The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-19

| CRIMINAL OouRr-Judoe rsher.-This court
was engaged as follows Saturday.
4 ApMissios or A ooLoaED ATTORNEY.
On the motion Of Mr. A. X. browne, George
., ys,hoo, eeioted man. Ar sttorney.st.
law o. Phmsdeiphis' was admitted to practice
Judge Fisher said that l, had been hereto
The ~, rule to admit 70 s,orSey: only y sO
preme Court Of the United States had, how
ever, decided that the o. iminai Court was .
ssa q hs s TpcSs ss C
granting the motion, aud allow Mr.. V. to
''" THE MINNIE GAINES, ~unpxn oAsr.
| Upon the calling OF this case II appeared
| that Mr.. Lsfman, the sick Juror, was still too
much indlsposed to appear at the City Hall.
Judge Fisher said that although the jury
were not here yet the ease might be proceeded
with by argument upon such law points as
were Involved m the prayers for instructions,
The prayers were accordingly submitted aud
argued by the district attorney and y. u, Bar.
tett for the prosecution, and Mt. A. X.
all directed to the law sustaining the prayers
asked for, aud were based upon an array Of
authorities, the whole range OF crIminM and
medical Jurisprudence being passed over 10
the x,mination, which did great credit to all
concerned.
those In the Mary Harris case.
The following Is q oomplete and correct 70.
| port OF the Instructions asked for;
| INSTRUCTIONS ASKED sY THE PROSECUTION.
l, II the jury believe from the whole EVIL
dence that he prisoner At the bar, armed with
about the time stated In the indictment, en-
tered a room In n eertsin house, In this city,
where the deceased, who was q boArder In
said house, was reclining on = sofa, or sitting
on chair. aud said to the deceased, "You or
I must de-" and thcreupon presented and
snapped the said pistol at him, and CON.
hstchet or hxei and that tho deceased then
threw up his arms, and that the pris-
oner beat them down and inflicted one
or more wounds upon the head OF the de-
ceased with said hammer, Ratchet or axe, Of
which he died, tho jury should ind the ptis.
oner guilty as Indicted .lthouagh they fur
oner was pregnant by the deceased, and that
some three days previous to the said homicide
the deceased, 10 consequence Of some remarks
snapped II at her head; and although they fur.
thcr believe from said evidence that the do
ceased had . small loaded pistol In the rear
pocket OF his p'nt'lnous. at the time tho hon.
icidc was committed rs aforesaid, unless they
are satisfied, BY prcpo ndersnee Of the evil
mitted rs aforesaid the prisoner had not suii.
eient reason to know the nature, quality and
character Of the act Of homicide, and suffi .
Client eapscity to distinguish right IRON wrong
In regard to the particular act.
2. Ifthe jury dnd from tho whole evidence
that the deceased came to his death At the
time and place, and In the manner snt forth In
the foregoing prayer, they must hnd tho &C.
eu.od guilty as indicted, unless they are salts
hed, by = Prepondersnce OF said evidence, that
as aforesaid, the prisonsT had not eo .an,.isn,
capacity to distinguish right from wrong In
,nssan.ht. ~ ,nsia, Nv. " vas rom uisease
In The iurv and n,,o, III ~ ION, OF ,he ae..
that the deceased came to his death at tho
thn torss,ap1,' ~. ~ nhnner SCI nottn ~
nri,oncs IN a. ,rn,,jii.i On ~. ,,,'t t i
sanity, u 10 not sufficient for the prisoner to
nnp 4. /, az ~ ,,n,I ~, IL s,ana W a.ee,
| Thar IL was nnssihis m evnn ,,ab.hIa
Tia time If ths ,nn, ,nissisn ~, ~ ~, W ~
thc nti.onsr ,".s az nn.n,',,a " s ~ nou I,
aud snhInct ~ ~, o1 tn..a s mse"seu i "Ina,
Eubieet Ia p,r0xvam,i inss"itv '' """ ""'
II tbs iuTy 1nI frnm ,ha y,.,,,, .,,,...
that Tho do - ;,cJ . ms ~ MI" ~ s ~
lime and Mac, and in IL. o,"s, ~, os,, ne ie
The frst PRAYER, in order TO entit,e The nri.n,
| ner 10 an neouiitnI m Tho yrnunL ~ IL. .rnt,s,
n Ia moi suIIiri.nt Cnr ,hn bb,t.n'as ~ ., sny
state OF mind susreptIbIc Ia Ji....e ,,,s 4. \,
sunicient that the proof mercy show Thai il
was no,sibir mr. crro n,"hsbI, III" ny ~, y.
lime NJ The r,m,,issia, ag H. h ,ns ~ ,hc
priso1er was of r.,ouuJ ar di.e..en ninn
md suhi,rt IN ,srnsw.m. ,.sei,,,. m,"',
mu,t lie shown 10 The s,,isf.c,,nn ~ w., ~
nv a nrenooie,sprs ~ ~. ta.,i, ~ 'ne J"sy'
yond resson ,bir dSubt mai ,hs w nv n De
ic,Jc nroc"cisI r., ' .,ae ~ y, no ,.
,loocI hv a,.n o '.c p'" nS MOI o. Iosanty
intent ""' NV ''"' o''"'""'
8. il the Jury lind from the vhoIe evId.,cc
that The I,eoas,I ,mc A., ~ ,,h ~, 49,
mi ni.cc enI IN liz ,.,, us ~" w, y. .hs the
nrs, nr,ysr thrw r.",", om,. ~ ~ y',n ~ W.
m ths yr"m, If .e,T ts,sn.. 'r mua nom'e W.,
npi.nnct vas No, ,.,mi,,,'. ~. orease the
tbc ,lere,.,I AMI ,nxaL. ~ o, ~ NV ~ SCI .k
Win a view az iskinv III i,f.e.nI ,h.o ~, h,'n
in excuse a ,nreT res,,itin. fam ,. p'. ~,
iayTti roniuci, and fms,has I'LL ~, s.s uu
,vs. Snnnir.d n, Ia. M ,'L IN ~ .nu pr' sp
cn"i5 siniy ~ ~" . ~ ",,sh nc, esespe she
oner was allowed by law to na mo-, az, a" more
~ ntn,,ct h.rn,vn Iias %. mn $1,000
~ hnJi,y - o " re.'oh from gnev.
.ss,i" c..y, 80 ~, LII. LII, "ieh ny eouu no,
|
"I III III -, ~, w. NJ, ~ 49,, ~ aiV,csAh:
tho ,irccascy q ,nn "a III I..,I ', ,n NM
goiny nrnyrr thcv r.,',,o, /. s,,ii ~ a,,,s
nIi.nnsr Rnm a f,,iiny ~ ,vmm.,SS n ,I n. ,ne
nuenes of her Ses and ,pern.n snnyi ~ aon.e
hc 1.c, ~ 30 Pn.snHn' opnui',on, anu
w., nv 'te, MI sne Va, once si'rei nor can
nv, 'ry oS n,cI,, H. a.",' ,np p,sci from ,eel.
rssn NJ, n,s,cr Iii ,,,t ,,a, Aan neg
,,, 49,, W ~, i,.,,', IVY may pessnei
,mu y, LIZ, sue ~ ,telusnt cTlmi.
m.tnr sn W." ny son.lh'Ia" o. hcf said
ehiId' b, Gotten nI her hodv br a ,n,s M
thay ,,,ih,,Ii,' ",,,,I, 'o"y " ",mi hor cHn
imv nt nrrimiec ,raInsi i,n dr,o rom i ise,.
LIZ, ,hs u, 'hc "vccaseu a'ihough
.hsy may pe ",,lSned lIom me evidence that
. liz 80 ~, ' .h ""s"ant WIN ohIln Dy
anmn,i,, n,. sst,w n u w." saheu upon 10
sII mppsaf ~. ,,h.r nJ",y, aug 70 seknowieuge
he refn,eI 10 do a. AMI dr.y VI wP .,,,i;
~ ,,, \, " ao ~, anu u,nwing puNol
sromp Eli cvI hs, p''h III ,mey nenese
,wo nr thTcc u,x. hrt,,. ~, Joou tIp so,he
! committed a, Hi5rcs,id. '"' "'"'''"e ""'
a
~, ,a 49,, ~" ~" W" Whvia ~ iuenGe,
~ snJ nj No. ~, IN, ~ w aus ueA,n ~ Ine
,h n "a, p''.e ~ ~ W. mhnnrf set iof'h 10
III, IA H. ~, ~, ~. JuiS .ur'het nnu
hnmicid. ihs mrt.on.. .ns so i, OF the
no. nv '', ,nr p'sousL WIS iushne, according
I'm, ~, .he nnu ,ns aw, a. stated ny We
Soiia,,ins ya,n' ~, a. A. nen neruc' IN Ihe
I ~ Sns.,ht,v !, ~ w 49,, ~, bu.y ~ fensoi
T.h,,.,m }ssh, y "us 70 Ihat enret' (hct
~ ''"' 's. y, 49,, o,''u'o ioo' seeton
y 1hn ia[.n.a ", nshnp wv hhFkhnk.
! | t,a ~ ~ i,t 80 ~, ~ insniy ~ prfteet ue-
~ y, ~ a., y su',, VIII =" W,hout onuse' u made
w" ~ !, ,ha ~, ,i,' OF .he jury
Tho h,r W., ~" s ens, ING prisoner A.
W " was nu' !ehsonSpIn DrIng, account
: nn W, ~ ommuIe, ~ regard 70 ms ,ransac-
shn 49, ,s,,n w. w Nv Nelulthl, whether
r. an ,bs whol. v, .v vnurr ueIus.on.
,h o., , ~, ou ~ Wnor esluehcc presented by
"n P .n.I,,, ,m'fr is my fntlpnni hypoth
In1,cih. 80. h' Yin liz vone,uaion mat me
isnIant csnnni n. ennvi, or cHeu s ,ne ae-
rsI, "i smIii shouii ~. ~ nnh ,he nypo,h.
. = II Is Tor the jury to determine, under all
Q The circumstances Of the case, whether the act
{ | 4 If thc I,,rv nna ,h., ,,o ,,i.o Inn,
; tho irernss,i ber,msc he hi sppu,oay A ~