, 1876-03-29

son or HIN property. and undet this law tho Gov
ern1ntnt could compel a1l Witnesses TO toll tho
truth, prcyafchto, or commit terjury.
At tliia point tho courtroom clock marked the
hour tor adjo,lrnnent. aud Mr. Dontell shid he
would conclude his argument sftcr tinnof. lilo
Court shon tuok rccoas I'll o'clock.
At2Ao Mi. 1'outotl resumed Ills stldress. 1le
EcnwAn's TESTIMONY.
10 The effect that he had received no oronkcd
kooda from Hush and Pahtman, Amounted to
nothing, hc might havo gotten goods through
tart eT !ssns aa u hUa'o 4,p ps%sa s sa on G vo n
have been hl8 fanlt. TN The crosa-examtnAtton
OF Becker tho Mitness llad testified that ha first
committed crookadnees at Covert md rat,ln,an'a.
THIS T. rahlmsn was 40 unolo q tho defendant.
Mr.. 8torre had tried 10 lemolish tho 1overu-
mant ritncsscs, bnt had 1auded the character Of
tho defendants. It wasn't tho first ttme mon
had a.ood up and stousy assorted their inno-
ceuce. Tho spccoh Of JOYCE. inst bofore
as Mr. Sturra' addroes. joyce Ind compared
himself 10 Calico and almost eyory other mnr-
tyr Of anslqnitv: bnt Ms. Storrs Ind cninpated
bin clients to Archbishop Crsnmor. afr. i3o'ite!l
tccanted, aad thcn burned biz hnno In evidence
OF tho fact that ha destroyed tho rccantasion.
Had thnsc defendants gouo no near to pleading
guilty that u waa necessary to make this COM
tasion to do with ths s.oaling Of crooked
whtsky2 Ii
oooD CHARACTER
had been hhserkcd for both OF tho defendants:
but WAS this tho frat tno that men hold good
characters up to certain point and thou foil
III tho army must necessarily nnd al
Ways suslain good characters There
was Fad example tho othor
DAY TO tho contrary, when . bFaSo soldt9r oe-
with ahRme acknowledged Ills crime, ind tho
country boUcd 1se head III ehhmc,
In closing az. Doutelt wahod TO call alton
tlon TO point III Ms. ssofrs' spoech Ihe eiaaf-
actor OF tno gnils q detendaht Ta9 o'ten
measured W tho Klnu Of tIoiotlso no set
up. Mt. storrs point WIS That tho Govern
mont Naa trying 10 He1ld mon to prison through
tho testimony OF pnt1utcd wltncsAes. air.
Donse!l Aefo g0otcA IRON alt. stolfS ePeecn As
reported III The TAtnusC, that part wherc lle
leading operator Ill =, ,gFehe mart
OF por1ufcrs. Hlr noutel! SAID Mr.
ssorrs asked the 1asy 70 eolleyo shat lfoalaehs
ufaht. secretary UElsso", ena thn 1optesansa-
ioubly seektng 70 convict these men on per1ufcd
testimony. What could 20 Thought o. q case
where this was tho only plea set up ~ totonao
We're not tho government lawyers righs III ao.
ceptinE tile testimony OF thono luto1mor8 ami
sitting tho mattos to tho very bottom, since
most or tho distlllers' books lad been DESTROYED
On tho dcc!aion Of tho Court last fall
thAt inc ulssillofs' oooah fnus9 DO pro,
dnccd3 Mr. goute!l eonioa Mr. stofrs'
assertion thas Af. aver hau aPpeAtoa as
sn apologtat for tho doVcfnment vitnoencs'
Th!a "ae tho trst case brought before TUG Jury,
aud tue learned counsel had felt It h!s a1ty to
HaT what 10 dld ABOUT accomplices. 6olh8 bofno
out by tho highest judicial opinion In England
and tho oxporieuua Of rssenne mon In tlts conn.
try. HsvinR doao thus, 1t came to the point
"hofo tdo Jury "oeo called upon 70 10 tneir dnty
the !,ns1 ontg n tne eese: re saoMsns ~ Inc
Jury Wefe eatailed tieas the p1spode OF eocFetary
sno IT. s :" 9os ~ so, roea;"n
4na - - ,n.a',srt IT, tr,,sto, NV
the luss most OF Pnntaoment. na t!us.eu .oas.
wnvu ~ 1aty "ani .nai, l" moa =" Will 'n0
sopso VI oosy "an @ pestosmo1. r'xrnn,,
,y~ po,,.n ~. he de n'ANs9@n na H. s+.n,opa .o,,,
~ H.. ~ r1s IN nao III 1an t,ono s9o
W iuo snso tos u. ~ a; 10 asom ~.
sat .ap sho isw nncr wh,cb eho n1osnont;on waa
,u 'S": " a W.. ~
o w. u 70 n.nd o. so IL 5S " af ths
~ l,n s~aten ~ suG t.t +; T."
no ~ ,s wv y. u4
66isrv 800 v.',art IN nncnIlnr tnstj,u,,on -
eei'a s,sa,ta r,,n i,.a ehe aann .ta,,t ~ msta
oat a pn pna .oso ha ;.t;n,tio, uau ne
.I..5 ~. .u t.,,Im H., shn fsa. - as"tr,n
+" rat"rr',~ ~ In ~. r.cior ~ tha tceeimonv
~ st.nfnri said tSars Tsra ,i,ran ci.aass ~
e,aa..s nnriurors .nH man hNvinp onlty knowI.
edoa ,pd an tha mart NJ ths dafSnsc man wbo
aro "a w ,nvoipca ono w,y ~ .nothsr liz
IL -. .',t't ~, uo,.,oii hs,sS ~ - a.,a,
u ~ n"s ~, his sean !,
- - 49, -. .'S ~ .t ~ sHs4r H. - - ~ nnvas.,sa ~
.ot ~. 1o Ho1opnme,,t rn,,rsni ,1n-n o,,ns
nSag i. .anreaot N o mi ~ ,or,o
bns bn9o0 al ti,n1 A. ~. us .houph,
~ -har, ,ho+o r., rro,ni,n mn, ~, rnr;,,saJ
t"s,nnn, ans ,'e ,%amut, tha ~ ,vnr1I ~ ~
tro.,. 10y oo1o aua a".rn,.%.r. yor
.asaat aou ttDe s Poop'o AoA uou ''p-
'esra' M. n.s. US. ,,
ar. stknlora o"eit upon upon-
Elle PoWEn or THE ooSEhsSEAr oHr1oEs
70 % ,nsade 40 haa aas So 9csnea1 oGo' s1se G Gse5s
!nang' hls nooks aou pspGrs. ana taEo - hls ao'
tense oat Of az 9a nanas; Ihe away OF t6e 10Y
e!nmens ;..1 "as empy aoaonao, i nna Yee H. T. "aa
singular Iact that not sangie @ 1.no 10 sha uo7-
eenmeas oooka Q! taa;uaa ano lsusn W9ula ooar
@ ons too sasettons OF she aoVotnmoht Witnesses.
lho tovornnacnt haa possession OF tue
commercial pooks OF the Hfna' anu
yet they "ofo un8onetons hn4 unlalf
eno9gh 20 CAL npon the deiehao 10
proaueo theha 1ho epeaKef wanted he hoy-
elhthoas 20 oianR IN tno oooks anu inapoot thon1,
ana see u snoIo Was any ovlaenco OF lffeeaiaflty
upon shem' ~ WA n9ao slaeulas that hen WAC
talKea OF dupllehso etampe men "ho conIessea
tlle1t Own cfooaeaness w the hoar' conla Aol