The New York herald., 1874-05-08

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sinking nnd y duty 70 say thar the asfen% rIc
vcsed o. q tasm into me case GSn =
rHI HrsfoRY OF mn oyylc.. .a8
they were defensble or ndeiensee blame maSsnsr as 81
no. hs = nos on ts.i ior either q these ssnsac-
ocs me a1sssion y nos vbethsr se ought 70 pe Se
question Thss be was careless Is par. Of the ss
tory OF this case, and Of the once while he occu-
PIED y; Z ou. 6o.sysr ssssls.s ,: may have
Contained IN the counts Of the indict-
uad1r 1s g.
or s TO SS y II this s case IT. An sSs
sought 70 nsd the an
pl1ce. that testimony ought 20 bo corroboraeed by
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convict In criminal case upon the unsupported
t@ssrimony @ Of & An acccnPncs e but the courts a.sys
accordingly advise In your case that Il In the
course o. your osieeratons you think that this
measure Is Win Be your duty 10 II sscsrsasn whst6sf
Rodman Is corrooorated In material things which
60 90 show against slls man on !risI: ne is not
guilt or innocence rests upon the uncofroDorarcd
Testimony OF Rodman then Issy TO you : :. -.
1t .ppsa1s ROY II s sSs Il Ss clearly
sna nss anS 70 ss own
criminsl-n fsos. She only criminal W6ether thai
is 40 express no oplnion bus lesve you TO judee
you have to look upon him in the night Of paytcsps
crsnesnt& THIS prisoner cannot according TO the
vDon mat mat ere nsS y ~ ns D
Cases the people are Bound q msisoat the % quit
Il not he is entised to an acauiffsi. 6 6c not n. a.
tend to express any opinion The fncte are ex--
ssPs ae IN ssss your SsSs
herej take the diHcrensA transactions and
apply to them these different rules %
Iul denberatlon OF this cass and say whether this
prisoner Is, beyond reasonable doubt guilty or
rms q you senss|en snas on lie one i hans sa ny
feeling OF sympathy for the prisoner must be a
lowed TO bias your Judgment. and on the other
hand, no public necessity for the conviction of q
criminal must influence your conducr; put, sil
these tntngs being thrown out OF the case you are
not guilty Of the charges In the Remaining
counts In the Indictment Now, gentlemen, leaves
Mr.. Van Oott win Your Honor allow me to
make two suggestiOnss There are two points to
which wish 80 REFER and they are In reference to-
lei
Your Hon0r ruled that the jury are not to try
Sprague on this count and the Jury might suppose
that they are not TO consider those transactions a.
wHErHER sPRAouE KNEW OF rHs mRsouIAarrrYs
going on In his once. Now II Your Honor please, /
cumstances which make It appear that there ts
connection with the character OF the evidence
shire In regard "a to the corroborasio1 Of Rodmans tes.
timony Mr. Van Cott said that he desired the Jury
70 understand all the circumstances OF the uses of
fno q tfvx%o fI~.h
occurred afterwards-tos see whether these cfrcnm-
stances do not show shat. Sprague not only used
money. H. Van Coss ssred me % Court % SAY i;y %
the jury that they have right to consider these
circumstances as corroboraslng Rodmsns state
Judge Moore-As to the 155, 900 and the Shining
Fund Transaction, Itold you. gentlemen, that you
because it Is not IN this Indictment ana also told
you that from those circumstances which are o
part oi the history Of the case you are % draw
your tpferences and Deductions In regard 70 the
corroborstl0n OF evidence IL appears that AN the
figures and arrangements In regard to these
don't know that It wouid be . corroboratton OF
Rodmane to produce facts and agurear made by
ANA os
from the testimony-f vou can see-whether thefo
Ia or not cOrr0boratt0n OF ROdman on this point.
tuelr room to deliberate. .H4tlf
As hour after hour passed ana the Jury did not
upon verdict The court room, however, re-
NAMED crowded thr0ughout the day. AL IT
Shortly before mn O'Clock the jury appeared In
court and asked for certain tnsructions. whtCn
were given by the Court They snen returned 10
announced In the court room that the Jury hod
agreed upon VERDICT and in moment thar mad
IL, headed BY the foreman, MI. ABBOT, and TOOK
their seats. ~ NN4 u11co - 4 ol.snNnf
Judge Moore notified the audience that Whatever
the verdict might be, there must be no mantfessa-
ton OF approval or 6isapprovaL
ctfFM 5rHt ACQUITTED. agIT~v HT
the CLERK then called tho names Of the jury and
inquired u they had agreed upon verdict, M.
how DO you hnd the prisoner ct the bar, guilty or
not guiisyF inquired the Clerk. mos guilty. re-
plieo Mr.. Abbot. and immediately the audience
were on their feet and Mr.. Sprague was surrounded
By congratulating frtenda He was vistbly a6ectsd
oy tne annSunceme1s =. a.s scquisssi s nno aIter
the court room, followed BY en- immense crowd.