, 1869-06-26
MURDER TRIAL

Eighth Day oil tho AFrni9nmcnt o
Chnuncey Bailey for the Murder o
James 4. Lnird-The Tcstlmon,
Closed with 4hc Evidence or III
Prisoners NIothcr-ArEument o
Colonel Val1ette, II. N. N urrny mn
Colonel Rzarry-The Cratx.Spraku
Breach OF PFOmisc Cnscs
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WHEATON, June IS
The eighth day Of the thai Of Chauncey Bai'e!
for the Hlnl,1er Of James L Laird, at Napery,llt
was opened In the Circuit Court Of Dupase Conn
tJ 1t 10 O'Clock this morning. The popular pulls
IN this section beats fast as the Judgment TIA
slowly but surely approaches, Hhen Chaunce,
Bailey shall receive the sentence Of punishment
or the happy boon OF sequ1tta1 and liberty. Th,
sentiment here tends favorably for the prisoner
aud, II what almost everybody in the outside
world thinks about the bearings Of the case Is &c
be taken as criterion Of what the jury vii
think and do, an ncqutltal is = certainty. The
sentiment, however, Is not wholly pretndIced
There are few sanGuinaEJ mortals especially
among the lady population, who, strong in thetl
convictions Of womans rights, and deadly II theil
vengeance upon err1nR man, strike out boldly FOL
es fspa eaasa an The the TIT
ieEaiss has gained new life and vleor since tue
scath,ng examination Of lady witnesses BY the
}os s asens of 9ss Tna
neeses summoned by the counsel for the people
aud express great indignation at the necessary
their manipulation. From present appearances
the case Will be submitted to the Jury upon thf
conclusion Of arguments at 4o11ny noon. How
much tine the Jury will require to arrive At q de-
c:sion is one among tho many uncertainties 1t
7Es11xosg OF HIRAM row1EH
Hiram Foaster, yteuued tby State.s Attorney
Aetzner>: I went with N1s, HALEY 10 the farm q
sec Nj. Bailey about the child.
Mr.. Att:n<r. State wha, took p1sce there be-
tween Bailey and hls wife:
l0biected to. Sustained ...-..-.
Nj. Itt.neT remarked that he had calel the
witness dnlJ for the purpose uf clicttng what had
TESTIMONY OF MRS BAILEY.
.A,x- Ltntdn Bdtity, s1eurN: reside next to the
h995e .! the dstsnaant !n SspsE1e An nose,
good deal OF visiting between the family Of MY
aon anu those in our house, but there was little
eaact distance @ H between ,e Souscs III Irs HHM THom
Christmas 1855 ...
bcr the ulght Of the homicide. | was At home on
that evening. Saw MrA. Bailey that evening abou
7ocIocE. She left houe about 10 o'clock a. NJ
little gtrl returned with ny daughter. No ons
else was With her. Did not see her from 10 a. N.
Rr:airect: Our house Is eaa: OF MT daughter q
THE curtains which hung at the windows
through which the prisoner IL alleged to have
Peese into he ,2om On the night Of the killing Of
Ars. Ls7nan sailey tessiaed that they were the
genuine curtains, aud had not been washed since
the night e5 1.%sq The ns%'el,'s 81 s,cn.,, u,,rx
AieAot. Hiaf.. 1ss s'sar: ~ % u. as;sa1. Have you
ever met Mr. Laird at socal parties In NnpeI7l1e
k.iss:: ss,ti.xsd: saS " Bailey has been .. 50:
c!ai gatheitngs IN my house Think thar Nj. Laird
was boarding with me at that tine.
THIS c1osed the testimony Of the case.
The Court asked that tho Instructions 10. bath
az sfoF ~ Il ,ns isaf ~ Goan
FOR tie iastsr side. that hs might have saaeienf
fMs 70 tns tns{ each se nayc epn, bou,s
! ssea @ q hall AZ hour Vas then takea to ena-
BIZ counsel 70 psepsrs fss s.SumenL
Upon the scassenencs Vi 1he. Court, commenced
'1e Anarxrsr FOR TER rror11.
colon<l raR<ste, Of the Counsel for the People.
rev made ne open1ag argument. Ne prsf@sea
most solemn events IN his Life. He had oot before
been engaged ID 4 case wherein tue lie Of = man
aud proud poattion. lie tnen alluded i, tho
changes Of tie Mw-aa It once stood and as 1t now
standa At one pertod the conviction Of MIN for
deaihs He Wss thankful fh.f ia IAN Was pot 10
seyere at the peeaenr rne-,hat the death pe enajty
md teen modlfed. The dtzsirr TO preserve
the nOtfifcafinn Of tie Inw as II nov stants m
Of 4 reform nf the crmInai Tas
E1Tcn md therefore iho responsibility Of The urr
Was noi 20 ssf a. # might Rsye BE- il earlier avs
The IeopiTrments Of tic lsH Wese not such as 10
demand lie iea,h pepaity Tor ~ tae crime ci
which The prisoner At he Daf ssood accasett
The defence. II rTs r,a,,ne,i
that The act committed WIS fr,}T inst,ded hS BAH
|ur1. he could 10 rrnfier yeri1cT ~ nnrscr IN
the mt decTre seains1 tSe nnsons, R.i1et e ~
md Of tustico conid betisr be Suaserfett tan h1
he Pnbc faEs nf Is67' IF iIi,nnis Tintnsf ca1a
.n nct ii relation to capItal Dunfshnent. ~N~'
sxr77ox /. Thst n si csses Of feion,ss which bv
7etent for the Jury paaened to rrsu1n With tbxr
act OF esnt5 md = part u tho sAc+ either thst
ie. q III % S 6 e t. 1 Pc Fenea
lot fourteen year7 - thcy may dccae: md
10 reTpon thall b senseeed 10 dcs. bJ s1J cuI un
The initiaetiSe feeling 81 sympathy u lie aea1ts
y lufuI9 GItln9 II 70 Important tf1A a this
1uss ~ 9a 1san - H. me pfonsr Ihe !at!
as!r e{mpsaaies ~ - sho1ld nc not sand IL the way Ct
'tefn d9sJ aod lasuce. 3ns EM Wonld not tostny
ne oeea Somnea ~ tne aeienaant sna sne Ell
re 1u3 should AZ upon iae iaw and the evidence
II Ine gentleman !hen rezd from The statutes q
anEo ~ m To- Ioe noeI aoo epea Ea
. ~ murder, hot N to9 case The verdict OF man-
Anehtet eoo3d oe isnaesea dae staSatsa were
snebfsH and xon1. ~ sa n.1.iannhtsr 1ee, ~ 1asd
Ssa FL .ne leaunemenpo S o. me Law n PansnmeaI
me law which ought 70 ana which ne believed
Eo9id goEeEn the luU IN tne tenAlaon Of theI
lain 10 know more Of tie law In the Eou1
Counsel then proceeded 70 anolJze The evidence
the case. The jn55 could not question the gull /
i the defendant N killing James L Laird. The |
efeuca hAd conceded that much The inquiry /
tas nrst, Did the man Bailey commit crsme7 |
here could be no doubt on TINT point. And the
eIt question for the Jury 10 consider whether
e perpetfated the deed with malice AloEcthought.
M nst, leit hls porae 10 NaoeU1l}e. wens to
txop!, Maka tne Mtenklon o. 9oln2 70 Chacagp and
;ha ~. NJ ~ " Ex. n1uuL 70 NAptt-
t.sra1 .a1 ~ T., - saAt Lne zAeaea
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;aiis. hss 1..n. ~ r.Gn35 rs. ans5' ~ GSaauy S.y
trns ~ f.te =. Ie.nh1 hafrs :,ot ,s -, :, e
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tien tst.r - ~ fra@ @ 81 AS :. ~ LIE
arr NanerT,,ieS ~ re ronie thsrs f2nn M,nh1
= - -. ,ss-,s - ASsss sc-e Actlt 1SaAu:
nsa esen :nt IT, sseeSed ne
itsr hs5tue eomnIesei d Ii MY hasnes s isId
60 o. e - Gp:eaEo eut rs11Easd ,s.,s T. E1g1a
~ @ ,. ~ toL ~ tae osteHee COMO no,, .1Ie1
.nS 1sa ~. ] ~ ~ bis via
=, u '4s nae - y kas ~ the mi
" ~ -. e1sn31, - to a.T uresious 10 IL
~, u snG sse9ug 81 tne ~ ~ Raie1 rroan
10 sss x1fe Ia nddeI,,4 Tnis dlsco7erJ was Whst
s assed he man n 1Tan1ef uau1eanInx1y about the
aantJ s darina @ tse @ i:t1. and i n!soi % return to
~ y n1dsr -. III 4pd5xg awa,io9 The moment
II n uaoe[ ~ .ra - s1; nnTu Ia cold blood tha a1n
-. Ssa - I,sr toato II ia pe1rs and honor P
yedH ,eStation Ias hcrr shown Bailey Was not ros.
1. +3, ~ II saricIen1 engfn Of time. A. xa1
- i,rr ~ ~ SUBSTANTIALLY zaoEn tn eTidenre
aasd hesreep the uo1iene Of lis asr.TzI 4. III
.ene and ne commission Of the Acs, to cool his