National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-13


something which the woman secs, which causes
her to scream Tho scream causes Wussey 10
rise from his chair, and then the blow conei
M man br saa pI KIN ana pGcs ne sSSs w
bench and 1oubt mt 90 clnse in nur.nit ihat
he may have umbIed over hla feet and from
there around 20 this door. And then Cathcart
snm c ~ n',n ~ NJ ynnt knie, hS nus
zsnfest, Tell me hat ihis Is moi mnrIisti Tcll
me may go to the fest next summr or ont on
20 make somc remark 10 an Individual IN jocn-
ln way, TINT some mnn who walks tie street
perfect battery Of death, perfect arsenM 81
weapon, and then, while retreat from him, he
shall wound me unto death, and have thrust
after thrust follow one another, IN order TO make
sure his fell work.
give you this defendant; I give you these
facts; give you the law. I say TO you have
no Interest In this case other than the execution
OF the law. would give the prisoner, with all
the tenderness aud charities OF the law, into
your hands. would ask OF 81 rigorous and
vigorous execution OF the law. II Is what we
need IN this day. Human life Is held almost
valueless. man is slaughtered upon the
| streets; burglars penetrate your very sleeping
rooms; you arc robbed as you walk on our
| streets. Life, human life, seems rs nothing. We
must draw around It cord we must build
around II IRE; we must see that upon every
man s WnS iafss is there set lhS prize o. hs
| munity the sacred circle Of the law, and let him
who dnles 10 come within meet ia awful curse.
| say 10 you, forget THIS defendant, forget
hi. mother, forget hts sister, forget tnls con.
course VI people, aud take this evidence, take
the law, aud when you SHAH 70 into your Jury.
ICON, on! may ihe great Gol giyeyoa strengtn n
| with you, and hope aud trust That He may lead
you m Your dark places.
CHARGE TO TIE JURY.
| Az the eioso .. Mr' hat!nR'ohH hsun'eh' 'he
Court charged tue Jury as IOlloWs
| GENTLEMEN: The prosecution In this case
| nat q "A nft an na m n
9Th OF August OF the present year, inflicted GER
tain injuries or wounds upon The person Of one
| Michael lIusscy, from the effects OF which he
died shortly Afterwards. The indictment there
fore charges upnn the defendant the crime OF
murder. To this indictment the defendant has
entered tho formal plea OF "Not guilty" and
You'd n reasonable doubt OF the guilt OF the de-
PENDANT, he would DO entitled TO an acqulttal.
Under the form o. THIS plea. aud upon tho test.
him on the occasion referred TO were excusablc
upon the ground Of self-defence upon sudden
quarrel a IN wu 10 n ps y spdr view
will see from this statement OF the case that II
involves q consideration OF homicide In two Of
KiIl,ns. VI '"u''e' ""' '"'' VI 'N'''"'''
The prosecution. however, In addition to this,
insist that the offence, II not murder, was at
; least man Slaughter, bringing into view another
grade OF the same offence. Murder aud man
slaughter are both felonous AID punishable =
one capitally, and the other by imprlsonineh ut.
/ ExcusaDle homlclnc Woulh entl,ie ueienuant
VINO, unfortunately, was cOinpeltu LOT MS own
safety to resort to such necessity, TO verdict
Of not guilty. Il therefore becomes, In the trst
, place, important That the court should eSplali,
70 you tue character OF THESE inherent Rrhnhs ol
homicide, so that you may he able intelligent ly
, to apply the testimony and form Just conclu-
. sion, Anu IN ms respecs ,he cpuIt mas oeen
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al Now, In this particular case nave already In
!, timated, during some interlocutofy discussions
, with regard to rules OF law between counsel and
, my self, that under the circumstances OF the
present case, the motive fo taking life. or the
/ intention to take life, was not TO be inferred
from the mere fact OF killing. But the Intention
to take life In case where all the circumstances
are developed to the Jury IL TO be derived iron,
o consideration OF the whole case taken to-
gether, and II 1t shall appear beyond reason
able doubt to the satisfaction OF the Jury that
} such was the intention Of the defendant when
charged with this o1snce-as In the present In
dlctment-that his motive was to take lie, the