, 1865-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Judxr, Jury and Counsel in The Har.
r1s-HurTouEhf Case,

1
Ing around his neck, Was carried from the
court roon at the close Of her trial, to hold
high and quiet 1evee during the evening at /
the house Of one Of her friends. On Thuss-
day, accompanied by the Misses Deve1tn, she
left for Baltimore. There she Will spend
eoonn weeks and then return to Burlington,
Iowa. There Is no report thst she Will be
placed In an insane asylum, nor that she
will receive p.irnte treatment for insanity.
4 report Of the trial and arguments, made
from the notes of the official reporter of the
court, will at once be publiahed for her ben
eft. ):
Andrew Wyilc, before whom this cass was
tried, Is considered by members Of the Dis
taict bar, as we'll read In the law and Inclined
to form his own opinion. As . Judge, he is
utterly wanting IN dignity and manly force.
he got his appointment through Mr. LIN
who called themselves Southern Unionists.
He was firat rejected By the Senate, and
fnsily confirmed, only after long and Bit
ter struggle. I think he has meant to be
lo3al, but he Is one-stded and ptg-headed.
ne has Keen eye. anfi very fnll N the re-
zion Of ,he eyebrows, while the chin and up
Ter forehead are very deficient, and his
mouth betraFs weakness and inefn cheney.
He, and not the jury, decided the case against
Burroughs, and before the trial was half con-
cluded. Els rulings and his cnnve esation
we're noto1ious1y Id favor Of the girl, aud 1t is
q 1ema:k common every where about the
The cou sci for the defense led him, sppAr--
entity. at will; he did nor, but once, DECIDE
any Important point against them, and that
decision finally proved Of signs! advantage TO
them.
r. A1AV1 nto$n ~
ney Ca1npg11n has some ability bat utterly
lacks tact he did we'll enough with bis
opening witnesses, was painfully weak In tho
cfosa- 1amEnation, and utterly broke down
on the rebutting evidence. The fact that he
had judge aud jury very palpa1ly against
him must be set down In his favor. Hts asso-
cia1e, Mr. Wilson, l. . young man Of ability
and promise, who did not appear very prom
| !uentiy in The trial. They seemed utterly un-
prepared for the line OF business adopted by
sbe defense, and missed all thelr opportuui-
ties till the occasions had passed. III. VII.
weight with that Jury: Mr.. Darlington got
into ! quarrel with the Judge early In the
case, and tbencelolwR.d lost ground daily,
because he 1acks that inttfAbIe something
which makes what We name weight and dig
nifty. His closing argument WAS ram ntns
and shambling, aad from BEGINNING TO ea1 q
was either in q quarrel with the Judge or tht
counsel for the defense. The weakness Of th.
Judge was apparent here as elsewhere, for ha{
| he been fo1ee-fun he could have done nothIpt
less than put 3ir. Carrington under arrest
| Tet thu plainest common sense says he va
right and the partial Judge WAS HEong., Be-
jpg right he should have taken his associate
advice and abandoned the case without fu1
- N Mr. Joseph q. Bradley, ST.. WAS the lead
ing counsel for Miss H4nis ASS man, b
stands high In the CON nunity as lawyei
| 3lc n% he hnaA f1f$ = ~
this District He WAS leading COUNSEL, Oh
Of The chief witnesses, and careful friend an
! nurse. He is 3 Large man, past middle age
eahv and courteous IN manner, and speaks
, | coiioanaal style, with ready thency. Whe
= he lost the point on the adnlssl 1u Of D
b he submitted With such exquisite grace, an
1 such handsome compliment to the Juds
Il that he really ACCOMPLISHED more, both wi1
Ju3ce and fury, than he would II be had gu
= ceeqed In 1is objection. lie made no arg
meat TO the jury, but csnte4ted himseH q
1. on the question Of Instructions. Mr. Voc
T hfes IL 50 vel! known that very few 1or
mr. need Be used respecting him. He Is co
:. sldeted The most attractive o,ator On the
u pt siticn side Of the House, and
N manner during tie t.iA bore OUT :
ks closing Argument, however, WAS dlsappan
r.. ment. Ii wasn't lawyers plea. bn', rath
y. = snrrad. .ragle-ish stump speech for eouthe
'o IndIana. OF tue other counsel there Is ut
* to say. Judge 4ushes, 1ate q the Court
th cla1a. L soe bnt Rrosy sna Jnage ~ -
he gentlemen did their work with Aoiuty
NC ahtewdnees. In fact, 1t may almost be s.
* | that Mary Harris Was cleared By tbs Wels
Is o{ her counsel, rather than by the weight
OF the evidence. The Judge evidently ~
ug awe OF Ar. Bradley and Ar. vaoIhees, II
'9e The audacity Of the defense In setting
OF he p,ea they used; while there Is sonetn
bic almost sublime Ii tht audaelty OF Me- Bs
nd Iv. who visited his client IN pr1Eon I
W. aite. Say and carefully not4d every tact !
~ symptom that could be used IL support
ade counsel. md Ercm the wttuess' boz told
20. eiory in such manner that 1t msdt MORO
mt | feet Than any argument, hoTeyer eaoquen
The Jury in thin cate Tas such q Wn
haye been in It's proper sphere IN ts5an
aarcen5 eass he1 H. .hno,d ~ IT, he ttrsIet
.ees such hands. There were only two Or U
~ who would pass for men Of good natural
telIirencc. Several Of them we're couft-rt
aa' lcate1s-feIlows who hang about aud ar
mes t{ten On jusiea that men come to spea
elns them as professional ju!oIs; sSeing 'a.
~. infv Of such men "a composed that mil
t1s comm 'a>Iou which lately held its session 10
was O:dPtnl.entiary. As 4 body. they ev3de
and believed in the idea Of the Sapoleonic 2
8 at TN, to The effect shat God Is on the sid
ex. the strongest batta:ous. Mr. Bradley,
- VOORHEES,, Mr.. Hughes Mr. Ill
- aEd Mr. Fendall-with these on
'nA1 one side, and only MI. Caring
the and Nj. Wilson On the other It was not
rom djtilcu1t for TINT jury to see where night
mi. They we1o not corrupt, but only We
80 c.mmon- place. They were out only six
we utea-but for the appearance Of thg Il
oeM thty would not have gone out o. ~.
his iHeen the verdict and tue tTfdnce tnc1
been 1ery N,tle kinship. TheT settled the G
V N Hefk before The trial closed, and Ut the
,.. were nez7ous and anxious 70 be I'D o
mAttgr. .. =,
. the verdict any handsome young Momin
' to fancjes she has been Tilted, or who has
disca1dcd after engagement, may shoo
Inyer without danger OF death therefor
than vii be IN audactous lA"1er or stupid !:
ch Is who ever refers to this case ~ establish
party p.ecedent. 1t has been 70 wholly e1eep
New and withal so farc1Al, that II must u
h.re stand By i1self--s gsaEing instance 81 ,
raid Of Justice and common sense-
even" 9Emal insanity "-the phrase 10 already
word Of mociery. and will soon be