The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20
MARY HARRIS TRIAL.
Conclusion OF the Washington
Murder Case.
EXCITING SCENES IN THE COURT.
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Sharp Practice Of the Lawyers for
the Defence. nv
VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL.
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The Manifestations Of JOY by the
POpulace,
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1VRMh0CCS
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wAsBssorox, July 10, 1906
To-day the twelfth and last Of tho trial OF Miss Harris
for the murder Of A. J. Burroughs, witnessed larger
and more excited crowd n attendance than any which
has preceded. The sympathy Of the public with fow
exceptions had in the OF tho trial been araysd
the side Of the accused and intense interest deve
oped In the hnal result
APPEARANCE OF MISS HARRIS.
At twenty-five minutes past ten O'Clock the accused
entered accompanied by her counsel and lady friends
and took her seat in front Of the green table amid buzz
Of many voices, which the Marshal endeavored to
strain Miss Harris came in leaning on the Of Mr.
Bradley.
Before the argument was commenced the jurors not
engaged In the were discharged.
ARGUMENT OF MR.. VOORHEES,
At half past ten O'Clock Mr. Voorhees, commenced his
argument In the course of 1t he gave the following
sketch of the
HISTORY OF ACCUSED
Seven years ago Mary Harris was beautiful and intel
gent child Of twelve years old In the city Of Burlington
Iowa Though in moderate circumstances none were
respected than her parents At this time the cv
dence shows that Burroughs met her. It Is true that
Burroughs almost twenty years her senior but 1t s
shown that he proposed fashion her mind during its
tender growth and to mould and shape her habits and
affections in order that she might DO for him suitable
wife when Of proper age. You will have difficulty
in arriving at this conclusion from what the witnesses
have disclosed and important that you should
for moment lose sight OF this fact When these two
parties to this mournful tragedy appear FIRST to
view In contact with each other he was
man Of mature years; abe was young enough ,,o to
thus this point started together need not nt
length 10 show the absolute power which he necessarily
by the hand and taught her that her life belonged 70
him. She grew up 70 womanhood In unquestioning obe-
dence TO that idea It fashioned all her budding hopes
II part Of all her plans when she dreamed Of the
sunshine and the Joy Of the future II was the sole
wealth Of her pure young heart and 1t was enough she
was content He was literally all the world TO her. he
taught her regard him her destiny He parents,
not blinded by that dolatry with which she worshpped,
foresaw that faithlesness in Burroughs which finally
wrecked and blasted 20 many lives besides his own.
They dsapproved Of his protraced and assduous aten
tions They strove TO sunder the connection and TO dis
solve the spell by which he held her enchanted. They
wished her 70 marry another But their efforts
were in vain. Her being was absorbed In his;
ana when the issue came between obedience 70 parental
could not be doubtful He 70 her the oak to the
the vne-her support and her life. She clung TO his
left behind She went forth leaning that which
had embraced her when child. II was thus she came
TO Chicago TO reside with the Witness Miss Devlin In
order to be him who was henceforth to be the
guardian and protector Of all her future years And who
Is here to rise up and condemn hcr for this aciS You
may that the step then taken was the source OF oil
her and the Of her present imperlled con-
dition. II this true, shall she bear the blame
and be bowed down under the worlds censuse? she
loved and endowed the being whom she loved with tho
manly virtues Of truth, honor aud ndeEty. and then
trusted him. Taking into confederation all the circum-
Stances the disparity OF their their long intimacy
their contract OF marriage proven here by his own let
ters her childkc dependence him. he called
upon by every impulse which ennobes human nature by
every instinct which becomes the character of man,
by the holy laws OF heaven and eternal justice ousfy
with his life, necessary, the affection and confidence
with which she honored him Shall II be crime in her
10 conde because he betrayed and broke her heart and
SET her brain fire? Is IL to be imputed TO her as an
offence that she true because he was falseS
He taught her for Ave years love him until her very
soul blended with his own, and then with parting
word with no friendly consolation, If such thing could
be- with farewell look of Kindness, with no token
that the past not forgotten no wrcnched asunder
the bond which united them, made sudden marriage
with another woman, and turned his back forever on
this desoate defendant This base act Of deserton
Cured in September 1869 In itself alone II was enough
TO account for dsordcred mind and a broken heart
But il not thus simply that they parted He was
content 10 wreck all her hopes, TO withdraw from
her side and leave her alone In the world, TO break all
his which she had relied for years lie must do
more In the very wantonness OF wickedncss without
provocaon he sought 20 cast this unfortunate girl into the
very mire of namy and to tampo with ms iee
Mr. Voorhees, continued, endcavoring TO show the con-
noction OF Burroughs with tho Greenwood letters and
the attempt to destroy the character OF Miss Harris and
ndulgng in reflections the efforts of the father
Of Burroughs TO keep important witnesses ont OF the
way He then proceeded 10 the consideration and
analysis well detail OF the evidences adduced OF
Miss Harris insanity Her walk by the canal In melan
choly contemplation OF suicide her attack on Mss Dew
n the complete revolution in her character the change
In her physical condition. all this going on Tor one year
with the burning sense OF tho wrong inflicted on
her, her attempts TO sue him for breach OF
promise OF marriage the lingering love which,
mingling with her wrath, refuses to sue him for
damages because, "poor fellow, he Is poor and she
only wanted TO clear her ch2racter to vndicate her
name The testimony OF DR. Nichols was then reviewed
by Mr. Voorhees, who insisted strongly the skill and
experience Of the learned doctor In whose study and
study and experiment. and finally supported by the
tendency OF every other physician who testified In the
case, in the assertion that she committed the deed
then alluded 70 tho saying Of the attorney
prosecuting the case that 'there should be an
an example to suppress crime in this city, But, said
Mr.. Voorhees,, speak for this community, not her.
when say that they do not want this girl made an OK
medium OF expression they have Indignantly rcpudiated
the idea that they thirst for this girls blood Mr. voor-
the protection which she is entitled 70 at the hands Ok
man. and upon the fact that woman's crimes, ninety
nine times out Of hundred, but the rebound Of
mans criminalty towards herself and that she Ia ever
| but the instrument Of punishment which he has
fashioned and created for the cxpiaon OF his guilt
The eloquent argument Of Mr. Voorhees, hear which
crowd comparable only 10 that which Hed the court
room during the sckles trial had assembled listened
with profound attention The crowd outside was ~
great that inside through every available window rows
Of appeared and whenever Mr. Voorhees, reached
any passionate passage OF appeal entreaty the
not quell within the house loudly responded to by
those outside.
Az the conclusion Of Mr.. Voorhees, argument tho
Judge adjourned the court Tor short reccs aud
assembled twenty minutes past o'clock aud the
District Attorney commenced
THE CLOSING ARGUMENT
for the prosecution an argument which gave rise to the
ntcrchanging of much insulting language and pickering
between Messrs Carrington, Bradley and Hughes the
Court even taking part therein
THE Rev DIR. BURROUGHS,
structures upon his character left the
when that arg ument had ended.
THE ARGUMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
The attorney for the prosecution dwclt strongly on
necessity Of Furnishing crime claimed the perfect sanity
Of the accused and insisted his assertions that her
crime coolly deliberately and wickedly planned
and remorselessy executed and claimed that equalled
in atrocty any c&er crime. He said that as counsel
for the defence had attacked the character and standing
Of DR. Burroughs, hewould review that OF Miss Devin
and the character Of the millinery establishment TO which
che had led Mary Harris, and this drew tho
wif kuoh VIII cied In Mr. Earrn n ro