, 1869-11-23
MURDER l RIAL.
Trial Of Clancy, at Ottawa, for
the Murder Of His Vita
at Peru.
Opening Statements for the Prosa:u-
tion and Defence.


tion and Defence.
Special Despatch to Tne Chicago Ttsoane.
OTTAWA, Nor. =.
The tt4al Of Lawrence C1auceJ, for the murder
Of LII &tfc, Margaret Clance{. Al pesu, On the
q tn RI October last. was commenced IN The Cir
cuit Court, before Judge Ed*tn 8. Leland, this
The empaneliug Of 3 jury TOOK must
oi tie cay. and dir! foar men were called Aeturc
tie It tecful twelre we're chosen.
sHx JURY,
ss nnAlly empaae1led, consists OF Il. 7. Baker, J.
n. Moore. p!ss Gs1. S1rt. uares, H. B. Lamb,
J. n. Crosby, 7. II. Mepges, J, y. Williams, t.
#. Ltghtall, Il. AeElwaln. K {. Jordan, and Geo.
Moore.
The prosecution IS conducted BY St2.e:s At
torrey blanchard, AID the defence Is In the hanis
Of Z. II. Dewey, with whom "a azsocia.ed O, C.
Gray.
TIE 1Np1CTIEHT.
There arr two coupsA IL The Indictment, one Of
Efieh charges tie prisoner with producing the
teath of BIS wtsc b. 1;ritlEC her ) blow upon The
forehead With stroe rsece Of iron. The other
;Sha,Ees him with psoanc'Lg ses death BY stiang1
STATEMENT roR TIE PROSECUTION.
Nj Eai csafJ. II nskltg the statement Of the
tlances ilset IN the city Of Peru. he aud n,s
W.te BAD lived tnere tof sotae nue, aud had had
fs't1a! f entdfsn Atter eno"ing On diagrsn
thr hscatt0u Of TIC Ence. IN wh.ca they nvest, he
ts4tfd That CiaErer, for 1oEg setics OF ye1rs a1
been IL the labtt oi 4ausipr mis- wife v1tout cause
.he Vas ue1e hn1tehold drudxa-aa him. Thn
motive to lbe crime T1th which De Wis NOW
cha'tfd, would Irooahlg te found to he his 'n.em-
Ie1ate habits Gn t9e night III question he retaIn-
ed h01re from hts 1aGcl, a painter, ABOUT bali
DAT oc.ccs. No one bns his xlfe and ltrie cA,l-
ofen. ato h'Eseli Eefe there. IN l1i'ls while he
mar nesn sd SAD 10 d h.1 III on nd osf,ee
cuGe o'.s; Margaret has ktiIed herself. " Or "Sne
s,,as, J. seaa. NJ: u. Wssunss2a sod, "M
sannof aaa ~ be rosnss'e." ~ ,+l1ss, Me satd L
apa ~ ..es xrs w2ssssp :, eef g.
sad W. neeas~ weut 70 big house. ard fourd
p.ancn the relative position o. The VARIOUS articles
se*u p5 then, AID sne euppcsts, position II t:as-
1Ley IrcoSsfcd i sor. d III sns ioseheaa, s1. rna.
mug ttitaaely. and cut citar into the rahe. TIE
Gu uea-urrd shout sestn-e'Rhtht Of al inch. or,
bad the srltsarai Ct Of harlng tseea made with an
tnslzt1nen: having lot Z perfectly sharp sxe. II
wssa confused wouIc, All the doctors considered
clancy accorntes foF her dealh IN thts uanncr; r
lie rays he VAS Washing h,tnse,f, and tne vert
ih1o the bedroom With one OF The chldrea.
While ne vas Etll nshf: himself she cAMe out
nt The httt rcen- whIieA ruuud, fell, aaA EN.el
III rself. That Ehe nah got her head under the
sitst. al d be was afraf hne would lit tht >.oye
ID htf tasleplee. Tint be pulled her ont from II,
aud IN nutnE 20 the wound Was u,Ade. lie would
81 o. nst2te that that va impossible When secQ
ty AEa, wellington there was d towel fond IS.
tcE scIosa htr 1eet sac Was l5tnR on her hack
rt1fctt5 *raesi, her napd. carefully adjusted
% her RIDE. NIT hef dterx in complete urler.
1lese y .st stess OF h!ees tpen the noor, sa:.,t
d'k1atce from the store. Elancey tRa1 further
that ben his wife tell d1wo Ec went 10 her abd
I'D that she MAS dead; that he immediately
Ntu. o,eE to Ars. Welrg!ons aud assea her to
ira
pot n1sc than tS1ee or 1oQr n1nutea before Mrs
y es:ingio on cauie Ia acd icIri tht tlfreuities
eeii. sbopHa cn ioostrR her e.ees n'out the soay,
HEtre It Lad een ttGhf, It Was found TO be entlIt-
j. tcld- Mf. CnderEIl vas the reIt perBon TO ar
TVS snsIe Slshs,E toia h'n. aheat the saue
ns.s e1ceeiy, ara ae saia 1n.t thoRs na.s
q d TO; iook rRh,, AID the natter must BE- 11ses-
tga'etl C!arte5 ha1 the appearance Of haTiuE
ts!tt nee tia: Cfarcee hal been wor1.ng in il
Safe that day, atd brought home ENh htrn a can
q ossfers When be Hot home be found that
lad ,4Len tupler es.l!er tran ur4al, and wss
daEn!ns aid ecsz'rT her for getting supper 20
tcon. The tnte1E Ct The prosecutor was That, ID
from the placc where he A. watnirg, and, taking
q leDg iron stose!lttes from one oE tie
TO- ns~ sa,cs IT, resa;sa sGts naa tT saef es r.
1he wouDd That had reen inflicted exactly CORE
apOndeI With the erl Of this litter. Tie had pro-
sionsly mentioned about tho towel. 1t bosc
could not row be found. Mira C!anceT was 10
s ae1 20 es e q
About the average. Saa waa not onr Of those who
wccu he likely 70 hc si'1tc'eI w.:n sponlexr. Her
lroo, and no frscture OF skull existing II must
have bter cau.ed lnstantacenua1T by cnn-
ct4s!on o! the eratn. There we're cases where,
had been produced, but in aacn casey there xere
no external appearance Ct violence. The shock
Va. coz nnnlcstcd to the brain tnsonga ine sploal
co!hnn. There we're easeS where death nx4l os,en
caused bg vtoteut toW on the head, WHERE teere
Wss TO iaeernslnn Or confusion. nnd the hrasn t.
the present ca>e inere va rarnars not that chi.
,ca. examination Of the brain which ought TO have
been nAde. Possibly, The Iost n1oE!em examine
son M e.s q Il %as ea
llst. Quite latrc., number Of witnesses
would be called to establish these potnta. and he
ner's Jury, and The Representations wn!ch Clance5
tbcn made, and he Thought tne present jary would
fail 10 nLa any other cause Of her t!essa taaa tae
in The nannrr as stated ~ c1aucey then OF co1rse
he Was rot guilty: hut II caused IN the manner
sst forth By tbc prosecu,lou. then. o. eourse, he
FOR TIE pEFEntE-
behalf Of the derencc said that when the Jury had
1onld be es,on,thed thu: the prosecutor could
ak for eonseiion upon s1lch niR:sy Evidence a.
x0aS p Haa
deDce that had ever been brought before jury ID
LaSA1te County. The prosecutor had ssid nothing
about the second count 10 The indictment, ant
therefore II ~aa fat inference that be Intended
to teiJ F0efJ upon proving that the wound had
hex :. Indicted By the Instrument now produced,
Q. Similar cne, IN the hands of LAWRENCE C.acceE.
pc j0F5 could not he TOO guarded In acrutsntz'ug
evidence that pretended to show that the wound
AID tie tEs1rGment both cor1c@ponde,l IN shape
apt in s:ze- WheE crtre had neen com ust:ed tue
rrtlftt TnfF re a ahNcERi anil HAch
WORK 10 1I m theory Of aotue u3nS gutlf. II
vas quality Of the huma2 mind that. to nile.
teen ca4ts ont Of twenty, men would nx ~ q
theory. ard t'y 10 Eake The facts agree with II,
| ara eveEY Ht.e Transaction Il hEocchs out. aad
n.xde 10 90 duty for the propose OF t111g the
sa opo55 saas Gstsor ~ Gra{ sas1
as ttl1E alHAEs s1rctis true- io the s'nn0r cast
/ tre theoE. ~as taar stGuoE had h.oten his wHe1
| ytshusg, ard o'hers had examined hes, nat
| tft{ raid that fney found the eIac
place where the neck Tas broken. To nske th
esEsn 1T GI,s" ,tc s;xs' s1amna,!oa wa
itey Al examined IT. and pronounced saasn Va
G.ssF s,9 II s a wn5 saat
so'll, "Why, that Is 50. never shoEaht Of II be
lore- The neck Is rot oroxep." The three Wis
iassrason. ! mso can naEe Himself beler
su5tttrg. Ia reference to the lost toEcl, III. Gra
elaine that no evidence in relation 10 It ought ::
| ht Ahn ttteG. Tue zane cafGlessness IN tHe H2l
Of ttc prosecution, thai had been 40 manifest I
the uealy CASE, was again manifest here. Il va
the duty OF the to take c1se III At 1nta
tttrss we're not lost. Tnat towel ought 70 be rrt
nad r,gni to q microscopic examination Il =
protecut,op claimed that there Vas hood upon
lie had right 10 have the opinion Of men {
sc:erce, ana TO the application Of chemical ieas
lie could neither alloN the fsGhsa oI himself ut
een: to Be- ndi asp0sfH, e t6ers u this
: be rzueh dl1efrrce between himself u
MI. BlaechaEl,.n .eiattoa 70 ne 1oeaics. rFtns
| liable he raw tns1 Itey were both 5e1!tnE upc
, Tsy!ot Ntd'cs Independence. = work OF 70 h!2
standing that TO doctas would swear against
u1less be desired 70 sc! htm.eld do.n y q9ae
This case WIS very different one 70 the aea
case. In the latter case there WIS 20 doahs b
thas unr,:er bad been committed. and The -
. rressns sass ss tie qusston, q,,.. Eas whether y
, ptove mat tha woman came % her dea
I this lneJ EGuld ind impossible 10 do. Nj. Baac
/ ard had Goa rlatned that the rhJHc!azs h1. =
: | made proper examination TnAt vas not Il
: ioIe to rec i inst III xueh IN eIaminstioa 1ss made
4 would dx1. beyoud douol and not leaFe Il
! | question at the Eercy Of q few qrack doctors
+ Nj. Grsy tnea weas On. maintaining that ~
ii Eoeid s Io,, - sst @ I'D eeen s;scdoe ~ hsSs u
: dueed death. The9e vas NOT : case IN all :
= necical sooss wnsrs pessoo p 3
tsa z sre.sDs s9ss sss ss u saa
! co,ert eas had, 1t wss strange PHI a1o1ogae
4 fact that the entail II GODS Of the BRAN seem
l. he nxer PIT. ot IL pra,n aese me nsses p:
It death. de c,aic ed thai the dea'h might ha
been esnssd Y .poplsSIs. sn.siSai sypSe9p; xcs