The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-05
THE PRISONER AFFECTED by
THE SPEECHES.

Owing 10 . change In the running time
OF passenger trains on tho Cairo and Vim.
csnnes railroad, Judge Baker and the At
torneys engaged in the trial Of Harrison
Tor the killing Of Swoboda, did not arrive
st Mound City until after o o'clock yes
tsrday morning, and IL was hslf psst o DO.
fore court was called.
The prisoner was already in court when
the judge arrived, which avoided any oc-
casion for delay.
The jury was called, after which Mr.
Ilinsgar commenced the closing speech for
the defense.
Mr.. Linsgar spoke for over two hours
and was listened to with the closest atten-
ton throughout by both the jury and
those who had gathered In the courtroom
to hear tho speeches Of himself and Judge
Allen. Mr.. Linegsr left no stone I'M
turned to impress the jury favorsbly in
behalf OF his client. He believed Hsrri-
son was, In . great measure, excusable for
tho killing OF Swoboda. Swoboda and
Harrison had been warm personal friends
they had been together on the evening of
the killing, and had gone 10 the house
whore The homicide was enacted together.
He believed that from tho dong
and excessive use OF strong
drink Harrison's mind wac not right; that
he was by the slightest unusual occurrence
thrown into fit of insanity, during which
he might commit an unlawful act. He
believed thore WAS some provocation on
the part Of Swoboda; that when he
opened the door and saw Harrison in the
hall no raised his hand o. IL to tako Hsr.
rison by the throat. This fact coupled
with the fact that Swoboda, when he on
tered the room with his hand in HE
pocket, was asked by Harrison what he
had In his pocket, and that Swoboda WAS .
much larger man than Harrison, were all
circumstances which might have caused
Harrison to believe that he was In dan
ger Of bodily injury, and il he shot
Swoboda under such an impression, then
there was an excuse for him.
He spoke Of tho reason Why Harrison's
wife was not with him during his trial
1t was only because sho was confined to Q
sick bod. If she had been we'll she would
most surely have been with her husband
during the trial. She, IL any one, had .
right to accuse her husband for his course
previous to the shooting Of Swoboda; but
she knew the condition Of his mind n that
time and she knew he WAS not response
BILE for his acts. That strong drinks had
drowned bis rsason--that he was not him.
self; and she had never once chided him
for bis course. Mr.. Lineger continued his
argument until few minutes after II
o'clock, when,s go far Is the defence was con.
corned, he left the case with the jury, say.
Ing that whatever their verdict might b.
he would be satisfied that the jury had
' acted consciously, and in accordance with
their best Judgment
: Court then adjourned until 2 O'Clock
pm.
. AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court rs-assem bled At the appointed
hour, o'clock. The roll Of tho jury wa,
called, after which Judge Allen began the
closing argument for tho prosecution.
The judge spoke for nearly two hours
commanding strict attention all the time
The plea Of Harrisons insanity was, to
him. and he believed TO the jury, a farce.
Insane men did not do Is Harrison had
done. He believed Harrison was lot onl,
not insane, but he did not believe no wal
! 20 very drunk on the night on which the
murder was committed. He believed |,
wasa maliscious, prem ditAted murder and
nothing else. From the evidence befor,
the jury it was clear that Swobods and
, Harrison had both been going Il
see the same girl--Ida Winsor
: de did not see what any
man could see in her that was attractive
She was homsly-dsh faced, fiat nosed,
and altogether disagreeable. Passing to the
plea Of drankonnesssst up by thesd sfense,
that he said was no excuse for the crime
and was not recognized as such BY the
laws
When Judge Baker had finished read.
Ing the instructions to the jury, and they
together with the indictment were handed
to them, the prisoner became excited, and
II was plain TO be seen that . terrible war
was going on within him, 10 conquer his
feelings and contain his self possession.
THE PRISONER.
On entering the court room yesterday
moning We found the prisoner ssated on .
chair In conversation with several friends.
! We came near 10 where no was sitting,
when he reached out to shake hands with
Us. We took hold Of the extended hand
and asked him show he felt ?" he replied
that he felt "s we'll u he possibly could
under tho circumstance" We said TO
him that no would soon know What was 10
, b his fate. He said "Yss II will soon
DO over, and I will not feel hard towards
Any one, no matter what may be done
with me viii have no hard feslings
against the jury or anyone else. am
sure would sooner be 10
Jos's place than In the condition am"
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