, 1869-06-09
Conclusion Of the Great Craig
Sprague Suit.
Another Witness.
Arguments II Gr. yiltttc and Gcaerals
Lndrr and Eldridss.
The 1nstructions.
"We, The jury, Find for the Plaintiff the Fall
Amsuut Of Damages"



Special Despatch TO 7Ss Wsa.9esa ea1aso M n'9n. I'M,
promise 1s ss '{ Us 81 Pc e sx sses st
Judge WILCOX, tn the Circuit Court Of DuPnse
County. Publlc opinion regarding the merits Of
this vesy strange md amusing litigation Is due
suanns. a. me eoloans OF evidence ann o. coun-
ses Arguments changss, 30 do the ideas Of she peo
pie change respecting the relative txhta md chat.
meter OF pla,ntirf and defendant Niss Cra.7. aez
sompansea D5 hes mother, o1other ana counsel,
sho1n hls 1. ph,1"tn Theaton for eeversl ,Yavs
and his counsel Is vii be noticed Ia the report Ct
!ssteIaatE, pfoTseoinGs re nave naa lau "rupe" IN
ANOTHER WITNESS
Geuera! Eldt1dge, counsel los the plaintiff, read
70 the Court the following an1das1t:
A:!t n iHtsoa O1Iu5t fs'sHty-d5sanAa j. erois s*-
hf1:o r,ass% s sprsgsx;; g,s;,~ t,,. $40. ,
.s1. tf.s r. !. nne ~ thr nnseI ~ fSt t
alive entitled suit t6ss sce the sixua,snts hare beu
eorUcnrcd iu aid eit 10 hss IeHrur,l fhst tse Dr.
j. G.Iscste, whose dcpo.aiioa hsa beenrssd 81 ths
Isn q ths aetsnd.nt 70 this satt sTed hefc the
eese & i: "e @ ' Il IA It, eaas
Sia;tiid des.s, tc> Ind esn osoye s ..S ~
E1tt;e TIT she /, po tho pc.soa rITd Ia IL bIs d.
Il tse dcpostsoa & Go1sc Il Il H.FsSn1 S whieh VI 80 -
read IN c!dcncn 60 The pAIt oi the defendant In this
sG ~ .1fs 1n 1srs net snSwn hy ssd Gsrste
case. md after the elosIus Of The testimony.
subsGbtd md 4worn TO before ne iii; eishih dsy ..
jung, sssnsen hundred and d1t'-1inG u n.
IeneIA EMt!dgc then moved ihat the testimony
OF pr GaHEtfe b allowed on the stand.
,,o1 1ene5s1 s1h nDdsI moved to "fthdFa" the deposit
The Conrt r1ie' that .be te.,,,,,nv ron,, ha .c
certsd 1or Tue purpose Of determining Identity and
wv 'A' NH1. TM1xoSrpmr I'M :, pr1.Isu' o,pp-
R. j, Ga17t.te :,for": " Il Il, nse % i s Fears, and1
nhTxc.an In nract1rc trn senss1oa- y 1See 9sa a
March - ia HsTc NJ aenn.iataHcs - III 1 5ss -
mnnsS ne otnts e.. ~ NJ =. ,ae Ass lev
IA ths n!siut,f1 In tthisSrrnch of NJ n1om,. N aaea
maze deuoation hesers Juv.H H'IHs 1siaE,1 tss ,,a
'"S n Jeals .z5 ago, N, o.rs,,, ,,,,.
<,t NE 1o,1 s,5, fo5 GGuss s Lindes9 can't
10 nef. ~as no, tses1aphed e. ccnss aeie 1eoAf
ytsteruay sfteruoon IN th ca,nn,n] ~ r. Cls.I
3rnther r. Ss1ss Se11 tha ,SstntiT VI AIs c5e'9,
.,- y,.,,s AK. FIIfr9Ks H. ARsCNkST.
.cnttn,,a ~. 3ns r. 'os tne ptosecanon,
~ rho fnru ~ 70 ~ r. Il ot ~ me atssnsnn
ia nnt in1 nrseaE1 ~ m ~ statea sos
~ ehIt6 II = %t.h5a ~ =, st =. slS ~ nHAoSas x.s
sane % fom. The detendant nuss saf a,e .a'I ma4e ad
Sot ti.e. ms s.1ann tne n1 MusM tne 3lAnan tesnTa
cantne. Ing % oeisoaat ts1esea 70 mar! hef Tne
had been ad;ansea, w: That the tlnae axed toE
the maHlage had not AH1sed In reference 70
et,.E W4sn ~ - dsfsna,ns Jnas Eoa o. nc nc
nlReu tnas Lae Ineot{ aatanced y MIN vas ttoe
h.a hn1 - M;a nnhcI sne p.omse o.
snee Il IL peay Of apd ~
eumnanee tnai , snouid gEeany eanaase ne dam. IT,
agEa Ihat' "a, = aMhongh spxaSue vas, IN re ,1aet tae
| should remember that he did moi present The
Eeen hts Ee.sre " 'asso, 1or I'd he s1hl6.: 9
,ni sn2m 9e p1ssessed @ n nts conduct sowald toe
p!alhtln. Ine eenuenan then stated the rue ol
nsa1s - t 70 xaa ts non
~ po1 Haa Il ma
ayins Gid. i4u ''a snA' n' "en' nome 70 a''eh'
t GtnLrnt @ 5sdr1age, ! Know that he did not.
senH po5slcans 10 His house and found out differ
Gfneral Lindtr. It's unlawyerHke to put spies
r1on 1 ~ Glen -,
M ~ sa1ama tts continued ne eoald not iaetne
There seemed to be no unanfai,y Of }eelina Dc: &c:
tween bin and his counsel ls OWL counsel
the yt1latnous looking creature he Represented ID
gnR hs ss ' snes o for ss se n.pa %nsp
%sa; III gained @ n ,oSs Ss sna 'sspaf 1ssPsef
sae hsd oTes pp IN aG{ 2ass 9st
ception cost her lucrative situation ia C,ncin.
nst', and lcssened her chances for ercr becoming
psfate edort to nun the fair reputation Of lii
| Client but they hai fcnon1lniously failed. The
re .sndsa sa1 t. the matter Of
and he believed he wns, the jury should make him
Pay N amount commensurate win his wca'tn.
remark msde by one s' Of tne iap,os N COUNSEL SG1a
for the defence when be- saId he VA
u1del oa.n 10 perform 5aty to 6is I client. no io
stern dusy to throw dust Ia the eyes Of thc iury.
spiasue The lera' neecssltiss for Scs con. ..
assea aels I'd Seen @ dae
contract Of marriage; that the pla,utifY had bcen
GnlIty OF uncnasttsy when receiving tbs addresses
10 ruin her character and ret they had oIered 10
proof. He again spoke Of damages, aud earnestly
to bltghted heart and ruined p1ospects. by Tant-
ing the whole amount Of damages claimed
AKGrnExr OF GEsKHiL IlSpKa-
re1t commenced his argument to II ine 'J ,asT' IL
taouRht that Mr. Vuette was wrong wheu fe said
tnas pa9s opinion had ANYTHING TO 90 with the
peope oasht tne - ne4its 1T aei oi ea he
suit Arvlette nnd said tnat antEersal sympathy
rs expressed for Miss Craig. nut be Thought ,hai
eep!lole change or opinion IN ravor OF defendant
Madame DC stael once said 70 Bonapa.te: who
d }eq s Gse oesi T,a,r TT sos9 se9s o5 man
ne EIeatess ron1an "Tne one Who has had
1nS Most soHoren hna pso1ent mem up honestly"
W. vi tae fep Ineis nsa peea crest deal of tn
nia,nt,W ~ IL tid vi .ac coanse! ior tae
ILL., nc To1.a asx me Jury whether
~ - eIn EEL. u tnem pSne1s1 tuat ne you'd
IL ,b isnKntefl u nc were
as seqa e, ef: sssnss @sa
n3nat s. nv rn ~ rns nS1 ~ smai ooMef 70
not tex;r. - ~, sn1 - nso -, ~ He a!o
aps e oesEe 70 caeas toe Wos1 oot ol thesr FeFcr-
si eRs III ~ tnas A9out sae p!aih.
a suS t nnu ~ , ues1sa ous "a ~ toe
~ VA e.. n1 4, ~ sne ,ose