New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-28
TWENTY-Fi RST D Ar
Obuclusion Of Mr.. Grahan1s ArgO'
ment for the Defense.
MIR. CRAM FOR THE PLAINTlFF'

his argument for the defense snpslab ua,s 1S . o.
Upon the point of forgiveness yesterday igo, ~
osd 70 Won the enosition Of Hecksher VINO VISITED ne
deieDdsnt at various places dIrlDs oo- % WI LID ,~s1
rant the belief that there cohabaiion According
the testimony OF Mr. Stevens one mon. morning - ;o,ocL
.J "a q bat there was trouble about Mrs. Strong,
and that it siscarrage How he dd shC~ WI ~, IN M
Tor Won TO say Mrs. Stevens went to the house IN
Twenty y.frsst, and sent MI strong oI Madame pso,e,
and be also nunicated the TACT tha, y wa
s;ace showing vey that Nj Strong Knew all about ~
M Cierrys cfossexsminstion of Madame Barber eeed
her The fact that The child was IL. grown anu
been murdered in the womb According 10 MI wilson he
the child No return OF the birth was made 70 he ny ID
spectors Office and peImif issued for the bu cn
eassey .hew9E sSr " MsSse ~a Bapb o,cs that Nj
Strong actually stood in terror OF his wife irol tho
TO which he had submitted her Ter T6e M
summoned lin TO her bod.id- and ia he dared lol ~
20 90 there. Both sides coneeee toe fact mat t9eIe Wa M
abortion and the question before yon ~ was TINS chd te
an Ven here from the book II Dr Watson the
child born i've months old, showing that Nh strong
1861 the child being bonn in March 1852 Now, II that child
as the child Of Edward Strong where is the testimony
showing that Edward Strong was in such position h'e
months before the birth OF the child that be conld be ie
father Of That therefore goes to destroy AL motive or
child st EDWARD ii must have been the child Of Peter,
and there motive ON her part 10 destroy H.
evidence of Mir Stevens, to whom Nh Strong said " The
only thing that eond break the arrangement was the oir,h
gave swyeIke snswers We rely upon hi. conversation
showing that Strong had made bis mind thsi the child
him that be forced her TO do IT, that the prce OF esy
ing children with hers and again. in MAY, 1883
><eIorts with the epithets, strunpet" and whore
This is al thst necessary to submit upon TINS
soms 10 another inpoan point The effect Of this fearful
operation being performed by sku hand she might a.
bood herself This constitutes another
ippoIan. feature IN this e,se a: p!esSa's.e 10 you
thrs tortured and worked n body and mind Dr.
Trak says that hs attended her the birth Of Edt N tie
nor h Of October 1860 VIXEN she very sick Ith cyl
denoe shows ths, Mrs Strong subject, two drains
~s. Chat arising from IN excessive fcT and he oitsF ION
On Der system but she persisted in ohgng her maternal
nties .a -. told that she had intercourse al this
ann with this hypocrca irresistible deacon Counsel then
slnaed ia AZ, Testimony OF DR. Bedford chaIacerzug his
iaprusre as The aos c~ors siven ~ - ~ the
9ot Of justice Dr. Bedford say. that there
were rues In operation In this rfodace IFauiy
The nd Of sny one What testimony proved
In tho first place 1t has shown that Me Strong was not
only amt for the of two bat could not have
in:srcourse with her unless he and she were bcass show
further the. could prompted Mr. strong any
.ucb adultery II shows further that sue operation
dangerous her lie and that pefson could ever be
Induced to perform snch operation on herself Let us con
s.on se II sS 1857 Nov s..n tbe epry n
snsees your minds why should th note be written 10
Gram in his opening stated that when these two papers M
sS ss ;S s" s y s, M ss
awcA s.e papers %Ts Witt t dse ss n HSsl
hat
Nh Bs Of g. N I VIZ S 8 wn wssI Ss be p
e Z ay ys doubt S in tho Of these ppo:.
The presumption law is that she mus, have excnpated
ronies.ion to her husband was made =. !. 4 J.r
ccuns then commented the ngnage o the note.
sSs wife fee seea.es Eere Of Is the coneesntH
Edwards conduct toward her. She ought TO have
aduery her only gnt the cOnceament Of the con
auct Of this hypocruca brother Was such woman ands
the
TO be choice ~ her oi language come 70 the o
paper Here thi. bereayed ather-th's nan whose WI
was than dead to bim--plyng the lawyer On on
night be gets her sign paper aud Oh another ne gets ne
60 sn another In reference to the note se Is no eyaenc
that II sent although there "a evidence OF core
spondenc. which Mr. strong IN tue mids, Of hs gnei g
his woman ever have indicted such composition Tn
stye masculine. and looks very Ike tbe style Of
drafted BY the huspand aud that be got her to gn IT, bu
give IT the widest scope aud there nothing Indicating ne
own brothef Ii she had been told that the paper
you to-day, she would have signed II
Ms strops Wa wirs 10 sdmt her guilt why was it go; nj
IN this engmaIcal style and why did She not say. Il
With Tdwlrd NJ strong day after day y
IT would have been perfectly easy pnt in 50 many words
bot the verbsge OF this note concuyey shows that she
caught il trap by cunning and mis- chy lawyer end ha
ths meant orse III judgment agnst her What Mtry
Strongs version OF this aerl che e 70 her own sitei
IN her closet when she Is not under the r o. ls unsruu
aous husband.
Counsel then alluded the deposition Of Mrs Heckbr
made her By Ai stous " tie St. Don
Hoel in reference to the pistol scene 81 " ayerey
They did bring Edward Strong to disproye or y this
statement but they closed their without producing
this internal hypocrte Edward could have been brought
throw her from cliff few worGs in reference to the
ORAL CONF LESSONS.
OF al the evidence known TIN law these the
untrnstworthy unti. they sre clearly proved.
Tie first fness called estaJsh truth these
fs,jons n Mis- Bede Her husband tied th Luot .nd ow
sbe " contempt Of all law csncs tie kne ia her hand
for ever end would occnpv TIE position of that
idy ssoe h.s court oI tic pq5s or ne oaI Of h9r Make
has not been brought before you though during tue last tye
sime and yet bypocntca defence up for her
that she j. too weak to st IN witDeseher for few hoDrs
II you heard The deposition Of hIs Bedell read you
>neh s.n4i@d .-sti@5Ty on the stand Six weeks be-
fore, she answered the questions showu. prtpered By
duct on the port Of Judge UgTmtn wac uC reared IN such
school end consider disgrace aud tnr on our poict
be guilty. she stnpa no iaeis of all mitigating mater and
1uksst.s then n te most A-nng sd oepg light and
II these eonesf!ons were made a, oil they f1s,
she talk in strain TO her sister aud IN another 20 Mrs
Bedel fshe ever sdied mat she prodpeed tho abortion
she again denies that abe was prvy to It's peiperton Mir.
Bede 10 popsble before this tou ard before the VOID
for forcing tits miserable man into such many asracns
himself aud all who bear his throughout OIL tine and IN
proof Of this refer 10 her own tcriinnony.
Council uttered cathng tonuEcisoD on the condnet Of
Mrs Bedel In the ahsr aud then reviewed the circufna
under which the confessions made 10 MIS-. fIsncfs
Story al the ST Jnhan Hotel holding that The defendant must
Now shall proceed with tle lest duty have perform in
chs tase--the adultery IN !dr. Strongf part
ineyery mode u giving the lease o; No l2i Weverey
pace shows at Potter ard Strong have been intimate
before hs date Of the lease it is dauning 'act 6Dd
shows ust the very time tho instruments procured
Tor his wic he had entered into arrangement with Mrs.
Potter boout tue letting Of tIdt honse.
counsel teh summed up the testimony relative 70 the let
ting ofthe house NE VI the house No l0 Wavcrlcy
place was regularly d why was tie rcu Of No i2i paid in
blets upess somo efrssomeu entered into by which
che should not pay the only Strong gave ber tie
money, concluding that pos IN his efgnuef rs oloys:
The DARKEST DAY that ever dswBed on Pefir
strong wa tue day he made The seuuliutance
sud Ie d.. 81 NPo Nib 's'i s'-'