New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-22

Seventh Days ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Up Of
CounscI-Chargc Of the gudge-Tbe Case
Submitted 10 the Jury-Vcrdict Six Gents
for PIninnG.
The proceedings in the case of Demas Strong W.
George C. Bennett for libel broasht to close yes'er
day. The Court resumed sitting az p M and Mt Isaiah
T. Williams Of counsel for defendant proceeded at once to the
summing up
MAY II PLEAS THE COURT GENTLEMEN or TIE juicy; hon
have listened i've days with unpru ia attention 20 lhe
allegations which been made by the respective pares IN
this su aud the proofs which have been on red IN app ~
Of those algaon Ii becomes my duty to call youf
attention those legations AMI to point out 10 you oo
what YOU are pass upon and the testimony which beers
upon the that you odecde In this cause Gen'men
shall h speak your patience am Impressed Wh the misn
tude caus; inn ressed again with The rehcon
that be n,wed by Of the ails advocates oi The
time. II shoui llnndcr or missiae OF napn 10. ,es
nouy follows and he wants rlhing more iavoni Tor
his than that shorll daring the iine an au .s..
yon m'ssite or misdpli the etlilpnl OF ptD'.
10 dcal unfairly unjE'iy TO hs cause inns admonsneu
shall begin nv statement OF bi, case WIZ tl@ iraIA an
conscious feeling the slightest ii WI or personal W.
kodBe. toward Mr. Dsaas Strong You have he,ei seen IN
rl Of Of this kind less acerhiy Of itLns on zoe
part of counsel engaged and the learned JHse ,s
presided where be has seen lees OF personal unNhd
cs the parrot counsel than hehIs on me present oceasoo
There not nan ~ ms room N,o WI ~ We 49,
what shall dictated By no personal or esl ef1s
Whatsoever but yon are here and can ioT our n~ oo
that subject Mr. Strong never dd ", lne EsSs ~ 7
sonal harm: spoke to ne out kincF IN MS We Hnu
have personal knorl dge Of any fact upon eaIn asi
him. wouli not do him the sui ist "lolE 500 ~
him the slgltest injustice IN Whh am gong 20 say
these remarks. Eu while thus addes. myself not lnA' ~,
in regard TO Mr. Strong iel lo1 taat am no. @ ~
the q be has committed and that shall SPEAK i III!
~, william. next proceeded 10 speak of tie gbat public
Importance the relating not merely TO tie Interests
ndy iduas named plainuh ana defendant out % @
question OF question OF legislation a. Anah' ana 70 Ie
ence and reputation oithe gi AZ Knp,s s''s, he
his case 10 see Through IT, whether hs state honorable ia
IL history rute in IL egisaon NLet .ie decided Ine
ago 20 have an elective jlilcfi ~ tte. -, ~.
lowed her eraple This examl 81 her iniuence nov
We have at Albany what has been aenominaied lobby,
where men have enriched theme ives p! corr y ik''1u
ami men IA oiLer States have wondered whether % 100 ootl
not have lobby where thoy could ano ieiurt ~
aAd ia the verdict Of TINS Gaze tnf, "a, - ElI r
tnen answer. Whether this corrupt iiion can - on i'
vonr veriic. Tor h mon Isc Demas Siroag return from
California embark a. irr!itipn ind trn n ~" wears 70
quarter hall million aud H. when called 20 account BY
the public soice AID tue plnc pres Hli Eie P'i o'
liberty they bring actions Tor damage hfte q me rom
edy These bbymea have been the stand and yoa have
them; they VII no betraT each olher ior tlrf dd
their business would b. gone mea Wao 60 ~" see- pus
there is sense OF what crrd honor watch ul Withstand
death. IL is eceG-e o. no because tle Ike Strong
the plaintiff shey have been here he stand Now
consderne tia class OF ard tie iect tdat or w1esrs
have the stand whc Tor twenty years have bca
the lobby and they have n their bead man ~bo os
wicked Ingenuity has bal cqra history one 500
was paid Tor A vote. How This done Iobbymr gsns
member vote - necessary but who - an sonest
bill bridge bis county. and come dAg the lobby
Inn aud a.tiaT introduces far b IN reference
20 New York or Brooklyn. lie hrs; refuses hn Di event
usy finding that bill casno be passed wiihoui ons
TOR the other be yoie for n That - me way To. nan - soi
IN room Cougrcsr Hail. and the b0neet memDors WINS
at cards 800 From taa, time he u ~ nc COZ, Of
Then indirect sribcrr when there Is tara party
used gobetveen Mr. Welsh receives tho moSeJ bat Of
course II given the mrmbcr So A. has gone on tu
stencil Of corruption has prevailed arodnd the balls Of
suon. In 1858 30 great had The evil become th the
fines and Imprisonment, apon any member Of chs Lslhufr
who should accept either directly Or ndnecly any e' or
tnfI Vnfe not
risk exposure such law Mr. Strong knew this anc relied
upon fathulness his trust has not been III placed he
has ouy PLAYED his game little too loosely.
Counsel proceeded 10 the facts tho Out u th,
long letter % NJ McMoDsn, Oiled With fearful charge
The aue counsel Of this able Senator has taken
lines ,cb they thought We could no. prove lhey
did dare 10 bring the rest OF tbs letter uto no cng log
that would gven the defense Opportunity 20 prove al
charges thern brought inst Mr. strong Their course
this really On admission Of all tho charges except
author Mr. McMgen Yog can euesi or yorseiye, there
hing which are BETTE the less you disturb them
and whom 10 not best to wake whea
you hnd then asleep 81. otfotg knew We could not
get Mr. Deylns testimony. respect ST. De'ln
he had came and con 10, mtied Rmy hlo.gS y,
ndctabe ohense Why were they 40 anons 20 Keep out
Central Fare hill Perhaps they we're AFRAID Of PERJURY
moment scarcely leaving him. Nj Sro1g know better tiaa
any living what true gnl what ground was dagger
oC 10 trend upon ana sitting by hs counsel when they
tempted o. prove that he iG receive nus bis COUNSEL
iroocen man conrfs ipvasrg,ton NJ Stfonq avs No
Sir don cal even those honorable wncssesdout coil
their attention 10 tbs ae!-l object 10 We aie not bound
We have 10 prove that be did try to bride .gn,or II he
did that be would be- tender hearted about receiving
u whether be did offer bride Ia The beginning Of this
Mr. strong brought before judge and examined and
testified that he waited by cancel the Kent
ave contract and received 500; he up ADaay
while there this 10 Welsh AreWe to believe this Of
sane manf Why JOlnsons check for the money
trodueed johnson did not own oil the property tie line;
why should he pay al Did Strong get no more than 500
he was the only interested why did he dun senator
We. say TO
tell he did with IT. Tic fear OF the state Prison keeps
gard testimony Of Mr. John e. Perry had supposed
would have been given unwlngly We would not have c1d
reason why he should have given he did and there
We might rest our justification here as having shown that
Mr. Strong bribed member OF the Legislature but again
Mr. Jones called TO the stand IN regard 10 the BILL for
inc the al mic. of he York Alder men We proved tha,
Senators commonly sandered. but whole Senate
Sandered gentlemen Of the jury when they are all innocent
Great Britain and have not there found the honest members
who serve without pay The visjm Q, sonmo1 ISLANDER
men in Brooklyn grant for railroad Strong demands
that The grantees DO his Constituents they offer two Out of
three demands three Of fve whom the BIZ returns
them they fnd but onee says two bat there was only
of his on H. Now OF the names wa. that of
mon who says he knows Strong slightly" The bylaws
formed aud the original men md themselves LETT out alto
gether But the franchise they say Is worth nGtang wiz
laid bnit and these grants are quietly sailed away
nost@sbs saos Why 3s you to day. searemeS that If
MIR Strong to part with his nie@ ia ese franchises
IL would alnout TO halt uliion OF dollars.
Then here the In regard az backsT Strong doesn't
see TT to contradict his testimony. clnno imagine why He
Mackay testfes that Strong tells Ina thatfhe wants money
Le will telegraph hu aud aerwNd goes Senator Perry
says there stormy opposition TO the bill ghy didn
he show for the Senate journal iUi sends for Msckay
Then be did want did give his Senatorial
to influence this MsckaV 60 the lobby Si7J 500
for their support OF bis bill AID ca the trial here he tries
out OF IL By talking about board &C. IL he tender
hearted about legislation, Assin Ia, observe the tes
mony OF Meseroe. He tolls tn az strong was to be pad
A. in If The
moving corpses from graveyar sud that he didn't do the
work at ALI then be ID 10 do but the money
vas paid.
Now In the case OF the Central Railroad Fare bill why did
Nj Strong deem necessary 70 keep bis vote secret He