The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-22

among his dlstllllng VICTIMS anu OoaAIins 3
of his importance and great power with
parties high in position at Washington,
which would afford them immunity from
detection and punishment. He displayed
letters without showing the signatures,
telling them they came from important
personases. His daily devotion to the
God of lies was something admirable in
its perseverance. Finally they began to
suspect his professions, and he was driven
to the necessity Of securing some
kilograms and letters TO restore their
faith. He had been getting constant in
formation from Hoge.kbut the distillers
were not satisfied. The 'Sylph' tele-
gram was then read with hurrah, but
finally even letters and kilograms failed,
so he calls the faithful AbIah to hun.
In enscting q most miserable farce
be got Abijah to bring him
two $500 bills. He made great
parade of them and went through nu-
merous motions He put one bill in one
letter and then turned his back to
Abijah and fumbled the other. He
seals them up and delivers them to the
trembling tool, with directions to place
them in street letter box, where they
would be rs safe as on the curb
stone. He watches the tool while
he places them in the box, aud then
knowing the time at which the letter
carriesr usually passed on their rounds,
be stopped one OF them, secured the let
ters and went OFF chuckling, hunki dori.
The speaker then proceeded to tell what
manner ofImsn Everest Was and by what
means he, AN outlaw, was captured in the
old continent and brought back here to
be coerced by visions of the penitentiary
into swearing that he saw money put in
two letters when he knew and protested
it had been put in but one, thus the
great and powerful government whose
duty it was, to protect its citizens brought
MANY thousands Of miles a man whom
il would not trust to handle a gallon of
whiskey in which it had an interest OF
10 cents to swear away the liberty and
character of a citizen such as the defend.
ent had been proved. But on cross ex-
animation this man could not stand to
his falsehood.
Eternal Justice Pleaded with Him.
and he could not repeat 1t. He left the
stand The knell OF the prosecution was
then sounded, and it WAS covered over
with weight that will keep it down till
it rots. Speaking OF Magill, the witness
Tor defense, the counsel said he believed
every word Of that mans story, although
they had been charged with manufactur
ing il. His cross examination, the
most rigid during the trial,
failed to weaken his statement, and it
stands to-day unshsken. The prosecu-
tion said they would impesch his testi-
mony, but when the next day came they
saw in court his array of witnesses to sus-
tain his character, some OF them in high
position here, they made lame excuse,
and abandoned the attempt. Mr.. Storrs
here ended his review of testimony, and
He Closed as Follows:
Never since l entered Court OF JUS
sice have | telt such q tremendous re-
.spaaability as rests or. me to=daE.---Bat
a few weeks ago ! left tho home OF this
defendant. ] saw his weeping children
gathered around him, and the pure and
devoted wife cling TO him. think see
him again with his wife and children
gathered about him, welcoming
him back and kneeling to the great God
who has returned him to them without
spot or blemish upon his fair fame. Gen
tlemen, | leave the case in your hands,
feeling aware that after due cOnsdera-
ton Of the testimony you will render a
verdict thst will enable the defendant to
walk with uprigh head, tree and inde-
pendant man, along the streets of the
city for which he has done SO much.
Judge Porter then rose to speak, but
Judge Dillon said he was suffering with
severe cold and would adjourn court till
tomorrow.