The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-10

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s1 shadren, and bsr ssrsd husband. le1p0 a. soem
e@y.'p, TOO, Why = e VIA. 81 .hs 49, she were
ssen called on ths TRIAL. and Why yoa have been per-
sasd 70 their faces. rbe ha thas scandal fur
ushe1 70 the press and iho aGs 0enpeeed VIII Ne
shsw tha while there midnight assasis whss .hcre
W. hand which aimed these bows md while that hand
y robaby known N noDe, still The same invisible hand
~ sesn outside drecng the psnseesuon fsevoasss the
ev6enoe and managing 70 direcs a,sshoa and say THAI
hak hand, invisible v M, phouh po u any rate be In
sns the pab, have right to SEQ hess ne On The stand
and ht them tell Of their whereabouts On tho is night
! return V my arst proposition. Although wrong has
wrong has been committed the family Of the aoCused
Oil If the thai night after having bsthed bis dag
ger hungry for the blood o. one VICTIM had 10 sne dask
j. Bcsei and II he had gone 70 the attic and bad used
for the purposes On the perssn u snodgrsss and
graSsS his thirst fos blood BY pointing u, one amer an
other The hearts Of this woman and her two innocent
sns no. SssD sSSS ysS wSo have
been pass Iss.sa q hal, where sSeyf wha. has
oep done to Ihemf That which your verdict cannot re-
pair All their hopes blasted They can hook forward
70 bright future. Prom tho hour tina, that avalanche
y upon they have been tortured, although
nv without leaving your seats " day-as know you
waoquit her, and although this cro~d which y here
to-day should follow her 70 her residence al 81 Bond
street-pos her home, but the tomb Of her hopes
stu, l say, II would have been fortunate for her,
and for her Innocent children, the assassin had not
been satisfied with the blood Of one victim on thai night
You viii not know mstaAe our position In this
We here prove 70 you who committed his act
whether some faaer 70 wipe out the infamy Of hs
l.. kop hRAfaY
some husband who seeking revenge for the violation
Of his bed, whether some man who ON account
Secessed' We are no, here TO desarmine tha,. You
not here to-yon cannot, and you could noa you
Notwithstanding H. The only thing we can discuss here
to-day the guilt or Innocence Of the prisoner We had
right say the public prosecutor "he law prosumes
innocepL-prove guilty." His Honor, the Judge, In
your hearing has repeatedly Ooosed W Q, @as rgo
have bad = right, II this wore an ordinary
The case go to the Jury without one particle Of ev
denoe on our side. But, gentlemen this defendant did
not mean 70 be ACQUITTED on any technical rules she DID
the chancellor enemies her uase- n enemies, the
assassin who perpetrated this scso sAy that she was
acquitted because the crime moi owed against her
We took the affirmative here. We &spssd the gauntlet
thrown down by the District Attorney In this cese. He
asked US 10 prove that we did not do this crime and we
which WAS very much discussed In the pubic papers and
private on, admitted TO be proven by the
single witness, namely, that the prisoner the lawful
wife OF DR.. Bardsll. You are asked 10 travel through
The history OF the world for more than two thousand years.
70 find that here and here In the whole rRsk Of time
q woman had uno3ed herself and bad been criminal.
Bot know that appeal no, only 70 The sympathy but 10
the personal conscientow and the manhood OF every
man this Jury, when say 70 them thai the character
OF woman who Last ., tho and first AT the grave
Is the character Of woman oil the world over, and that
shall not therefore dis us the question ~ 70 The relations
between Or Burdel and the defendant prior % the mar
sl..fG~ lo
In evidence before the juryshat she wss married 70
Doctor Burde By q Christian minister One fact was
had been married 70 Dr. Burde This only proved
by The evidence before the Coroner, but admitted by
The theories Of the prosecution, which was uat M burde
Jealous Of her md Mr.. Eke, Che had been unwse
In allowing him 70 override her, 20 ~ 70 keep this mar
rage secret; but the jury were not on that account 70 sup
pose she had committed this crime Al the rules o.
criminal law had been reversed In THIS case, and the de-
fence had taken upon Itse the Arnavehey had prov
Cd sarmanvey hal the defendant did not commit he act
ms ss s sss s !. ss. ,D ssss
housht, did, with kntfe dagger, kill Dr. Barde tho
Jury unknowp-hsi che did bodily, snd MOI as an aoces
sory not that she did In connection with John bckeL
They dyd no. however, throw themselves upon any technl
ospes but ssked brood verdict on The proof, that his
cient innocent Of the murder ~ any mar or woman
born They had proved on her behalf that she was po-
had shown where abe from the tue Dr. Dnrde went
out IN the afternoon until be found dead In his room
There important omission on the part o. The pub
s.S rc s.SS ss @
not shown with view 20 make v more dinouh Tor
the defence prove where Mrs Burde was during the
whole evening with the hope that N one mnnte were IN
socoun M for The iury nshi presume she bad IN that
men, committed he act Ali the ends &C Justice did not
AZ he counsel FOR ho rsiyes Of he deceased who no
sousht BY The conviction Of the defendant 70 possess them.
selves a The property Of Tho man with whom they had
lived NJ emily al hclr nvesshe ends OF justice did MOI
require resost such unworthy tactics. Tie theory OF
the prosecution Was first 10 show . motive. Nov what
motive had ne iury been able 70 snd aor ne common
were ernmined 10 the declarations made last September
when the difficulty estod between them % account Of bis
refusal 10 perform the promised marriage But al that was
healed by The Subsequent marriage, and wa shown that
The noei amcAble terms existed between them Gter-
wards. had been promsed In the opening the nsird
Attorney that IT. Thompson would prove sbe haunted the
aeo1Ascd 10 make him marry her. How was the Troofi
Dr. rhomyeon s<Aied that In ks hearing shs told tho
ssnify yindosist py her marriage Counsel commenced
upon The termooy q May ponoho and Hannah conlan
who, Strange 70 say had BEEN abe 70 reoc'co, hngs
while IN WACO lhs, hey ocuh Dot call 10 mind on two ~
sninanons before The oorooer and compared hsr rate.
msuu wsh the conduct Of rr Bcrdel himself, and The
d men o. .ss word iDTodoe. f.s pr Bcrae had done
The defsndani their mistress 70 their ecds houses The
ccurse Of he PERSECUTION vs cri,csesd ~ MARTY
the sEsheN evideuoe 70 subrtAnnate and also In With
boiling sv.deocs which might be important 70 show whore
prodScsds why 90 not Dennis Hsbsard, who vss vim
him that evening, called uPon The sanff ALL che might
GOOD reaesn any theory a The prosecution could be
nssed, take his moro PROBABLE sheoxyAas Denis Hub
bard thk keps mistress OF n Burde, having been vith
him Aas snsYDocn, and learning thai ns married 70
Mrs c0nnnghau, burning with tsAIcusy and desire q
rsvcnge, have crsAsed AfvHh BAisaen 70 s.a beg 10
sakins deadly voaeeance spon her paSamcy. II v9 DOT
fsv him. counsel fcr she d1pcndAai 10 throw ost ssp
con any pAry oosStd be DO 70; but be would ssk u
speh therry Ole taken Ia ocancston Win hs medical
prcpf that The blow wNs given BY . tll and muscuiay
nan, and by veak woman, v0 oot ~ prceab]e 70
az @e ss = any .ncs u: gSDoo $780, Ssa
g~ve The only point he quotation of Me psy, Attorney
In hs opnlns ha ~Beaveo ban 10 rage IKE love 70 angv
suynedb Hs encna not The sooened woman, but ha
veAAed vife c Me deoensed; bit there lpe-
ne BuhbArd) 80 NE woman divorced from
Der husband and Ne socrncd n.asc0 q D.. nurhen
why ss 50 pcs rrOducedf All wae bot sncher svi-
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cDFnerp investigated sus also guided shs pF.ecston
vhereAbcue FOR thai evening might po4 peTAps be rec
AH scocsnasd ~. Bu he wN ven Known, snf ~ no
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