Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-19
Standing Room Not to be
... Found. ..
District Supreme Court. Criminal Term.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYLrE PRESIDING.


Subf lu-TWELfTH DAT.
Tho court convened this morning at 10 o clock,
and long before tho hour Of opening every inch
Of standing room was occupied. At twenty Eve
minutes past ten o'clock the accused entered the
court room, leaning on the arm Of Mr.. Bradley.
They were followed by Mr.. Voorhees,, having on
his arm Mrs. Abbey. When they entered the
courtroom the greatest confusion prevailed,
every one being anxious 10 obtain look at the
accused. Marshal Gooding found Il necessary to
exclude all persons from the floor Of the court
room except the oficers Of the court, members Of
the bar, reporters, and the ladies'. ..
Mr.. Voorhees, proceeded with his address sub
stantisliy as follows:
May 1t please the Court and gentlemen Of the
jury: propose, gentlemen, TO talk 10 you little
while about this case, aud then the story Of this
poor girl Is defence will be closed. As long as
you have lived In the world you have never had
such case, nor will you ever have such q case
again. A few months ago, In one Of the public
buildings Of this city, human being was shot
down and sent to his long home. We are told
that murder has been committed, and that the
murderer is In this court Where is the mur-
dererf Are we to be told that this poor girl,
this tender face, meets that ideAf Is IL possible
that that being spraug from the paths OF virtue
ut one single bonnd to commit the highest crime
known 10 the lawf Whose experience will lead
him TO answer these questions In the aihrmativef
Who amongst you could be brought to conceive
that one Of your acquaintances In her right mind
could take human life without cause, without
provocation, without quarrel, or any cause what
ever3 -
Gentlemen Of the Jury-I take my stand upon
the knowledge Of the human heart. I take my
ground upon what know to be the impulse Of
the heart, and here deny that Mary Harris Is a
criminal. Open her prison doors and tell her
to 60.
know no better means, gentlemen, to bring
this case before you than TO give you the story Of
her dark and saddened life, Seven years ago
she was pretty little girl IL was then that the
eye Of Burroughs fell upon her; and, oh, how
much better would 1t have been had she died at
that hour, and thus all her sorrows and suffer-
ings which she since endured would have not
been. He made her part Of his own life. He
brought her mp to love him. ...
Mr.. Voorhees, pictured in the most affecting
language the whole story Of the love and en-
gagement between the accused and Burroughs
Burroughs told her to go to Chicago and get
into business, so that they might be near each
other. She did 80. Where Is the woman who
has loved madly aud wildly since childhood who
be imputed to her as a crime by the prosecutor.
All her little acts and marks Of affection, | sup
pose, will be brought against her as crimes.
The wonder Is, gentlemen, that she did not go
entirely insane. Look at the cumstances at
tending the case. Look at the blow as It de-
scended on her head, shivering all her hopes,
blasting all her bright future. Talk 10 me about
this man having no stain upon his character
5s,1 ms ae'n IN asa ueSs saI, NJ was 'no ashSn SL
In5"mana sor,Ia%sn ali snch man i'o lii
murder female affection ought to be killed.
He proposed not only to tear himself away
from this girl but to leave her ruined and de-
spised, and TO be pointed at by the finger Of
scorn. Bat know well, gentlemen, that l am
to be told that Burroughs was not the author Of
~ ~ Ssns..od %ers hasosa nnm 'no piG1er @
lank hound on the track Of evidence. He Is
shrewd and sharp, and had any other being on
bro,hsr xonia have hsa The exida,ce bsp. hoo
sora wau W. S,a th,s ssin,sd %ro,bar ,r ~
sbe iiiIed .ay 10 Ellen Mlis. q will stsv nj The
door and watch for her She knows me 10 we'll
mai shs viii trust me and coma in -, she gan'
tiamsn was the nnre ioyinS Diri ~ kur.
ros,gbs t,nst,nv In him inylns him, cIi,sing 10
~ W. 80. aan,ia,nan - - ,aii .b ~ ~
.rn,' mn. No msnasaa,msnt ou '"' "o "i' 'ia 'hefe
~
lmr' Noorheos mere read IRON one OF the letters
In which Burroughs referred to his marriage with
M,ss Uarris1
n,I
oenuemeh, aio you hotlce auIng the progress
u tnis case wheh saia sohe.nihs ABOUT .he IN
lan,ous eye oI purroushs, mere was nasty con
sultatlon between tns prosecutor ana the learned
ulNihe VINO sat ~ ms sue Wnen up bounded
the prosecutor and said he would show there
was no stain upon ms ehA,avvert NO siam upon
MS ohnrae.er, gentlemen What 90 these letters
say 20 they show no stAln upon MS character J
ne knew, gentlemen, when ne endeaVored to
l. l.. n
knew Wen ne eouid nor rum her, put ne kneW II
ne eouid nave entleed her 70 enter ihe house ne
eonid forever nave closed her mouth against any
SUIT ISr preach OF promise. Gentlemen, care
not whether or no ne wrote those letters. How
easy was u Tor MIN 70 dictate those words to an
1t 9tner pen LoVk ~ 'he Pnrasssol0gy NY Dear Dear
Little molne my sweet molliei' do they
sound IKE burronghsL ~ mad been well known
ior some time past what me Misses DeyIn would
testny 70. ~ was known tnat tney could testiiy
that the woman Ellen mills Identified Burroughs:
was known that they could TESTIFY that the post
once CLERK idenlined Burroughs. Those noble
giIls-the Misses peyhn-haSe stood by and
peirlended thls poor girl All through her TRIALS.
Come on with your attacks against them the
angels OF ooo viii nVyeI AROUND these noble
women Come on Win your attacks against
them you can never harm them
we went 10 workto nave the tesumony OF
biien Mills ana tne post once CLERK, but we met
win opstacies rms eminent divlhe was listen
ing 70 the snggesuons, LOT hundred dollars
OF Two tue woman Ellen Mills can be got out
o. the way we laboted 70 nave them mere
HAD they peen mere they would nave helped us /;
they WOnlu not nave DrOken down ths testimony