Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-08-29

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behind this case? Isit not knownthstin thelower
House Of Congress public accusations were brought
against the Secretary Of War, and Mr.. Bingham
and Others? What has the Bureau Of Military
Justice to do with this ease2 ,AndyetJudge Holt
takes deep interest in this case. The Bureau of
Military Justice is part of the Executive Depart
ment of the Government, and yet he has beenma
|nipulating the witnesses2 Why all this !? Judge
Holt has certainly lost his discretion In this pur-
suit '5sI ''.'1' '''' Fs.:'
In continuation, Mr.. Menick cohtended that the
Bureau Of Military Justice knew Of the hlaacs-
ton of much of this evidence, and has withhedit
from this court. Mr.. Darlington, too, has torn
the very cerements of the grave and brought Mn.
Surratt here for trial Is itnot enough to tsy-the
living? or viii the prosecution oct the Gnoms, and
tear the corpse from the grave and hang II also2i
Mrs Suratt is here, and her presence hasbeen
felt tits present always with Judge HolE, and he
cannot bid the spirit down and when, they come
to stand before the bar Of. God, Mrs SprTatt viii
then appear against Judge Holt ME-. Cauington
said the members of the Military Commission
were denounced as murderera Not 30; he Mr.
NJ did not denounee the commission, although
the court was declared Illegal but be did denounce
the men who stood behind, and who suppressed
material facts, and would not let the diary be
known. a- s< Z sr' -
They proved the toothpick and the spun, but,not
the diary, and now they, bring the diary to commit
another murder And now viii the prosecution
try the dead as well as the living 2 a priest was
put upon the stand, and he said be gave MnG Sur
ratt the consolation of religion. He was not Der.
mitted to say what Mrs Surratt said. :Tottering
to the scaFod between two priests, with the world
behind her and eternity before. her, and her load
Of guilt laid at the feet of her Saviour, why'was
not her declaration admitted? * :; ,ts,i g..
Did they fear she would ie2 No; bat hardened
of heart reckless Of guilt, and Indifferent Of is.
Ftce, they would not let her voice be heard But
still it falls upon their ears, that voice Of the NO
man in nameless grave, whose very body hasbeen
refused to pleading, heartbroken daughter who
has begged for it for two years, that Sshe might
plant flower and drop her tears on the gave
But the District Attorney says that Suratt fled,
and fight is an evidence of guilt, and it d said he
deserted his mother. He ddnot know his moth
ers extremity until after she was hung, or about
that time. Flight in Sunatt's case was no con.
fession, for under the circumstances (Mr. Merick
srgued) any man would have fed, as power had
usurped the place of the courts Of Justice. -
In this trial, Mr.. NJ. said, some alluzion had
been made to the Catholic Church IN. connection
with the trial, and he proceeded to defend that
Church from the accusation that had been brought
against her. That Church, he contended, taught
obedience to authority, and the good faith Of that
Church was evidenced when the Pope aud Cardi-
nal Antoneli gave up Suratt at the demand of this
government u lF'E Tgt
The Catholic Church is on the side of mercy
It protectsthe fleeing criminal whenhe Is believed
to be innocent, but it gives him up when . pre-
sumption Of guilt is; raised. The. District Attor-
ney asked the jury to yindicste the loyalty Of this
District by verdict Of guilty. (Mr.I N. asked
them to be loyal, but loyal to the constitution and
to their own conseiences. There had been blood
enough shed in this country, and it was now time
that the flow had ceased. No man had greater
horror Of the crime that resulted in the murder Of
Abraham Lincoln than himself. Already four
have been hung, and others are; suffering. Three
years ago there wasin this city q happy house-
hold sitting beside bright household 6re y There
sat a mother and sister inst budding into weman-
hood, and beside them young man Just reaehing
manhood. He would have the jury remember
the changes that have come over that scene. sT
The bright fire is extinguished; the mother
sleeps in nameless falon's grave, the daughter,
burdened and broken,heared, drags out q wretch
ed life, and the son is here before you on trial for
his life. May Almighty God so guide your judg-
ment and enEghten your conynttii that the re-
membrance Of the day and your verdict may here
after and forever be sweet and pleasant recollec
ton. thank you, gentlemen, for yew hind at
tention. s Is l4y 5 assinzs