National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-09

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party Mining had retreated either as far as he
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IL seems to me, under these circumstances,
there Gan oe no gq nssrIsctea m ass case for
the defendant not only did not retreat from the
presence Q, ny az c,an ~ ,ee, from ,ha n,acp
anu sew nm ~, t sa "a an ,pn law vii, nn, nermi,
wnei % " WI sno,hsr when he moi ony failed 10
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forth. Counsel viii present such sfsumenis to
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a,ss NH ~ van IN ali ins,i,e trnst we mai
be sns 10 mete ont The law 10 him Without fear
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Or "'of'
OPENING p0R THE DErEScE.
| Mr. Usnkle. counsel for the defence smoke as
| follows:
" fhs Court Please and Gentleman ~ the y.ru:
detailed TO you ~ Ike District Aalerney as he
expSapded il 70 you' You are now ready 10 % rem.
det your verdict We do mt nronose gentle.
men OF IN. iury. to discuss The facts IN opep,ng
this case TO Won and il il only for me purpose OF
NAV haVs been Io,Ised there ' nv he oseains
statement OF my friend, the District Attorney,
mai rise nj ali. we expect 10 sbow Won. gen
tiemrn, moi only that Inc state Of facts a, they
nave been detailed by the District Attorney. do
not exist but e propose TO show You state
IL not on,, moi uuilty az Tho higheat crimo tnnwn
10 iSe law. but ihat he ia innSeent Of Mi r,,ma
mt Gentlemen i do moi propose m fnre.
; shaIow inc evidence that Wa nroposc IN rive NV
The sworn testimony Of The witnrsse. mon ,bs
nssae. for tse e,oyesnment viii ny svnrr ma
nnIrr me a. nctity of an oath ihey will give IN
! Won Their yersions OF this unfortnnate transac.
Hon az IL occnrred Mncb al Inc law az H. ma
seen giyen 10 Won nv INV irieni' where IN. faris
are asnIica HE 10 N h sound in fart AMI We WIN
NOT controyert II Some al the prooositions x,e
: n,s, No di.noaed 10 controvsrt mi thc.. cnn,rn
va,,,es az n ina law vii, e directed 10 bIs HAMA
: whsse nroyince IL IL To instruct yon Won vi
= accent Inc law from the court with the facts'
n
: cIr,nmstsnres the cond,ton ri ma ne rt,e. m
condition Of bcth partics-you. gentlemen IL tbs
iury, viii SbscluteIy deal Under the sanctions ~
gen,,empn thai our Client Ia weaitSss y na.
. snd comes Of hiyh parentape or has hiyb cnn.
. nections or influential surro1ndnss' We arc IA
q sst noisiny . from Won an those accon,,s Thoss
2 are gratnItons snggestIons an inc nari n, IN
: n,s,strt attnrney -" INV Pa'' VI '''
? We ask nothing for our client but what tn,
s est criminal srraIgneJ nj mis- bar AMI nnn% m,
principles that apply TO the poor man. to IN,
man without CONNECTIONS, the man without 10 nu
; tfy our client hut we do mot expect Won io \,
b,ased, gentlemen, by the suggestion mai liner,
are innaences surronndine ma man which vii
be- attem Med 10 be thrown npon Tonrr minis ",
want youto inv MIN iust as our frienJ4 the nros
ecuting attorney. avs he will try a moor man
No ar Al hin more and unnn iba, rr,si 10 90
client does not walk out Of ina COURTROOM nc.
1nitted anal he very greatly disannolnted nv
,vsrwosx az Tux pyosvcrr,oy
:.
D. Johnson Ellott, being called and sworn,
, testined as followG
Y. You are practcing physician In this city,
/, OF some years stAnuingT a. les, SIR
q. Do you remember the evening OF the 9Th OF
! August lastf A. nes, SIR.
q. Were you called upon TO 60 and see one
: Michael Husseyf A. Yes, sir.
q Whereaoouts7 A. Atthe corner OF Seventh
\ and streets.
, ! Y. WIZ you DC kind enough 70 state 70 the gen
u tleinen OF the Jury the condition In which you
: found Hussey7 q. was called, think, on tn,
morning OF the tn, some time between 10 and
= O'Clock. 70 see him. found him wounded very
= sadly; and In very critical condition.
. q. Where was he wounded7 A. In the aldo
: men. think one Of the wounds was four or nv,
y inches from the mediAn line, To the left, below
the ribs. Tue other wound was posterior, a It'll,
!. further back.
Y. Which was the wound that produced death
A. me front one.
N q How deep was II: A. II went into thu
q cavity OIL the abdomen:
|, 2. How Wide a cut was lt-how lonc' A
y From an inch to an inch and hali-the anterior
y one.
!, .. WIN you describe the appearance OF thai
4 anterior wounh' A. u was an oval, or rathel
ellptica wound; shouli presume the wound wa
:, made by q uouble-edged knife, although thu
= wound might have been made by another.
y q. VIII you examine that instrument, ('thug'
= shown by the prosecuting attorney and tell Vi
. whether, In your opinion, II would be capable oil
4 INJECTING such wound7
"a Judge klce, OF the counsel Tor the defence
| object. N ma "A