American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-04-17
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he say, Il must hide this knife r. Was
he talking to hims1lf2 Was his con-
science sm ting him when he uttered
these woyds? Was he saying to himself,
"thou cans not shake thy CORY locks at
me 2" Sidney Oliver told the Defend
ant, before the pool Of blood was dry upon
the floor, that be would have to swear
tina; he had knife that evering Did
the defendant use the knife? We have
proved that be had krifc before this
time, and at this time lie then went on
to show that he was in position to use
it. They were stabbed with knife. In
the early part Of the evening he was told
not to bring his knife. This connects
him with the knife. 1t seemed to him
that the evidence of Mrs. Wilson was un
favorable to the defendant, and that it
was probable Arlington got the knife
when he went to see the children. When
Mrs Arlington cried out Don't, John,
for God sake John, don't let him p
Don't let him do what? This sentence
has never been finished. 1t was at this
time the fatal blow was struck at Gun
ningham. twas when Oliver was pros
trate on the floor, Arlington was beside
Cuunngham-t then it was that tie bow
was stuck. Mrs MITCHELL descanted at
length upon the evidence. John IGues
was a peace maker; ives one Of whom it
Is said blessed are The peace makers" -
Arlington calls his atteAtion to another
ptrt Of the room, and then rushes to the
fight between Teeple and Oliver, knife's
him, and raises the chair and str,kcs-as
he says-Oliver by mistake. He comes
to Teeple, when he is PROSTATE and bleed
ing, and'grinds lis head beneath his beel.
Not once, nor twice, nor thrice, but re-,
peated it until he was forced back. Did
he use the kpife? II he did not, who did
u.e it? He spoke at great length on this
| branch OF the case and then went on to
show that it was used Deliberately, Pre-.
meditately. He was neither struck nor
insulted 1t was. used if at all deliber
otely. He would be followed by his col
league lie wanted the jury to feel for
the defendants wife and children, but he
wished the jury to know that there were
| other tears shed and to be shed in sthis
Gaze The mothers and lister, ut Tecple
ana Cu'"'u-I a' "'"'i ue'ef ln''e "e
| mona l"eF sous aha wps"er' th''fsSon
haI Sg"c u'"h III ~ 10. VT VI 'tthei
closed with very eloquent app al on be-
nan OIL 'he 2erea'ed fela'l'es oi dereaS'
Gu, auu Ol INC outraged majesty u Tue
law and humbly invoked the Jury 10
give Tue pflsoner d Sale uelIVeianee i ih'
noceu''
Mr. MJuukin closed DOR the Common
wealth lie said he thought lie shr,i4d
have done his duty. by simply saving
he roucusrst fully til the abe frgu~
ment II n!s c,hcseue; Lut there w,
duty devoiv,ng upun h.m vh.cL lemu.
perform. whether T.. c.u uid w.sh Ia tvn.a
It or not / ire wcu. wo men suuck
DOWN IA lac ,u.ouf.u, ,n.d youih, IN he
vigur ol thcli nlLuoou. ale defendant
hus sal here throughout The horrid de-,
tai ol ,hIs hloudg tragedy, and his cold
blue eye has never qun!ei nor moisten
ed. is ieaturcs we're as ccld uad hard
as his nurdcrous heart | believe he
has the mark OF cold bluodad murderer
written upon his br,w. He was kno W
to carry kniic-a h,ril butcher
kuife-in lis tosom and in his bJot :;
aud uone bg, man who was written ali
over with murder would be in the habit
of carrying knl4e thus ir a reaccable
community. Mr.. MeJunkin went on to
examine the evidence and comment upon
it; but as it was much in the same vein
as that o. colleague. we shall net pur.
sue him through this part of the case.
If an assassin were ia thst room seeking
an opportunity to stab, when would he
have done il? Why. when the chair
was drawn by.C Cunningham to strike Oh.
iver-w hen his ewes were hid Ien from
MIN Nv the chair. Then it was shat he
struck the fatal blow. He then crouehed
in the corner, until opportupity offered
to stab Teeplo. He was not sure that he
had struck Teerle to the death he fol.
lowed him M, and raised a chair to give
him the finishing blow; but by mistake,
struck Oliver. Still he followed him up
with his murderous intent. and slammed
him when living HELPLESS upon the floor.
1t had been said that the defendant had
been q soldier. So far as he upheld the
honor of his country's flag | honor him !;
but when he used the assassius knife,
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