The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20


in being selected to hold the brief for the pro,
,ecution. had satisfied mysef, by nperusat
IF the depositions, that there was no doube =
effort an my part should be spared to insure
the accomplishment of the ends of justice. :
drew the Indictment myself, and In my open.
fofso snd % sSs ~Sish
upon the heinous nature Of the crime anu tnS
conclusiveness of the evidence by which u naa
been brought home to the p s,sa;ne1stb that re-
sorted to q plan in my address to the July
which have seldom known to fail. IL con- |
sisted in fixing my eyes and sSs asher
this way each considers the address 70 70 r ~n
appeal to his individual Intelligence, anu re. re-
ponds to it by falling into the views , sss;Iv
barrister. On this occasion the jury sassy
fell into the trap. could see that nai en tha
into the humor of putting confidence IN one
evidence had to produce: a..+h
was scientifically stated by two medaca, men nf
Next followed the evidence to the hndang OF
the knife in the bedroom of the deceaseu; sn ,o
sum of money in the prisoners sleeping apart
ment the finding the key OF the oac a uo",
the male prisoners pocket and ms oenoa .r
and expressions on the night Oh .n~ afion r,f
the constable, several facts entirely new 20 NE
were elected by the very able connsesssAooE w
t hssi st strsy esp
tufe df tho defense go that Y now poks% me
By Surprises TIE eoastaS aas ~
eta of the deceased were empty tnas not oniy
his purse, but q gold watch, chain anu ssa 10
which he usually wore, had vanished. ana no
trace Of them had as yet been yeune
man Of the mama Of Pearce spparea.ly sail,
OF had been seen, in the village once or yWice
IN the company 81 Mary strngneh Int ne o Gac
| he had not seen Pearce since the nigot INC
crime was committed; bad not sought tor MN IN
Mary Strugneff was the next witness. que
repeated her previous evidence with precision
and apparent sincerity, and then abandoned
her with q mixed feeling of anxiety ana curl
osity to the counsel for the defence a supple
hours duration follow ed and at its conclusion
felt that the case for the Prosecutor; was 81
damaged, that o verdict Of condemnation vas
ought to be, ont OF the Question Inc oss;I'1e
| points dwelt upon, and varied IL every Possioie
| way, in this long sitting, were these: ::
| HWhat Gas the reason she did not return II
the evening in question to her auntS 10 supper
She did not know, except that she wished
| to get home."'[- A.,
@Did she keep company with a man of thu
n~ I. She had walked out with him once o.
| twice." =,
| "When was the last timer
| "She did not remember"
| "Did Pearce walk Win her hoiAe vi ''
night of the murder !" .....
| "Not part of the way r.
"Yes part of tho way"
II "Did Pearce sometimes wear black shln
hat,' aba IL, not ,smember.n
"Where was Pearce now
"She didn't know" -
"Had she seen him since
"No."
Had Mr.. Wilson ever threatened .. to Oh;
| charge her for insolence to Mrs Armstrong
' eyes: but she knew he was not IN earnest
"Was not the clasp-knife that mad pee
J, found always left in the kitchen LOT cuiiha'
purposes |" H.. o+ ~
t "No-not always; generally[nut no. IN
3 time that Armstrong went away, she was sure
"Mary strugnell, you be a faise-sworn W. W
n man before God and manP interrupted u
Il nrisoner. with great violence of manner:
h The outbreak of the prisoner was ehecke
It and rebuked by the judge, and the crosse
IS animation soon after closed, Had the conns
70 been allowed to follow up his advantage by
20 address to the jury, he would, ! doubt nc
B. spite Of their prejudices against the pr,sone
g have obtained an acqnittal; S frnu The ind
n bv M means the ablest that then adorned q
10 bench the jurors, having deliberatea lor sou
IN thing more than half an a nGnr asanst DO
~ nrisoners, accompanying it, however, with
~ strong Recommendation to mercy. ,, e., ,
i'd "Mercy said the judge ~" nat i0f'
n. what ground ~ .
"a The ;nrors stared at each other and at
al Judge; they had NO reason to give! Inc Il
it. vas their conviction Of the prisoners gu
ho6
~ a%ination of the chief witness for the prose-
ed ton, and this recommendation was wa, comp
as mise which conscience made with DOUBT.
90 have known many such instances.
The usual 1idisnons bSs 4hsy had to
in. whv sentence should not be passed NJ
nn tf fatal Hesp sep
red a new and mysterious, bewildering affair.
aSs yvsssSsnos sH'ls Hssr A me sp
on. I'll tell we all about it will, indeed, my Il
Qnist Martha Tell ye It's ble my .or my
ong not the woman. God bless ye, my lord, not I,
wfe Doant hurt the wife, and tse the
till. be praised, of murder, but of robbery"
yht. "John! Johnw sobbed the wife, oh die
Yrs. passionately to her husDanu' ie' 10 o'
mu- | gether." -
an "ouiet, Martha, 1 tell me: Yes sw my
ble- and I, for more nor week, to receive mo
Mr. Wilson. on account Of sm faggggS is
rs cbest When we came home on that drea
sage night, my lord, we went in back way !,
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