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

slas aas perverted. shsnsssr tey are warped Esr he
parposs q ahieis criminal shether hs D. humhle or
pOEelill the blo~ struck b0th humanity and 1s-
tee Sogirty grntlenen. hls human cries a. EsIl
a. the solitary prsouer and tsy up IL the
s4eu d uucountsd vuiqes tey are No Iess sfru NE
jury that sends is deliEer4nos % the 0nseT whose
Stains aEs washed % By the evidences il TIE ti. i
ilelf moEIIy de1eict te high obIi4ton4 wbic In
mainly alone imposes upon it These pTacticrs gen
tesn relating tae iNE d murder have been proved
BY experiences b. evidently sise and zst that IN
civilized o51rf that have he4ud o. has there ever
besn any essential de4rtEs iEOn them Izn0x-tCuz even
II a. widest uso1aenls Eeatenen q the jury Jet
hare suggested the propriety u Al0~ilg revenge a.
either jastihe4ton O sEea p4liatiOn q the ee q
murder
Hamza socisfy could ezst upon Do such basis civil
zAii0n tself wOuld become impostiou. The eommou
law has the m0s1 sacred regard Cor human rights 50
sacred Tat even tbs raakest criminal Who has assumed
unto himself the functions % judge Jury and execution
sr, = himself given By thai I4E the piVileges Of far
and Impartial uiAi h gives 10 day % Daniel Z sickles
tie prisoner ~ tie lar only what he denied his
vicEin--an impartial jury and upright j1dge-but
until he is proved guilty, eiothes him IN inc sPotless
robes Of innOoeHee
HOE Lung the facts that may be proven in the progress
" THIS cse-hog long the Pres1PtOu Of nnOcsnce In
his favor VIII c0utrOl the hctz Of the tsy may
be given 20 yea IN esideBoeis for yuu 10 determine
How sO0n. gentlemen that reSunpfon viii be supplaut-
ed By another terrible 70 lac prisoner which the
Law authorizes and comuAns yoG - draw In addition
70 ths second PreEmp tOn whether the proofs in this
case VIII shog, further, an expressed malice On Tie
part Of the prisoner AZ The bar towards the deceased Is
for yOu % decide
YOa sit thsre, grnssmen, under the IAs q be land
No primes P0tent&re exercised higher fnction
than that yOu called upon % perform II Is sol
enn a. deAth il i mOnentOus as Life Your oousoi-
snoes have been Pursd by the oreAl u the court and
yOn base solemniy YOU competent % decide
upon the guilt iunOcenoe % the prisoner the bar
You sit there, gentlemen, a. juTynen, and not as
lgisl4toIs Whistler the Law lie wise fOolahwhsther
Ea4# 49, L.
osm You there 70 find tie fcts And not amend
the law You might well annai the Law which en-
panels you 10 attempt 10 alter aside the Law
which de1ines or establishes the crime Of murder nor
gentlemen Of the jury have you anything do with the
punishment which the law Afixes 70 that crime
The responsibility rests Aiune with the law-mAking
POSeT, and the proPrefy o s exercise and AnistrA-
Ton question addressed exclusively 10 the wise disre-
bon Of the Executive who can sheath the sword Of JUS
nce, Or let il fail upon the guilty head.
Your du11es and responsibilities gentlemen Of the jury,
arc sOleann and momeutous enough without assuming
others that DO not belong yUu You SIT there 10 try
the issue between the prisoner the bar and the prose
ention q the United States whch alleges that the lAw
hAs been ri0lated
Tbs issue thas made up. YOU to try The
responsibilities that attach to the Consequences Of that
issue elsewhere Nay more gentlemen q the Jury
those consequences themselves independent OF their
responsibilities in the hands Of Tie law and in the
keeping Of the wise, merciful, and just God
know not gentlemen u the Jury EhAt viii be the
peculiar line Of the defence Ia tls cse II did ID would
hardly be proper sOr to auae 10 this time II
however, gentlemen il be legal and be proved your
LEI tbs prisoner go Tree Lea hila go free
If however, the other hand il lie not legal II it
receive not the sanction Of te Law IL being legal il
be not proved charge YOU, gentenCa of the jury, by
tae duty that ron owe 10 yourselves and 10 your God
and 70 your country 70 ne the ready hand Of violence
everywhere by your verdict and proclaim Ia q four
quarters OF the listening world that there is RiItRe
yst len IN jury no matter how hgh the position or
lofty tie pretensions Of the offender
Mr. Ould took his scat having spoken about UTty five
minutes ..-..
Judge Crawford inquired whether the counsel for the
defence would open now await the conclusion Of the
eTide1ce for the prosecution
Mr. Brady stated that Of his colleagues had in
tended to open the ior their Ede buE that they
would waive their privilege Entl the sVidenoe the
Enited States had closed
uE WITNESSES FuE THE PROSECUTION
Were then called by the clerk, when the following
answered e tier names DR. cooledge. DR. Stone,
Richard y. Downerl FRANCIS Doyle Thomas 4 Martin,
" e. VAN Ryrk, Joseph DudEux, Abel Upshur Edw
N I5dbAI Cyrus Mccormick, John NJ Seely, jT Jonah
D. Hoover, Robert j. DiilEn, Of New York, Thomas
Woodward, Reuben W0riAiEsiOn, James n Reed. Henry
Hepburn
The following failed to answer to their names Euggne
B. Pendleton, Hon. Richard Brodhead Of Pa Hon Geo
Easis, Daniel Dongherfy Of Pa, Barry Hayes Of Fs,
Ed G. West Of y. Y Hon Hiram WAlbriage q N T..
E. w. Gone Of N. 4, Welcome Be1be % n. T., c. x
Albuftus Of N Y, Hon J. B Haskin Of n " Ambrose
C. KinEslAnd Of y. T., and James PEmphrey Of WASH
ntun City
J. n. EEEa
J4nnes Heed was The first witness placed ur11n the
stand Was present az the death Cd Mr. Key. As he
passing Up that past Of PennsylvAniA avenue near
Madison Place had heard loud talking His eye tel upon
tEFO ganfle1Bea Guunel's hOuse. They from
four - SIX feet apart and q the raised his
gradually and steadily, and witness pistol AZ
r appeared 10 have direct aim the corner OF the
hOase but ia instant witness aimed the
othtH man who trying 70 avoid the aim He fired
and the parties moved forward twenty fest When
they got tEenfy feet the irst position. the shot
retEeatsd, the other following him, aud the former
running round tEee CRYING murder. murder,
'srnurder- and ''don shoot me. The mzn with the
pistol then snapped bis pistol and il did not 90 OF
When in the middle Of the the cred the secUd
time Jusf before the second fire. witness the nsa
shei at throw something at the man with the pistol
which passed through the air slowly and hit the man
with the Pist falling AZ has feet Just AZ tat moment
the SECOND SHOT fired The shot then cried
something which witness did not distinctly hear, but tlls
Furis shoot me OF something like il occurred The
third shot then rsd and the shot az twisted
round the pavement and fell The other then went
ny him and snapped several times within OF three
feet Cd his head
Amer the first shot the with the pistol went back
some twenty feet. followed by the other Then the
shot TetreRted and gUt behind where the other
followed him, Swapping his pistol The Court here al
after the second shot gathering himself up and erozn-
pzrsanent After deceased reached tine parenent the
trd shot was fred Witness was on the south side Of the
avenue 50 IS paceS ho1a the parties NJ Key fen
ailsuf Is ft.efft urn lAdnr,-