Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-18
THE INTELLIGENCER.

eSrnphi iorSot the grave consideration of human
life, and went at personal cross firing. Mr.
Woodbridge was being examined, when Mr. Bra
dy, for the defence, inquired whether Sickles had
made any communication to himon a certain oc.
casion Immediately preceding the killing of Key
This question was asked for the purpose of prov
ing Mr.. Sickles' state of mind.
Mr. ould objected.
Mr. Stanton said the ordinary feelings of
humanity should be recognized, and the ordina
ry rules of evidence followed and that this evil
dence should not be excluded in order that
vengeance might obtain the blood of this prison-
er, who was fercely hunted.
Mr.: Ould responded Counsel for the defence
had insinuated that the public prosecutor was
actuated by thirst for blood, and that he hunted
down the prisoner for vengeance.
Mr.. Stanton diSclaimed making such charge.
Mr.. Ould replied, he could let his argument
and conduct in this case go before the Court
and before the world in contrast with the disrep-
ulabe rant which this counsel [pointing TO
Stantonl 'had exhibited. There was no place
where gentlemanly feelings could be better
shown than in a forensic contest of this nature,
and so there was no place where vulgarily and
rudeness could be better exhibited There
seemed to be divisions assigned to counsel for
deience-to some, high tragedy; to some, com
edy; to some, the part of walking gentlemen;
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clerical supe, to set the theological part of the
house inc order. One ofthe counsel had carried out
the part, whether assigned to him or not, of the
bully and the bruiser. [Sensation in Courtl No
one had greater dislike to personal antipathies
and personal controversies than himSclf-no one
an intenSer Scorn of the person who gets them
up, or of the method in which they are got up.
He stood here under the solemn responsibility
of his oath, and had endeavored to discharge
his duty faithfully as q public prosecutor. He
had not now, and never had, prejudice or ILL
feeling against the prisoner at the bar. If
however, he believed that that prisoner at the
bar had imbrued his hands in fellow creatures
blood, he would not be restrained from declaring
it. He should not call murder gentlenesS, or
malice good feeling. He had only risen now for
the purpose of relieving himself from an asper-
sion which had been wantonly, and he believed
vindictively, made against hiui. The eXigencieS
Of this case, perhaps had demanded that before
this he should have vindicated himself from the
aspersions made against him in the course of
the case. He was glad to have the opportunity
of doing so now.
Mr.. Stanton [who sat beside Mr. Ould during
the latter'S remarkSl rose earnestly saying II
know my duty to my client to the cause, to
society, to myself, too well to allow myselfto be
drawn aside by any such personal considerations.
ain not to be drawn from the principle of law
by any such resort Of the counsel for the prose-
cution. | will leave his course to be Judged of
by the whole world If his course is justified
by his being public prosecutor, be 1t SO. say
the law he presents here is not so adapted to
our state of society. | say the law, on the prin-
cipe on which he claims it, would lead my client
to the gallows by those who are indignantly
seeking for his blood. | have not the honor of
his acquaintance and, after his language just
uttered, do not desire it The sentence was
followed by the stamping of many feet by the
auditors without the bar, but the Marshal and
AV.S Fn.
sumed by repeating that such law as that in
sisted on would conduct his client to the foot of
the gullowS, and that there were private prose-
cutors here. cannot reply to the counsel's
remarks. ] defy them. | scorn them. don't
fear them. Much sensation.l
The evidence was ruled out.
Later in the day, Jacob Wagner, locksmith,
was examined in reference to the removing of
lock from the house in the Fifteenth street.
Mr.. Stanton Ito xitness)-What was said on
that occasion? Objected to-
Mr.. Stanton proposed to show that the lock
was taken off for the purpose of destroying
Mr.. Ould said if Tint was the view, he had
not the slightest objection to have the question
put.
Mr. Stanton wanted to know whether it was
the persons engaged in the prosecution who tried
to destroy this evidence There weretwo prose-
cutors here,-a public prosecutor and private
prose cutor.
Mr.. Carlisle wanted to know whether Mr..
Stanton meant to be understood as intimating
that he (Carli>le) had any knowledge of this at
tempt to destroy evidence.
Mr. Stanton-None in the world. God forbid
should believe you would do it.
The Jndge-I must take this opportunity to
say that this is an exceedingly grave case, and
must be conducted with a great deal more
regard to dignity and order, and decornm than
has been observed hitherto cannot permit
this.
Mr. stanton-I ask the witness what asked
The Judge-But it must be done in an orderly
manner.
Mr. Stanton, standing in the aisle between the
counsels table, and thinking that the Judges re-
mark had reference 10 the tone of voice in which
he spoke, said that if his client was kept away
from his counsel he could not avoid raising his
voice. His client had not heard half the testi-
mony given, where he was trial for his life,
and he (Stanton) had not heard one-tifth Of his
Honors observations, but took it they were all
right.
Of voice. That is matter of taste with which
have nothing in the world to do.
!Hr. StuntOH-It is matter of necessity.
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