Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-19
A JAM AND SQUEEZE.
THE ARGUMENT OF MIR. VOORHEES,.

peared, squeezed into the courthouse, and not
withstanding the sweltering weather, the argu.
ment is being listenedto with GREATNESS atten'
ton. Long before the hour crowds WendeC
their W ay to the courtroom, and by 10 O'Clock
tile passages to the room were jammed, while
the Marshal and assistants were kept busy in
showing the ladies, of whom there was large
number present, to seats. o. 80
At % mirr,tes past 10 o'clock the accused en-
tered, accompanied by her counsel and lady
friends, and took her seat in front OF the green
table, amid 4 buzz of many voices, which the
Marshal endeavored to restrain. Miss Harris
came in on the arm of Mr.. Bradley. +
Before the argument was commenced the iu-
fors not engaged in the case were DISCHARGED
until Monday next. ,r--.-..,
At half-past ten o'clock Mr. voorhees, com.
menced his argument, remarking that he proc
posed to talk Of this case, and thus close the
defense of this girl. He need not say to them
1.-THE jury) that it was a most remarkable case,
and they would never see another just like it.
There is no man who ever saw entirely the-like
of this case before.
A few months ago a human being was shot
down and sent to his long home; this was the
whole case. He asked what is murder; it was
lincited by malice, hatred and revenge. They
had been told that a murder had been COM
mitted, and murderer was in this court
Wherel Were they TO be told that this poor
girl-a person trained in the path of virtue,
without yice-was a murderer Does the
rational virtuous mind Jump to the very highest
round of the ladder Of crime! There is not one,
he knew, who could stand the test of scrutiny
of her virtue this girl has done. 1t was pre-
posterous to think that this girl was in her
right mind. If the statement of the prosecu-
ton was true, that this poor girl stepped from
the path OF virtue to the commission of the
highest crime known TO the law, better tear
down your school houses. ely. ..
He denied that Mary Harris is a criminal;
that she was murderer; that the death of A.
!. Burroughs was crime He then pictured
the little girl II years of age, when she first
met Burroughs, and better 1t would have been
had she died then and there. for there are times
when death is the most welcome mercy of God.
He brought her up TO love him, made her q
part OF has own life. She said to Mr.. Bradley
Il the jail, s1Oh ! was so happy then,' when
referring TO early life, and these memories had
haunted her ever since. He then pictured in
glowing terms the love which woman bears to
man. To the highest pinnacle of early bliss she
was elevated and she felt that she was his, her
thoughts We're his and of him, and he quoted
from the scripture the language of Ruth as the
sentiment of this girl. Why did she go to
Chicago Did she not go on the advice of
burroughs so that they might be near each
ctherl Up to this time there was nothing but
the old story of life. Burroughs at that time
L was everything that had been said OF him-a
friend and support TO this poor little girl, who
= had been taught to lean on him.
10 The blow at last came, and she was phrenZied.
Look how it came without note OF warning
upon the head OF this poor girl, blasting every
hope. This man wrapped her being to his for
seven long years and then broke off suddenly.
Say to him that this mans character was with
out blemish! His action was that of the cow
ard and paltro0n. There We're others like MIN
and he thought the man who murdered female
affection should dangle at the ropes end and
was more culpable than the man who took te-
male life.
This man W as not content to leave her-that
was enongh-he wanted to leave her despised
that the finger OF scorn might be- pointed at
her. He knew that he would be told that the
deceased was not the author of the Greenwood
letters. MT: voorhees, referred then to the
brother OF the deceased, who he said he had
spared no money nor pains to gather grains of
sand against this poor girl. The evidence as
to his the deceased) being in the house of
Ellen Mills was TO the effect that he said he
would watch from the window and let her in
when she came. Is there any one else who the
accused would have trusted! Where is the
man WHO could presume to assert such power
over this girl
He was told there was MO engagement when
letters had been read 10 them. MIR. voorhees,
quoted from some of the letters and asked if
there were not lies from this Christian saint
M persons ever corresponded as long as these
and in the manner without contemplating mar.
riage. His object was that if she could be
brought to enter that house (9i uincy street)
he had some fiend to see her go and thus close
her mouth if she said aught after his marriage
His object was TO get pollution on her garments
1t mattered not TO him whether he wrote the
letters or not, but he may have had confeCier.
ate, and he called attention to the similarity Of
language with Burroughs bona fide letters.
1t was well known what the defense would
be; that the Miss Deylins would swear that the
woman, Ellen Mills, identified Burroughs;
that the Post Office Clerk did the same This
evidence was admitted very properly TO show
the cause of insanity.
The defense then went to work to get the ties.
timony OF Ellen Mills and the post office clerk
and they met obstacles every where-the hun.
dred dollars or two, &c. This reverend gentle.
man instead OF attending to the pearl of great
price, is listening to the policeman who
could get the woman Mills out of the way.
Had these Witnesses been here they would
have sustained Louisa Deylin. If they would
not the prosecution would have had them here
Whenever DR.. ohm @. Burroughs will answer
why he listened complacently to the propo-
sition Of the policeman, and why he lent his
aid in spiritihg away the witness, his reputa.
tion will be better.
He stands here to-day Ike the cornered de-
teetiye who swears for money, and his testi-
mony was not worthy of credence. He says
his only motive was to clear his brothers fame
but in his (the speaker's) judgment he did not
bookseller to clear his brothers fame ! When
he brought witnesses anticipating the defense,
did he clear his brothers fame! If he had
been the prosecution six days ago, he would
have nolle pressed it, but here was the rutider
to the prosecution (pointing to DR.. Burroughs).
[Applanse and laughter, which was checked
vengeance on this poor GIRL and yet he swears
his only motive was to clear his brothers rep
utation. - -. T. A."
Taking the fact that Burroughs was about
committing the crime against her after seven
long years and the evidence Of the two wit.
nesses who had been spirited away, there was
one who would thus trifie with woman's affec-
lions can do anything else. After these letters
had been received she takes the magazine of all
her bopes-the letters-she takes them to the
brother, who says it was on the 10th, other
witnesses testified that 1t was on the
18th. The accused says also that it was
the 18th. The smallest word which fen
from her lips would go farther than a noun
tain OF his oaths. She was there on the 18TH
He did not believe that she would tell a lie TO
save her life. He could imagine the scene
when she went to DR.. Burroughs.
DIR. Burroughs says it was the next day after
the marriage when Miss Harris called upon
him. Though his brother was married, he
knowing the relations they had borne to each
other, did not tell her that he was married.
When she asked where his brother was, he said
that he was not in town, and yet from that in
teryiew he went and solemniZed the marriage.
Here Is a poor, pale, pallid girl, surrounded by
Inc ireeZing law. Sometimes he tired of the
worId, and when he saw her obliged to make
of Justice.