, 1872-10-30
NEW. YORK.
hfavor HalI's Trial---Conclusion Of
the Prosecution.
The Defendant Offers No De-
fence---Argument of
Counsel.


A1C Lulu WU1uUu GWHtslESe
THE LORD GORDON sWNDLEs.
Special Despatch to The Chicago 1Ti6une.
:. NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Messrs. Thomas Scott
and Jay Gould are not the only shrewd individ
uals gulled by the bogus Lord Gordon Gordon
since it WAS developed in court to-day that his
own countrymsn in Scotland have been victim
lied in his gilded trap. Mr. Thomas Smith, jewell
ler, Of Edinburg, Scotland, read in tho papers Of
that city the story Of Gordon's swindles, %
copied from American Journals. He concluded
that Gordon was none other than sWindler who
had relieved his firm OF considerable
quantity OF jeWelry under the name Of Lord
Glencai1n- He wrote to the lawyers Of Jay
Gould, and requested them to send him q photo
The photograph and letters we're sent and ider~
titled. N{r. Smith journeyed to America end
appeared in the Supreme Court here to-day
He told very spicy stozy. Of the defenda9t's
from his firm to q considerable amount, spread
Eumor that he had 3 country seat
I'M the, Highlands and shootingbos
eighty miles from Edinburg. He had 1etinue
generally. One day Lord Glencairn, servants,
+ equipages, and all disappeared from the city,
and nothing more Of him was heard in Edinbu1g,
very much to the disgust Of the many trades-
Easf aooda ~ ha h;11s 7nora xoe a-s,n 1no
Glencairn Gordon Gordon has d;sannesrea rom
Nav York md hie nresent 1ocat;on fs nnk1oNn~
MRS. GREELEY
~ Mrs an{;r Greeley has been uncpnsclous Ill day.
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NEW YORK, Oct 29.-The case made out BY
the prosecution is regarded as very weak By
Mayor Halls counsel. The prosecution do not
rye nse1 tnAt nan 1Ao any snare OF pa1tleipanon 10
n,1dns t1e nlos plMnaer. ~ Is unoels1ood thae mr.
cnIons OWING TO 6enef that the Mayor Was not
8u1sy 4naer me indictments. speedy conclu-
h1m r. Is 1oe,ke looked :Ie TOT.
~ e>.9tt Mao fr9atly crGmued to-aay. on
oPenlngh SAyor haA saio 1na1 ne nad peen
aa9laea 40 p Sounse1 thes with me exception
VI solne tH uoGa99ntaIy evlaenee le9qlflng a.gu-
ment mere haa oee9 no testlmony whch the law
aoes not teSa1o as apso1uteiy ta1n!ea. ihe1e1ore,
tnerets notolng g u 5nls case ca3inng ior IN an
ewef oy way OF evidence: ae tnea sa!d that ne
YOU'D wave de1endants r1ghs OF beng heard
py coun5ei oe1ole tne jury. anu WIS "11nnG 70
submit the case On the evidence OF the prosecu-
non, unaer cnargo OF the Co9re. Inc prosecn-
tlon announced that they should address the
5u5y: Buckley, Of the Mayors counsel, submit
I Ieo 1equesss TO me Court 10 oe Incorporated N
me yndges lnstrncuon to the Jury, and ohefed
Tor ne conalderat!on OF me Court the record ot
inadmissable. IN e "s'' "A''' ~ |@
1he' counsel 1or the Mayor requested the
Conrt 70 lnsttuct the jury that there be no con-
Vact1on, oecanse there was no evidence OF #1itut
or I1aaaaiens nleach Or perSers1on OF any law1ui
duty oJ Inc Mayor; tnae none OF the acts OF
the mayor constitutes any evidence ct common
1a", oeIause unaeI tne Goinmon 10" II never
was part OF the duty OF the mayor to audit &C.
GnuA1s VI uehaauus Aeal1st tne county tnat
mere ls No competent e72dence OIL neglect OF
duty, and that no convection caa be had unless
EVIL intent be established that the duties ct
Mayor az member Of the Board OF. Audit
vera judicial and consequently be was not re-
sponaible under this indictment, unless proven
corrupt IN ha actions that there is no evidence of
corruption upon which the jury can find q con-
yictlon; that the jury must discard all the evi~
dence respecting the conversations not directly
connected with the acts charged IN the lndict-
1nents; that no e7idence connects the Mayor
With the fraudulent making OF any accounts,
and that no corrupt intent Is established Sew
eral other points OF similar nature were urged
BY counsel Tor Mayor IS essential to be given to
the jury By the Judge as instructions. After
hearing this counsel Tor the Mayor, the Court
took recess.
On meeting again, the counsel for the pros
ecuhon asked the Judge to charge the jury that
the Mayor VAS responsible by reason Of accept