The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-22
THE COURTS.

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a. ~ the accused evcrv 5ay, vltness bas secn
saw une aeeusea every uag WINES h,s M seen
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AZ, M; rayman, oeing sworn, 'es. ,,eo, , nns
MI; oaunaeIs l,nc wnness Mho ses''aeu yes
teiaay 'nat curing tnc lauer part y. nay
anu sno 'nontn u yIne 's ,in lr Sas nv
absent Single Jay mac ,oiu nun
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Ma I,ls hari
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M. NoiIis tnen openeu 'ne ease ios . .no
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Jury 70 .ne lae's Us Pio'eu, 'na. .nc moh.y
was IN INC saIe anu los'i 'na. upon .hc ,oss
oelng aiseovercu nnu .nc ehPloyees asheu
10 remain LOT examination, al remained OK
cept senutmnn. Az nret nooouy was sus-
peetea, Dut was soon ,oun1 tnaI tnc nc
ensed mad passed iorgea pI,i 70 hunt q
olaTk, 70 Egan " rer'yl 70 " , D; hyie, an M
70 WIN; A. Sppe.nan. iGcso o y ~. "cIe ~
iound ny MI; faymani NO. s,ooi ~ tne
BANK Oh Masningtoni 70. Lv'y', ~ me,ro'
polltah BANK; NO, og,o's WIN Le"S yonh,
son " o9.i no. lV,oSo AZ tne rifst Nasionai
BANK. ms was lolIoWca up oenufnian
Mresl, " tne aiscovory o, osner proVs, Inu
mhally tnrougu tng ussnouy % man
ha,rs, the eoin Ple'e piooi .nu' " nsu
naa IN MS ppsSesS ion ,ne very Ioney s.oien
rom Tue Nuuit III thc iISasuIy noPuritnieus'
anu nuu III nianner mhieh ~ n1eh oo'oa
eneu crime induced her 70 usueItahe W seat.
yer TINS money over INC eou'n, Ial no, ni
whence ne iived, so tna., US ne i cn eaio
OF MS ili-gotten gaihs' winch she was 70 re-
turn to him.
Inc defence knew that this testimony was
damnlng 10 the accused, ana they had there.
lore spared no efforts 70 impeach IL; rrs1
they undertook Dy MI. saunders ana others
TO show That scnurman never leit MS nome
In either the latter part OF May or tue nrsI
part Of June; what witness Mr.. saunders
was! Not only docs ne keep ms eye LOT lofty
sur-in MS porch, III tnc yaIu, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
all'secing eye oil saunders follows MN; nc
nears ms stSp, ana even tno lntcryentlon OF
a Drlck wall Goes not prevent MN from
listening 10 eehurmans voice. Tic wished
nc mad guaruinh SO w"chiul' Inc par
Dcrs testimony proved nothing, ana MI
Afrl,on icit the whole latter month OF june
unaffected by his testimony Besides, IL
might DO that an unlcarned woman ike
Marian Harris might have mistaken the
| months entirely, and That shc In TACT met
schurman In Philadelphia In July. But not
| alone with dti1iS did they attack Marian
Harris. She must be gotten out OF the way.
The force OF her testimony must be weak
oned; 80 they produce theological student.
A fine young man truly. lie was bold
man. Most young men VINO studied either
law or divinity became wise men ut once
and knew more the hrst day they studied
than they did ten years afterwards. TN:
bold young theologlan told the Jury tina,
everybody In Sparta said Marian Harris was
a liar; and yet when asked to name one per
son VINO SAID so, became as the dumb man
In the Blble. lie could not name ono single
sole man
Mr. Norris called Inc attention OF tue Jurl
to the danger In which snch robDcrics place.
the currency Of the people; such robbery
was direct STAB at inc interest oil every MAJ
who used the national bank notes. lie urget
the Jury to give their best attention TO IN.
case, and give verdict In accordance will
public Justice.
5. Philips, esd, replied for tho defence
Mr.. Philips did not propose to follow In tn
footsteps OF the learned counsel who Ia
been employed specially Tor the Goyernmen
cause, In so far as he has cndeavored l.
create laughter ny Ills wit, but he proposc'
to take up the points III ihis case and exam
Inc them In a critical ana philosophical way
and see II The Jury could come 10 any other con
eluslon imam that ne was NOT gullty. Tic con
graduated the accused upon MS proof ever
item which had been stated In the opcnln
had been proved ny the evidence THIS wa
a case oil clrcumstantial evidence, $50 som
oil tho W!sost men had expressed the oplnio
that no man shouiu DC convicted soieiy o
clrcumstantlal eNldencc' lie congratulate
the DEFENDANT that ne mad met and expiaine
every circumstance that nc couiu nave oee
expected 10 explain. Inc Wholc power Q
the Government had been Drought to bca
against the accused. II the vaults OF I'll
Treasury were not open Tor tho thief IL wa
opened for this prosecution. Unlimite
money had been spent IN either gathering o
iabricatlng testimony. Two extra counsS
had been employed, and an array oil dete'
tivcs gathered from all sections oil the cour
Try, all anxious, LOT the PROFESSIONAL reputi
ton, to convict the prisoner. Against I'M
array the prisoner had met every iaet whie
the prosecution mad brought forward.
Mr.. Norris mad begged inc qucstio
throughout. lie had assumed the quit
the accused, and asked the Jury IL the ey
dence did not tend TO show II. The tru
method OF inquiry was TO assume the inn'
cencc OF the accused, ana require proof
his quit beyond reasonable doubt. ii
could not DC convicted unless every Juryma
could place his hand on his heart and 50
{ that there was no DOUBT that schurman TOO
, the bonds from The vault oil the Unite
, states treasury
= Mr.. Phlllips continued, reviewing the cv
denee IN inc case. Inc allegation That !
: hal suddenly grown rieh had Dcen iuiiy u
Dutled' Thcrc was no direct PROOF whateye
that the money was III the vaults In Apfl
1917. Inc entry was ihere, u was herei d
= no man liau opened thc ouhule LOT month