Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-21
AcquittaI of Mary Harris-Scenes
a. I'm Court. s4i

~ In Court.
w.su,reyoN. Julv M The trial of Miss
Mkrv Harris Terminated this afternoon,
Tsvino occnnied fen davs...irhe Court-room
was wa dc densely Crowded with interesteds specta-
curt S,11 was formally opened.
= Hon. Daniel W. VOORHEES, made the clos
ing speech in behalf of the accused, con-
stances and wrongs inflicted upon her, the
homicjde was tbe Act of an insane impulse.
District Attorney Darlington delivered
The concluding argument for the prosecu-
tion. He said appeals had been made to
the svmpathies ofsthe Jury, nothing else,
and he could prove 1t. "Great God" he
exclaimed, awhat an array Of counsel
Joseph III. Bradley, great and eminent
laWfeT.'r CTyETflrr T-rrT..y - (NT.
Before he had finished the sentence, Mar
shal Gooding interrupted the speaker, tell
itp the audience they must cease laughing
or he wonld arrest. them, Mr.. Darlington
said. let them laugh, Judge, they have
the right to laugh or cry.n Marshal Good
ing,resp0nded, SMr. Carrington,, ] will regr
uiatel that natter, Mr.. Darlington replied
"Very well, submit.n Continuing his re-
man mar ~ on N the the ground Of Insanity, they put
hf5ofi record fact that win make them
ridiculous. The scene is laid ih Chicago.
We find that, Mary Harris, meets Mary
Deylin, who keeps a millinery establish
ment..' What kind of an establishment was
t8ht?bnii g0liliW 9gj 10 lRTjdc. J
Judge Hughes here called attention of the
counsel to Misrepresentation of evidence by
the District Attorney. E'''' ''.'''
Judge Wiley informed the District At
torne$ that he should not reflect upon Miss
Deylin as to the character of her house, be-
cause the counsel for the defense had at
tackled DIR. Burroughs. There was nothing
In the evidence against the character of the
house of Miss 5Devlin, and he would not
permit him to make an attack on the house,
though he might comment as much as he
liked on the testimony of those ladies, but
he should not assail her house, against
which there was no evidence. sit ,i5, q =
Mr.. ngton-fs N o man shall say l was
ever seen to cover. discharge my duties
III the fear of God and without fear Of man" !"
Judge Wylie-"You shall not 90 on in
that manner, sir. Twill put you in custody
of the Marshal. You shall not 90 on, sir.
I,wil have DO discussion between you and
myself as to what Is to- be determined by
the Jury" gatr.ru yar ,, ,...,,.,, .sd.,
Judge Hughes said he did not desire to
interrupt the District Attorney. He there
fore hoped he would confine himself to the
evidence, and keep within bounds,,xzys51
Judge Wylie said it was unpleasant for
him to interrupt the counsel, but in the
closing argument counsel must limit them
selves to the recognized bounds. "a r,,ii9
Mr.. Darlington. resumed his argument,
and again denounced Miss Devlin..A Mr..
Bradley said such conduct was unbecoming
a gentleman, and no gentleman would use
such language. He could not sit quietly
andsuffer, this, unprotected lady to be in
suited by Mr.. Darlington. riliI 3r-t
=, Nh Darlington said he Would do hisduty.
Mr.. Bradley rejoined that no gentleman
would use such language.
a Mr.. Darlington said he would return in.