, 1869-05-27

:; THE M'caiiGELl MURDER.
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Trial Of William Il. Robinson at
Jacksonville.
Preliminary Arguments by the
Counsel.
Opening Testimony for the
Prosecution.
Statement OF Mary Ryan, Servant
In the Mcconnell Household
:; IHE M'caiiNELL MURDER.
special Despatch to Tie Chicago Tribune

Statement Of Mary Ryan, Servant
II, the Mcconnell Household
special Dcspssch to Tie Chicago Tribune
JACxeokyI1I, III, May 81
The third dzy Of the t1tal'of Robinson, indicted
for murder ot General Murray Mcconnell, opened
this morning, ii . o'csoet, IN eUawus Hail, pus-
suans to adjournment, Ho9 Chaa- n Hodge, cls-
cult Judge, presiding.
1ux ATTENDANCE.
Owing to the 1sct that ths selection Of eight tu-
rots had consumed the entire previous day and
the anticipation that the choostn9 Of the reu,ai1-
Ing fouF would require almost as long time. the
morning session of the court was not zs-
p 'sps aEs sxd e sroT Tn
VA nos.fegaded with anJ popular interest, and
ns SRs 's T. ss assy 1s@ sa
the probabilities Ind possibilities Of the result o1
IHA PRlsoxR1.
The prisoner appeafa to Be very largely Known
and liked lu the civ, aud his friends epeak co1n-
dcn.iy Of his innocence Of the grave charge that
has been brought AR1inK, him. Robinson, himself,
Is also evidently certain OF Fe&an1ng hl1 tlhertv
and maintains an eA1y though earnest demeanor
throughout alI the proceedings
EEtEC7If0 THE 1CNY.
After httes cousu1tAtiou between counsel o!
either side, the work Of completing the Jury wns
ftsuned. ami continued Throughout the morning.
di11cu1fy, being taken from the nrst four exam
lnet. and the tact of ths rapid progress becoming
known soon gained q material Increase In the
Juror was chosen IN few mlnutea, and then the
old difficulty WIS raised, and the Last juror re-
mained + YETI dlneult pessoaage to obtain.
THK KlGHF OF CHALLENGE.
During the progress OF ths examinAtlon the
Ieetsiatnre, increasing sae peoples peFemp.or5
ensed sisel m lie osr nanDtf o1 IAN,
reflections had bcen exhausted To this challenge
Judge Woodaon, Of the counsel for the prisoner,
to had been Passed since the commission Of the
oneuce for which the defendant Was a1rAIgue,!.
i was retrospective IN It's operation, and impAl1
principle Of Law Is esahllahsd Ia civil cases u taA
when any act e retrospective IN iA operations and
prejudicsl TO the right Of any party, 1t Ii not to
Be 80 construed IN she court Counsel sns
decision Of tae SUPREME cour Il The csse ot Braee ae
a9ainst FchuyleF, reler1ed TO IN Gilman
tinuet should te appned ID Ills eas., taaasn Il /:
q criminal Que. inas1uuch the rights Of the de
tendant were nanlfesuy ,mPa:zrl, and |
couid not enlarge by construction the provision!
OF penal statute. This was penal statute 70 IA,
as the prisoner Eaa concerned. for Il affected we
the time when the crime Of which he was Charge
| WIS committed The Law that existed ut the tim,
Of the offence mutt be the la* that must prevail
IN the Gtal Of the man charged With It's eolnrais
| sion.
states attorney Brown denied that the rights 0
| or The prisoner had tHe1 impaired II I'LL The &c
ah' not dep.ys n HIN q single rsiEtlese hct s'M
ssa * sops pss an lAs = ~ =. yss:s ssa!a sas ~
aa not interfere @ 4 81 VII ~ ans penalty =, ;n
naAtter Of construction Mr.. 1sru~n held this
there waa no room for eonstraction At all tn
act vas p!a,n afa Ncedeu u its terms. anu coa!.
@ rot be Construed II nv Way o.ner Than ns den
n11c, untnistakanie lAnSuase l e1psessed
MekafA BARNES 4nd ShaF, OF fte counsel TOT Il
defence. insisted thst the set While r dd not o. a.
| Tcctly decrease the prisoner ftcat, da 90 wife
ans By Increasing those ot the prosecution DC
as many peTmptory challenges a. shc people, an
| now that right was destroyed.
The Eonrs held thai the statute VIZ simply On
regulating the practice In criminal cases, and q
such wna applicable in all trials Of the kint
It's enactment.
To this ruling the defence TOOK exceptions
n. ,rnr coxr1Tsp:
sxon Win ths ~ ts,rs nsax er1d n th,r namcs ~
follows: Ro,ert je i1es, John BrsceVea. DarI
S19as!son, sss,S Sn liz iaenPsSn SPisFs' " Il
.Innnsan ti,en ', Rnrse W1iaI1 Hse.,, =: nj
ian !. Ajeo,t and uean smniey. % Tne iuroI
eTtentiy IL s dec.ded an telnperansnsx a n = 4ney vi
tiI hearing, IND d Il their verdict pfoves to Be- a
eIe,en i1 men ~ wcpe 1gp esau.'nsl Ens of thcs M
ninetT-n,ue were rejected On the follow
sa,1r o g. 81 apans 1ns a. m II
prisopcrS s1.iis or y tanocenee: tatTtsen " &c, q
for having " copsc!enstous IS sc1upie5 nsans. Ii
death pe11slty: : thirteen were perempfo.!ly chs
!engeai bf he peopte aud nye br The defencr: ou
/
zenship, one ior pop-tes!lence: one for phTs.c:
dlsAot1isy, and one for jplJ service wisala Jca
Afte, ~. nrr h.a fscn rxorn ana tns,-,ctc
mt n convarse ainnt tfe c,Se All T rnnami.ted
the custody Of IN o1iceT. he court adjourned d
hals-Past 1o'e'esf ,xoo. arss,o.
ncxxasEn irTrSnAScS
+! II the afternoon ihe court conyCued pursua.
70 adjournment: Tne attendance was very mac
the galleries laTTe number Of is1c; Wefe seate,
orEx1kG or 1NE cAxE
The opening statement q tae case to the !u,
Of the courr by atateB Attorney broTn. II
IJrpWn deferred h,s Etn,ament hy rra,,inp II
pTisones. W;1;.an Il Ropason. sI Stt5 Il
feionions killing nf General MurraT Sfrconnel
On tnt 9th Of Fes,ruaH iast lie innrsssrd m Il
eass fslr m tnn.ft,a nss1dno .nd ~ ~
his tnt<ntian of safinr notfInr Il his eonneStie
dcsigned to y rrcjudice ms Juror u asalns: i
/ Ar t-Hfrr rf I'm fSaf4n1 hq
been elirnea. IT. 1ss the du ID
Of The peonis % pro7e Il. the material Allegation
!, q he Indictment sey ond reasonable doubt
rev upoa ctrEmstantiai evidence. Tnev 9 e:
pectet 70 show moure and an d
poTtuni,y tx the Commission cf Il
Tih iss oi f. I'd
.. consistent wttn The hypothesis Of lis gull. II
iusy mus. listen 10 TIC test!nony. an.f Weigh ;
tsoa;e and x.naiv it giving sacb ts iurca - Enl
t Void 5e N pTovea Ia Been I iuea = d "a ~
Mon1a ~ shoWn sssi Wnen - nnnisgs, 'tne NE a
l Scrtienan Eas engaged On uemoranda ca
necietf with the Accuse,l. ant m in1e1t-ane
Of his, ard further that The booSs
The prisoner lid oeen altered to bring assoQt
state q net consistent Win tae poaiion taksn
, the raymeut Of ! potc clatkned by I'm, to Ia
been Ta.d eUr;e lime tn Septetnbey had On
bsen naae on the day Of the murder, or shors
, VARIOUS and coniIsitciu7y statcmeuts ms.,e
tne Iefendant and nnt rs,ns,s:ens x1ih ~ ti+4T
sf hs mo S9anssl soed es stlng
| nere,i In nmrct.on Ia ne trrT to xiye tne ca
nothlnc sho1 Of = full and in,pa,usl hcs.tna.
The anrnin1 st.tcrn*nt IN hrhai nf ne ;ef.n
! mt ma rhtn fnsce to me MT 81 Nj Ranes
t the pY1.opcrr couusel fnc,e werr soue Il
+ Ecuis aSout thc case n court, the Eeuiie,u,
emn and important. The prisoner si the nar v
, | not Cnn Af The ttaxs f,11r1 vto:u fetona ~
ecneralfy tafrn. he Va, yuuuR hi
X rrr.t nrorni.e mt ion1 AN Hr III ~.
| hrhnrht un IN the Old houesses1 NttA III !
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= Tin. Hrrnmnistsd horo-s ~ ~ hnnr-his II
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