Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-19
vERDICT---NoT GUILTY.
THE JURY OUT ONLY TEN MINUTES.
Miss Harris is Kissed by Mr., Bradley, and
Paint Away,
District Supreme Court---.Criminal Term
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYBrB PRESIDING,


Mary Harris would tell Mr. Bradley, Judg,
Hughes and myself an untruth II she knew II
would save her from death and the scaffold
Tho counsel here reviewed the testimony o.
Rev. j. G. Burroughs at some length.
Gentlemen, do you recall one thing In his testi.
mony In regard to the visit Of Mary Harris TO him
that, although his brother had been married IN,
day before, he said nothing Of 1t to herr He tolt
her his brother was not In Chicago, and in les,
than three hours this Rev Doctor went To perform
the marriage ceremony for his brother, and pro
nounoed blessing which God answered with a
curse. DR.. Burroughs and she parted there tha
day. When they meet again, II will be before
the throne Of God, aud there the Burroughs will
have to answer for all the wrongs they have
heaped upon this poor girl. The one broke hel
heart, the other now seeking to break the thread
Of life.
Gentlemen Of the jury, have shown you A. J.
Burroughs with her on his arm, looking up to
the higheA pinnacle Of happiness, looking up 10
the time when she would be the wife Of the mar
she loved, tho mother Of his children; and ther
comes this panorama Of suffering which hai
passed before you.
aimsey case Of insani' y he ever heard Of.
Mr.. Voorhees, here read from several authori
ties to support his argument
Gentlemen, had she succeeded in having heI
walk on the lake shore, there would have beer
no trial here to day. There might have been al
inquest had the body been found. The yerdic
"Vuiu hhNo poen-
zone more unfortunate,
Weary Of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death" .
Strange are the mysterious ways Of Providence
All over and everywhere the testimony exists
OF the maddenlng influence brought on by sucl
men: 90 to your insane asylums; go and iool
at the vacant, lustreless eyes; hear them cal
down maledictions on those who have ruined
thom; hear all these things, gentlemen, and ther
you can Judge OF the perhdity Of man towardi
woman. ....
We put Or. Nichols on the stand. He told yor
that the homicide was an act Of insane impulse.
He said the act Of the homicide was more II
harmony with the act OF insane impulse than II
was Of a feeling Of hatred or revenge. tell you
then, as n fact proven, 1t was the act Of an In
sane impulse. DR.. Nichols has sworn that In hi,
opinion II was an act OF insane impulse. II Is q
fact In tho case, and you are not at liberty 10
disregard It. He says, as versed in the mind ~
an expert, that II the result Of an insane i'm
Nichols. He based his opinion on his own per-
sonal knowledge Of the accused and the evidence
which he had heard. IL 1t not enough for these
men to have sworn that this act was that Of an
insane impulsef
I have mover understood It to be u part Of my
duty to present cases In wrong light Am
right gentlemen, In tho way present the case !
Have not all these things been proved In evil
doneof Shall we listen to the prosecutor to.
day, when no tells you they are mad doctors 7
To-day wherever there Is a dark corner in the
world where the rays Of the morning have not
penetrated, wherever there is such place
Marshal Gooding here interrupted the speaker
by notifying the audience they must cease their
laughing aod applause.
Before this court and Jury I announce here that
every authority supports the defence taken by
us In this case. There is something due to a
mans character, and do say such men as Mr..
Bradley and DR.. Nichols are above suspicion.
They are above manufacturing or suppressing IL
testimony. know none who have acted In
this case except those who inspire this prosecu-
tion. Gentlemen Of the Jury, this case comes TO
you on It's evidence, on the sworn facts, uuas i
sailed except by bookseller who did not see
her insane.
Judge Hughes here read from Lord Erskine.
Dr. Burroughs and Gen. Darlington will insist
that, because the bookseller saw her once OF
twice, and she was not insane, that she was NOT
insane at all-wout your looking at the District
Attorney Are you going to quit this line oi
evidence? DIR. Young tells you his attention was
not turned to her mind, and he did not examine
the patient In reference to her mind. DR.. Nichols
tells you that he did examine her In regard to
her mind.
The speaker here read from the testimony o.
DR.. Nichols. DR.. Nichols Is the ST. Peter Of the
gospel In this case, and defy the gates Of malice
to break 1t down. II such testimony can bt
broken down, farewell to the protection Of the
law. Welcome back the dark days, II such q
defence as this can be rdden down and charac
terized as a iimsy case Of insanity
The speaker here read from the testimony o.
DR., Mayl
Gentlemen, there is no labored, fancifui sketch
Of an unreal case These gentlemen relieve you
they give you the facts. have called your at
tention, as well M l could to those features thai
! understand In this case. have nothing In II
but my love for justice and the hope that thiI
poor girl may be acquitted IL A. J. Burroughs
had murdered her In the most prolonged and
aendish manner ever known she would not have
suffered what she has suffered. Need pause to
defend the character or purity OF Miss Harrisi
When Judge Mccullough lifted her from hei
knees when he told his wife he had never seer
real sorrow before; and like noble, true gentle
men that he Is, took his wife to the Jail tho next
morning to administer TO Miss Harris wants,
then, gentlemen, her innocence was proclaimed
In this community. No one here wants her
blood except Burroughs and the prosecution.
Why comes she here In Court surrounded by
such friendsr How Is II that this poor ponnilest
girl can command the services Of Mr.. Bradley,
with his well-earned namei Docs crimo elicit
the love and affection Of men like himf Is II fol
this that he has clung to her all the time-thit
child Of misery and sorrow, and-yes, better foT
her had she been-the child Of death You say
sir, your people clamor for an example. say
no. How many In your District have admins
tered to her wants when she was sick aud In
prisonH would like to mention names, but
will not.
Gentlemen, when you cross your own thrcsh.
olds; when you meet your loved ones, your
wife and children, see ifthey elamor for an ex.
ample. have lived here amongst you some,
huu ChhIRbI lHlh hRhlubt tHt
people Of the District Of Columbia that thoy
clamOr for an example. Don't look to such i
slander against the people Of your District. An
innocent woman wronged and crushed, every
manly impulse rises up and cries for her aoquit-
tai. submit this case to your hands, gentle
men Of the Jury, and once more ask you to re
member justice and mercy both.
The court then took recess.
At twenty minutes past one o'clock tho court
reassembled, when Mr.. Darlington commenced
his argument to tho jury. He said:
May 1t please the court and gentlemen OF the
jury, congratulate you on the termination Of
this long and tedious case II would bo super
erOgation for me to remind you that you should
discharge your duty in the fear Of God.
Gentlemen Of the Jury, you sec before You on
trial woman, plead the cause Of women. Go
to yOnder church yard see that mother weeping
over the grave Of her only bOy-weeping over
the grave 0f her only boy who has fallen In the
seryice Of his country. Who is she in compar
son with Mary Harris, the heroine Of this case :
Mary Harris has said the ladies Of Chicago
carry deadly weapons and revenge their own
wrongs; and we intend TO introduce that fashion
In Washington. yield to no living man In ad :
miratiOn Of female character. Did you ever gO
to yOnder hospital and see the wounded man
with no one to cheer him but bark he hears a
woman gentle voice he reviyes, shoulders his
musket, and strikes another blow for his country
and his flag.
When the noble daughters Of the nation were