Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-30

Y, APRIL 80, l9t
Anecdotes - Janss =. 0raAy.
rHs DAKrs rarAL.
The trial Of Baker for the murder Of Pools
furnished notable instance Of NJ. Bsady'l
in behalf of Q elisnt i vas u
lhs height Of The Kaow. Noshisg" excite.
msnt, and Poole, after receiving ths Asal
bullet, having exclaimed, / die % Amsri>
ran," succeeded 10 causing himself 10 be ~,
Zarded - . martyr 70 the cause. Lingering
Ior days vith-as the post-Sorte~ proved
\ bullet deeply imbedded in his heart, the
interest and excitenent became intense
md. on the day Of bis funeral, twenty thou
,and men walked in solemn proeessioa be-
hind the coffin Of the mastyred rough.r In
,uch state Of public feeling Baker wss pat
~ trial for bis life. Al the opening Of the
shargs BY tbs judge, aroused BY its tenor,
4r. Brsay seized : pen and commenced
writing rapidly, indigestion showing itself
ia his set lips and frosnine brow. TIE MOI
nens the judge had ceased b. was On hia
Ises asd bsgsa: You have changed the
Jury thus and tbus. protest sgainss your
70 stating it," The Judge said be would
listen TO the objections siser The jury hAd ~
'irsd. "No," exslainsd ths isdigoans ora
los, " choese thss he jssy shall hsas those
pbjections !" aad, dsfyine iatseltssses, b
poured forth ispstnously fortys1vs sspssass
nod formal objections, cousAing thsa sll
snphasieslly ia words Of psseonal proasss "a
lhs jsdge. The forcs Of he judges charge
on thae jury was pretty s6ectually broksa.
The Indignation Of the sdvocsts st this.tima
was real. not simulated; asd y, at lsasa, ol
he New York bar, dared 10 defy and to de,
n0uncs injussies, svsa when cid in ssuiss.
OF such were thoss brave, elder members oi
he legal profession, Who 10 former days and
othsr lands, kept alive The 6ses Of civil lib
sfty.
Amer two trial. here h obtained ehanel
of vsnue, and the trial was Transferred q
NewburG. This gave rise 10 saotber incl
dent, which Brady was foed of tellisg, -.
pecially when be wished to disarn prsiudic<
against tie looks OF any witnsss OF client
The trial vas 70 be held hsecse Judge Chas
A. Peabody, in the Supreme Court. The
Judge, lawyers, high sheriff, deputies, ani
prisoner I'll vent up 10 ths esrs % Fishkill
The streets we're crowded BY thousands, e.
ger TO 80 The prisoner. AZ hey passsd y
The boat 70 cross over 10 Newbusg, tAe judgl
hsppened 70 take the assa Il High Shsril
wilists. Some one recogaisiag s6s sheriff
pointed out his eompanion - ths secuss<
murderer, with Dos't yoa - bic d-l
facsr' faacyiag, ~ Brad,
would cay, they sAw all he hosaments Of |
brutal murderer in IL calm, blaod 5eatars
Of his Hoeos.
rag DuSfe9D CASE.
Anethsr instance Of his intrepidity bsfoc
. iudee vas in the Buslesd ease. The iude
hsd threatened 70 convict hin for contempt
Busted bad apologissd; and Bsady alsc
with his matchless grace and courtssy, hs'
teAdered Bustsed's apology; bat the judg
still said that be should send hin to prison
" You will, will you r. said Brady. IL -
you will not" And, citing satkority ahe
authority against his power to do 90, b
dared him to thus stretch his prerogative
The Judge thoashs best 10 excass Mr.. Bus
issd. The fertility Of his mind and it, n
pidity Of action, q shown in drawing ID
objestions in the Baker trial, vers onss il
lustra,ed oa 40 oecasioa whom, on case b
ing called, Mr.. Brady answered thss bic cid
WAS ready. The opposite counsel also 81
.sd ta.s b. =. n sssdy, and .ppss.sd :es = =
plaiasi6 !" adding, II think ] nsss kao
which s;de am on" HowsVss, - vas, Z
hast, convinced that - vas nistakss. 8,
gathering up bis papers, b requested hi
Honor 70 excuse him for twenty ninstss, Z
be saw be was for The dsSsadann iasasad O
~ be had sseooeously supposed, for d
plaintiff, sdding, "snd from my knowlsde
Of the merits of the case, am heartily gla
thar l am 10 defend ies,ead Of psossculs
He left The room, returDe1 IN twenty min
utes, tried, and scoS the cause.
MS rBRrILIfy AND ouIcKxRss.
The Hon. Luthsr B. Massh gives IN in
stance Of Mr.. Bady's fsssility i - iopos
tant case to which hs himself had give
thorough and, - be fslt exhaustive prepar
alton. He asked Nr. Brady toassiss him o.
The trial, Bady having had No prsviou
knowledge Of The case. go on and opel
your case fully, use oil your poiats wi.hou
regard to me" said Brady. NJ. Nanh ii,
90, and sat down, wondering what nsw mst
ter NJ. Brady could end to say. To his as
tonishment Brady rose and presented ssvs.
new and striking points.
Ofbis quickoess in the lsw Of . case q
instance u given vhsrs . recsnt dscisioo I'd
verse to his position WAS introduced. To
king the book in bis hand b said il does 10
appear whether this case hes bsen hsard il
ths Court Of Appeals, bat whss il i Il vii
b. reversed for such end such rsasoas; vhiel
eventually proved 70 b the exact rsasonl
given BY The eourt rsversing the decision
Concediug al HE wonderful brilliancy aut
originality, Judge DAILY statss, hoveves, TIA
his greatness - lawyer by in his souni
judgmsnt il the gsnefal Management Of {
case. Il u statsd hat il no eass isvolvinl
constitutional questions havs bis asgsasati
bsss rsvssssd ia ths hiaissst appslals court
Ofhis nsnsss, Mf. Potter says, " sho eas
ever forget the peculiar manner Of HI "
have I'll felt and none can describe. II ~
evanescent - the fragrance Of he rose.
From ths time be entered the coaFt.room hi,
by>play with Tie jury comneaced. He nads
himsslf thososgbIy q home viii thsn. /
is said thaa - nsvsf lost . eass u Which b.
vas before . Jury foe noss thaa . veek; by
that time hey 40 everything Nth his syss
He ~ sosnssl IL 6fy>lwp eapital easse, i
not oas Of which vas ~ ever uaaaeesasfal
except in tAaa Of beall, wAo was lsiod by I
eoast-nassial = Foss Lalhyssls. - eAasgs
Of bsing . "spy and guerrilla"
Il i rslalsd hat o1es having sssesssfally
dsesadsd . msa changed With murder, - h
vas lsa,ins III eoart NJ jsdes aid, Mr.
Brady, The asxt eAse i that efs Dsa char.
red vilh murder - has 10 cosnssl, cas yos
defsad him :" " CefsAialy,S said Dn1y,
and instantly went on VIII she tEisl. Ths
Judge assiessd him in ~ sans way 70 tve
Others chsfeed With . similar eeioe q, thal
10 suecsssioe, b defended asa elsass1 fos,
capital casss, giviag . vssk's sarsqsiAsd
lime 70 thses fsuf cfioinsls. He vas obli.
red y deeliae 70 fellew this sp 10 tka sass a
ihs aszt ass. shasasd viii burglary. vhe
hsviae no sossssl dssissd M e - sssigs'
Dd 70 lin.
The eass ef . yoaagn No vas ehafgsl
With musdee u what wss e3aioed ~ eoei-
= ttaaAs, attracted sosd dsal of ialsr,
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