, 1865-04-20
FROM CEHCxNHAE1
The Chicago Conaptracy-The Closing
pTISe ttrdercd to Nashington. ~

5spec,al D,spateh to tie chic,go Tdbune.l
MILITARY Gohk1ss1oN.{
Crsc1HNA1z, April IS, 1906.
nh. cormissiou met to-dsy 10 hear the final
..-n,ncnt OF Judgc Burnett In the sAso Of the
rt,rpro conspiracy. L. n. Barley md Robert
u.,vev. Esu., opened the proceedings BY feeling
~ ,nptopriste reference To the great calamity
.h.t lad be.alcn the nation sinee The last session.
The following telegram WIS then read to the
tommtesion:
WAsHNo7oN. April II, 1856.
co,onel H. L. Burnett, Judge Advocate:
plraso report in person Immediately to thts DE-
n.rtmcnt. to sid In the examinations respecting
tic murder Of the President Acknowledge this
tsigned> EDWIN II. STANTON.
| eecretary Of War,
Tho Judge Advocate said, In view Of the mr.
| cncy Of this order, he looked to tbs Commission
TO assist him In completing the case to-day. The
duty that fell to the lot Of the Judge Advocate
In rnaking the final argument On the part
Of the Government waB one Of extreme difficulty.
The Judge Advocate in referring tn the ac-
cused, said there are two sfdcs to this c,se, two
sides for The manifestation Of sympathy. While
here IL IN old white haired 1nau before you whose
tytrysbins la at stake, while here IL father,
generous, open-hcastedd and imralsive man. whose
al IL at stake. and here Is soldier who has o
In every cline, and who has taken up his sword to
destroy llfe tn every cause, whore everything is
= hess s nsa sai %
justice 10 the nation ie demanded Of you this day
that you should convict them, and you must not
n te Fl o. tn; st &C.
q little more than 'eyen IL ordinarily
eive3 to human nature. Iou must 70. the TINS,
and rise GodlIke to determine the truth mud ad.
1ust the punisbmcnt- That these accused would
enter upon the commission Of 50 heioous crime
can scarcely permit myself to believe. They
have made Strong appeal to your sympathy.
Here lei nc s4} that do truly honor the high
and s wno naT1 aea IR RE-
@ hayc been something during these four yeas:
hs na,ons a,1e i1 that has
hmeiicsn hart: This phantom, this syrez
Of secession with her enticng sons Seems
hay to ,aas RI Ge5f toees e.asd and aa
Of Ter eye nen have sprung to arms to grappl'
With the lifs Of the natioa because il was hee
The haze s. sns ssxe Uvsk @ D.
dead cores Of murdered bEotheEs and innoc:n
women and children. They have blarkened th
1nonrnips 1aon nr md Voc She has blinded while sh
bas demora1ized them. Old men, forgetting thel
white 4sre have Joined u the cGnspisnsy =; q r =
human heart its heasen-bosn Instincts tul pIan
there .hosc OF vengetace and the talrst Tor blooc
My tongue fa1tsre 9s look eEer nus eoantt1 a.
:. haired patriots th.t mourn for the arst born TIL
It shall never greet them again, and tho*e who 8,
, Wiling for The Knock that will BE- but the deaf
knel Of al their hopee, and thank that ne pas
n tou Of secession has caused a's this. Men vi
u nariotR, have forgotten It all in day and ha'
ie become t.sitors, and tnculcated doctrines tn
d have By tic htnds Of friends stricken dov
that patriotic and noble leader o. the mum
There is something in it which no man can 60!
preheud. The doctrines which tney 1neuiea
,r | harden the heart and nerve the arm to crime,
- ati1nc them to commit robbery, arson, and MT
der, ioT iii is in her category, and p they ssn1 g
commit thsf s5ss ny s. T. aa
ut I'd these men. Ii ii thi. sccuEscd phantom i
Eaa blinded their tnst has nsd ,aem EN-
~ yaded The human instincts that should have rut
FL would not say one word that woutd take r.
~ tffhis crime, or has nlded or abetted this ct
III splracy. you have but one t9iy to perform J
VI, know nc man be Influenced s y no ,S d
1e' {ormance Of y0ut stern duty
There are thirty millions Of suffering people
+" th. land and as1:t sss cs one - mana n,,;oe aae
est @ouen;ly @ feen sympathy manifested for crinln
,,+ | reEe]s and 1raitors-thoee who FAYE pfou
@at lie great injustice upon the true and loyal.
ad- IA TO Judge Morris, for hts white hair and
has old age have only respect E9r al that
the bnt II tbs White haired old man was engaged
art c.nin,fac. against my ustion and my countr
~ csunot bnt turu to the other aide and SEQ "n
all' | haired ratr1pts who mourn n sadness bsc1
/ to such as be have done their evil deede, and
IAN member justice.
patby with him. 70 tyapsn5 for ~ the 1ossls
epeaced fn the struggle fo1 hnnan rights
fol- human liberty. aud who takes part IN the qna
arsfnst ue and arrays hinl:elI on the aide Of &
LIE who are trying to establish tFrarny and slar
Ihs,t no sympathy for IL. E1an whose Awo
fof hrs .no nos b,p os p,nePs
and whom slavery and ~ u,1e nofe - 81. ~
DRY: than freedom ano a !u tcha dIgnify ~ y.n,a,
frn,n A has heer, eafd by hia cuuLfeI. bis tEord
rtei1 rIcancd in evt n Fun and has been employee
thr The ejue Of almost every nationality ana altel
be engages tn our struggle, and a tettihed t
Col. Moore, desare. to raite the black "a: u:
nails oners OF war be rides mp 10 one and stAof
o,- coward like IN the back. But he Is not trre I
our rsusr he tapoutes. When in Washington
sion went to the Secretary Of War and bctr1Js The
,ock Ok ople with whom be had been hEhtlnE; 1e'
ubt, kpovs o. ais hs aaa
I for ir.ye for England but he breaks
-r ~ fai,h. trocceds 10 Canada and Is found anon
q VI copFpirntors, and Is now here charged wlta
bra crimes today. There IL no thFoo Of my
uvev | that be&ts In unisen with such conduct as
lie was = ii instrument 70 be used ~ tnia !
~ prise. What to hun would b. toe Nall .! r
tud little ones! What TO. him would .
War | n1csdinE OF old men and unarned citizens:
,s-1- he delivery Of Judge Buraett's argur1e'
-" crpied three hours and bali, aiset Wnie
t far Cvmnisrion adjourned to meet At O'Clock
eete 10 deliberate upon the findings and seh
,.t They accordingly met Of the hont aPpotnates,