New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-11

business on earth In THE TRIBUNE Office ut that hour
testify to see Richardson come in Is that dessni Is
that premedatoni We that 10 bad motive for re-
is the plan being slowly developed by Which his adver-
sary is to 20 into the eternal world by the pistol Of ills
having spoken to any he leans forward ms one Of
the witnesses says, puts Lis pistol within three to I'VE
did he then dot Like maniac, does no exhibit any
signs Of insanity OF like sane man doeshe immediately
about or o'clock in the evening, he is up at the West
Doreand Hotel and you have not heard one word on the
subject OF his pistol from that day to this why dd re
go to THE TRInUSE object Why had ho been there In
There He knew co That oe, if s pa
Why did he have that pistol in his pocket premedta-
% e %s he
telect, clearly not upset-he takes the pistol ana hre
agonist to his death. Every faculty awake alive active
and the deed was donel What does he do thenl The
avoid the law avoid the responsibility He escapes!
When he goes up to the Westmoreland Hotel he regis
there after him He walks around, pays his bill, waits
any would do until the expected man arrives,
room The prisoner Is arrested, and you never hear OF
TINT pistol. lie has provided the means by which you
to be shown he has not got that pisto-and IL Is
Now, gentlemen, many things have occurred on this
trial which shall not notice at all have nothing 10 say
about IL. This trial has occupied such length OF time
that don't propose to detain You in discussing questions
which do not regard material In any respect one
Of my learned adversaries during this trial has seen n
to make fearful onslaught upon my Sste
counsel for whomi For the conspirators against this
enlpcd baoe R outrage on tho people
the state OF Yew-York to have, private counsel
associated in a public prosecution! Why, gen,
New-York and has been for years past as any other
common event. In the case of Huntington, who was
tried here for forgery VIM Noyes,the former partner
OF the gentlemen ON the other side of the table,
appeared with A. Oakley Han, who was able prose,
cutting officer this country ever had and prosecuted
that for 10 or 20 days with an ability ana lcarhS
the Munroo Edwards case, Which was tried by Mr.
Whiting District Attorney, Ogden Hoffman served rs
Tersry apseared with tho Distrct-Atorney, A. Oakley
Hail. who is now the honorcd Mayor Of this city, ana
prosecuted that private counsel In he case 81
Rogers who was tried for murder and convicted and
the supreme Court reversed that Judgment and 1t was
carried up to the Court OF Appeals and my learned ad
yersary appeared in that case and argued on c rar
OF the people alone He reversed the Juigmeht rogers
that Judgment was convicted, sentenced, ana eA-
Again the COUNSEL calls you to notice the fact that
] challenged two jurors pereinptorily. | did more-l
challenged four, and | would do it again. have no
prejudice against nationalties nor any man that l.
citizen of these United states or not citizen but have
right TO have choice IN the jurors ana 50 has h
not ii is "A good reason for challenging And ask yon
gentlemen, further. what two gentlemen on tins jury
this Jury; he has got to he satisfied with IT, lrshmen
and Frenchmen challenged on Juryf TAX ABOUT de-
Irishmen, whether the name of Graham or Garyin IL
most common III lreandf tell you that am as PROUD
OF my descent am Of any other fact; ahd when iur
Get old Ireland it will be thousand years after the last
trump has blown and every man has disappeared rom
Now, gentlemen instead of trying this case on the
other side, they have tried everything else but
the case. You have sat here for a days and heard
this go on and never have nterposed an objection
TO any evidence that they proposed 10 glye nes' II wac
about it that it could not, by any possibility throw any
light on this controversy ana nave let N an sos OF
Sble that this man might be exculpaed from TINS Oense
have been liberal to fault Now, see how UNJUST thlS
assault has been upon Mr. Greeley. upon Mr. and Mrs
Sinclair upon Mrs. Calhoun, upon all the family Win
which she is connected Here Is a poor family OF when
The no "
take them; aud when they were needy, VINO EXTENDED
the hand Of friendship to him and his wife but MIS- SIN
clair by opening house. giving readings al her house.
fostering this woman and this man when she was sex
and without anybody to protect her' anu hef hSna,,u
house, and took OF her. when she was needy, she
gave her $780, and when she returned H. she expended
here and yet she is reycd here as If she was woman
who ought he in decent society. Here MIS- Cal
houn charged by the counsel with being plotter con-
spratOT procures and pandercr 10 mans lust! Is
that the way TO talk about ladies' Is that the way to
talk about a woman that you have seen ON the stand
There i not man on this jury but mat beneycd every
word she said purer lady does not I'VE; p1rGr ad n
iadies-Mrs. Sinclair, and Mrs Calhoun when THIS man
was in ed-this prisoner-Mr Greeley IN the Kindness
of his heart wrote letter Mr. Edwin NJ stanton tie
late Secretary OF War; and also to ChiefJustce Chase
M So1 10 aid and assist him. He was in the Custom
House he In the Enlistment Office he wa. IN the IN
ternal Revenue-dischargng well these duties during
almost the entire period when they say that he was 20
insane that lie ght Kill man and be irresponsible ana
yet drawing salary from the Government almost every
day during that period. And yet tins thing was done
by the very people who have been aSsauei IN terms so
odiOus and in language which Will not again repeat
And too gentlemen, must remember that those peo
pie were related TO them by blood or marriage why
This assault made upon Mrs sinclair She Is COUSIN OF
Mr. Greeley. Why Is this assault made upon Mt John
f. Ceveland' lie isa brother in-aw OF Mt Greeiey ana
he in his Office at the very tne wne u, TINS 9
took place. Now, gentlemen. she went on the stage lie
himself He Taught her. With his consent Mrs. Van.
dcnho says that she went 10 them TO procure their ana
in taking lessons Of Mr. Vandcnhof until she toud not
nav his erns she took lessons OF Mrs. Vandcnhoh and
when the time came for this woman TO go on the stage
this prisoner went over to Mrs sinelars ana saw tnT
wardrobe prepared in which she was 10 aIpe eh
the first time as an actress. She gave read
ns .,5 End s sG Sws sad Sa %R by
received the proceeds and put then IN his poGK,
in regard 10 this casehas been ON the side or those
people who have been so yilely traiueed and abused
this subject There is not this jury but what,
ii this case stripped Of Of tho circumstance
decree OF crime CHARGED in this Indictment. want to
see Jury Of the City Of New-Iork stand mp ana say,
Ter the law on the ogidcncethe law as we received IT
from the Court the evidence as 1t has been Delivered 20
MS by the witnesses. don't want jury 10 be fright
ened out their because counsel says If they
should render verdict Of guilty. they could nor get
across the Park Is that the way 10 talk IN Cont or
Justicel Suppose a man should say to you, If you
render verdict OF guilty, VIII take your life. Is there
that that threat would be executed to be afraid that
a man would make remark about him or eowhlde hun !
Now gentlemen of the jury you know, know, there
is not any man but what knows that this insanity
DECENTRALIZATION, this motive in ALL instead of being
insanity is wrath, anger and revenge: Iaat Is Wnh
n is And want to jury In the CITY OF New YORK
stand up and say that this is where there should
he conviction if they believe It right to convict IRE
spectiye of what the defense IN this case may be-
know gentlemen that IL is said on the other side Thou
shalt not commit adultery" but know also, from the
same smoking top Of that burning mountain was pro-
claimed on tablets Of stone that IL might last through
eternal ages also, that Thou shalt not commit muir
der" He that sheddeth mans blood by man shall his
blood be she'd" That does not mean that every man
that angry revengefnl and desires TO take the law III
his own hand shall. but he shall come into your court,
inquired into and IL he has "A crime, have him
punishcd drove by this howl which L. abroad
In the land served him right" That Is no way 10 al
minister law or justice.
Ag,in gentlemen suppose man whips another in the