, 1869-06-09

lhe e5ea of defence tha. be Vas NJ the time 4e
peE3e:ra:oF u one of the moss heutan
Ma5dsss tnas naa ere, eseE b esen eo%%t1s ~ s.
cicthes Torn by tho atcased On tbat day. hid
se .o9 sf Pss :! q eos % % "a
tnat vh.,e man mar thoroughly recognize a1oth-
q. he Is very liable 70 be n:ssakeu rcsAdsnz NJ
length OF coat or the exact color Of caps and |
Also ttst In this regxzd the prisoner Kaa cootrs-
dIeted By ont OF hts Owl witnessed
Counsel next proceeded TO reE1e" q "
tss III at Z as NJ Rs1e sed he uat foI IL
tt1nly would rot be induced to tel te whlca
would tend 70 nplieaie him u gFeat ENG: G .e,1
on On lie 1aik, tcf the 1eason IN. he would nstur-
siiy Be afraid that i be suiec meeting sach per-
so nsy wous Be ISso to .Ss
s s. nors e111aorata.r letting q
iud!cisi % proceeding. For some reason Or other
ere1y rnap, woman and child connected wtth ne
defence bad had occas!on to aet hts Tateh py tne
iesed that the witnesses had been either honesty
os dishonesty mistaken "a The aas e q ,o! on! M ~
srate nent Of every witness In the case would Pc
consistent with the statement Of everJeody
Of The defence for i It was too to9gy for wors
10 see . iran sixty yards SWAY, 1t conld oa1y
hands and reures on the town clock 1t dlstance
OF 9uo feet. From the further fsct taa1
naay laoo5teau1 dA not psss ~ Of h ~ otn shs1
did rot place him there In their evidence. It was
evident that they had sworn to different times
xh!1e IL a!!S 1ltaessea aai noss q them fa.thes
identified the u ne BY the appeata1ee oi ION
Thumbs carriage upon tho STREE, ne people naa
did not leave the stables I'll! - oeioct Of sncst0
thereafter. 1t had been admitted BY the deftnce
ha TO n'4s go9H y e1 =. see
e. shows couclus,rely that the prisoner had aoo1
tauI opportunity 10 have been In the vtctn!sy o.
me ~ ~ III tae fae1s snd s..cumat1oces feeoncang
what facts they could reconcile and rejecting
that Y hich they did not deem cEedthie;
had y1rsualy admitted the Truth Of the peoples
| allegations, alleging that they did not care one
e7,b s rs see"y of tae doubt
to be remembered that IN tho Nat p!sce, the nrst
slnall book VA the book OF original entries, eod
| firing she close 0. the seFetA transaetona
ii remained, then, rl,h the jury 70
determine whether entress could b nads
GO, eeeur M II lie Original book nd let te consist
emf with the theory Of the innocence Of ne se-
ensed The defence ~ ms Is noimhS o. impos =.
committed, bet that fact cn1s no nR!re n the case
at Alt. It had also been commended that there Nas
Denied b. she statement .. the prisoner himself.
In connection with the alleged paJnent OF ne
note. it was urged that the prisoner, iate
Tanning he snm q nfteen dollars while early u
| December the accused without Ally loan, claims
to have paid that note In none. made e1clanselJ
Lars Further sllt IN q conversation with Fan
ming. who WAS one Of the prisoners securities. ne
still complained Of want Of money, md said nosa. M
| t%t +t,1rYf ho,-5r nal
i constnains nls argument counsel - q: a.:
aed sae90fion &c the p'GSt 9Se Of note q1e,sn
anu bearing the prisoners name, being tn tnt
hands Of the deceased only short time hefoEo NJ
prisoners STORE; also, the fact Of the open Inter
est table on Mu1T2y Acconnef1 table. and ~
further tsct of The absence Of he noie ia auesoeI
ceuxtAncea, tho gentleman held, estAbllaaed I
chain Of evidence Of the most unIulstakabe char
Il sunnoTs g, tnis posison III: Morrison eited ii,
decision OF the Supreme Court Of this State IN III
csse .. NllsF asatnss The People. y Y
, mony on the part Of prisoner must oe regardet
rs an evidence OF his guilt As IL the case ot "a ta
prisoner q the ba. t6s difference "a, r., ,h1s sg
! 1aetured, and the people claimed the appticauo
Of the same rule Of law to thus case Colonel Rot
Ststss Attorney n @ asserting ihat tbe people ba
| changed from, md had proposed conviction "a
nans!aughtcr, instead OF fol mar'ler. a. charged
the lndIc THIS was not correct. The defenc
+ had simply desired to bring oefore the jur! tn
q recent legislative act *h!ch Permitted the 1urJ
= nx the punishment IT either Imprisonment In 10
. Nj. Morrison concluded his argument as foloWE
= Nor. gentlemen Of The jnry, haze said aoo1
~ IN THIS So 'hss 1esSn TO- 70 s95 z a.
: crimes being comm,tted9 Why u It that II
dally papers arc n!led with the record Of crimes
Is from the welteTins dead to the living criznina
e because theT ALLOW their reason 70 be sTayed
d sympathy, md not by the Law and the ev1denc
: day: i nan was t11ed for shooting fello7
6 man down, In cold blood, without prosocatio
and }ufJ 9! Illinois hToaght r. p ks. TsraiSt 3 ;,
I, citizen, the rights Of your wives and fathers AZ
re mothers the rights of the aged and the young. 4
rights Of sou1seses md al Of Us deEend q upon @
'e ifom it's ht sheir Representatives, and dodge i
!nn'coo oo Of s.iet9 nee1es 10 he Rsss e
=, anyone there : no longer my protecnsn: Ese.
thing Is broken loose and the ghts Of the stEoE
ID ago IN tho State Of Indiana A most revolt
Is murder was oomulltteA Circumstances Of t
most ena.scser pointed to ~S@ s1
Of The woman wns put upon trial and attempted
rrpve IN alilt, With the same suspicious desen
r. The j11J failed 70 agree. Foranasel! for !
to cause Of Justice there were lev m n
IL. hat $TFr nh 4
Cd tTu1 n.d ihe neTye u stxni anon the,r res+
u ~ ;,9--nent 1Hr end mt nnon xymrathr. Thc ..
a. ~" cnn;tnneh the nrnsecution and unon j seco
h trtai she Wns, upo1a crrumstantiM evidence, Ct
scteo, ee All no y, ~ ~ y ,o1 1 r. inis csse
Of mt TO cncroach aux farthcr than the tes;tno
be warrants run nnon the r1Ghts Of this prison
,rf Yet NC ask Jon, in the name Of the peop
rrn1er verdict In the casa upon
sath5 son MAJ hnve .n for etse. tie 4;neS or
w,e 1 nc 60 3oa az
lSt are not to ~ il from the opinion Of anybody
IN evidence in Tits csc, and ron that eyide1
Ia alone + Is your d9sy as nope t. WI y r
IN 5sctsx IN fcur Judgment and IN youf rea5
le1 Rstfsfr your minds feJond rea5o1a
eE r. anA rational doubt, not al possible doubt, Of
y eSc md manhood to prunoQoee that terrible "
lie Tuilty.'"
=, - TIE yrEy RETIRE.
o. ., Attac close o. Nj: Mouison's speech tho !,
rs Sa1fxeH ,S D tas S1aSe ane @ S1ea Mde1 sdan
"a MN. xss III hnd nntt1 the sftemnnn' +A'' s.so''
7; A'e0' ~ - AFTERNOON TEE W SESSION.
o.. At ha,fpass o'clock the co1rt again assenb,
M Mhe The large Ian vas crowded to oTefdoE1ng.
~ galleries being nled With ladies md the body
20, eycrr corner whcrn an1thinr hun
~ could mad Eandnu niace For
vs. few minutes after the Jud-c The Uou. Charles
re noHSes, aseeuaea sae oenGa, nc W. a1ae,
u tling Of q sh:ct Of paper, thc lowest Whis;
,cs ronfh h. heaTd dIat,nrffT .hrnnrhnn1 ,ns =
by hoHtN h.M ~ NsAo o11tA1sa' eA1ouSNoot sae Ii
Sc wr ,rr prrpy
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>co fan.1 ~ NC saey n t-t to
1en A%teSa1 0b2A w alGs% A04ul9k t0s AfSt AsCs