, 1869-11-14
MURDER TRIAL.
End Of The Celebrated Smith Case,
Verdict Of " Not Guilty"
The Prisoner Discharged.
The Scene in Court,
Special DespAteh to Tho Chicago Tribune,

I, ,tendance In court, Ia spite Of itat tne ne,oie
~. o,,t IN t.rvs rnnher. t,nn e.,ar, n.r+ =, r.
oan,y. tor tnis wa taa laat d, ot .aa srsa. ,ss
Of the pa.s ten days. Esen ladies', al the Tav
ron Auzosa. breasted s1e es'.tas .to,u. saa vefs
A4enpsoce e1J. oeauH, pa1aps attests
be ntetest felt IN tae caae 10 mach ~ THIS fsct Of
~ ;s :. 80 no~sxsr ma non.o ra, a, rrn-sa,
!, = The ~ ooe.a Of marina vas ca Iae nosfds Or
[ede,sap a p1a1tnR Rip Van Tl1kie.
oFKs1sd couzr.
/ ntnuts 70 10 O'Clock. MS usual hoar. and at
Due minute past 10 the snent opened tae court
Tne poor ttr1ofu tusJ NAs called In a0d their
rames were called over.
The prisoner neIt came upon tue scene, looking /
nsexa1 no a. mo ,d W " 'aae3 Gss 1 S M far te ;aa
1''4 ms LAST sr1zcH
81. Msznef 4es5n saened G 1ns as1eIsous sot css
nron tne 80 tof tne nfo4eSanon y ~ ~;
Baz1y and NJ Fatns*o1th. ~ SstnsNor7n 3 tna s
presence aad xords could 90 aa!:6ias tq! no
prtsouer. he you'd W nla! "!.4 psasa.e =. ~
an Insult to 1uf1 oi t*e1e toen 70 supPose tueJ
OF eyen III. Farnswo1tb, and be would 1ad
that he could DOT Nftug Ee5dtct out o. InAt taty
contrary 10 ne esaehce. S1oss. 1eAa sae w
act upon pfcS1EnrGEe evidence, u WA strpnS
and coeeur. The poh;y VA pesusat, a.E lhTse n,H
was not another POLICY ne ~ re- Stase OF 1T
Aots, The money FAa pataat 10 himself aad LIE
hsisf. not 70 hts xtd and neF 1eE+ II Wass
premium Oh murder. That INSURANCE Wss s1s-
plcleus circotnstanee. The po',cJ Has ssa an
never Kew o. The accldent pone5. Insrs
pse nothing wroug IN tnsnr7n1 her lfe for = aoo
his vl1e for t5.ooa, pssap'e oalJ u Tho eyent o.
bel feato b. Acc1dent. u Afs. santa Lne = o. me
sec'sens policy, re would yefs = akslf u nsvs ~ sa;a
& 81 II 10 1sss Of. % y g
snee o. sease ess fos W s o Sesed, 1as
saIanee ~ fas sa"s .ss .ne ssqeS,st G esiaenee
so al the way from A!g"nauin 70 cncsgo, 70 tase
out tnes 5esnranee. rnsn % u evu Rei y oone ~
to Il: nease i IT, Jansa s or as
CHI, Nnrle ~ vie va 3iag oesla ne ;insng.
he tsi'. "Why dit 'nRt man tprak OF tEaL r.
f had iis M polley n oa b. vie Ths e,.canstapce
W. tuspciora. s1lth tnen tfsed 70 hsae me isct
81 The int uIance, atd he 1id tot toake app!ica;
ss M foara thst he efaaa tury q Sook coaety
r. po.tcy vi soDes ss1sa nr NoEsy s*oIe 1a:s
q for ou1 time after ;he accident Stuith a:'o
otssets tnt cx.ienss OF me norSs 70 Mrs Aosey.
Sa st ss m On me aa oI M ~
t:.@o. The pecuni4ry coolision ct the prisoner
= ~ diiatel uosD- The fsct that the work was mt
Sn,Nn. because COMMON decencT demandra That
vtlie his wife Vas i1toK dead, he sanuid
tlpp wu1k On h.s hourc. These cttcnn.
"a M; ana b,,i ~ n,sreS fnShpr
they torued cha'n Of c!fcn n@stsnftal evstence
Wbich surrounded MN ana ptesented MS escape
On mouth befora The accident aud month
e'serit ne to6k on 1ne sop 70 !ael,ltate ne nur'
neas s9as n 1T; % b ne %en, - II.
The tuoruipG Of the accident he tro7e OVER The
hrtcEs and ssx ths stats oi ne eEret oat strange
10 say aoE n,s ,ns1 nv arranr @ IL s.r., nm ~
Elr.n ii harneT shop, afte1 Nj
1rE1,sf1nn "a Mr Eelloag wns txeztlsatoIy oa,F W
~ ~ II how'd rnat he did pot Al 1aat uc inteo
to to crown hls *Ife. There was no estdeuce that
prttonet ~ tne3 r1ossed the cstek. That WAS =
fsnci1uI rouch Of Mr. Barry. Counsel real one Of
Smith. versions Of The scclttns. ann rontepdc..
| tnst II vas 'aI.e hccsase the huVp1 did rot fall
| MON turts % STATED. The buggy ttpped over.
| down tIfeam, aud the ssserttou that The horse
| 7.e.ed .eund ~tth the currsnt ~ould have turned
FnrusEofihS theoyT Of the upset There
T.s 10 eriaypce thas Tia buggy
ds npg9 f bT III rs e d saoner
tpst he vas eplAng.ed ia the lines, and. wheu ht
cane to, found nlEteli ssaDdtpR 90 the bank ol
,ss ws,e fonnd On t6s cToss.s snr. How i,; ) LIT,
| znyo hta nat urt1er the ctrcumB'auces Mr, EAfas
worm said tne natural 1uss'nct Of G,an uater ne
|
vas = op,a,on tnst tae mofe Sata5s ,n''1qs. ~
eo'e ebe ss 49, = H.. sho no, a,ihnnoh ac.or,,ns
!nse a1n s1a' srs;emtnf. he ras dragged 1nFonsf
1ln tMA' .os u.aH1 s 1sstSrnCs Tas ia fayos OF tps
pIepSIuetnoiG noi;s, " asn Tne cuanons coaii uot =
tn ssl'es aoa'ea ann poseu .'cr n me crreE tils
There ~ rsa1 .niao,, no the sTass being do :,
pe.; S"ust , sn L, tnat H % snsa
p sp.,, 10 ,s sose du,1e :se s"ss's IN 'he =. "a
IL. snn tuat Smith tter'ooA sef and dragx-A =
Mtr. smith was suhJect to 'a,ntlne nsa 4
nsrk waa founL on MFE- Smiths Nose. a1'
.. Other below ae. knee. They vere causr'
:, hsI neL& &. ne'a 1on IA tttru AZ
f.r - ia. The ranH nud ettt Oh Mrs Smifh'
| .tr. ~ = n. caused hy hrf struggle, auf way 10
, nj f,rr shar,' . hicn was FUND ptsne1 10 b..
e r,ess III i'd mt Cost ur1u the wa;er a. well :
mi, Is sha.I II |. u.an cs'uld grops tor . huzs
c,,ufn e,,ry n nt,rr1 pis.kct on sht,rc. ne coai
cntrs hts r,io tnsfc. smith vns g,,tity Of cuira
" nes'eeaee u eve,y p.Fteu!s. Tas f;o'ousI
,x wn1 v~rs lrspiir djsauu.luri 10 nj ufop IL
: iurT. coansxI ridacu,ei .ae jury ana ID
f;,t1ce pr I'd tng ~ . ja' IT, ca. A y
~erssss r. .e lfnss , W.T.. wrfn c1aw qea ~ !;
H. tnd.riinen. s, Counsel trtsesa:e M i fau, % Of
t | further ufGun,enIa, already publt4rctt ThA r
nortef ~as called upon 10 Tead t,s evidence Erl
we ~ t4as ~ ~ Ta, h,.. ~ - -
+ II nil eteF Yeatzt. out Ut tuy brA. wife, had u
fbturAurc of ,LA1 Oh hef, nu,1 shat {tie tpxk,}
i | Iii rra,tzr,i nut OF II" conu.c1 tp,i ciuls;t
). rfvschrc L1* for talafr. aud not like the 0
!. 10 oth+rs ard 70, u themselves. The fact III
+ fnr iu.ignncc cuInaGy ~as snfere%tc'i IN fhc
l. was 70 reason WI, snrrc bhoold not he q clnvl
e ron, Cttll srl crue.ly cstucI4ed thu em
trin manifested BY tic pE4Du
q | when h'A fAthtr was uatlHF cxa1luatIo.
u Sit Me,zs r. c4fnt to i conc;ufi3u tcEesaI ttut
j. and then kf1Ffen out 3Cai!i Ut the same Il TIA
n lie ter cut. Etknref frx4lpeulI} going over Il
q | saw vv,r,n,t md rtc.fInv nuth,f.p new cxre