The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-04

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1tuey ty tnr9st II ioiward. What is the bistorv of
@ MAJ Gun ~ too 10 BROUGHT forward tn no igae5
Twben ihat d,'S nSSG nothing OF its history. Aud
a. & sneI Cuu Is lald away among the rel ics of
t%ne % past trust they wlf hang up sereeris
s ooOt eioheslde oil 1t. This cuff (exhibtins the
MY. vernSI ounl remains, gentlemen. The blood
upon ls, without doubt, human blood. The
prisoner says II Is human blood, We saw IL Is
t the 9lOod OF Mrs. Miller, and If that be the
pioo1 OIL Mrs Miller on that cuff the case Tor
the commonwealth Is MADE ont.
, now gentlemen, i believe l have gone over
thls case. 1t has been protTacted one; weary.
ing you,l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., wearymg me-and
l have no disposition to trouble YOU further
But could not but feel that was reonired 10
argue this case as 1t has been argued I'm the
performance of duty, whilst it is being nor.
formed, the consciousness that you are dis
cnAglng duty lghtens mans toll. buoys
him up. inspires his thoughts, and sustains hInn
but when that is ended feeling of weariness
begins 70 come oyer him, and, as he looks back
gentlemen, that the excitement, to a certain
extent, Will die away, and then it Is that the
emouons OF human pity and sympathy VIII
formed my duty, gentlemen - as / believe
eonsclentiousy-I cannot but sey to you that
TINS poor creature is to be pitied; and although
40 noI profess 10 feel very great sympathy Tor
hlm alone, there are surroundings that indeed
excite my sympathy. l nave been restrained
restrained In great measure, gentemep from
taking OF this crime as perhaps should have
-
have been restrained by the presence of this
Droiher, who has been present aiding, assisting,
Watching, and being just exactly where bro
ther ought to be, standing by hls own blood and
KIN, and by the being who was the companion
OF his childhood And he would be no brother
II he were not here, doing all that he possibly
could do for O brother in his last fearful ex-
tremity; and for this honor and respect him
and say tnat his very presence here has re-
strained me from being as severe and as harsh
as i would otherwise have been, | must saw
gentlemen that Hacfr frn
throughout this investigation to have no posi-.
bic alteration, as far as l could avoid it, with
the counsel for the prisoner. I am sure
/ dldb not wish to disturb their minds, and
know that did not wish to disturb my own by
the slightest alteration; and If there was any
seeming wrong on nay part was ready to
acknowledge IL, to give away anything that
could in order TO exercise that government and
that full command of all cur intellectual facul.
Ties that are requisite in trial like this. And,
gentlemen, | must say that all that could have
been done Tor this man has been done-all,
repeat, dH has been done by the counsel of his
choice. They have performed their duty faith
t9liy, mantully, and tlf l felt disposed to con-
plain about it) might say with little severity
at times. But am accustomed 10 that sort Of
thing, and when it comes in such small doses as
1t has on this occasion, think can take it
without much complaint.
There was one thing, however, gentlemen,
that struck me at the time, that / could not
exactly comprehend. l refer to a remark petu-
lantly made, perhaps, and not intended to be of
the prisoner, that this was a Observation-Disclosures
case" So far as concerns the application of the
nrst OF those two words, you will readily see
gentlemen, there Is not the slightest difficulty
1t has, indeed, proved bloody case and all the
circumstances connected with the damnng deed
nave been most bloody andspitialbe. The hands
OF the prisoner, his garments, all his surround
ings, even the cane that he made use of In walk
ing, all these are smeared with blood, and in
word, there seems to have been dra WIN over the
whole case one hideous veil of blood which NAV
never be removed.
That peaceful home will be pointed out in all
future time as the scene of terrible and bloody
tragedy, and never again will its former happy
inmates enjoy the comfort and tranquility of
its time-honored walls. The husband is left
alone in the world, bereft of the companion of
his manhood, and the sister has been deprived
of almost her only solace and comfort in the
world, for the victim of this deed was q woman
of strong mind, who bore up under ordinary
misfortune; Who when death had visited her
family circle took upon herself the VS. of
the rest, and, with tortitude and resignation,
impaired comfort all around her. But the
latter portion of the remark-the thunder
part of twas what struck me more forcibly;
could not then see its applicability, but fear,
gentlemen, that begin now to comprehend that
The bright sun shone in these windows illumi-
mating the courthouse and lighting up your
faces, and the faces of the Court and the coun-
sci, as we succeeded in obtaining all the light
and intelligence that it was vouchsaled to us to
obtain in this case. But, today, what con-
trast This day comes upon US cloudy, gloomy,
heavily; for about that doomed man the clouds
are gathering thick and dark. Already, as
they cover the horizon, you can see, and can
see, the vivid lightning flash from the black
and ominous-looking mass. 1t is not for me to
attempt to embody in the public prosecutor
the wrath Of an offended Heaven, and to call
upon the lightning to smlte the head of that
unfortunate man. 1t is not for me to invoke
the thunders of the Omnipotent to execute
mans DEGREES, which, though the. work oI
the Infinite, is done through mans agency.
But gentlemen, fancy bear the stern con-
cluslon OF this case; yes feel and see the storm
ofretribution that's to overWhelm the murderer.
Let him hide himself If he can find shelter,
To but one Rock can he fly for safety either in
this world or the next The storm has broken
upon his devoted head, and its thunder is the
= voice OF an angry Deity, the God of Justice, who
will speak in thunder tones through your YER
dict as you are asked to stand up aud pronounce
the prisoner guilty Of murder IN tte first degree