The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-20

WAsHlscros. April 3.

WAsHIscros. April ;.
The District Attorney made good i'm
n,sss.ou 10 lns opening address. HIS %
p,ncnts think howese', ihat le took To-
much pains 10 dressing up Tie subject; ih-l
H. duty would have been better performed
~ a supple 81 ttrmeni VI the i4c's Of the
LilliuY. without having recourse ~ any orna-
meu,s of eluquence. lie seemed % aniiei-
n,,e the theory OF the defence, and sirovc Il
,my-ess on The jury that there could be M
,sgal justification of the act, and that il ius-
,fcallon b. set u9 as iega they shonld
r,ouire Il 10 be Legally proved. Dir. Ouid 4
\ ,ine, squar, -bnGi', atn.ctlc man Of svui-
torty wears OF age, with eyes small aud
crey though without the expression Of keen
nsss 4susI- attributed % -vrh optics. broad
h,r,-s,ras- ssrasgnt .biack hair.and rather plea
sa.t exrsesslvn ~ countensnce.
usc,E saur NJ. arIisIe, possesses more
\. he quali.ies Usually associated viii, III,
ides Of legal psac,Iiloners--small,w wiry. ana
rrsllrs-ly sclive. nothing seems 10 esrap,
~ attention. ail the dstense seem 10 real.
IL that they have more dificuIry 10 EXPECT
,rnu, him than trvm the Gpvtrnlnent pros =
.r,,tor. His voice. like hiS person. j. thin and
wiry. hut his manner sg1 style are never
.Aal--~ pleasant.
d. Mr brady. pf Ne~ lpFk. rests mosi
II the isbrr of the ds'ensr. = ndiuu,ly pa.
NJ. 10 tKe isdgs, isfy cssInsrl,snd Witnesses
~ seems ~ have Inofc saith 10 saay.ty thar
" clustering.
The counsel who. next 10 HIM. seenls 4
\. most relied on fur tie d-icnse, IL Mr.
S,anron. This gentleman il 10 cons ani
communication with Tie pr's.Rer, and sit'
ani siana- beside hin most 0i the tmr- ~
Nina, Brady layishes ia IA. sussiier, Stan.
iou maNrS W ~ The fYrflrF. Tatfs y ~
s-rem0nl0.~lsss abuiH n.m. li-s comes vi
n The paint vita y sladge hummer earnest
ness, vhich Stands ont ~ cohfFssi 10 hi'
esiieagu's extreme po .ltrness iir.lsa MAJ
Il ! llule brYnnd The middle avr II LIE
IN, with al the yigur VI one o. thirty. H.
talks With rapid utterance and 9rc.t We
aeespace, 'hoagh The reporters say he mighi
narove bis argument by diminishing HI
Wvrdy luency
As ior Jadge Crawford. before whom N,
case il hrari, lie srenls q ha { so iar agree
avg DISAPPOINTED the expectations OF ih'
criense. rs cevs in the matter 81 coo,sin,
W t@~t FlartHtts IT'S lf7t .1ttuc nAfS 49, ~
marked ty iairLess and impar ialiy. He i
sslieriy an old grn'leman Of stric,ly rru
'ine habiss, whrh he displays most sasis
hctorily III hdivuruiag regularly Al lhre'
v'cieck. lie grcs' agr, extended apparent
~ beyond three score aud ten, has nnt dol
lsd Als rea-vn aor impaired his faculties
"a the contrary, lie observes the case enc
re-calls the essdrnce with as much acutencs
o. aay Of ihe counsel al the bar.
Judge Crawford took his seat on th,
BENCH Al - minutes past ~ o'cloct, am
he court was then .ipenrd in the usual an
'gaatrd sty! oi Oyer .oyezg 5y th,
Depaly Marshal. LnAirs Lee, Of Balti'
mare. Judge Of the Curt Of Appeals .
May land. occupied seat beside Judy.
Css1lord.
There was great stiffness in the crow DEF
court as The arrival ot The prisoner wa
awaited. a quarter Of an hour elapsed be
iore he came IN, accompanied by the Dep
Wy Marshal and several friends. lie tool
~ seat In the dock. and then The names .
lnr jurors werl called All answered.
Taa FIRST witness was Eagene Pendleton
ne dld not answer. The District Aitornel
ispresenisd 10 the Court that Pendletol
Nss an inpnstant wilaess- lie understood
s'Sn his brother that he was slightly silin,
I" hs residence in Georgetown. He wa
perhaps the only other witness that be wou
sAaulne as 10 the facts Of the transaction
SICK he would not Of course insist on hi
0fing present, but he was a very imporfan
Aitness. and he was anxious TO have hi
'es'imony. lie askcd that an attachment
might be issued. Granted.
Witnesses were examined by the Unite,
aies relative 10 :he facts immediately con
.ee'eu with the killing. The coroner pro
aueea the bloody clo,hf . Of the deceasc,
'4s several brass keys, . tandkerchief, 81