The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08

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- Lea ooneludsd tie ero~d far greater tL-Aa
-, = de 5rousiins a-ys "A hAli-p~st len fs prisoner
i. br0nzht IN Gad took has p~oa il tina aoek
Is. Crawford thsn stated that q the jH-
- ,4fss name Be sId not knOE lad yesterday eoallr
~ IN ana sxpresssi himself dss4tssa with las stis
~ u.ind u remain tbs jury The Judge hAd replied
At be bad nothing b 81 about thsi ana re Ao- l-
arasiaa b give publc1fy . Siia& lad -s1l Del41-
himself and INC iuH0r-
W. NJ Moore then rose frum las seat ~ nc jury 90
I'D aid uas yesterday Impressed wIth snss q ne
r-s,susitility that rssted upon me-
ne Court iB1srruptngl hoPe yOa were M. AoeIs-
Il vs me feel rls.er unpleasant as the tine, but tnls
-ag can say % de court thai feel pereety slis-
led am glad 10 have this opportunity q masking Al
sI-.rgs : wsght the twelfth Juror, WIS then
asd tsdk his pla1e IN the jury box
Tse ls4k tAen read tbs indciInsnt 70 the jury Du
eng tte reading the prisoner stood up IN the coek- look
5n sxs,lIv Al the jurors deep slenee meanwhile Per
D.r tls Esst thr1g Certainly the Al that mo
meat the mOsi exiting ever Witnessed m thAl eart
oEEz1Sa Fon uE rAaa1rrr1ox
Mr. ouId Unitsd states District Attorney. then rose
aBd spoke N substances A. ioli0Es
Mrs Il please the c0art, gentlemen Of the jury The
ipsic.sllt Just Fe4d y0u charges Daniel X Sickle
a. prisr a. the bar With the Wilful murder Of Philip
Frtoo Kew shall nAz-AIe 70 yoH briefly the chef IN
iess al tais tEznsactcn- The parties are WeA known
q Won One occupies the high Posiiion q member u
he nAtionAi legislature The other long and honoTa~
IL ina some q YOU have heard him while dscilAEglng
ne very 1ufv which has fallen 70 my lot his
seae 81 this killing the city a Nashilgon II Ns
SnndAyts day which for nineteen hundred stars hal
- st apart sor the cmseHorztion Of thai divine ms
son which brought peace earth and good viii "
men In, the saiE gush a thar sabbath sHnlightAt
te hour midway between the morning and the evening
az the Christian sAcIacsat time when the echoes q
me church bells still lingering in the Az. the De-
sassa al unconscious Of the tremendous that stp1d
senrd over his honse the prisoner al TIE lar ga
one Of tie thoroughfAEes Of this city he must hive
een from the attitude and ether evidences Of deALe
isst which rounded into and completed that Of
bosror fas the prisoner AZ the bar uletatea some deed
81 bloody vengeance.
an unurnaed and delsnorless as the deceased he
a the feeble means that ia has power 20 save mas
~ How fnesctral they we're even IN the delaying Of
the terrible fate tas overlook him. the evidence N Tins
rase ull show The prisoner at the bar had come Ia
have cnrral and bloody revenge in fact he walk
Inz magazine he not only tRllE provided IA tAe
laDsar Of ms firearms bnt had also taken 70 sap
NV himself with their different varieties.
Each one gentlemen Of the jury perhaps had is Pecu-
lag szre1sennex nuEderOus weapOn- and indicated
tat he closely calculated the contingencies "a an ex
sd COLLISION a. would SEEM be indicated not only
fu the number and variety Of his firearms but ~ CON
sequence Of taeir teEnpDTary aTnOry to-vif great
Orezcozt inranEenentlg day, i viii be seen
that he did c4EeesSiy rega,As hts moving
battery which he placed IN ready position Eke piens
Of firing artillery the ae3d Of battle
The deceased nte4pos1d nothing. and had nothing to
inteGp0se the physical strength which, when gov
egnnd by preaencr IL mind eTe but feeble az the
best poor and futile olera-gla which, when
farywn with NeIl-directcd aim, is but comparatively
harmless The iIe0us excnInatious made by The de-
ceAsed which however taeT might have moved other
me- tins C4se al Least, fe the PRISONER as ca
STONE The gridence in this case, gentlemen Of the jury.
ssi show 70 YOU the first this tragedy, down
20 ifs fun uifiun ererT successive Of hnrrOrnut
only that the deceased was u1sared but that the prison
or az the bAr knew that such the tAct
That be must hare known II when the FIRST shot
Elaa at the ourner that be surely have knoEn il
when subsequently the exrlanRtiOns OF the deceased
Tiiging the air and that possible, GET
tAnly STILL he must hare known it when he stood br1Eeg
over Ans victim revolver hand seeking 10 scatter the
bAins OF enc HhO had already bea m0rtay wounded in
three vital parts and Whose Eyes being gathered
the gloom Of death say not this gentlemen Of the
jury for ilie purpose Of iuamiag your minds against the
prisoner at the bar
As an illustration Of the principle cf the eUrn1non
law thai homicide with deadly weApc5, perperatea 10y
a party has all the advantages his side and under
circumstances Indicating cruelty ana vndic1iEtneSs7
murder MATER what may be the anfecr3ent provo
etps be ose lac would read from the charge 70 the
jury af distinguished rdge, pHiiii1sd in Wharton ON
Humic5de, D. 1874
The evidence in this continued Mr. o. VII show you
gentlemen thai nEtte- how rsyanEefn may have
been The feeling o the prisoner ii the bar 70 the dnaasd
~ te time Of thtar meeting, yet Sufficient time elapsed
between the moment and fe close OF the catastrophe 10
hare allowed whaaeYer passion had inf lsi him to snb
side. Not only there s1lfceDf time, but all the
ofbeT circumstances o the ce ssen hare conspirea 70
Enrh result know NOT gentlemen OF the jury. how
bloody purpose could have been entertained dnIing
Enc length time and under sDGh appealing earcna-
stances except thai il sustained by renorseess
venge Az leasi four five shot aired, attempt
ed to he fired and interval Of time greater less in
serrened between the EbutE Earnest perhaps frantic,
gufre=tisssuch would make for his HIesuchs
pssfEps issIre FOR opportunity Of slfvlndira
uu-such perhaps te recollection Of the little
thEt he had left clustering around has heathstuns
my have bEOurht his lips filed up poHtsOn Of those
appeals
The rf shot tlAt in all proadlity took elect upon
tie person q the Decreased wounded him severely Ia the
roin- From tEt time al least until he ie upon TIE
pavement be surprzring with him. YET the prison
the Lar aid not dcst from his biondy aatsnpt to
kl hidden IN his heart lie stood the PROSTATE
and diving form az the deuaasrd Nay EentAemen Of the
Jury, the evidence Will show 20 ron in TINS that At
de sms time be attempting 20 add mufilEtion 20
murder when be arrested 1T the parties who szihse
qnstiy bore his HfeleEs form num the spot which he
hsl
Murder, gentlemen % tie mE. ron VIII find the
dzh1u1 Ruusgfad hy almost all the ciTiIinrd wnrld, il
the unlawful killing Il human being 81 malice afore
fbsaghL MEnslSslEhtsrths unlawful killing uf a hu-
MN beng without malice Ai0reth0nght Tha disfinc-
non hetveen the two, gentlemen. athcRgh made the
SUBJECTS n controversy tolerAby well understood. beg
leave q mHrsS Tunr minls By the citation 81 81
thnss genera principles ooEuiseG in the law
IN the EW thai governs here the administration a
criminal justice
Mr. 0uld then proceeded to read from Wharton pages
q, lss, ~, Ia, ls2, is2, 49,, and lss-
he rules. gentlemen. by which the crime ID murder
"A tested not 81 to-day yester1ny growth They
lave down 70 co1seCaied By time, and have
net the approval 81 Just, vase. and Epua men While
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