, 1875-12-01


Tho Grnni Jury stin VorI<in9 on tho
Madden Casc-A Dtsinclls,nts0n 10 DO
IAnythfnR- -Ecsttnlnny CONCERNING
HIuntt0rhHsSckks
Tho Graul Jury yesterday morning sgaIp took
up the Investigaiion in tbs Aghew-hfaddcn af.
fair. nfr. Slado. rho prosecuted aladdco and
occurred bis conviction, Was tho ttrAt witness
called He testified to the array Of facts pub
IlBLed 10 thcso columns yesterday morning on
the subject, t!,at he had seen Maiden ou tha
street. md llad called 6taao's-A!torncy 1eea'Bat-
tenlion 10 1t.
was recalled, and tstt11lol tnas 1lr. Reod hsd
complained to h,n, OF Maddrn's belng out, aud
that he found him.nnt an bad oeon represented.
do did uot know Of lis voting on eloctlon.Jay,
mud did not boeyo that tho Sheriff kuew Of Its
pelhE out thon or at any other tstnc..
Aptlyate citizen wnn tin next wItuoss He
know nothing Of tho Madden case, b 1t, iu roply
to in1u.r,o9. told what he know OF tile tfeatm.at
former prisoner had recrt, cd tho Banat4er.
HLEHKEnuAasErT.
lie bad seen DlenuerhAesgtt on tho street
about two months ago. lie hat hold OF The htm
uf a professional hatler, aud about three paccs
behind him uas Jaor Doyjo in company with an
Unknown ma,,. lie waa positive that Ii was
B.ennerhassett he saw, for flc knem him veil:
Ile called to him. but tho party With him urged
him on. Elrnnerhaasett was 30 DRINK that ha
could scarcely stsnd. Witness epokc 10 Doy.o
parnd,pg Eleuneyhassast hround tho street, md
was promised thak It nhoutd hoter occGr again.
lie did not know positively that Agneu Was
aware Of Doyle's conduct, but believed from his
ear1caE e1proealoua of sympathy for tho prisoner
from time to timo that ho favored aud iudorsed
Duyle's oourse. Agncw had told witness, Ia
effect that Dtonperbasaots VAS superior kind
Of man. and III his opiulou, WIS Quilted to
soEno privileges.
No CONCLUSION was reached in tho Madden caso
OF III tho later complaint, but both viii 10 fur
thor c1aminod today. From "hnt could DO
| THE POLICY or TIE sunY
1t did not appear clear to MARY in the Madden
cass that the Sheriff ~as cognizsnt OF t!th ab-
aenca from tho Jail. in fact. though
| 10 certainly WIS iu tho eye Of the law,
ap opinion cherished especially b., such inembo!s
az have managed to Ioitor around the shorin's .
! Office every dny during tho investigation. when
I not engaged In tho Jury roam.
| No cue can tell what tho tcsult Of lie invastt-
cation will bo, but that terrblo effort ts bong
| inado to 6crecu Afr. Agnow Ia evIdcnt to csery
ono who has watched thu case from itS cotn-
, 1neucenent, It ID said that tho etYo1t has
ALREADY Rope 30 far outside tho jury-room IA TO
coils. she mid OF cettaln aarutlaa aud 10 cauac
! them to make ..........
Mtpsio.tT v1s1ra TO NAMELEss nEs1DEscEs.
II tho penalty for tho oflenHs woro death, nd
greater effort could hare bseu made. II tue
Charge against Mr. Aguew weEo muEaor. and hc
t s0Is Fs,as ns y y 10 o r.
tho Significance OF certain simple exprcsalons Of
the statutes could not be greater. In fact. II
the Jury wose packed tcona not act worry differ.
emily from what IL has. aud sAo technical points
Ing could not we'll bo moro faithfully pointed
out. or the diBposition to defer hctlon. and OK.
cuso and palllsse, could not TO much
ess s,y ssas % Ia T. uos1 ': II.
ute prescslntpR = orme. After several daya'
work under this head. u mas discovered that
that statute was only applicablc whore no other
rroyfsup had been nado. sud ttat I! was not aI''
was thsn referred 10 and worked upon. ,BY
ssI hccumatstsd. saelciaas to estsblIat
facts iu tho case. on winch to bAso an tnatot-
ment. At this luncturo 1t WhA discovered tha'
rAt WORD t.voLuarAR1Lx
in tho section mas susceptible Of Two co1strtc-
tiaua. Tho oaa gtvsu to u, ho.ever, was thai Il
wAa neoossArv, 10 maks the indictment stick. 10
70 the Bhsrin. This seemed to several yer,
frall thtoad but II hAa 10 III ssrsed tho puspose
notwithstanding tho fact that Chap. l25
sss Il Of ths statutes. u. eleaIty ~, r.
deputies "in tho same m.nnof - tor h!a osr
poisonAl neglect or omission" Following
sh!a hitch these VIA remarkable qatat. hui
finally another nlorsel Of Ian WAS found Of I
fSs sherir md providing tlst i Is f.iiod !e u:
b. ahou!d hs labIe fof '.ooptsmpt.'
Of sn,Ao,ity that In this eectlos
: thsrs VA no ca1e for cavil or dispute, and In
med!ste!y tbeEeupou The technical sections s.t'
again sought, where tue 1asy nov appoafs II
tsxt, tu the hope perhaps, that shs DISPUTE msy
.. ba prolonged until tue and Of the weak. ~bol
!. ths TURF will be discharged.
! III view OF the leugth Of tlme already coosumos
bY ths ioyesigatiun, It would aeetn ia th'
candid uuprrjuaiccd observer thss 1t yAa abou
sipe s"tno,h,ng uas dons. aud tho csse dlupose.
Of. II tho bhorlH !. guilty Of the s'lsessIou
i, made Agslnst him Of letting Madden. Or nleausr
, | would seem to ba no good resson ahy be shoul
not account Tor it. II ho IL ut guilty t IL ebou
! t,ms he knew il aud was yludacatod. The jury
!, IL pseauun3 to DO sae fudge Of the la., shou
y NOT lose tight OF tho facts and IT. duty, no
p lonenr uuibplo to Inv dotsttucnt Of tue publ
!, Interests.