, 1875-08-11
DRAWING TO AN END.
Tho Turner t'aSe Sent to tho
jury Yesterday Evening.
Likelihood Of Disagroemert..-T The
Closing Arguments.

Tho Turner forgery casn ertarai upon te thir-
teeuth day III the CEinllnal Court yo.tsrt1ay
morning. The caEo nA lost mono Of !t4 ruilto
Interest. for despite the weati,or tho Court
roo1n wns well filled. many being drawn thithof,
toubtless to listen 10 tho argument Of The Hon.
l.. 4. Storrs for tho dufenso. At 0 o'clock
tho jarorH filed into tho room, md each
took lis accustomed sent. immediately there
after judge Farwoll entered Which was tho Big-
na for general batlifting and rush for avail
ablo scassr A fou nomonts later
nn. sIoltsls
took tho floor, looming up amid hugo piles OF
decds Of eyory conceivable character and age
aud tables laden witll Batche!s filled with eyi-
donce. nnd DESTROYED With small library
o. l9w-booka. Aftcr calling tho attention
his talk by unbuttouing his ailrs-oollar and forc-
lug l.is sleoves to Atn elbows. This act Was but
typical Of bic ear,cstness and uniform devotion
to the interests Of his clienta. Congratulatng
TIC Jury upon the nenrneBa Of the end OF tho
caAo, lie sailed INTO the matter hoapcd about
him. md from It extr1catod n.any telling points,
Which he chnched in tho presentation, display
ing his usual tact aud skill. and exhibiting Ais
tnl! totco III eloquent appea! 70 tho jury.
lilo then entered into ctlIogy Of tho honor
md standing Of tho Turner family, md. by way
IF contrast. hold tho Witnesses for tho 1,roeeru-
ton up to tic gaze Of tho audlence tn anything
cso than an enylabslght, tho effect Of which
was noticeable, especially when tlspicting tho
wero bis pictures that tho jurors seemed to if,-
voluntarily nurvoy tho vacant walls OF the room,
Ms II to ind theu embolshod With tho furus of
animate devils.
faihor and son Al illustrated by tic letrers which
had been auducod i'll evidence. Iu thia ho nnr-
coedea, by q Ak,llfnl aee OF language and
stndsa modutation of voco, it. bringing; tears TO
sm, sho eyen Of many Including sesersl jurors Mr.
ing tho entire trial lad done nothing
hut fntiIe Mt his situation A. l,o leaiIcd trstngy
upon tho character And tho legal ability OF his
attorneys.
III this afternoon
MR. l.AKSCM
replied. and c0HcA the caBe for tho prosecution.
llu disappointed his nost ardent admirers by
liiH cool and deliberate handling nf the {acts III
the caBo, ESPECIALLY since ho was cnllnd upon to
moot tho tAeorfos ald rhetoric Of tlis oproI1onts
WHO werB his Een{or in years md experience
nnu to virtually tlAlo two RESPONSES at oucp.
!le reviewed, an.l very successfully. first tho
argument or Mr. Hwott, aud Hocondly tho i'aiu-
tive and sympathetic uttcrsnces OF Mr.. Stnrra
10 say that ho stirred ha opponents to O rcaltza-
tioh OF Ills powor in paslng him d c0m?lfnent he
richly deserves, and oha which inv lMen Of hts
pifo 10.
lie concluded his nEgn1nont at s:30 o'clock,
when tho caao was turhel over to tho mercy Of
tho jury, who wete 1alcn with vo!um1nouH In
Btruottons from counsel hrl Court, amt retired o
little after o'clock, the Court promising to re-
turn at II to recsiyo its yord.rt, II ono VIII
reached.
Immediately after The retisoncht Of TITO Hurry
Mr. Uarnim called upon Tho Court for tho
Anngsr or TIE DEFENDANT
pending tho deliberations of that body. This
movement elected spirited dybAtO between tic
counsel, bHt the Court decided TINT tho bond Of
tho ttofcnuaut WAS ample, especially since Mr.,
hwott lad assured llllu TINT he could not be
driYon from the city.
. STILL OUT.
At II o'clock Judge rNrwon was ngain In
Court, OIL wcre alao tho defendant and hls attur-
Ncye, and aosesu} OF tho witnesses for tho prose-
cution. At l1:l5 tho haiiff in Charge Ut tho
jury was dispatched to tho room occupied by tho
"1udgcs OF tho law and evidence" III tho upper
story Of tho building, to ascertain whether q
verdict Lad boon reac,od. The reply VIVA
brought III 4 moment, "ho YER
dict, wlioreupon tho COURTROOM wau
Brecd|lv oloxred, tho Court promising to ro.urn
early this morning to l4ear further report.
Tho attorneys for both Bi'los appeared con-
tldcnt At midnight Of yordict boing finally
reached Ia their favor, but their confidence was
not very strung. Tbs opinion OF oatsldcrs was
that tho Jury would disagree, in which tho do
fcndant, it is said, joined.