, 1869-06-08
the M'cOhMEI. MURDER.
Thirteenth Day Of the Trial
Of Vim. 4. Robinson
at Jacksonville
Arguments Of Judge Shaw aud
Hon. ], C. Robinson for
the Prisoner.
Statt's Attorney Brown on The Part Of
The People.
The CAsc to Go to tf1e Jury
To-Day.
the M'cOhMEl MURDER. :.

The Casc to Go to The Jury
To-Day.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
JAcKsoSv1t1t, I'll, June :.
The thirteenth day o! the trla1 Of william 4.
cls1gtd with the murder Of u AcCuu-
ant to adjournment, when the azgumeuta Of coun-
ael were continued.
TIE ATIKSDAEcE
The COURTROOM Nas crowded 10 oyernow1ug.
and from hrst to Inst the Sreate4t Interest WAS
In the proceedings A lAsxe nnnnnAe-
vt1ttoEa froKn AIoad AFe present. and She Close
or this closely contested uth b w1sehed with tho
gre2teat Interest
4xaCxExr or hon. /. sHAw. OF TIE rK1soxkR's
CoCNHK1-
Hon. l. Shaw, OF the prisoners counsel, made
the eecond argument for the prisoner, Speaking
substantially a. fo'loNs:
This case not tn sr..1s OF leEtJ. which had char
% ne us eaa III a H.
latloh to bis client, who WIS od trial for his Life.
He could not understand how gentlemen could In
Z 1e@ Il s. q ae}
legations before them ue had known the de-
ceased He WA MAl whose hiafosJ WA tuu-
Illinois and Ill her pubic enterprises. His voice
has been heard 10 the advocacy of
The great meaBnrts which hare been adopted he
eeap, e q a5 S s 1as N sase ssa
cate Of xr1e.1l Intelligence and education. Here
IN this beautiful city OF jacksonville, VIC behold
the cv!denees Of Chlsslauity; here we see the !n-
stltuttous of intelligence; herr the bllnh are
tau9nt 70 read, INC dumb nrc tanght to under
West, has been stricken dorn b5 the hsaa ran
s:sso sessy saS S1' Ss.oxsa so'' es,stns @ f@ e.
most nc horrible Ind atToeoua murdcra nst vas ever
perpetrated In the annals Of Crime. He said be
va pa not hsre 70 1,ale ssruses e O. spoos1ze Tor
lie Was not here u rtndlcate crime, but be VAS ~
ready body to ferret out aud bring to speedy
@e he new Te ae
knew william \. Rotinseu, ,he prisoner nj the
oar, equally n well; 1ncx hls tathc. and naothe.
prisoner nom cal,dnood down 10 tue present
time He had keen hls little feet tottcrng TO Sab.
bath sene9!; he n.a seen @ mn on The
der his Ee1y eyes, and he knew him ~ well a. he
kncW the members Of bis oTn nouscho]d. He and
one Of his ue.zhbors II School Directors had the
fortuno to secure the strv!cea Of the prisoner to
leach their nclehbcrt,ood school He knew him
"a Deputy Clegi Of the Circuit Court OF lawrence
fe Tn e
be CAME to this city. and never, did intelligence
fsom any souFee e haEnf1 tao eommunIy a.
,esf Wa sa Rososon mnen r 'as
s,n sa1 1e''svea a 4, 10 fos a @aouent and &'f Il
Will believe that he Il guilty OF this crime But he
Is herr To-day upon tJisl for hls fc, and the jury
must be bis Judges. II is conceded tnat General
Mcconnell wns found murdered in his otlce On the
9th day Of Fchsuary 'sst: It Is conceded that the
murder was committed near o'clock IN the norn-
ns assc g =; = d Wa II In Is n' s2
proof show thsi hs committed il Does il
11os masaer f0,a eas COMMITTED T 1t tse line III.
he proven beyond \ reasonable doubt II the
evidence WIRE to 50 20 fa! to SHOW that Robinson
murder was committed, that would moi r1oSe
; beyond reasonanss doubt Tint be was the Hul
de1er. Even il was proved that the p.tsone.
! reasonable doubt TINT nobody else could havs
committed the crime: not that y
~ pfa,ses .hst sonfnSdy e., fse may nsgs
not possible As long as It Is shown heFond pos.
sbillty that some ether person than the prisoner
a.. as IL
! II. The evidence asatnst tho prisoner must &c &c
strong a. to preclude the possibility Of anybody
eS taa5 ods e ss hase
and when the neld Of Frcculatton is entered
eeesn caa oe sVca =. 81 saeens
| Baltaty REASONABLE Enan beyond doubt. Who
| ever murdered Geo.Ee Mcconnell must IS hare h. dom
tine. Nj. Mcconnell, hts vic and the hired III
we're ut leaet In the house. and he muAt harc bccl
bold man, Indeed, who would 20 into house il
J daylight, under such circumstances II has beel
satd there mast have been motive for the rom
this case that tho motive Eas note Of stoo wnc'
| General Mcconnell held aea.ast the prisoner !
Is alleged that usi ol hi the notes and papers Q
the deceased wetr, carefully searched, and TIT
| note could not he found among hts papers nor Of
! the list Of notes but Is there any proof tAa
General Mcconnell ever had tint note upon his Its:
we're security, hut there Is no proof tnat the note
! OF which Captain Fonning wns security WAS eve
ihe ea1 eFe e' se sf sns s.
II it. il " alleged that he p,ssone
altered his book 10 Is 70 show that tho note VA
tttt1ng that the ooss hal hcen Altered a. allece,
by the people, theory could be furnished consist
cnt With the theory Of the tnnocence Of Robinson
he had seen him 50 into the gate and knowing
that he ha.l been on that ttrces thai morning
might, under the lnn1ence OF fear have made III
ee II 1eeens to u H. evidence cf the M Maa Woei' i
the speaker claimed that nc had heard nothin
about ne affair nnsil b. memory aa' oss,
that FAC. that acted SO s.vtdly on his Imagination
and made hun 70 certain that the man he ha
l kCEu N44 tUt ptL4CuEt. IL H3u GSVA kA1a lAA& &Nt
wasa = sun!ciens iniuccment to the r.1so ncs !,
sasEes:ed The .dea th.i s 60 might hare oeea 81,
crime Of s~es1tns to = le WoF!ea s*sars -
! the man he raw 50 up the EatE had on d2s
oserroat. reaching down 10 the top Q! bis boot'
there any testimony IN the world to show thu
anybody else had seen him 80 enter. To p:or'
however, that he did 20 IN, tho es1deaee OF NJ
AAhoney WAS brought tn 10 prove that she "a
{ El1f cone ont Of Inc nL4CE. A4H YET IN
man she Eav como ont Of III
place, that man she saw come oct Q! tne Easc, ,woz
ouc Of these wttnc.see susta!ns The other It Is
worth feather Prisoner nad admitted that
hAd passed the gate shout the time ArS AAho1e
said the hsd seen him, md that he eaw her
wax NOT in the tot, and notwithstanding her ey
dtnce nrou the stand, ene had said to tnEce worc1
who hal been produced IN court, that she h
eycn ce1taln sh.i |, Has the prisoner At i'll
Counsel spoke at length Of the treatment Khit
nsd hecn received ny the prisoner At the time
Without su,noT,t5 M - md loefed 1p II felons G
wttaout warrant, and this TOO, with the tn1r'
thas onIe49 he kep; aoies be Moa.a = proh.oly,
the hca1 Of any Maa: Se1t morning he II
dragged before the Coroner, and w1tnoot tr,eu
stand BY n, q N sitoEc, ,., to te Inn tn
*a'sa csasei3 aS9s e eaes s@ iass4os.,e s's
nj ne e I'D s 80 y soss. liz
he sk2t Il he Mansion House, when really he i,
iodged = " B,sdogys; I'd e. a ,a,s Essson Il
ass s n e 10 Il nc Eft E
1ora ifsn e & o11 i.9o2 ri w ssd u
Ii hon; ~ 'ass e. o Fa ssss'o 1udss sss~ =
not show thai be might not narc EEed
AID thai ne I'd fr,ed General Aceoanel. =
iais fse. i wsi IN tsidenes th.i ne lid siood
bis hands, And coal md pacss That had NOT be
acned b. aayons Tee tpef,s1 81
done TO e3am!ae the boy An1sex: Ne one h
M 1sesd sose on { e. essns IS *sssas saa sao
. ~ I'm . :. ~ : eooa :. ae ralN = !apllca
t;on, iae qesier w eonissdel mn xsdfsx Id IL L
mardes: Ensa be tod she eoy be bad ailcd y
e bis Des1ts &c a. e. e. I'd aos s' E szs as
the hlood upon y. clothes. ae eor
anS a5 e Inc 3S md es ae ssa
ed 70 see how lar the tuth Of the boy ! ssascnc
mtrder, counsel eon;cndsd shat nine or ten v
ncsses whose evidence had not been tu1ptache
had swnIn that for ten minutes hefo:r aud N1s'
l clQCA kGc NINAsEA = ~ III H1s SUIT elle, W
Other side, was The testimony Of nn1. Two or thI
peop., who were, none Of them, certain Of the {
g act u1pc they spoke Of. Mitchell had Stated IN
he went 70 prtHdnerA Sore some tine hefot'
: | O'Clock. Ind Eished Robinson 70 accompany him
the B:Ahlc TO see wagon he Wished " buy, VI
| RooinsQn told him thAI they would not 50 1nea
he Wagon Vas being washed Oh. In bis o.
| statement the prisoner said that Whsn he order
q | Inf washing al nn wagon WA "hea he #rn1 Do
! Il his ot1ce, and that tnl8 vsa long time peto
q Il Vas cT.deut By the eFs1ence Of y
7 Mitchell who, aftcs his fr:t Interview v
! a. acepsed. gent away aud transacted sos
nustpcss vim Mt. B1pwa. aat tetatued TO I
4 Mafc s1 4bout three minutes before = o CLOCK
x v!cT oi this testimony. and tnc coE1oeoranye
tiid not csIS Wpeincr the book q! prisoner
Ken honesty o. tlsnonestl. Atcsci os wnetl
they h4d been a1tered u al. ~hcn Naa anot
~ 6aa been anpHn, that It VAS utterly ir1Ioss1