National Republican., 1873-04-07
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In the morning, At 10 O'Clock, On the resump- |
,ion Of the trial, the defence called Edward
Lewis, who teatifed to having seen Wright on
the q9d Of December In his (witness1 place Of
business, corner OF Third and streets south |
west, between and 10 O'Clock In the morning.
cross-examined: Wright conversed at that
time about boarding with witness; he was there
about three -fourths Of an hour.
Peter Ross sworn: Lives on Thlrteen-and-a-
half street, knows Wright; saw him on M ne Men, mSn
hardts restaurant, corner four-and-e-han ANU
ns neorqe w, ". Hickman swomi saw de-
,onb.ni ~ bscon's drug store on the iTth Of DC
tobcr last; he came In for treatment q gunsnot
wound in the lower portion Of the left thiahi ne
nIa ~ ~ w Turner sworn: Lves on Eleventh and
n streets; knew Wright IN North Caronnai VII.
ness went TO that State In Deoember, 1881, nnu
shortly after his arrival =. ne soSSo %aSt
entered a. eighteen years OF age. A., -,
Mr. Harrington said that he would close, AMI
he proceeded to state ts, nc y,s you,a s ~ ise ,nSy
and would rely on the cirvum!tahSes huIIuunu ,, ~,
ing the case-the peddler leaving nome carry ln
the morning. ne having oesn ss sSSn o1t ~ awe ,Se
hlool about the house; the finding OF the inauu-
ment with which the deed was done.
soT sT Was nsSsSaf Ss, " RoSsTs and feisrns % me
uueetion AZ 10 who Killed him, he said that tne
witness Woods was an unwilling one, VINO might
pnow,,ses mai such she was after the TACT. Her
testimony was corroborated BY the nndlng Vl tne
pacf where Tom said he had put ~ also the body,
| h Confirmed by the failure VI defendant 70 con-
| tradiet her, lie argued mostly on the circuln-
stantial eyideuce-Nrght having goods ironl
then, biS confession 10 Margaret Woods; his
leaving the room in which Bemory WAS '" oartJ
out the body, dc. ., ,.,,x,,,
| Gen. Henkie, At 1i:3o O'Clock, commenced MS
| Argument, ii was the duty OF the Government
| 10 prove every element, aud 70 prove gulit pc
| charged with the murder Of samuel Rogerakl,
/ and be counsel submitted that hal not Deen
proved that the body found vas thatOi nosersna;;
No witness had sworn that u was hts body. IL
M. Cohen, lone Of the witnesses, near the
marshals desk,) "IIcrc they are; ] am one'
Gcn, iIenkie. That witness was not asked the
question, and he showed by his testimony tnAt
ne had but little regurd f3I the tuin. nS e,es
Inc boliy but he would ask, could a simple
snpeTsc cfiption Of letter be taken as proof that
the body was that Of me man named1 anne ra. ~ Wy,
indicated that he did not commit suicide, Coult
they sAy that the defendant committed the act
May he not have been Killed in a nghi With AZ
adversary7 Could they say that the Defendant
had preuedltAted the crime7 Dr. hartigAn say
the Ratchet ats the wounds, and he (hartigan
seems very zcalous In his efforts 70 oonvivt tn'
selsl opinion 1T the hatchet. They were invite,
. | 70 believe that this man, who Is said To De
Hercules, In broad day light male these wound,
: which a mere child OF four years has strengt
! enough TO make. Why, some Of these wound
h did not penetrate the skin, hardly. The brain I
/. some Is very soft-softer than mnshEand NJ
: | and the Jurors minds must be soft, indeed,
Z they believe that this strong man inflicted tn
! blow. -
Ne n aaylnQt Nup Of the Gil
( | cumstAnces relied on Is the socks. That thos
i taken from the prisoner corresPonded with thos
. in the pack was not much In itself; but IN
q former q different sizes and the latter dittC
!, Three pairs Of socks were purchased preyiousl
I from female peddleT, as Is proved by wltnes
7 | Margaret Woods. II does not lie in the mout
J. OF the prosecution TO discredit her-their ow
witness. Tue prisoner now has on another pal
bought OF female peddlerl There Is no ey
denCe that there was more than one pair In n
rack THAT may have been put there after u
: pack was dug up, and may be the pair lthe thli
d pain found in the house. .,,.
The newspapers have called this man sort
% human monstfosity Look upon his face. FIJI
"a type OF African face-eyldenty no fool. Wor
N than a fool, and therefore not responsible
i he would visit the very scene OF the crime
l. eomnany with the oficers who were searuhiI
for evidence, and knowing himself suspecte
- and had put on soCks-two pairs-to convict III
~ ~ was for Christmas. Mr.. McDeyltt had ask.
m Tom where the old ones were. Tom said
"a brought them home, urom Four and;s ,.
n
70 | went and found them. II this Is evidence
=. guilt, Tom Is the most accommodating prison
that ever sat In dock. The spot on left she
~ can't tell whether Il Is blood or dirt or 6lac
of ing II that was blood, II was not the bio
". Of the man found on the commons. But
~ shown A. blood. But no :pToof that they
y. longed to Tom, or that there was the blood OF
A. human being upon them.
as He continued: As against the prisoner you
M. fer nothing. Facts beyond doubt, and not dedl
y tions, arc alone evidence against him. Who
.ss kissed the bible here and said he was man
M science capable Of tracing blood stains, and u
an this dirt on the pants, the shoes and the br
nj was bloodf These had been In the possessl
he Of the Government for months. Why had
spots not been examined u sr expert and
expert not been called before the tury7 But
expert had been before the Jury. He Knew wi
re- he thought his friend INF. u. did not Know
~ knew. But the Government had subpGned
eet Woodward, Of the Medical Museum, and DR..
nj could 1nd no blood.
10 Mr.. Harrington. No, by no means Dr. We,
uG. ward had told him he could only say wheth
~ the blood was that OF reptile or OF an amin
So' II u were the blood Of an animal, ne could
en- tell it from that OF human body. HIS analy
en- would be OF no worth as evidence.
Ne Gen. Henkle said that II made no dlneren
T. There was no proof OF blood. He then adver
et, 70 the single hair which had been pIoduced'
az humorously described It as q hair that was
m an inch under microscope, but no part oi
n inch 10 the naked eye. This little hair had
n that Ss' SsSss a. ss haa s1fs
bC. placed In the Ore, and yet the halr had esoap
me Perhaps Il was too small for the IRE TO notice
nth for 4 l. had been q fHl-gIomn mar en me
m Here was the hatchet that blood was said 70
found on, and then this Is said 70 be the hate
6gi DIT aasln e9es sSs W. ans men N th. nat
m Is fxed upon as the instrument, IL must
hle tAklng up the hatchet-lt was this little hate
and and with which George washington cut down
lty- The Court. And therefore cannot tell a
lch [IAughter.l
run Mt. ii. then examined the evidence as 10
the riJOr nIortis OF Rogerskis body and the grad
on departure OF warmth about the chest, urs
lses that II the peddler was Killed Al II O'Clock
gie TiJor niOrtis and cOdness OF death did not co
the on until the EXTREMIST exceptional limit
lcs' reached; but juriea were bound not TO consi
on exceptions to the ordinary course OF nature,
81 ass snS
70 couh not have been killed at II O'Clock In
ned morning. He must have been killed not
X, before his body was found.
Iich The lads, whose angle glance saw the pedt
ana ana 20 into wright's house, had never recognl
aud Rogerski as that man.
Frank Mcguire had iestlned that from 10 :
O'Clock he and Wright were playing cards
gether In the house Of John Williams. The
lher fenee had expected 70 have proven this fac
iess were with Wright At Williams but when I
as were subp1naed they had gone back" on
the defenee-had got frightened and been afrai
mn which had produced 4 feeling In tho commu
Nc against the accused which prevented VIZ
MI. from getting the proper testimony. But
ung gulre was In jail, beyond the influence OF NJ
an napers and public opinion; he came into o
day guarded by police officers, and he could be re
,ull on TO tell the truth.
1880 Gen. II. examined the theory OF the pros
ser ton as To the manner In which the body
. 10 carried from Wrights house TO the comi
Dry. where II was found. lie thon turned 10 the .
mony Of the woman Margaret Wood.
Where an Accomplce ID introduced as
NV meas the Testimony must be corroborAtsd I
.ont the corpus deiiei and TO the person who X
ned hm. lie quoted lex W.. Adds 10 sustain
/ by view.
me The Court said he understood the rule In
'ery Of an accomphce witness to be that Bol1e 81
his ment that he made that Is material To the
ItaL ylction OF the accused.
ing Gen. Henkle contended that the proof OF
zen case made Mrs. Woods an accompllce, and
yho she was TO be held, In her testimony, TO the
the governing the testimony OF an accOmphce.
on The Court said that u MIS- Woods WAS u
,ye- held as an accompllce he would advise the
not 10 regard her testimony, unless she was
ToboTated by other witnesses In some eir'
stance connecting him with the colninissio
n ned Gen. ii. said he would accept that as the
~ lie proceeded 10 again call the attentlo
80 the Jury TO the fact that the body found
70 never been Identified TO this court as the bod
a. Rogersk. He did not know, and the Court
ths not know, II the man for whose murder WI
val was on trial was not alive yet. He conclude
war 20. naFV lnVRi0had a