hsroeak
utterly groundIcss n Huntington was capable OF
telling the truth They might have ncen surprised mat
Huntingdon, with 70 many apparent crimes upon mis-
TACT IN tho hsory Of New YORK that ine knowledge Of
rocested forEeies may rest 10 tho hearts OF cxens
snd ntmaton DO made 70 the public authorities Il
inccssda want o jus feeiing the part Of men
II gentlemen Who suffered poiunIsry loss came lao
cours Of Justice and be treated Ike Mr. Harbeck neace
weuld fol,o~ and u criminal be closed
II the defence Of ns ,ny right what need mad
defence 10 mpusn Mr.. Bcden's motives IN his trAusac
,icus si,h Huntington Il Vas alarming feature tust
fosreree may bo known 20 & long before the public
authorities ~ere made soquaiated with the fact Toe
Ieums ot OF the sci contradictory He assumed
at time that Hunrneton inssue and another
that Vas understood BY M.ssrs. Harbock d Bsidsn
fhst tbs- transactions ncticous and t7a tney put
money 70 operate with for their advantage
Upon the facts presented these parties placed large
% opers,e wsn the money the defence si not shos Ia
cortended that H1beN Co, and other parties fur.
ni:hca hm N. money 70 purchase tho rcaI notes Tao
men kncw the pApsr 70 be ustitlous, but would
besn coasisent his learned opponents msntaoed that
his victims at the time thoss offences were c1mmtsd
Mr. koyes would review HantlDgtoas LIE with . uew
ssrkaaon, ofs dcprsved miud regardless Of conse
quescs whenever the Laws Of God iatervened bet
ss s ". hs a.s
ssbe hen hb yoush. hcsce important 10 trace his
stsps and sse shs:hes Hsosag'oa hsd not INDUCED IN
He an cied with sorofns when child but that ais
usually eradcated before Ia subject grew up 70
ben proved = was asserted By he ssas he nd
broken INTO piano Huntington thief he stole 10
y rscoss, nssiss ,Ss iorrsry IN toe BSsws thai in
sanity Or deprsvyf From The OF q his father
notbns o. future course q e except from hear say
insane, Why Mr.. Noyes asked, wM hs sent to schools
He forged an orocr Tor magnet whom yoath and a.
be, the speaker Inferred curiosity prompted him
70 csrrssrsss NE cvime o. forsery me prisoner
mtsse hand wriss sits sres suo,es No prsssscs hsd
been made By hs deiene Thai Harrington Wa insane
up 70 the sge o. II, and the speaker would Argue
mat his subsequent osreeS was the result OF
DEPRIVED moral cvgNnxA~ioa. II hs insane would
his hesds have rsvmsd him 70 AL Into this vortex Of
cvimcS But nshing OF thas sort done. n Hunting
ton during the time ~. Raads spoke Of was perfectly
moral M Lindsay (Huntsgtcns partser soon sftef he
cane 70 New York could have toSncd 10 the fact
stead cf hh coassderase In crime Mr. Noyes maiutalncd
shas the biography which Rasda gave or Honsingtons
career proved that s sequel oould % rsae
ply xpeuted-mcArccrauou In prison Aner Huntias.
ton wet INTO wan street. be associated with such
RANDALL Of cosy virsue nstsad Of higher ciass land
vM Just - natural or insase 10 associate wsh
the good - the bad) IL was In his power choose good
associAes, and no selected she other because
could suncecd better n b nearious purposes He
into Wal street ~ aspecuator hence hh moral life
influenced hy svcn testing uu ne launched forth Into
more extensive operations. The question for Jury
determine vas, whether the visionary schemes whish
Huntington ~ Identified with were lcFit msss or whcsh
or hsy were "a up 70 make money out d . crsdu.
ious community Hununston took Advnntage Of the hoi
es ceaes Of naure In issuing sock for cemeeries
Al the time these cemessry projects sss fooA
wse nos siAsmptsd 70 prove that Hunungon insAae
A 70 she laundry COMPANY, - mot visionary mat
tor, ftY throe hears after tho arrived