The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-03
FRliL Oh JOHN II. SgRRAYH.
ADDRESS OF Mr.. BRADLEY.
An EARNEST PLEA FOR AcQulTTAl.
MIR. Pierrenent TO Commence The
Closing Argument To-Day.

wassIssTos, August q 1867
The Trial of John H. surrat resumed this morning n
thc Criminal Coarl Judge Fisher presi6sng
Mr. Bradley, sr, addressed tho Jury behalf of tho
fence lie had hoped he wcotd saved the
and the jury the fatigue Of any upon the cae It
had been exhausted by the address of his colleague without
reason. He would DO in his remarks The case was
simple one. An importance hFl gwen 10 IL which
he thought was not warranted The jury try simply
Nhe case of murder OF individual lock only
70 the charge laid IA the Indictment Te have
endcavored to eriarge the proportions Of the with
<ea energy and he would add with syiRo that he
had never eiuaed. IL tie Jnryt Judge why oil
this extranecas matter was introduced The Gaze however
needed extended aiscusson for the defence
piete when was shown the tune Of surs leaving Mon
trea and the time of his Elmra aud when the
explicit sceount in Booths diary read it should have
stopped Che mouth Of the prosecution and ey should not
have called mangled man the most Infamous names,
This may be Washington jury but in of forty
years practice has before dared assai
prisoner this pisoner has been assaied any
who would have been guilty OF should have irowned
upon and put end the pale Of all respectable lawyers
Has mortal man heard such n abuse
poured upon the head Of this young Mr. Brad
sey here read from the Lives of the Chief Justices
TO show the opinion held Of Lord Coke for his
abuse of prisoners, and to show how he had
Illuminated himself by his oondGe, The exhibition in this
70 The authors Of The abuse Mr. bradley Len read from
so5e ~ 'e ta OF SIR @ae Raleigh and con-
y o hr can me-
two S Brsy .Gs esS
and ne aye ase s
es qae % aeefe & Uesns han tell br1s
against any Sa1 h 1To5e being he@pes
be warning all future prosecutors the prosecutors
10 aes General @ tn bat Har ai hS 5
Under 1.-THE s d " Of the coaT he eo9a believe
afA'q T5
says Soad cali he attention Of R u ss to s
rSthey nn, jury was found to deSey ne rulings OF Of
, hs,o Court, 9 and tnSsnd rang with Joy Mr. Bradley
re'ea IN che she Second Volume Of camr.ers lives
we viii down own tines. The jury is bound
apply that nslraeiIen ne evidence Thee higher
% iaf R shSe S1EfS as i BE- Tss @
had i; FOR mandate could make Juror do
Re duty M Bradley SI here al ee SiriG from
he m a1% f n passed Sp S S
Bradley By prosecution Judge Jsareys Who '
ns hey s ss hs Law ndfe q he I5s
not the 9 wholly a, SS, S IN no as
seSred be an a u@ @S%
Of The y A fact not mSnsron then s 70 ses
.hat GSqr, controls the jury wa hear again that
40 nrS S'sS s sse
sss sass sS
ed and this acy threat on s BART that oee he M
S ess s GSs He M
US the % ion ea RATA juror was
Sc.r sAs this was simple case but what all me
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ali this i about Rnss Union soldiers ana hsSi with
sa to
sse pre- &c eysn ss s e pre-
mi; d0ns r,
s Tsrd % n S HTd m Inc sh s who pore
know that man 10 be pEESpal n murder 1 must be
mu ss IS aP fe
fourth count Of the but truth which
fasae ana Ateroa, did ceaspr Z well settled prn
@
IN e S oa Se ePe s hs ns
srirc The place essential lie dd not ike to read law
seemed that laws were to Se seahdonsd and IhSt
tme. il Is tempting bait 10 jaaee tell him tina,
ne sSe a SpoI S as ana A be
the murder O Presden, Is 10 ee treated nudes different
should be STATED in the indiSimea il material
Mr. Brssisy here read from ArcSbsid page II, iO
material fast that should be plainly stated and The
jury should know where the prisoner was Archibald
OF All the facts anl All the CIRCUMSTANCES
over; Gs at. In az adensn! for treason AhS as
ses Where Conspiracy laid as an ert act the overt
s must pc Iysd arc lsy Gen s e e sg
passing the death Of the President Neither The Judge
Fresdcn, q the United states or t6s, Twas done in tune
Because nothing OF tie Kind Is ALLEGED in he iniiement
The allegation an the indictment that suuatt murdered
private Individual. The punishment - the aud the
rules OF trial the because if rules
flsd diie should have been u the ndenen
fn snobsr man amy siasTsot rule. arc 10 oneatr
why prisoner notified order ,ha, he nigh, te
Ss deene the be Gsere5i from an or
.sisS s the ns,aeni SceaSse Jury nS Se SNUG
worn Try VT Bradley quoted length from Bishop
anG The hss G snose
committed no, IN pursuance OF ne agreement Ct the con
skese authorities ne dedueed The foc wing
M 1ne s' mss he @ he CT s
this point be he'd shown that the object had not been set
Ss,oad~lf conspiracy made rob and commit
dosI Of The murder only would be guil,s
che conspiracy, IN Unauthorized Kramer, committed
This Is not an indctment Try prisoner for killing
President Lnson o 70, so@@.ns ,hs act in q
asmsn Ss&Tsas the with s , ass.a In
sS"s s0 that Ss prisoner ssd an s now
bring in masked battery and charge .ss murder the
this csuny. and crowned heada Does he gen
he ioa JUDGE Russell IN xsw YORK. iasi The Pesdcn ss
. ssS1 R Ii bvu S s S p s s y
sess 20 a'sn new sTe sTe. upon s
young the to further the ends
se e sefsaes osrs 10 show Sa, su, was DOING S
S% se larry sd S not nansn c % @ Sss
Nm Nr Lnsoa as on Pdvieaal and got as p,esdent
verdict he rendered guilty o. moi guilty Ne bad
what II would be weeks ago; bHt be speAe agaEat the
nonstrOus doctfue that man could be ndccuAsr one
and trlet for snoher. Mr. Bradley said he did
no, come into fame Because he expected to
be but he appealed 70 BY Mise Anna
pntt lie refused nnul Mr. ksrrick snd Mr. Brad
lev agreed do all the work OF tie case When re
beard story ia The cell Dd compared wih
surrounding eircuustances, 30 found the A9uEe mant
ptory sod he ksd fears OF the result month
ago The prosecution itself proved him innocent NJ Brad
Der then referred the testimony and ocnended at Nc
MILAN vi. conusdictet on several pons and ,srsisly
Father Boucher IN the face than Mr.
Carrngon could osk John surait IN the face after he
nhall been acquitted NcNau testimony shows ihat
surst did not know Booths change Of plane and yet the
has tho autaoy ask aSerdct and they
and abuse the prisoner aud call him The most outrageous
namea But that al. Tts assumed phase
winter flashed disgrace the the
Arsenal trial IL suppressed testnonj prove the
Innocence OF but Tue uuocsuce Of tender woman,
They suppressed that Diary which should have pronounced
her that diary which speaks from the grave
hch wriiien BY Booth In presenos Of DIS Maksr n