The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-19
The Suppressed Evidence Against
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From ths B.ltmor Exchange, Mayt
II will be remembered that the prosecu-
ton in this case privately submitted to the
court rebutting evidence which they were
prepared to offer, and upon the refusal of
the court to admit it, the case Of the United
States was closed.
The evidence was not rendered publicly,
in consequence of the following proposition
made to Messrs Carlisle and Ould by the
Hon, Reverdy johnson;
q" If you and the District Attorney still
think II proper to offer the evidence we talk.
cd OF, permit me to suggest this:
That you put the affair In writing, show
it to any one OF the counsel for the defence,
and that the Attorney and that counsel take
il to the Judge, and take his opinion rs TO
it'd legality. and, il he decided against its
validity, that no public offer be made, or the
TACT made known during the trial.
AS the United States cannot. | suppose,
take an exception, they would lose no right
by this course"
This proposal, together with the three
following statements prepared by the pros
ccution were handed to the court which
decided that the proofs rendered were mad
m,ssihlc
I'VE now otler evidence, the particulars
ofwhich We will state, II required, touching
the prisoners marital relations at AMI imm.
diatey preceding the homicide, and extend.
ing back TO period anteccdent to the al
legged adultery bctwun the deceased aud the
prisoners wifr, Tor the purpose of showing
that the prisoner at no value upon his wite's
affections, and attached no sancti,y to the
marriage relation; and this is offered to re-
but the defence Of insanity, caused by the
alleged adultery Of his wife"
That the accused reached Barnum's
Hotel, in the city of Baltimore. on the
evening of the 10th Of January last. where
and when he engaged a room tina, ne let
said Hotel at or about o'clock on the
following Sunday morning, and procceded
to the Philadelphia depot, and was at said
depot on the arrival OF the PhiladelpbiA
tram OF cars; and then and there he met .
woman, other then his wife. whose name un
less insisted on by the defence. shall not be
dIyulgei, whom be carried to said hotel and
kept there ,il Monday morning, and with
whom then and there he had adulterous
intercourse and further, that at different
times during his married life the accused
committed other acts Of adultery
THE court having already permitted the
defence 10 oftr evidence OF the communities.
ton 10 the accused OF certain acts OF aduL
terry between the deccssed and Mrs Scklcs,
IN the ground that such evidence might
tend 10 prove the insanity OF the accused,
the testimony now proposed Ia be offered Is
properly rebaiting evidence
Prs because il tendency, Il no, is
necessary effect, is 10 cxclude any such con
cluslou as has been insisted on sy the de-
knce.
"Necuadis - Because such evidence
though consistent with state Of anger OF
rcvcugs upon the part OF the acca-pi is in
consistent With a state OF insanity
"or in other words. tina, such ev iAepS
tends to rebuff any presumption Of insanity
arising from the nature 81 communication,
made 10 the sccasi rlstive 10 the adaltsr
Gus la,erooars he,wrsu his wife AMI the de
ccasd
|, 5 understood that. Il this testimony ha