American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-14
The sickIes Trial.
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,WAsHrnaros, Apfil 9.--The court O.
ep.ued :. ! auarssr 70 10 O'Clock. After
e,me delav. ,la prisoner was conducted
into court, .and bIaoed in the dock, when
shs was engaged for some TINS in confer
.snce. with Messrs. Brady, Slauntou aud
Beverly johnson. The Jurors we're called
and ans svered 70 their names. Mr.. Ora. |
ham proceeded 4, address the Jury amid
the silence and attention of the wSole
court.
Mr.. Graham said after sn eloquent pre-
facs:--Had Mr. Kew observed the solemn
precsut. ,,Rememher ,lhs sabbath aayasio
keep il hoIy," be might at this moment
have formed one OF ths living. The injur.
ed father and husband Tushes on him 10
the moment Of bis guilt and under the in-
fluencs af 4 irSDzy ekecusss on hima jadg.
meut which was lust as It was summary.
The issue which you are here to decide Is.
whether this act sendsrs its author amena-
ble 10 the laws Of the land. sIn the dsciss
ion Of lhat issus. Qeut!smen of the Jury;
Won have 4 desp and solemn interest. YoII
are hese "a 6x the price Of the marriage
bed, vuu ars, here 20 say in what estinaliou
that sacred couch, Is llsld By an honest and
intelHGaat American iviry sl.' You may feel
pity'l n ,reviewlag, this occurrence, Tor
the lie ,aha. hns been taksu.ii You may
reesat he necessity which .constraiasd thai
event; shutSIWhils you pity the e$d. re-
msmhar ralso,lhst yb, ,sheuIda commiscsrs,
ate the living. That life, taken away as
1t was, may prove to be your and my gain.
You know not bow soon the wife or daugh-
Ter of fs6ns oos ~ you would KASs been
In faetsVotf know not but che had been ~
marked sby the same eyes that destroyed
the marriage relations Of this defendant. -
\ You know nol how soon the garden so6ve.
nirs over which you now preside. had that
life been spared, xWOald have been called
4 uponstbeis flower to supply their flower to
satisfy ,he insatlAbls sppetlts o. the dsceasl
z ed. Az .intes(egence With the marriage
4 relations u,ust strike every rejecting mind
\ AZ the oreatssl wrong sthat can bs commit.
\ ted Oh 9 hu.naas being. IL had been
4 well said that nlIiction. shame, poverty.
I oaptiyi.y are preferable; and | DO no. Eno1
i that Lean. sxcrees the sentiment more ably
than il rseiline .hs lines which the great
UrAm9tt1S mas pMooo W the mouth OF tue
Moor. on the supposed discovery Of the in.
4 eousiaacy of kis Dssdsmona. "You. sre
I here 70 decide whether the defender OF the
marriage bed il murderer; whether be j,
/ 70 Be oat On the same footing with, the FRS
I murderer. and u 10 Be presented 10 biz
moral and legal aspects with the same hu,
4 Of arRrsvalicn about him. /" a'I
4 Mf.Grahsn tevie we'd .he opening speech
I Of The District Attorney, 10 which he spoks
i of Sickles going out criminal Of blood; Of
being A waking magazine, and, Of him
standing over his bleeding and diving vic,
tim. With hia ,pistol in his Iand., The arm.
< that she prisoner Al The bar had used were
i mot 40 .danasrous 70 the community as wsr.
the opera Glass and the HANDKERCHIEF thai
the dsoessed carried for tho. e.purpose Of des
,royina the domestic peace aud honor 0
The prisoper.. The world was beaus lied b,
the death n suoh man as Philip Bartoi
Kew. TDuriue this mart Of his speech. tb
4 father ol Mr.. Sickles went, and many 9th
(. ar uers6ns vera moved TO fears. I M,
Grshah byocssded % ci.e various legal Al,
thotities i6 regard 10 various degrees 4
i crime Of murder aud manslsughter. : ]
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