, 1875-10-11
THE WARD WILL CASE,
Conclusion Of the Opening for
tho Proponents.
Testfmony as to Capt. Wards Mental
Soundnes5.
rronosed Withdrawal Of Tho Casc from
tho Jury on Certain Points.


resrott rost. or'. ..
On tho opening Of tie court yeater:'hy morn
mr. Mr. htcddanEt refua1ol bis stl'lrcss 10 'ha
Jury. 11o baid there YES no question that Catt.
Ward WAS sjitilnhl'Ht. lie believed IN that
doctrine 40 othcrs beloved III y. ard no fHsttiot.
Tue7e Is ITO doubt baaiH Of ruth IN tue toHti.
pony Of wltue'afa OH lint subject. Eut their
tc.,lmony wns t,o highly eo'osed' ssd weat e'eas
beyoud what lilo facta world variant. Capt.
Ward whs an ca,neat nEd intelligent inrastiSn.
~ ,to una nn,.,n IL know wlnt thrra wa IN
.s'' ~, ,,I,od vnir,tnel commanica,iona anx,
tueHe ao''""e" ~, ~. . ~ -,
ions TO know whether XII" MO - toa eha OF M I
IN tbis eui llo vn. aD Inquirer l,I:n Tho truth ur
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cAri. ""Hp an ,s'%'i'""s w.
Tie shHl! aho ehat 'nsteao Vi tol1o~ahH TIC
siyioe of tho splrtH Without questioning. 10
.,,d. fu1l and thorc.cl, iuvcatjsatiou In oycry
.t'a..,ao Nh u1,,1, show tbal IN ararv ,mu,uo.,
.t,,, .Dfs""s Il, ,rt,n ho nous,,,od .,,,,i,s h.
lgsusaet'oa >" "i'ch "o eo"su''e" api.'1s' ho
himself aud ot',rrs. autl by alt the asonctes III
ri. conmpnt,, AZ oyer man mado, Will rcapcct
-. .-,, H.. ,cu,,popv h,e lime, ., ar..,,,,a1
10 s1a wa 49, ~ 0 ~ a'A"ke
to pso'eus Wv eAen's a., my " sno ss.eaa~n.
s11cHluFknbeIo 'Ibo'"t"H tta' e"tH4itnhioA III
mediums. but wu shall silow that IL, evcry-
ming clio. be tpaIc outsido Investigation. and
,a,t,uod ,ho ,avir. of a,irits onIu IN ar r.r a.
aonu"eu NV '1,,' ~. u' ~ ~ ~ ~
co'os'aue ".sA "'' t"'6s''"' Hoa ~ sasA.
aak the tatr tn1efehco tslat tho 6hnlo courBo that
Fss pursued in respect To other tliuEl was Il1r-
mad iu roapeGt to the vii.
rur noy rnrn
.,o-,.,,. -.-t... .s It'll
An uu'o3'anate iea'"le q! 'nsa ease IL US to
The legitimacy or the hoy fteu. We reRrot that
Ibis Las been dragged into t!,c case. but wo arc
not responsible for 1t. It IN brought here. not
by us. but bv Caok. Warl's own sosss. No aasli
,itnx that Cart. Ward did no. got ills infoEIn T.
ion on ttlla point from tile mediums. We shall
,hoW that his boIsof ns to tha Legitimacy Of Frad
iata. back nenr tho birth Of .aat boy. assJ sha.
II 70. Its Information GU thar subject !rofD tue
/ ghest on, lilly tourcr of anthorltv. We n!'hi'
evt 70 into this subject snv f1lrtltnF. rn!osH cnhl-
pellsd to- wo roRtet tint it fs here, md SINH
aops 10 drop 1t as aoon ~ osrshla
MINING ExrERTs E1pLo1ED.
We hhsil slow that. IN The Investigation an to
n[1tsRl det,nalts Capt Ward rufrncd the Basno
tauisp that every sensible man pnraues. lto
eent experta 10 esafnine. Win Teferenee to tho
Georgiou Lay TnIno, II NJ! bc remembered
That Capt Ward got bis hrst inforEna-
Gcn frou half.orcoa Indian. and NOT from
med,umB. Why did ln consult nicd1nn1@9 It
Eas tor ptlrpaoo lie End bcen informed that
LAtIe wRs hIlver II q certain llace. llo would
consult tho sp1rttt. III their infof:nAt'an proved
rorreot here would be au item Of eof!'lrmAtioa
HAT thov eero y hut t!Icr purPol tod to bo. This
Fas The obtcot IN c"iiS'.l'n" t1n IP'rlta and not
tot tile purpose o1 ln"lh0 miles,
TIE TWO OHIO WlTaEa5Es. .....
l[r. MaddAneh commented on tho testimony OF
Gle,eon r. Lawis, whom 10 characterized M Il